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WALLABIES coach Ewen McKenzie faces the first test of his firm stance on team discipline following James O'Connor's latest slip-up in Perth.
O'Connor was escorted from Perth airport by the Australian Federal Police on Sunday after a disagreement over seating for a flight to Bali. He was allegedly intoxicated.
McKenzie made it clear when taking over from former coach Robbie Deans that he would not tolerate poor off-field behaviour, something O'Connor had made a habit of under the Kiwi's regime.
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McKenzie must now make good on his word, both for the state of his side and Australian rugby in general.
"That (discipline) won't be a problem, I'll be making that very clear (what's acceptable)," McKenzie said last month.
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"There's been a lot of talk around this and in the end there's been some instances, I don't want anyone to think there's a big problem here, I think 95 per cent of the players are doing the right thing, every minute of every day, so let's not get bogged down in it.
"We'll make it quite clear what's acceptable and what isn't and I'll manage that process with the team manager but in the end I expect that's not going to be an issue and we'll get on with the business of playing rugby, representing the code and inspiring the next generation of players. We'll make it clear and then we'll just manage it."
Skipper James Horwill backed his coach's hard-line stance, saying the players would know where they stood under McKenzie.
"I think they understand that's not what is acceptable being part of the Australian team and we've got to make sure that's clear," Horwill said.
"Once you know where you stand, if you go away from that then that brings you into a place that you don't want to be."
O'Connor is without a Super Rugby franchise for next year with this latest incident is sure to hurt his hopes of re-joining Western Force.
The Force were the only Australian franchise prepared to talk with O'Connor, even though he departed the same club in inglorious circumstances back in 2011.
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