by Brendan Bradford – New West Harbour recruit James O’Connor had a pretty good excuse for being late to his first official engagement at Concord Oval on Thursday evening. The 22-year old Melbourne Rebels playmaker had earlier dropped in on the Pirates’ training session across the road at St Luke's Oval when he was spotted by a local junior team who were practising nearby. The Wallabies star was quickly swamped by the youngsters and happily spent the next 20-minutes signing autographs and posing for photographs before making his way to Concord Oval for a meet and greet and a BBQ. Having made the decision to play club rugby in Sydney some months ago, O’Connor cites the strong junior set-up at West Harbour as a major drawcard for signing a three-year deal with the Concord based club. “It was something I’ve had in my min