[1] He previously played for Canterbury and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition[2] and for the Crusaders and Blues in Super Rugby.
[3] In 2012, O'Connor was a member of the Crusaders Wider Training Group and made two Super Rugby appearances that season.
[6] O'Connor joined English club Leicester Tigers for the 2015-2016 Aviva Premiership season.
[7] O'Connor made his debut for Leicester Tigers on 13 November 2015 in the opening match of the European Rugby Champions Cup at Welford Road.
[11] This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union, about a person born in the 1980s, is a stub.