ROG the real deal, says Crusaders boss

It took Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson about five seconds to realise Ronan O’Gara would be a good fit with the Canterbury-based Super Rugby champions.

“I was fortunate to catch-up with him for lunch in Ireland before the Springboks test match and I just couldn’t believe how much of a superstar he is there,” Robertson told stuff.co.nz.

“I was blown away by how much he is held in such high regard. The biggest thing that sold it for me was when I asked ‘why would you like to be a Crusader? And he told me it was the holy grail’. That was enough for me.”