The Cork native was in the middle of a long response, delivered in flowing French, when he dropped in some English – ‘pick and go, pick and go, pick and go’! “There were ample excuses in the game to jump ship,” Ronan O’Gara said, in French, at a post-match press conference not long after his […]

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The Munster legend helped deny his old interprovincial rivals with a coaching masterclass. Ronan O’Gara orchestrated a prolonged smack in the mouth for Leinster, then spent much of the post-match press conference praising them. The La Rochelle head coach is a European champion for the third time in his storied career, and the first as […]

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For the Cork native, this is his third European Cup win, but first as coach. Ronan O’Gara could barely contain his emotions as his La Rochelle side became the champions of Europe for the first time in their history. The former Munster and Ireland outhalf spoke superbly on the pitch, at Stade Velodrome, this evening […]

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“I don’t think that’s the answer that you’re looking for.” Brian O’Driscoll is correct here. One story of a training ground bun-fight with Ronan O’Gara, or some post-match verbals, and it would be an easy write-up. Instead, O’Driscoll’s version of events is that hard words and opinions were often shared but it was never personal […]

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The former Munster and Ireland outhalf has spoken in glowing terms about the current crop of England stars. Just under a fortnight ago, Ronan O’Gara was singing the praises of current England head coach Eddie Jones. On BT Sport’s Rugby Tonight, O’Gara offered the English RFU a fresh option in their search to replace Jones […]

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‘Swing low, sweet chariot!’ One wonders if former Ireland outhalf Ronan O’Gara would have got involved in such a dressing room sing-song, even if it was all in jest. The video that emerged of the Ireland players playfully singing what has become an English rugby anthem, on Saturday, was all good fun. The players, who […]

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