Ronan O'Gara admits La Rochelle were 'hungover' after double disappointment

"We don’t have the culture or the history at this magnificent club at the moment but that will change."

Ronan O'Gara Benetti Menswear promotional shoot

Defeats in two finals last summer may have left La Rochelle “hungover” but with a new European campaign on the horizon, Ronan O’Gara is hoping his players have now woken up and smelled the coffee.

After two seasons as head coach under director of rugby Jono Gibbes, O’Gara this weekend takes the wheel of Stade Rochelais for his first Heineken Champions Cup mission as the man at the top of the club’s coaching pyramid.