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Ian Chadband

Michael Hooper scores first sevens try for Australia

Michael Hooper has made light of his first try for Australia's national sevens team on a landmark day in his bid to play at the Olympics.

The Wallabies great, who's switched to rugby's short format in a bid to go for gold in Paris, dived over for his maiden score at the Singapore Sevens on Friday as both the Australian Olympic-bound men and women's teams flourished. 

The men defeated World Series-leading Argentina 26-19 in their opening fixture, with Hooper making just a brief cameo appearance at the end, but the 32-year-old was in the starting lineup which then beat Canada 21-14 to effectively seal a quarter-final spot.

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