Ronan O'Gara: The best player in Lions series won't be in red

Ronan O'Gara will be a pundit on Sky Sports for this summer's Test series between the Lions and Australia. He says the Wallabies 'will pose a lot more problems than people think'.

PHENOMENAL: Ronan O'Gara said Will Skelton has targeted this summer's Test series against the Lions, and "when Will targets something, he usually doesn't disappoint". Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Ronan O’Gara has no doubt about how seriously the Wallabies are taking this summer’s Test series against the Lions. The La Rochelle head coach’s certainty stems from negotiations with Australian players ahead of the new season. An extra summer month in France sounds appealing but there’s a greater draw in Oz.

“The easiest way to explain it basically is, if you’re trying to recruit players, none of the Australians are interested in coming before the end of August,” O’Gara explained.