Flannery hits out at 'appalling' treatment of O'Gara

Jerry Flannery today slammed the "appalling" treatment of Ronan O'Gara as the Ireland fly-half confronts the most challenging period of his career.

Rumours of gambling and marital problems have dogged O'Gara for the past year but only surfaced in print last week during the build-up for Friday's vital showdown with France.