James O'Connor will wear the No.10 jumper for Queensland against Wales in a timely audition for the off-contract veteran.
Barely 18, the schoolboy rugby monster is already out-lifting most of the seasoned Queensland Reds backs in the gym.
Australia A coach Jason Gilmore has announced his 23-man squad for the upcoming match against Tonga's Ikale Tahi in Nuku'alofa.
Brad Thorn has turned to James O'Connor with the Queensland Reds' Super Rugby Pacific season - and his time as coach - on the line in Fiji.
The Queensland Reds are closing in on a deal to retain James O'Connor, who wants to remain at Ballymore and be the mentor he never had access to as rugby's prodigal son.
James O'Connor has been benched by the Queensland Reds in favour of third-choice playmaker Lawson Creighton, while Suliasi Vunivalu has been axed from the side to face the ACT Brumbies.
Jock Campbell will also return to the run-on team at fullback, with the Queensland forward pack remaining unchanged after last week’s narrow loss to the Brumbies in Canberra.
Every team in the URC has been busy sorting transfers ahead of the upcoming summer break. The Irish provinces have been using their academies...
O'Connor was on Monday diagnosed with a low grade hamstring tear after suffering the injury during the second half of the Reds' 34-22 victory over the last-placed Moana Pasifika on Friday night.
James O'Connor's latest injury setback has soured a Queensland Reds win that snapped a four-game Super Rugby Pacific losing streak.
