Plenty to ponder

ALTHOUGH the Munster management remained tight-lipped on the subject, it has emerged that Ronan O’Gara is a major doubt for Munster’s Heineken Cup quarter final against Perpignan at Lansdowne Road this evening (5.30pm).

O’Gara tweaked a hamstring during training on Thursday and has been undergoing intensive treatment in the hope of getting him fully fit for the crunch encounter.

O’Gara was yesterday named in his usual out-half position with New Zealand born UCC student Jeremy Manning on the reserve bench. But it is also believed that the vastly experienced Paul Burke was called up once O’Gara’s difficulties became apparent and it will be early this afternoon before a final decision is made on who will fill the No 10 jersey.