O'Gara sends out all the right signals to Irish selectors

"I'm ready!" With a superb man-of-the-match display, that was the uncompromising message from Cork Con out-half Ronan O'Gara to the Irish selectors in the run-up to next Sunday's crucial 6-Nations game against Wales.

Having starred in the unbeaten autumn international series, which included a magnificent all-round exhibition in atrocious conditions against world champions Australia, injury cost O'Gara his prized number 10 at the start of the 6-Nations.

David Humphreys seized the opportunity and impressed mightily in his first two games.