IF THE ACT Brumbies really have stopped trying to lure James O'Connor to the capital for the 2010 Super 14 season, that changed in 80 minutes at Canberra Stadium last night.
The Wallabies fullback gave Brumbies fans a breath-taking glimpse of what could be next year, running in a hat-trick of tries in just his second Test.
It was a man-of-the-match performance in the Wallabies 31-8 demolition of Italy and put him right back on the Brumbies recruitment hit list.
The 18-year-old is adamant he has not decided where his domestic future will be beyond this year. But Brumbies fans have already fallen for the boom teenager.
''I had fun out there and it's probably a lucky stadium for me now, [the decision's] on its way, but I've got nothing for you just yet,'' O'Connor said.
''It was an awesome experience in itself with the atmosphere and the physicality of the game.