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Former Ireland international Ronan O’Gara has explained the comments he made about Johnny Sexton’s role as the Irish captain saying they were misinterpreted.  Speaking in the week after Ireland’s disastrous 24-12 defeat to England, the Munster legend suggested that his former understudy may have enough on his plate without having to deal with the pressure of leading the side as …

“You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” – American Football coaching legend, Lou Holtz. Criticism is part of the parcel of professional sport, some of it justified and constructive, a lot is completely unwarranted. The Irish rugby team probably endured more of the latter this …

The post-mortem on Ireland’s troubling 24-12 loss to England in Twickenham this afternoon has already started and will continue for a long time to come.  The finishing scoreline flattered Andy Farrell’s side following a last-minute try from Andrew Porter but there can be no papering over the cracks that this game exposed. England dominated Ireland in every aspect of the …

Ronan O’Gara and Matt Williams got into an on-air disagreement following Ireland’s win over Wales. Andy Farrell’s team beat Wales 24-14 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday in a much-improved performance from the victory over Scotland last Saturday. Ireland secured a bonus-point in the win, which saw Jordan Larmour, Tadhg Furlong, Josh van der Flier and Andrew Conway score tries …

Ronan O’Gara admits that the responsibilities now bestowed upon Johnny Sexton are “a big ask” for the 34-year-old but he backs him to be able to handle it.  Sexton, who has long shouldered a lot of control and leadership in this Irish team, now has the added responsibilities of being captain. Meetings with players and coaches, additional media obligations and …

Ronan O’Gara has praised the impact Warren Gatland had on the Wales rugby team and the sport in the country. Gatland led Wales to four Six Nations championships during his 12 years as head coach. On their day under him, Wales were a match for any side in the world. Gatland The Kiwi helped make them one of the most …

New Zealand fly-half Richie Mo’unga has praised the role former coach Ronan O’Gara played in his development during the Cork man’s time with the Crusaders.  O’Gara spent two seasons as backs coach with the New Zealand side, prior to his move to Top 14 side La Rochelle, and had a pivotal role in the side securing back-to-back Super Rugby titles. …

Life doesn’t stop for Munster and Ireland legend Ronan O’Gara.  The Cork man finished up his role as assistant coach with the Crusaders on July 6th as he watched his former side lift a third consecutive Super Rugby title thanks to their 19-3 victory over the Jaguares in Christchurch. Nine days later, he was on the other side of the …

Ronan O’Gara is the new head coach of La Rochelle The news was confirmed by the French club on Wednesday morning. O’Gara has been part of the coaching staff with Crusaders since January 2018. But will leave the Super Rugby side when their season ends next month to take up his first head coach role. The former Munster and Ireland …

Former Ireland and Munster outhalf Ronan O’Gara is reportedly set to sign a three-year deal to become the backs coach at French side La Rochelle. According to reports in the French media, O’Gara is set to leave his role at New Zealand side Crusaders at the end of the Super Rugby season and take up a role at La Rochelle. …

Munster head coach, Johann van Graan, has refused to rule out the possibility of Ronan O’Gara and Paul O’Connell joining his coaching ticket at the province in the near future. The South African signed a contract extension with the province last week that will see him remain in his post until 2022, however, he has indicated that he may look …

Munster received a huge boost during the week with the news that Joey Carbery signed a two-year contract extension with the southern province which will bring him up to the end of the 2021/22 season.  Getting Carbery’s signature so soon into his initial two-year deal is a huge coup for the club and it sends a statement of intent that …

Ronan O’Gara has admitted that he wouldn’t rule out a move to the Irish coaching setup should the right role come along at the right time. The legendary Irish outhalf is currently the Assistant Backs Coach for the Crusaders, a post he took up in January of this year. He has won many plaudits for his time there, as he …

The All Blacks will visit the Aviva Stadium in November for what’s sure to be a terrific contest. Ireland finally ended a 111-year wait for a victory over New Zealand at Soldier Field, Chicago in 2016, and though they lost the return leg 21-9 in Dublin, Irish legend Ronan O’Gara believes that his country won’t have to wait another century …

If there is one man who can accurately predict the impact that Joey Carbery can have at Munster then it’s Ronan O’Gara.  The legendary Munster and Ireland out-half knows what it takes to succeed in that pivotal position at the southern province. His experience in his playing days, in addition to coaching around the world where he most recently helped …

World Rugby have announced this morning that they have inducted five new members into the hall of fame.  One of those is Munster and Ireland legend Ronan O’Gara who is currently an assistant coach with the Crusaders in New Zealand. The other four inductees are Liza Burgess (Wales), Stephen Larkham (Australia), Pierre Villepreux (France) and Bryan Williams (New Zealand). The World …

Munster will attempt to get back to winning ways on Saturday evening when they entertain Ulster at Thomond Park. Johann van Graan’s side have named a much-changed starting XV for this weekend’s clash with just Sammy Arnold starting again. In that game against Racing, the big talking point was Simon Zebo being placed on the bench. Alex Wootton was caught …

Ronan O'Gara bigs up Beauden Barrett ahead of crunch Super Rugby game.