Ronan O’Gara believes Paul O’Connell will pass on move to Toulon

Ronan O’Gara suspects his close mate Paul O’Connell will stick with what he has rather than twist on a lucrative career swansong in France — but he admits cash-rich clubs like Toulon usually get their man.

“He has massive pride in representing Munster, and that will never leave him and I genuinely don’t think he will go to France,” O’Gara said at a Waterford Local Radio (WLR) business breakfast yesterday.

“But for someone like him, Toulon, or whoever, are going to make it very difficult for Paul to resist them because they will do whatever it takes when they headhunt a player. They usually get their man, whether it’s an All Black, a Springbok.