Ronan O'Gara set to commit to La Rochelle for next three years

O’Gara, 44, has not been short of alternative offers as he considers his future while guiding the club to joint-top in the Top 14 alongside Toulouse.

Ronan O’Gara: The La Rochelle coach is loving life on France’s Atlantic coast.

Head coach Ronan O’Gara is close to settling his medium-term future with a commitment to La Rochelle for the next three years.

Talks are continuing between the Munster and Ireland legend and the club’s hierarchy on an enhanced role with confirmation expected that La Rochelle’s director of rugby Jono Gibbes is on his way to ASM Clermont Auvergne to replace Franck Azema as head coach.