O’Gara launches bid to reclaim Ireland place

RONAN O’GARA launches his bid to regain his Irish team place at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea, on Saturday evening when Munster take on the Ospreys in the Magners League.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2009 - 00:00
Charlie Mulqueen

O’Gara knows he needs to produce a few stellar performances over the coming weeks if he hopes to claim the number 10 jersey back from Jonathan Sexton.

In his favour is the fact that Munster’s difficult assignment on Saturday is immediately followed by the all-important back to back Heineken Cup matches against Perpignan.

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