Ben Healy to join Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle, Munster sign Irish-qualified New Zealand scrum-half

O'Gara is an admirer of Healy's prodigious boot and with La Rochelle he will vie with up and comer, Diego Jurd and one of either Antoine Hastoy or Ihaia West for the ten jersey

ROG REUNION: Out half Ben Healy is set for a move from Edinburgh to La Rochelle. Pic: Ryan Byrne, Inpho

HE didn't manage to lure Jack Crowley to La Rochelle, but Ronan O'Gara has succeeded in bringing former Munster ten Ben Healy to the Top 14 for next season.

The Nenagh, Co Tipperary man left Munster for Edinburgh two years ago to pursue an international career with Scotland, and a move to France won't preclude him from continuing his international career.