O’Gara caps memorable year with top award

MUNSTER fly-half Ronan O’Gara was last night named Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Player of the Year.

The award completes a memorable 12 months on and off the pitch for O’Gara, which began at a crossroads following a sub-par World Cup campaign and the publication of false rumours about his personal life.

But the 31-year-old bounced back in remarkable style, captaining Munster in the pool stages of a Heineken Cup campaign that eventually led to their second victory last May.