There were baffling scenes in Australia captain Michael Hooper's last ever appearance for his club side Waratahs as the flanker suddenly walked off the field in the middle of the game.
The Wallabies legend turned out for the Super Rugby side one final time on Friday night but his swansong ended in disaster as the New South Wales side were thumped 41-12 by the Blues in the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final.
The Waratahs were put to the sword at Auckland's Eden Park in what proved to be Hooper's 142nd and final game in sky blue, with the 31-year-old wearing the captain's armband but unable to inspire his side to victory.
