Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper has claimed a second John Eales Medal, finishing ahead of back-row teammate David Pocock.Hooper accepted the honour in Sydney on Thursday night, his second triumph coming after superstar full-back Israel Folau claimed the award in 2014 and 2015.Hooper finished with a total of 296 votes, with Pocock (189), Bernard Foley, Will Genia and Folau rounding out the top fiveI really appreciated the first one a couple of years after I got it and I think this one will actually be the same, Hooper said at Randwick Racecourse.I hope I can keep playing and staying on the field. Ive had a really good run being able to stay on the field. Ive had a good run at it and I want to keep that trend up.The prize caps off a stellar year for the Wallabies vice-captain, who had been crowned Australias man-of-the-match in half of their six Tests on home soil.He started in all but three of the Wallabies 18 Tests over the past year in a campaign that earned him high praise on Thursday from Australian Rugby Union boss Bill Pulver.Over the past 12 months, Michael has been consistently one of the most impressive players in the world, he said.And this was never more evident than during last years World Cup when he combined masterfully with David Pocock to steer Australia to the final.However Hooper admitted he would trade all his personal accolades to reverse the result of last weeks stinging defeat to New Zealand in Auckland.Id give all of these away to win that match last week, he said.That was painful, tough to take. Wins are why you play. Its the ultimate team game. 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BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- The Latest on a former Penn State assistant football coachs defamation suit (all times local):6:45 p.m.A jury has ruled in favor of a former Penn State assistant football coach in his defamation case against the university, awarding him over $7 million in damages.Jurors deliberated about four hours before returning with their decision Thursday night.Mike McQueary claims he was defamed by a statement the school president released the day Jerry Sandusky was charged with child molestation. He also says he was retaliated against for helping with the Sandusky investigation and misled by school administrators.Penn State argued McQuearys reputation was harmed by public opinion about his decision not to go to police or child-welfare authorities when he saw Sandusky sexually abusing a boy.The jury awarded McQueary compensatory damages of about $2.3 million. He also was awarded $5 million in punitive damages.---2:35 p.m.A former Penn State assistant football coachs defamation case against the university is in the hands of jurors.A Centre County court official says in a news release that jurors received the charges from the judge Thursday afternoon and left the courtroom to begin deliberations.Both sides in the defamation and whistleblower lawsuit filed by Mike McQueary made closing arguments earlier Thursday.McQueary claims he was defamed by a statement the school president released the day Jerry Sandusky was charged with child molestation, retaliated against for helping with the Sandusky investigation and misled by school administrators.ddddddddddddPenn State argues McQuearys reputation was harmed by public opinion about his decision not to go to police or child-welfare authorities when he saw Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in a team shower in 2001.McQueary is seeking more than $4 million.---12:40 p.m.Lawyers for a former Penn State assistant football coach are urging jurors to find the university liable for how it treated him after it became public that his testimony helped prosecutors charge Jerry Sandusky with child molestation.Both sides in the defamation and whistleblower lawsuit filed by Mike McQueary made closing arguments Thursday.McQueary claims he was defamed by a statement the school president released the day Sandusky was charged, retaliated against for helping with the Sandusky investigation and misled by school administrators.Penn State argues McQuearys reputation was harmed by public opinion about his decision not to go to police or child-welfare authorities when he saw Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in a team shower in 2001.McQueary is seeking more than $4 million. 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