James O'Connor set to announce deal to play for London Irish Australia Rugby Union News In demand: James O'Connor. Disgraced Wallabies winger James O'Connor will announce a short term deal with English Premiership side London Irish on Tuesday. Fairfax Media understands the club and O'Connor will announce the marquee signing at their club headquarters at 10am on Tuesday (9pm Tuesday AEDT). O'Connor was due to arrive in London on Monday. He tweeted on Sunday that he was "London bound for a few months to play some rugby." The exact length of the deal is not known, but O'Connor has made it clear he wants to return to Australia in time to make the Wallabies' 2015 World Cup squad. His contract with the Australian Rugby Union was terminated last month after a disciplinary investigation found he had failed to "uphold the behavioural and cultural standards expected within the team." The investigation was sparked by an incident at Perth airport, in which a drunk O'Connor was banned from boarding a flight to Bali and escorted from the terminal the morning after he played on the wing in the Wallabies' Rugby Championship win against Argentina. The ARU suspended the 44-Test winger, later announcing he would not be offered a Wallabies "top-up" in 2014 but would be eligible to sign with an Australian Super Rugby team. He had been clubless since the middle of the year, when he and the Rebels decided not to renew his contract with the Melbourne side. O'Connor was in advanced talks to join the Western Force but the deal did not materialise, O'Connor instead announcing he would head overseas.