Former Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has endured a rough return to rugby union, being yellow carded for a professional foul as Verblitz were hammered 63-21 by Dave Rennie's Kobe Steelers in Japan Rugby League One.
Playing his first match for 18 months after ending his retirement in favour of a second stint in Japan, the 33-year-old was almost reduced to the role of a spectator as his former Wallaby bosses' charges ran riot on Saturday.
