Unprecedented behavioural clauses in James O'Connor's Rugby Australia contract | tomdecent
However, the 29-year-old is poised to return to the club he played a season at in 2015, meaning he is eligible to represent the Wallabies this weekend against South Africa in Johannesburg, if selected.
"I came back last time [in 2015] and I wasn’t in the best place mentally but also physically I was quite broken, so I couldn’t produce and perform the rugby I wanted to for the team. I’m finally ready to return and make amends. I want to do right by the team and the fans and I intend to deliver the very best of my energy. If I can help the team get back to the top of the sport and if we can bring success back to Queensland that would be a dream for me.
It was after that match against South Africa in Perth that O’Connor had his Australian Rugby Union contract torn up for an alcohol-related incident.Given O’Connor's past, theunderstands there are beefed up behavioural guidelines in his contract that are unprecedented and were made at the Queensland Rugby Union’s request.
The QRU inserted a number of behavioural and drug clauses in O’Connor’s contract not as much because of his track record but because of a desire to protect its own brand after a number of player behaviour issues in recent years featuring Karmichael Hunt and James Slipper.O’Connor has also been financially incentivised to keep out of trouble. It is understood he will earn more money the longer he stays on the straight and narrow.
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