The times a Munster win does bad things to me

Desire. Intensity. Great players, great teams change the order, they go out and make things happen. They don’t wait for others to do it for them, writes Ronan O’Gara
The times a Munster win does bad things to me
Fri, 16 Dec, 2016 - 00:00
Ronan OGara
Ronan O’Gara
An Irish rugby legend and record‑setting out‑half turned elite coach with La Rochelle. A prominent pundit known for frank, compelling, agenda-setting analysis.

After Racing 92 fell flat at home to Glasgow in the Champions Cup, the last thing we needed was learning Munster had put 38 points on Leicester.

It wasn’t likely they’d kicked 11 penalties and a try.

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