Ronan O'Gara: What’s the goal in life? To get the best out of yourself, surely?

I’ve no doubt I was shaped at Munster. I’ve made some improvements along the way, listening and learning in different environments has added layers as a coach, but having that experience was a wonderful starting point.

CHASING SILVER: O'Gara examines the list of winners of the European Champions Cup before La Rochelle added their name to the trophy earlier this year. 

SEVEN times I’ve tried with La Rochelle to get the better of Toulouse and struck out on each occasion. I read also this week that Munster have one victory from their last thirteen trips to Leinster.

We go to Toulouse Sunday night. Munster are in Dublin tomorrow. There are issues, clearly. The La Rochelle group is working on acknowledging there is a problem. That’s a start. We have to change our perception of what this game is. With that, we have the opportunity to compete on an equal footing.