'That’s why I adore rugby': Ronan O’Gara preparing La Rochelle to perform on the biggest day

O’Gara does not want energy wasted on any big-match hype as they prepare to go toe-to-toe with their league title rivals and four-time European champions Toulouse

Tue, 18 May, 2021 - 17:19

Simon Lewis

Ronan O’Gara is determined to keep his La Rochelle squad on an even keel as the clock runs down to the club’s first Heineken Champions Cup final appearance in London this Saturday.

Head coach O’Gara is not the only person within the management and playing group with big final experience, the Munster legend having won this competition twice as a player with his native province, while as an assistant coach the Corkman has helped Racing 92 to the French Top 14 title and New Zealand’s Crusaders to Super Rugby glory.