If O'Connor thought he was leaving the hustle and bustle of Brisbane for a slower life, with wife and dog, in Christchurch, the 34-year-old has quickly discovered otherwise.
Sharks flanker James Venter has signed for Gloucester ahead of next season, as originally reported by RugbyPass.
Former Queensland Reds and Wallabies playmaker James O’Connor joins multiple All Blacks in the Crusaders’ side to take on the Blues.
Olympian James Stannard will embark on a new coaching journey after taking up a position with the Western Force.
Springboks great Albert van den Berg says he would love to put one over on his former coach Jake White.
Munster returned to winning ways at a rain-lashed Virgin Media Park by beating Ospreys 23-0 in a repeat of last season’s BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-finals.
Let me take you back to 2013 when I was coaching the Brumbies. We were always on the lookout for emerging talent and we’d had a tip-off about a young kid, who was playing for a club called Wests on the Sunshine Coast, and playing in a match against a local university team. If there were a few hundred people watching him, it would surprise me, but this shaggy-haired full-back had something, so we fast tracked him into the Brumbies set-up. Boy, he could move.
Former Wallaby and Queenslander Reds playmaker James O’Connor has completed a remarkable career move across the ditch after signing with the Crusaders.
Former Wallaby James O’Connor will leave Australia’s shores after knocking back an offer to remain at the Queensland Reds.