Ronan O'Gara: Final will be decided by who cracks under pressure

O'Gara acknowledged that Leinster are a very different proposition than the team his side defeated behind closed doors in last season’s European semi-final

Tue, 24 May, 2022 - 01:00

Simon Lewis

Ronan O’Gara is not alone in admiring the impressive and seemingly irrepressible form of the Leinster side La Rochelle will face this Saturday but he insisted his focus will be entirely on his own team as they prepare for the Heineken Champions Cup final.

La Rochelle’s head coach acknowledged yesterday that Leinster are a very different proposition than the team his side defeated behind closed doors at Stade Marcel-Deflandre in last season’s European semi-final and that in captain Johnny Sexton they have a fly-half enjoying a rich vein of personal form.