#Ronan O’Gara

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Ronan OGara
Ronan O'Gara: This project was dying in my arms. Now it’s alive and kicking
Leo Cullen 22/5/2026
S Ronan O'Gara: When it comes to big games, I like proven form at number ten
Leo Cullen and Leinster are a game -- and a win -- away from taking control of the narrative around their legacy.

Fri, 22 May, 2026

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With a different way of winning, Ronan O'Gara eyes late run to Top 14 play offs
La Rochelle win their fourth game in five to continue a late season surge. 'If we hadn’t won here, our dream of winning the Brennus would have been over' reckoned ROG

Mon, 11 May, 2026

Jordan Larmour, Ciaran Frawley and Rieko Ioane 27/4/2026
S Ronan O'Gara: Leinster need to find those inches...wherever they come from
Coaches will rightly speak of the performance and the search for consistency, but context is king at this stage of the season.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

Leinster v La Rochelle - Investec Champions Cup
O'Gara's La Rochelle revive Top 14 play-off bid with Bordeaux rout
Bordeaux’s Irish attack coach Noel McNamara thought the scoreline was "harsh" on his heavily rotated side

Sat, 18 Apr, 2026

Tommy O'Brien celebrates with Ciaran Frawley, Craig Casey and Ronan Kelleher after he score his sides sixth try of the match 14/
S Ronan O'Gara: The Farrell factor with players is Ireland's point of difference
There is an argument from the Six Nations that everyone left town with something encouraging and maybe France most of all, but they still conceded 96 points in their last two games against Scotland and England

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Ireland v Wales - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship
S Ronan O'Gara: Jack Crowley has a serious body of work ahead of him. He knows that
Wouldn’t I love the opportunity to get up to Temple Hill with Crowley some morning on our own just to look at and work through his goal-kicking mechanics because it’s just too unpredictable at the moment

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Jamie Osborne scores a try 21/2/2026
S Ronan O'Gara: Five fresh flowers in Ireland's garden — 18 months to find five more
I play this game. The normal disaster scenario is an outbreak of food poisoning a week before the World Cup quarter final. Ireland need to find 10 newish or breakthrough additions to their planning spreadsheet. They're halfway there

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Ben Healy 12/4/2025
Ben Healy to join Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle, Munster sign Irish-qualified New Zealand scrum-half
O'Gara is an admirer of Healy's prodigious boot and with La Rochelle he will vie with up and comer, Diego Jurd and one of either Antoine Hastoy or Ihaia West for the ten jersey

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Team Depart for England
S Ronan O'Gara: Suddenly, Jack Crowley is Ireland’s north star again
Ireland management step in to protect Sam Prendergast as Jack Crowley eyes long-term control of the number 10 jersey

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Ronan O'Gara speaks to the media after the match 18/1/2026
La Rochelle at a 'low point' says Ronan O’Gara after fifth defeat on the trot
The head coach had to watch from the stands as his side went down 43-33 against Montpellier at home.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Ronan O'Gara speaks to the media after the match 18/1/2026
Ronan O'Gara facing increase in touchline ban after appeal
The La Rochelle head coach was initially given a fortnight's ban  and a fine.

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

Ronan O'Gara ahead of the match 18/1/2026
Players need to 'look in mirror' says O'Gara after La Rochelle slip to fourth consecutive defeat
At the end of a tough and emotional few days, disrupted by Wednesday morning’s shocking news of Uini Atonio’s heart attack, Rochelais’ heads weren’t in the game in the opening period at Stade Marcel Deflandre

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Leinster Rugby v Stade Rochelais: Heineken Champions Cup Final
S Ronan O'Gara: What happened to Anthony Foley could so easily have happened to Uini Atonio
Standing there, watching this mountain of a man, an indestructible soul, wired up in a hospital bed was something that will live with me. It makes me wonder how well I really processed October 2016 in Paris

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Uini Atonio 6/12/2024
France sweat on Atonio fitness for Ireland Six Nations clash
La Rochelle's second half fightback against Clermont fell short as Ronan O'Gara's side lost 32-27

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

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S Ronan O'Gara: Punched in the nose, left sitting on our backsides
Champions Cup exits, leadership questions and fine margins leave La Rochelle and Munster facing uncomfortable truths and a long road back

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Ronan O'Gara speaks to the media after the match 18/1/2026
'I’d like to cry, I’d like to scream': Ronan O'Gara frustrated after La Rochelle KO'd from Champions Cup
"I anticipated this after last Saturday, that it would be tough. Because in six days, we slackened off," said O'Gara

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Simeli Daunivucu 10/1/2026
S Donal Lenihan: French options for the Six Nations are so bountiful compared to Ireland's 
The problem with Munster's high octane intensity is it will only take them so far and can’t be delivered on every outing. At their best, Munster are a match for all comers but not yet at a level where they can compete consistently with top French sides.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

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S Ronan O'Gara: Drawing a line after humiliation against Toulouse and preparing for Leinster
We are starting a new, thrilling project with young exciting talent in La Rochelle but it will take some time. Is there the patience to wait? Have we got that time? Have I got that time? 

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

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Toulon focus clearly on Munster as they are hammered by Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle
Will Skelton made his long-awaited comeback for La Rochelle with an appearance off the bench

Sun, 04 Jan, 2026

Wales v South Africa - Quilter Nations Series 2025
S Ronan O’Gara: Worlds apart — my top 25 rugby players in 2025
Rugby is a game of shapes and sizes, heft and speed, and if it’s hard to compare the respective attributes of Ox Nche and Damian Willemse in terms of ranking one higher than the other. But we can only try.

Thu, 25 Dec, 2025

Andrew Smith arrives 5/4/2025
S Ronan O'Gara: Suffering on safari, Munster fans' blind loyalty, me in my box
Our intrepid columnist finds himself in reflective mood after another brush with authority, admiring Munster's support from afar and, all the while, mixing with the wildlife on South Africa's most southerly tip

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

Northampton Saints v Union Bordeaux-Begles - Investec Champions Cup 2024/2025 Final
S Ronan O'Gara: Don't judge until you've walked a mile in my moccasins
With injuries mounting, disciplinary hearings looming and a punishing run of fixtures ahead, Ronan O’Gara reflects on Pau and the European road

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025

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S Ronan O’Gara: When decision-making collapses, everything else crumbles with it
A chaotic loss to Castres forces La Rochelle into a blunt assessment of decision-making, scanning and collective responsibility

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

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Former player comes back to haunt Ronan O'Gara as La Rochelle fall to Castres
International call-ups and injuries forced Ronan O’Gara to ring the changes for La Rochelle. They had 15 players unavailable. 

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Australia - Quilter Nations Series 2025
S Ronan O'Gara: Why Ireland’s No 10 dilemma matters ahead of Springboks test and Six Nations
Ireland’s looming showdown with South Africa highlights how unresolved the out-half battle remains, with neither Crowley nor Prendergast fully convincing

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Quilter Nations Series 2025
S Ronan O'Gara: They smile at Ireland in that pat-on-the-head sort of way
I come around to asking the same question – are the IRFU digging deep enough on this conundrum? It warrants a serious deep dive into how our World Cup cycles can be better. It hasn’t worked so far.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Jack Crowley dejected after the match 1/11/2025
S Ronan O'Gara: Jack Crowley still calculating the split second between club and test rugby
In the key moments, you can’t make a break every time. Here we defer to the great Dan Carter and the philosophy of great out-half play – simple things done well. Rinse and repeat. Don’t force it, then the gate opens

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025

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S Ronan O'Gara: Where rivals have options, we have age-old old-age questions
Irish rugby needs new dreams and inspiration. It needs a new version of itself. We’ve done the No 1-ranked thing. We’ve failed dismally and consistently when it matters. Staleness is an unavoidable consequence of sameness

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Leinster v Munster - United Rugby Championship
S Ronan O'Gara: Too early to be pumping Jack Crowley's and Munster's tyres 
Jack Crowley has reached a phase of his career where he has seen a lot of the world, and not all of it has been mountains and lakes. He’s at that right age now.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

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Ronan O'Gara questions career choices after 'unacceptable' La Rochelle performance
La Rochelle have now won two and lost two games to start the Top 14 season.

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Owen Farrell 12/7/2025
S Ronan O'Gara: Are Lions rolling the dice going without Owen Farrell?
Head coaches make big decisions. They call it. When I've wanted a certain player in the 23, and the assistants have said ‘god, No’, I take it on board. ‘I hear ya, but I’m still going with this’

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Jamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell celebrate after the game 2/7/2025
S Ronan O'Gara: Armchair generals - how Gibson-Park and Russell put Lions in box seat
Wherever and whenever it’s been doable this past week or so, I’ve squeezed in chats with interesting rugby folk while south of the equator.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Stade Rochelais v Leinster - Investec Champions Cup Pool 2
Ronan O'Gara: Lions ambition remains but 'chasing a Test job isn't interesting anymore'
O'Gara would love to see France added to the traditional Lions tour rotation. 

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

La Rochelle's head coach Ronan O’Gara with Will Skelton after the match 28/5/2022
Ronan O'Gara: The best player in Lions series won't be in red
Ronan O'Gara will be a pundit on Sky Sports for this summer's Test series between the Lions and Australia. He says the Wallabies 'will pose a lot more problems than people think'.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

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S Ronan O'Gara: Rugby might be in trouble but Tolu Latu’s made my day
One or two bad apples in an orchard is no big problem. At the start when I took over there was some weeding to be done in the garden and it wasn’t done in one afternoon either. It took time

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

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Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle tighten play-off grip with sharp victory over Montpellier
Against Montpellier, La Rochelle picked up their first try-scoring bonus point since November. 

Sun, 18 May, 2025

Jack Crowley 2/4/2025
'I was blown away, just the time he gave me': Jack Crowley thankful for Ronan O'Gara guidance
Crowley said conversations were had about him joining O'Gara at La Rochelle in 2021.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Caelan Doris and Simon Easterby 21/1/2025
S Ronan O'Gara: Don't pass comment on alligator's teeth until you're safely across the riverbank
Six Nations kick-off - can Ireland set the tone? In rugby terms, France are the one side capable of beating the champions in Dublin. The others won’t do that at the moment

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Northampton Saints v Munster - Investec Champions Cup Pool 3
S Ronan O'Gara: Munster in La Rochelle will be magic. But it will have to wait
The intrepid have nothing on the Munster supporter who needs to find a way across land and sea to get to a European Cup game.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2025

Rory Scannell and Tom Ahern after the game 18/1/2025
Munster will take on Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in Champions Cup Round of 16
Leinster will take on Harlequins with Ulster facing a tough task when they take on top seeded side Bordeaux Bègles.

Sun, 19 Jan, 2025

Munster v Northampton - Heineken European Cup Final
S Ronan O'Gara: A powerful Munster throwback, the road not travelled and the ability to say 'No'
If our rugby columnist selected three memories from a stellar career with Munster, the Twickenham aftermath 25 years ago will always be one of them

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Leinster v La Rochelle - Investec Champions Cup Quarter-Final
S Ronan O'Gara: Time for a hug? Tough love doesn’t work on everybody
Ronan O'Gara opens up about the challenges of coaching La Rochelle, balancing tough love with rebuilding confidence as his team struggles through a tough patch

Sun, 12 Jan, 2025

Sean Dougall 21/1/2024
S ROG's quiet (right-hand) man: Meet the other ex-Munster star in the trenches with La Rochelle
He's the third leg of La Rochelle's coaching stool, happiest pitchside with the players. Says Seán Dougall: 'We’ve got the players to adapt to what’s in front of us'

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

Tadhg Beirne leads his team through the team tunnel dejected after the game 13/12/2024
S Ronan O'Gara: Munster's snakes and ladders isn't my game now, but . . .
Massive frustration at the issues and standards and culture that has seen the former European champions tumble backwards so far into the pack that they are no longer distinguishable, even in Europe, once their crucible

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024

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