Australian Wallabies player James O'Connor plays with a rugby ball during a recovery session at Coogee beach in Sydney July 1, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia back James O'Connor has pledged to adhere to new coach Ewen McKenzie's 'team-first' ethos as he battles to retain his place in the Wallabies after a series of off-field indiscretions during the British and Irish Lions tour.
McKenzie's predecessor Robbie Deans showed huge faith in O'Connor, naming him flyhalf for the Lions series, but the versatile utility struggled in the playmaking position as the Wallabies lost the series 2-1.
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