Wind comes to O'Gara's aid

Munster outside half Ronan O’Gara believed a helpful wind in the south of France made hitting an incredible winning drop goal against Castres an easier task than the one he scored against Northampton last weekend following his side’s 27-24 Heineken Cup win.

Sat, 19 Nov, 2011 - 20:18

Munster outside half Ronan O’Gara believed a helpful wind in the south of France made hitting an incredible winning drop goal against Castres an easier task than the one he scored against Northampton last weekend following his side’s 27-24 Heineken Cup win.

O’Gara nailed his second winning drop goal in as many weeks after a end-to-end Pool 1 battle played in Toulouse.

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