The Sharks Ethan Hooker is STECO’S Man of the Moment

The Sharks winger Ethan Hooker is STECO’s Man of the Moment, according to Keo & Zels.

Each week Keo & Zels, on their Rugby Podcast, collaborate with STECO to bring you a moment that screams power, talks to the future and is about sustainability.

Hooker is all those things. He has been since making his professional debut two years ago as a 19 year-old and the Sharks and Boks winger, voted as the Players and Fans Player of the Year at the Sharks last season, has only got better in 2025.

Hooker was outstanding starting on the wing in the last three Tests of the Springboks victorious Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign, and he went straight from being a title winner with the Boks to being the standout player in the Sharks 31-5 defeat against Leinster in Dublin.

Hooker is a beast, in size and potency, but he also has subtlety to his game and like all the best he has time when on the ball.

The intercept, the step and the acceleration too turn his calculated risk of using his eight to an advantage when going for the intercept, was special. To combine the necessary elements and execute it immediately was a summary of his all-round talent.

Hooker starts against Ulster in the Sharks first home match of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, and expect him to have a ripper.

John Plumtree has named a star-studded Sharks starting XV with 13 Springboks, 2024 SA Junior Springbok of the Year Jurenzo Julius, and flyhalf Siya Masuku, who shone in the 2023-24 Challenge Cup, but that pedigree means nothing without performance: The Sharks, given the quality of a match 23 that has 17 internationals in the mix, should whip most teams playing at home in Durban.

TOASTING THE BOKS, BAFANA & THE PROTEAS

KEO & ZELS LATEST PODCAST

KEO CALLS THIS WEEKEND’S URC WINNERS ON AFRICA PICKS

Ethan Hooker brings his Springbok form to the #VURC 😤🦈

He gets the Sharks on the board 🔢

📺 Stream on DStv: https://t.co/0P0NNhnwKw pic.twitter.com/e8swBIMCcd

— SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) October 11, 2025

SHARKS AND BULLS MUST DELIVER STATEMENT WINS

Ethan Hooker’s brilliant try against Leinster is this week’s @STECO_Global PowerPlay of the week! pic.twitter.com/euOsGjReML

— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) October 13, 2025