Homegrown rugby union captain pays $2m plus for Fairlight home

HOMEGROWN rugby union captain Michael Hooper has paid more than $2 million for a Fairlight house with a big level field of a lawn.

MICHAEL “Hoops” Hooper, who is rugby union War­atahs captain and Wallaby vice-captain, has jumped into residential real estate paying more than $2 million for a Fairlight house.

The 24-year-old homegrown sportsman who grew up in Collaroy has bought a four-bedroom house with a long, level back lawn.

Waratahs captain Michael Hooper during the Super Rugby match between the New South Wales Waratahs and the Highlanders. The 24 year old player has just spent more than $2 million on real estate.

Eddy Piddington, of Clarke and Humel, said the flanker had been looking at a few properties but when he inspected the house in Fairlight he moved quickly.

“He came through the house briefly and he liked it,” explained Mr Piddington. “He didn’t muck around but came in with a signed contract. I think he wanted a big backyard.”

The pretty cottage with stained glass windows and claw-foot hip bath attracted young families wanting a freestanding home.

The home was on the market for just 14 days and sold for $2.065 million.

Plenty of room to kick a ball in the long backyard.

Hooper played for the Manly Roos in his junior days, moved to the ACT to play for the Brumbies and has been back on the northern beaches while playing for the Waratahs.

He is a keen surfer and often seen relaxing in Manly.

Last year he captained the Wallabies to the World Cup final.

Nice big rooms and a polished timber floor.

Mr Piddington said northern beaches property stock levels are down at the moment and most property is selling before its scheduled auction day.

According to CoreLogic RP Data there are 1027 properties on the northern beaches currently on the market, 25 of them in ­Fairlight.

Character overload in the bathroom, check out the hip bath, ideal for a soak after a game.