was named in the squad, alongside former Reds teammate Duncan Paia'aua as newcomers to Dave Rennie's test setup. In round 4 of the 2021 Rugby Championship, Cooper was selected by Rennie to start at his preferred flyhalf ahead of incumbent Lolesio, who was absent from the matchday 23 altogether. This would be Cooper's first appearance in 1541 days, his last cap being a 15-minute stint off the bench against Italy in Brisbane. Cooper scored 23 out of 28 points, with a perfect 8 from 8 attempts at goal, including a 43m penalty goal at the death to beat the Springboks 28-26. Boxing career Cooper boxed on the undercard of friend Sonny Bill Williams' bout on 8 February 2013. He fought as a cruiserweight against Muay Thai veteran Barry Dunnett, winning by first-round knockout. On 29 January 2014, Cooper fought 40-year-old Warren Tresidder on the undercard of the Anthony Mundine bout in Brisbane. Tresidder had 25 years of cage fighting experience at the time. Cooper won with a 4th-round TKO. On 31 January 2015, Cooper was due to fight on the undercard of Sonny Bill Williams's bout against Chauncy Welliver. However, he was later forced to pull out. Possible change to rugby league Cooper grew up playing rugby league with Shaun Kenny-Dowall and even came close to joining the NRL's Melbourne Storm in 2008. In August 2010 Cooper was rumoured to be considering a switch to rugby league and playing for the Parramatta Eels in the 2011 NRL season. This would have meant Cooper sacrificing his Wallabies' position. A figure of $850,000 was speculated, and Parramatta reportedly offered Cooper $1.5 million over three years. The issue was resolved in September when Cooper signed a one-year deal with the Australian Rugby Union. He said, even though he found the Parramatta offer flattering, he still saw his future in rugby union. For 2011 he wanted to continue with the Reds, and hoped to continue with the Wallabies and represent Australia at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Personal life Cooper is the cousin of Scotland international player and 2013 British & Irish Lion Sean Maitland and is the cousin of Cheyenne Campbell. Cooper has previously been in high-profile relationships, most notably Stephanie Rice and recently Laura Dundovic. Citizenship In May 2016, Cooper stated that he had been dropped from the Australian Sevens team ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games as he was not an