James O'Connor returns to training following health scare
Tuesday 22 March 2016 14:31, UK
Toulon full-back James O'Connor has returned to training five weeks after suffering a health scare.
The Australia international was taken to hospital on February 21 after feeling ill on the team bus following Toulon's 43-13 win at Oyonnax in the Top 14.
Local media reported at the time that O'Connor had suffered a heart attack, but the 25-year-old was quick to rubbish the reports, while Toulon coach Bernard Laporte insisted there was no evidence to suggest the player had a heart condition.
O'Connor trained normally with his team-mates at the club's training centre on Tuesday.
In a statement, Toulon said O'Connor had "undergone a series of tests and medical examinations in hospital which proved reassuring and satisfactory".
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"His rugby career is in no way called into question," the statement read, adding that they would "take the time to realise all the necessary examinations before the player returns to competition".
Toulon, sitting third in the Top 14, travel to Racing Metro, two points above them in second, on Saturday.
