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Ronan O’Gara

The biggest disaster for Irish rugby in the pro era? If Schmidt hadn’t signed that contract

The gaffer around here started asking me a question Wednesday, and I cut him off mid-sentence. This is the rest of the answer. Yes. It does, it wrecks my head I never got to work under, to work with, Joe Schmidt. That I didn’t get 10 years at the top of my game under him, writes Ronan O’Gara

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

Why are the All-Blacks so bloody good? Ronan O'Gara takes a look

How does New Zealand remain at such an imperious level from season to season, asks Ronan O'Gara.

Fri, 04 Nov, 2016

Ronan O'Gara reflects on a challenging week and says 'thank you' to Ulster fans

I reckon our constitution is only built to take so much grief and sadness, writes Ronan O'Gara.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2016

"A friend we will never forget": Ronan O'Gara's tribute to Anthony Foley

In this moving tribute to his friend Anthony Foley, Ronan O'Gara reflects on a life well lived and what will be an historic send-off in Thomond Park tomorrow.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2016

Munster just might be back in business

From where Munster was 18 months ago, things looked and felt a whole lot more positive from where I was sitting Tuesday night, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 14 Oct, 2016

Where was I before we were rudely interrupted?

So where was I before we were so delightfully interrupted by the summer and before that, Racing 92’s first Top 14 championship in a generation?

Fri, 07 Oct, 2016

French tradition, Irish bottle and the new green wave

The thing with Ireland is they have to get angry, writes Ronan O’Gara

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016

Can Ireland now show we’re no longer the world’s best at one-offs?

Anyone else catch the new Paddy Jackson strut on the tv news bulletins from South Africa? asks Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 17 Jun, 2016

Connacht has changed Irish rugby forever

How much of a favour has Connacht done Irish rugby? It’s an interesting topic. Indeed, they may have done the country some service.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2016

You don’t have to lose one first. But maybe it helps.

The Racing 92 physio was in tears in the dressing room in Lyon last Saturday. That was Patrice Boutevin’s third European Cup final loss, and while it’s not nice to see adult men broken up, it’s good he cares so much.

Fri, 20 May, 2016