O’Connor to slot in at 12

O’Connor to slot in at 12

18 Jan 2012

James O’Connor has revealed that he will start at No 12 for the Rebels with Danny Cipriani the preferred flyhalf.

O’Connor enjoyed a good tour to the United Kingdom last November, producing a strong showing at flyhalf in the absence of injured Wallabies pivot Quade Cooper. He was expected to be installed at No 10 at his new Super Rugby franchise, and much has been made about the internal battle for the position between himself and the Englishman Cipriani.

On Wednesday, O’Connor said it was a matter of working together as a combination rather than competing for that one position.

‘I’ve made it no secret I want to be in the front-line so I guess that puts two positions out there in 10 and 12,’ O’Connor said. ‘That’s where I’ve been training so whatever’s best for the team.

‘In this team I can see myself playing 12 pretty nicely with Danny slotting into 10. There’s no doubt he’s a talent; he should be the No 10 for England.’

Cipriani has O’Connor’s full backing, but the latter is adamant that he will be taking the goal kicks for the Rebels.


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  • 101.The Last Outpost of the British Empire: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2012, 08:29 am

    Meyer is the logical choice for Bok coach. There is just no other candidate that comes close (besides White).

  • 102.PrickBoks going South: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2012, 09:42 am

    whinging Japies can’t even yap without whining at the same time

  • 103.fantasticbarnsmell: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2012, 13:12 pm

    @PrickBoks going South-102: we’ve seen a lot of low effort trolls come and go from this site, but this is by far the worst

  • 104.man1a: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2012, 20:11 pm

    @The Last Outpost of the British Empire-100: saffa’s definately love the game. passion in abundance.
    yeah the aussie derby’s were boring and they did look like they were deliberately going easy on each other. nz derby’s were hard fought but with no where as much venom as the saffa teams playng each other.
    accuracies a better word than intelligence and thats what the boks lack. your forwards fight with passion and verve but sometimes against the good teams in the tight games you also need accuracy.
    fully agree the SA conf are huge and the sa boys take no prisoners. theres passion in all SA rugby.
    its sad to think that SA will be divided for another 20-30 years. but its been less than 20 years since aprtheid ended. good things take time and rome wasnt built in a day.

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