O’Gara not fazed by cap milestone or the Welsh

GIVEN that it took the peerless Jack Kyle from 1947 to 1958 to accumulate his 46 Irish caps, it is little wonder that Ronan O’Gara isn’t exactly getting carried away at winning his 40th against Wales tomorrow.

Instead, he seems far more excited at the selection of Donnacha O'Callaghan, his Cork Constitution and Munster teammate, for his first start in an Irish jersey.

"Caps nowadays are far easier to get than in the past," he accepts. "But for Donnacha, this is brilliant and I'm absolutely delighted for him. He's a true professional. He works so bloody hard off the pitch putting in his own hours and it couldn't happen to a nicer family. A fella with an attitude like that can't go wrong.