Firsts and Lasts: Will Hooley
Find out more about USA international fly-half Will Hooley in Firsts and Lasts!
FIRSTS:
…live sporting event?
England v Italy 1999 Rugby World Cup Twickenham. I remember I couldn't see a thing!
…time you picked up a rugby ball?
5 years old down at Cambridge Rugby Club
…celebrity crush?
Think it was Rachel Stevens - S Club 7
…gig you went to?
I've never been much of a 'live gig' person. But I do remember going with my family to a live ABBA tribute band concert haha!
…broken bone?
Wrist
…pet?
Never had pets growing up but now a proud dog owner
…thing you do after a game?
Try and catch up/chat to family on the sidelines who have come to watch
…thing you eat on game day?
Varies to be honest. Usually porridge, or a full English.
…country you visited?
Malta
…club you played for?
Cambridge Rugby Club
…book you read?
Henry Fraser's 'The Little Big Things'
…thing you bought?
A food box from Gousto.
…thing you ate?
Beef ragu (from Gousto)
…thing you googled?
Tom Brady
…holiday you went on?
Feels like years ago! New York, where I got engaged to my fiancé, late December 2019
…sport you played besides rugby?
Football (usually in our warm-ups before a training session haha!)
…time you watched a live sport?
In terms of going to a live sporting event as a fan, the last time was in August 2019 at Mile High Stadium, Denver, to watch Denver Broncos v Arizona Cardinals in an NFL pre-season game.
…person you called?
Harry Sloan
…teammate you’d like to be stuck in a lift with?
Harry Sloan because we speak about so much crap to each other anyway.
…thing that made you laugh on a rugby pitch?
When playing for Bedford, Lee Dickson (scrum half) attached himself to a maul and thought he scored a try on the 5m line. He then got up and went to celebrate only to be tackled hard by the opposing scrum half. The forwards were fuming with him.
Will Hooley of Saracens during the Trailfinders Challenge Cup match between Saracens and Doncaster Knights at Stonex Stadium.
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