James O'Connor Rejoins Force with Wallabies on His Mind

James O'Connor rejoins Force with Wallabies on his mind

Veteran flyhalf James O'Connor says his one-year playing deal with the Western Force will possibly be his final hurrah, and he wants to go out with a bang.

‘It’s time to plant some roots’: O’Connor comes full circle at the Force

James O’Connor has returned to the Western Force nearly two decades after emerging there as a teenage prodigy, with coaching ambitions, a baby on the way and one last World Cup dream.

James O’Connor rejoins Force with Wallabies on his mind

James O’Connor has rejoined the Western Force on a one-year deal, hoping his “full circle” moment will ultimately lead to a Wallabies berth at the 2027 World Cup. O’Connor made his Super Rugby debut with the Force as a 17-year-old in 2008, which made him the youngest debutant in the competition’s history at the time. The versatile back played 39 Super games for the Force, scoring 10 tries across four seasons from 2008 to 2011, and to this day he…