O’Gara lifts lid on decade of mental anguish

Ronan O’Gara has admitted he was racked with self doubt and an inner torment for years and has only recently begun to enjoy rugby.

The Munster and Ireland out-half’s name has been synonymous with scoring records and heroic deeds for the past 15 seasons. But despite scoring a remarkable 3,651 points to become the fourth highest points scorer in the history of the game, for years he could not enjoy the game due to confidence issues.

“Throughout my career, I had self doubts, massive issues with confidence that people might not understand but that’s the truth,” he said.