Lion’s roar as O’Gara back in the hunt

RONAN O’GARA had just the kind of day he must have hoped for. With the imminent Lions tour in mind, he was understandably desperate to prove his fitness after a six week lay-off.

A positive start in which he showed off his wide range of skills obviously helped considerably and he went on to demonstrate that he is very much in the mix when it comes to challenging the more favoured Jonny Wilkinson and Stephen Jones for the key number ten jersey in the Lions Test matches.

“I was really looking forward to this game because I had worked so hard in rehab and really wanted to be there”, he commented.