{{Short description|American rugby union player (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use British English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Will Hooley | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = {{nowrap|William John E. Hooley}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|28|df=y}}<ref name="USA profile">{{cite web |title=WILL HOOLEY |url=https://www.usa.rugby/player/will-hooley/ |website=USA Rugby |access-date=7 October 2021 |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611074231/https://www.usa.rugby/player/will-hooley/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_place = Cambridge, England | height = {{convert|6|ft|2|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|196|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} | school = The Leys School | university = | relatives = | occupation = | spouse = | position = Fly-half | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cambridge | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = Northampton Saints | apps1 = 16 | points1 = 80 | years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = Birmingham Moseley | apps2 = 14 | points2 = 84 | years3 = 2015–2017 | clubs3 = Exeter Chiefs | apps3 = 14 | points3 = 23 | years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = Bedford Blues | apps4 = 49 | points4 = 323 | years5 = 2020—2021 | clubs5 = Saracens | apps5 = 10 | points5 = 26 | years6 = 2022— | clubs6 = San Diego Legion | apps6 = 0 | points6 = 0 | repyears1 = 2013 | repteam1 = England U20 | repcaps1 = 3 | reppoints1 = 24 | repyears2 = 2018– | repteam2 = United States | repcaps2 = 18 | reppoints2 = 28 | clubupdate = 25 December 2020 | repupdate = 3 October 2021 | ru_sevensnationalyears1 = | ru_sevensnationalteam1 = | ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = | ru_sevensupdate = | medals = | show-medals = }}
'''William John E. Hooley''' (born 28 November 1993) is a former rugby union player who played fly-half for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States.
Hooley previously played for the Northampton Saints, Birmingham Moseley on loan, Exeter Chiefs, Bedford Blues and Saracens Rugby Club.
Hooley also previously represented England at the international level with two age-grade sides, winning the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.
==Early life== Will Hooley was born in Cambridge,<ref name=CambridgeNews>{{cite news |last=Street |first=Tim |date=1 March 2018 |title=Cambridge's newest rugby international on switching from England to the USA Eagles |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/sport/rugby/cambridges-newest-rugby-international-switching-14356681 |work=The Cambridge News |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> and grew up playing for Cambridge Rugby Club mini and youth level teams.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=10 January 2018 |title=Fraser Dingwall and Will Hooley earn international selection |url=http://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/sport/cambridge-rugby-club/fraser-dingwall-and-will-hooley-earn-international-selection-1-5348695 |work=Cambridge Independent |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> Hooley attended St John's College School<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/young-gun/6248/young-gun-will-hooley-northampton-fly-half/ |title=Young Gun: Will Hooley – Northampton fly-half |last=Verdier |first=Nick |date=2013-01-05 |website=The Rugby Paper |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref> and The Leys School, and began playing at the academy level with the Northampton Saints.<ref name=CambridgeNews />
==Club career== Hooley played for Bedford Blues having signed for them from Exeter Chiefs for the 2017-18 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/hooley-and-packman-head-bedford |title=HOOLEY AND PACKMAN HEAD TO BEDFORD |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-date=26 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526012539/http://bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/hooley-and-packman-head-bedford |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://exeterchiefs.co.uk/players-staff/players/will-hooley/ |title=Will Hooley - Exeter Chiefs |access-date=22 August 2016 |archive-date=19 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619220930/http://exeterchiefs.co.uk/players-staff/players/will-hooley/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2018, it was announced that Hooley had signed a one-year contract extension with the Blues, through the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/03/28/hooley-signs-bedford-blues-extension/ |title=Hooley signs Bedford Blues extension |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=28 March 2018 |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> Hooley joined the Exeter Chiefs from fellow Premiership team Northampton Saints in 2015, making his debut against Clermont Auvergne in the European Rugby Champions Cup.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/32218904 Will Hooley: Exeter Chiefs sign Northampton Saints fly-half]</ref>
He signed for Saracens ahead of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-23|title=Will Hooley signs for Saracens|url=https://www.saracens.com/will-hooley-signs-for-saracens/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Saracens|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==International career== ===England under-18 and under-20 teams=== Hooley first represented England at the international level playing for the England national under-18 rugby union team.<ref name=CambridgeNews /> In 2013, he represented England in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship<ref>[http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s245/st182046.htm England U20s name 2013 IRB Junior World Championship Squad]</ref> and was part of the winning team in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.
===USA Eagles=== In 2018, Hooley was named to the United States national rugby union team, with whom he qualifies through his American grandmother, for the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship.<ref>[http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2018/01/hooley-brings-experience-to-eagles.html "Hooley Brings Experience To The Eagles"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927204308/http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2018/01/hooley-brings-experience-to-eagles.html |date=27 September 2018 }}, This Is American Rugby, 5 January 2018.</ref> Hooley made his debut for the Eagles on 3 February 2018, appearing as a substitute, in an uncapped 17–10 victory over Argentina XV.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/02/04/usa-defeat-argentina-xv-arc-thriller/ |title=USA defeat Argentina XV in ARC thriller |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 February 2018 |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=USARProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.usarugby.org/player/will-hooley/ |title=Will Hooley |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=USA Rugby |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> Hooley earned his first cap for the Eagles on 10 February 2018, again appearing as a substitute, in a 29–10 victory over Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/298608.html |title=Americas Rugby Championship - Sacramento, 10 February 2018, 15:00 local, 23:00 GMT |website=espn.co.uk |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref>
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