Ronan O'Gara: Empathy is important — at times I can disappoint myself on that front

The legendary fly-half says at times he has a 'short fuse'
The La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara says he 'could do with listening more'. 

The La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara says he 'could do with listening more'. 

When I finally catch up with Ronan O’Gara on a Wednesday evening, it’s after a not-insignificant delay to the proposed start time for the interview.

It’s not the legendary fly-half's fault — he's doing a number of press interviews and the journalists before me have clearly been eager to take the opportunity to pick his brain on all things rugby, at home and abroad.

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