Michael Hooper will long remember encounter with Schalk Burger, says Phil Waugh

By Rupert Guinness
Updated September 27 2014 - 9:23pm, first published September 21 2014 - 9:56pm
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin
Tough competitor: South African enforcer Schalk Burger is an opponent not easily forgotten, says Phil Waugh. Photo: Ross Giblin

If Schalk Burger plays for the Springboks against the Wallabies on Saturday after being recalled from his club in Japan, Michael Hooper can expect a bruising encounter he will long remember, warns former Australian Test flanker Phil Waugh.