Big game and no small task, says O’Gara

RONAN O’GARA is not displaying many outward signs of the mauling he and several other Irish players received at the hands of the Argentineans last Saturday - the cut under his eye he received in that match having pretty much cleared up.

But understandably, he’s feeling a bit drained, having played in two important victories for Ireland against South Africa and the Pumas. He sat out the routine defeat of America in between but says any fatigue is more mental than physical.

As he prepares for Munster’s critical Heineken Cup game against Castres in France tonight, O’Gara reckons that while the internationals may have taken their toll on Munster’s international players, they knew the schedule had this in store and they are ready for it.