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Ronan O’Gara

An Irish rugby legend and record‑setting out‑half turned elite coach with La Rochelle. A prominent pundit known for frank, compelling, agenda-setting analysis.

A chance of rugby immortality awaits at Eden Park tomorrow morning

There’s not much riding on Eden Park tomorrow only immortality for a group of lads from Britain and Ireland, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2017

The Sam Warburton selection for tomorrow is understandable

I would never have put Warren Gatland down as a man who cared too much abut outside opinion, but it’s an easy conclusion to arrive at given some of his decisions in recent weeks, says Ronan O’Gara.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2017

Timing a friend to Peter O’Mahony and a foe for CJ Stander

Amid all the hoopla about Peter O’Mahony’s captaincy of the Lions is the salient point that in sport, as in life, timing is everything. 

Fri, 23 Jun, 2017

Keith Earls is ready if Lions come calling

There were a few mobile phones on full charge over in New Jersey last weekend, but to my mind the one who is closer than them all to Lions form is Keith Earls, writes Ronan O’Gara. 

Fri, 16 Jun, 2017