O’Connor just happy to be back playing rugby

JONNY O’CONNOR has his sights set on the World Cup just a year after his career was thrown into doubt by a serious injury.

The Wasps flanker suffered spinal concussion in the first minute of the 2006 EDF Energy Cup final against the Llanelli Scarlets and spent over six months on the sidelines.

His absence allowed Tom Rees to nail down the Wasps number seven jersey and David Wallace to establish himself as the Ireland open-side.