Rooks was born in
Kingston upon Hull,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
England. Rooks played for Holderness Vikings Skirlaugh and East Hull, along with England against France and Wales, winning both. Rooks changed from the terraces to the pitch with Hull Kingston Rovers as he and his family are big supporters of the team, from his grandmother to his little sister they all have a passion for the club. Rugby all started off because of his father getting him into it at a very young age, edging him in to join the club
Holderness Vikings; since then, he fell in love with it and decided that was what he wanted to do with his life. He was scouted after moving from
Skirlaugh ARLFC to
East Hull and then on to the
City Of Hull Academy which before that he represented his country against
Wales and
France, playing for
England's under 15's and 16's. Rooks played his
amateur rugby league for East Hull and the Skirlaugh Bulls, going onto then become a product of the City of Hull Academy System,} along with being in the under 15's and 16's for England. Rooks has represented his home county of Yorkshire at Origin level and the England Academy Squad at international level. ==Senior career==