The perennial underachiever of Australian rugby, James O’Connor, has once again failed to deliver on the huge potential that he undoubtedly has and leaves the Queensland Reds in disgrace.
To renege on his contract and to not fulfil his obligations to the Reds due to ‘personal issues’ was a cop out and only goes to show how immature and irresponsible O’Connor is.
It would appear from what has been reported that O’Connor has had his career laid out on a silver platter until the last couple of years when he has struck some adversity due predominantly to repeated off-field misdemeanours.
It’s all gotten too hard for him so he’s taken the easy way out and departed our shores for the big bucks overseas.
The ironic thing here is that if O’Connor had been playing to his potential he would have been part of the Wallabies squad at the 2015 World Cup, but instead he’ll be flying to France to take up a contract with Toulon with his tail between his legs.
Former Wallaby Greg Martin, who has always been forthright with his opinions and has never been backwards in coming forwards, got it spot on when he labelled O’Connor a “twot” which translates as a total waste of talent. I’m sure that the jury is still out on that one, but at this stage the majority would have to be in the affirmative.
It remains to be seen if O’Connor will ever play for the Wallabies again, if he doesn’t Australian rugby has lost a special talent, a player who had the x-factor and could have helped the Wallabies win a Rugby World Cup.
Phantom
Roar Rookie
imagine if he could just keep his ego in check.
hopalong
Guest
I think that he has awesome talent which most teams would welcome.