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Ronan O’Gara

What a kick in the teeth feels like

What a kick in the teeth feels like

HOW coincidental my exasperation on these pages at the fading art of kicking should be followed last Saturday by the wayward clearance that may define this season’s Six Nations championship, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Fickle Irish fans need reality check

Fickle Irish fans need reality check

Supporters have become very quick to find fault with the Irish team, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

You are never blasé about Six Nations

You are never blasé about Six Nations

How would France do in the Six Nations championship with Joe Schmidt in charge? That was an interesting hypothetical posed to me ahead of the Six Nations championship.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

30 surreal hours in Limerick

30 surreal hours in Limerick

This column was shaped on the flight from Shannon to Paris last Saturday night. There were several moments over the course of a surreal 30 hours in Limerick when I wasn’t sure if I was coming or going.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2017

Treatment of Murray was atrociously dangerous

Treatment of Murray was atrociously dangerous

Ronan O'Gara says Conor Murray is right to be peeved. 

Fri, 20 Jan, 2017

I pictured Barcelona in my mind. That was my big mistake

I pictured Barcelona in my mind. That was my big mistake

It’s hard to find a weak point in Munster at the moment, says Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

European dead rubbers make my blood boil

European dead rubbers make my blood boil

I didn’t mind that there were only four or five reporters present for our pre-Munster briefing on Wednesday. I expected that, and the questions they asked. Hard as it is for anyone at home to conceive, tomorrow’s Champions Cup game in Colombes is registering between low and nothing for followers of French rugby, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

The big winners from a year of highs and lows

The big winners from a year of highs and lows

2017 kicked off for our acclaimed rugby columnist last night with Racing against Toulon. But before we let 2016 pass...

Mon, 02 Jan, 2017

Out of Europe before Christmas but sadness is relative

Out of Europe before Christmas but sadness is relative

It’s very difficult to have any in-depth discussion on rugby when the thought of what’s important in life always overrides it, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 23 Dec, 2016

The times a Munster win does bad things to me

The times a Munster win does bad things to me

Desire. Intensity. Great players, great teams change the order, they go out and make things happen. They don’t wait for others to do it for them, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 16 Dec, 2016