EPISODE · Oct 20, 2025 · 14 MIN
Mini-Documentary: From Prison In Paris To The Comeback King - James O'Connor
from HG Rugby · host Huw Griffin
This is the incredible story of James O'Connor: from being super rugby's youngest ever player, through starting against the Lions, exile in France, arrests, injuries and beating the Springboks - this has to be the craziest career story in rugby union. In this video I tell the tales of James O'Connor from his rise as a wallabies wonderkid to his shock return in 2025 and everything in between. The video covers topics some viewers might find triggering, person discretion advised. #rugby #australia #documentary #lions #allblacks #springboks #biography #history #worldcup Is This Rugby's Most INSANE Career Story? Follow me on Twitter: https://x.com/HuwGriffinRugby Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580910041103 Chapters 0:00 Wonderkid 1:30 Exile 2:43 Failed Comeback 1 3:10 Dark Times 5:37 Comeback 2 7:42 Burnout 8:46 Comeback 3 10:22 Comeback King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This is the incredible story of James O'Connor: from being super rugby's youngest ever player, through starting against the Lions, exile in France, arrests, injuries and beating the Springboks - this has to be the craziest career story in rugby union. In this video I tell the tales of James O'Connor from his rise as a wallabies wonderkid to his shock return in 2025 and everything in between. The video covers topics some viewers might find triggering, person discretion advised. #rugby #australia #documentary #lions #allblacks #springboks #biography #history #worldcup Is This Rugby's Most INSANE Career Story? Follow me on Twitter: https://x.com/HuwGriffinRugby Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580910041103 Chapters 0:00 Wonderkid 1:30 Exile 2:43 Failed Comeback 1 3:10 Dark Times 5:37 Comeback 2 7:42 Burnout 8:46 Comeback 3 10:22 Comeback King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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