Hooker represented
Taranaki in 1908 and was selected to
tour Australia for New Zealand in 1909, where he played in two Test matches. He represented
Queensland against the
1910 Great Britain Lions before returning to New Zealand and playing for Taranaki against the 1914 Lions. He played until he was 36. He refereed the August 5, 1933 match between Auckland and Taranaki at Western Park. In the 1930s Hooker helped re-establish rugby league in Taranaki. ==Legacy==