Ronan O’Gara: Wanting things too badly isn’t always so clever

As the kid said to Bob Geldof after Live Aid: ‘Is that it?’ Formal confirmation came at lunchtime on Thursday that the French Top 14 season is over, writes Ronan O'Gara.
Ronan O’Gara: Wanting things too badly isn’t always so clever
Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle had been on course for a play-off spot before the season was interrupted. Photo: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 20:27
Ronan O’Gara

As the kid said to Bob Geldof after Live Aid: ‘Is that it?’ Formal confirmation came at lunchtime on Thursday that the French Top 14 season is over.

Cancelled without resolution. It’s dramatic for sure, but scarcely a bolt from the blue.

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