Analysis: James O'Connor is back training with the Wallabies and could be wearing a gold jersey as early as this weekend against South Africa in Johannesburg | tomdecent
The sight of James O’Connor wearing a Wallabies training shirt in South Africa evokes vastly different emotions for those in the game with long enough memories.
O'Connor needs to have the ink dried on his Reds contract before he can play for the Wallabies. The difference with halfback Nic White, who has been parachuted in from a stint in the UK ahead of recent regulars Nick Phipps and Jake Gordon, is that he has already signed a deal with Rugby Australia even though he is yet to confirm which Super Rugby club he will play for.only came about once Marika Koroibete decided to stay in Melbourne to be with his wife for the birth of their child.
Cheika has spoken about building depth across positions for the past three years and, in that context, it makes sense to bring back an excellent player in O’Connor.
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