A former Wallabies star believes he is not a spent force on the global stage, as he declares a Queensland takeover is looming at the top.
Determined to cast aside an injury-plagued start to his season, James O’Connor declared his desire to don the Wallabies colours again and feature in one final British and Irish Lions tour next year.
His inclusion would likely come off the bench, given the form shown by rookie five-eighths Tom Lynagh and Harry McLaughlin-Phillips in the Reds’ compelling start to the Super Rugby Pacific campaign. “It was a very special occasion, and one I’d love to be a part of again. It was incredible, I’ve played at World Cups, but this was a different level,” O’Connor said.“There’s so many different countries and supporters when you’re coming onto that stage at the World Cup, but the Lions are literally 40,000 Brits coming over and there’s all the Australians, and it’s two teams on showcase, three-match series.
On the back of the Reds’ 3-1 start to the season, forwards Fraser McReight and Zane Nonggorr have strengthened their chances of retaining their national jumpers with a series of telling displays. O’Connor not only believed there were the makings of a Lion-taming Australian squad across the competition, but that the nucleus of it was in Queensland.
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