FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Sale Sharks vs Wasps - AJ Bell Stadium, Sale, Britain - April 6, 2018 Sale Sharks' James O'Connor (C) in action with Wasps' Jake Cooper-Woolley (L) and Danny Cipriani Action Images/Craig Brough/File Photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - James O'Connor has not played fullback at test level in a decade but that has not stopped him being floated as a potential starter in the position in Australia's Rugby Championship re-match against South Africa on Saturday.
With flyhalf Quade Cooper unlikely to make way for O'Connor after his match-winning performance for Australia on the Gold Coast, former Wallabies have suggested coach Dave Rennie make room for both playmakers in his starting side at Lang Park.
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