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Ronan O’Gara

Munster can buy smart if they can’t buy big

Somebody told me once never to pass remarks on an alligator’s teeth until you’ve crossed the river bank. 

Fri, 13 May, 2016

Breathing space when the air is thick with negativity

When players sense a negative vibe around the place, it’s very hard to flourish, to make the right decision at the right moment, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 06 May, 2016

Munster’s support is waiting. It’s frustrated, but it’s there...

That uncomfortable sensation Munster players are experiencing this week has little or nothing to do with a shake-up at management level, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 29 Apr, 2016

Desire. A strong word. When you can back it up

Ronan O’Gara looks forward to a European Cup semi-final weekend. At the home of Nottingham Forest and Brian Clough.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

There are Mondays you can like

JESS dropped me to work on Monday. The morning after the day before. I’d built Sunday up to be the defining moment in my time at Racing 92. Had we lost in Paris to Toulon, I started imagining how Monday morning would feel.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2016

Switch on the anger and players can do anything

When we are angry, we’re capable of anything, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

A club's culture will define success or failure in any sport

YOU can shift some wasters out the door. You can spend a king’s ransom on reputations. You can fill a dressing room with star turns but without the right culture at a club, you’re going to hell in a handcart. It’s the same for GAA, rugby or football, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 01 Apr, 2016

Air's getting thinner up there for Connacht now at the top of the table

THIS is no time for Connacht Rugby to pull the handbrake and start admiring the views from the summit of the Pro12, writes Ronan O'Gara

Fri, 25 Mar, 2016

Ronan O'Gara: Munster is no easy fix but they've one chance now to get it right

Go back 10 to 15 years ago, and there wasn’t a team like Munster in the world, writes Ronan O’Gara

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016

Ireland remains my long-term coaching goal

Ronan O’Gara explains why he is staying in Paris for three more years

Fri, 11 Mar, 2016