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October 20, 2025

Mini-Documentary: From Prison In Paris To The Comeback King - James O'Connor

14 minutes

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.

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Is This Rugby's Most INSANE Career Story?

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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

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By Huw Griffin