Noel Mannion: Connacht job could be the one for Ronan O’Gara

Ronan O’Gara won’t get a better chance to get into Irish provincial coaching in the next few years, according to former Connacht and Ireland stalwart, Noel Mannion.

Mannion thinks that Pat Lam’s departure from Connacht at the end of the season has opened the door for O’Gara to get his first taste as a head coach in his homeland, and with the jobs at Munster, Leinster, Ulster, and Ireland seemingly wrapped up for the next few years, Mannion has called on O’Gara to try for the job. Currently in his third year as assistant coach with Racing 92, O’Gara has made no secret of his ambition to coach in Ireland one day.

“If you look at the jobs around the other provinces, they are all sealed up at this stage. It will be interesting to see if Ronan O’Gara would be interested in cutting his teeth here,” said Mannion.