O’Gara v Mola an intriguing sidebar to Top 14 final

The two coaches have a difficult public relationship. They have faced-off pitchside in the past, and O’Gara recently brusqued-off Mola’s praise of his side’s second Champions Cup crown.
O’Gara v Mola an intriguing sidebar to Top 14 final

BLOCKBUSTER FINAL: La Rochelle Head Coach Ronan O'Gara happy his side hold favourites tag as they take on rugby powerhouse Toulouse in the Top 14 final. Pic: XAVIER LEOTY / AFP

Toulouse coach Ugo Mola claimed early dibs on underdog status side ahead of what promises to be a blockbuster Top 14 final against a team he called ‘the best in Europe’ - Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle.

The two coaches have a difficult public relationship. They have faced-off pitchside in the past, and O’Gara recently brusqued-off Mola’s praise of his side’s second Champions Cup crown.

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