Posts Tagged "James OConnor"

Hyper-active James O’Connor plans on bobbing up everywhere to torment the hapless Russians in Australia’s Rugby World Cup group closer in Nelson.

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Hope still exists among its legion of fans that Australia has the ammunition and firepower to win the World Cup tournament being played right next door.

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Goalkicking winger James O’Connor has been ruled out of Friday night’s Rugby World Cup clash with the USA as Australia’s injury toll continues to rise at the tournament.

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Might not be time for an intro this week Roarers, there was so much to like about the opening weekend of Rugby World Cup 2011. So let’s just get straight into five things that stood out.

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Fears that winger Digby Ioane has a broken hand and not a fractured thumb is a devastating blow to the Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup campaign. Outside of half-back Will Genia, Ioane is the next most dynamic of a dynamic backline that’s looming as the best in the tournament.

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James O’Connor is desperate for another shot at Italy after confirming his place on the Australian bench for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup opener in Auckland.

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James O’Connor is expected to resume training on Friday as the Wallabies continue the countdown to their Rugby World Cup opener against Italy on Sunday.

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James O’Connor has vowed to regain a starting spot in the Wallabies team after being named on the bench for Australia’s Rugby World Cup opener against Italy on Sunday.

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Wallabies star James O’Connor insists he enjoys a good relationship with all his teammates despite a suggestion to the contrary from former Test hooker Brendan Cannon.

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Wallaby winger James O’Connor isn’t dwelling on the issue that cost him a place in the Tri Nations victory over New Zealand and threatens to jeopardise his starting spot for the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

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Star players were cleared but questions left unanswered as the Wallabies November tango in Paris turned from a drama into a mystery on Tuesday.

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James O’Connor’s unforgiven blunder has handed tough-tackling centre Anthony Faingaa his big Rugby World Cup audition in Saturday night’s Tri-Nations decider against the All Blacks in Brisbane.

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Australia’s Rugby World Cup campaign is in danger of being derailed by explosive allegations of a drunken fight between the Wallabies’ three most exciting backline stars in Paris last November.

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James O’Connor’s unforgiven blunder has handed tough-tackling centre Anthony Faingaa his big Rugby World Cup audition in Saturday night’s Tri-Nations decider against the All Blacks in Brisbane.

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James O’Connor’s no-show from the World Cup announcement will have immediate ramifications, with Wallabies coach Robbie Deans indicating in no uncertain terms that the young star will face the chop.

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Remorseful star James O’Connor appears certain to be banned from the Wallabies’ Tri-Nations decider with coach Robbie Deans and the Rugby Union Players Association incensed by his late-night partying.

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Wallabies wonder boy James O’Connor faces the chop from next Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup showdown with the All Blacks in Brisbane after apparently sleeping in and missing a vital team meeting in Sydney.

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ROAR EXCLUSIVE: James O’Connor was the only absentee from Thursday’s Wallabies Rugby World Cup squad announcement. The official line was that he was absent due to personal reasons. He hasn’t yet explained his whereabouts to the ARU.

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Flabbergasted former Wallabies captain and selector Andrew Slack can’t fathom why Matt Giteau is set to be a controversial omission from Australia’s World Cup squad.

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It took Kings Park in Durban for champion Wallabies flanker David Pocock to turn in a royal command performance. The Wallabies beat the Boks 14-9 last night in an 80-minute arm-wrestle that did nothing for the clash to be a spectacle, nor for either side’s World Cup prospects.

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