Ronan O'Gara exclusive: Be a langer all the time if you want to. It’s better than an emotional Jekyll and Hyde

PUNCHING UP: Ronan O'Gara celebrates after winning the European Champions Cup final against Leinster. Picture: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
IT’S Thursday now. The tremendous happiness I felt waking up on Monday is still there, so it must be authentic. There have been beers and barbecues, parades and passionate celebration. I so admire what the lads did last Saturday in Dublin. 17-0 down, 23-7 down, the composure, the rugby, the balls to dig that out. I like that a lot.
That is a team getting better in front of our eyes. Two years ago, La Rochelle wouldn’t have been able for that. Whatever of themes and messages, we are enjoying it and doing this together. We have a real team spirit now.