Ronan O'Gara

A Final of French Flair: Champions Cup

The pinnacle of the 2020-21 Champions Cup is in sight as rugby fans the world over are licking their lips in anticipation of the mouth-watering, all French clash between La Rochelle and Toulouse which...

Electric battle at Stade Marcel Deflandre: La Rochelle vs Leinster

Interest will be piqued around the rugby world on Sunday as two giants of the domestic scene face off for the first time in European competition.    Leo Cullen’s Leinster travel to the...

Jono Gibbes takes Clermont job, O'Gara promoted at La Rochelle

Clermont have announced that Jono Gibbes will replace Franck Azema as the new head coach.   Gibbes returns to Clermont having worked with the club as the forward's coach when they won the TOP14...

European Player Of The Year Award Nominees Confirmed

Representatives of the elite clubs which have qualified for this season’s Champions Cup semi-finals not surprisingly dominate the list of 15 nominees for the prestigious EPCR European Player of the...

Eight mouth-watering head to heads in the Champions Cup quarter-finals this weekend

Just eight teams remain in the Champions Cup as they take the field this weekend to narrow that number to just four.    We have picked out eight of the best head to heads to keep an eye on...

Champions Cup Team of the Week - Round of 16

A weekend of rugby that ends with no less than five Top 14 sides making their way into the Quarter Finals. One Irish side and two Premiership sides make up the remainder of the eight teams. Here is our...

Records fall as Wales win 'from our living room' - 2021 Six Nations in Opta numbers

A dramatic Six Nations championship reached a fitting conclusion on Friday, with Wales celebrating in a record-breaking year.     It was not sealed in the fashion they would have hoped for,...

Wales on for clean sweep as England's Farrell nears milestone

Wales need a win in Paris to complete a Grand Slam and seal their second Six Nations title in the space of three years.       Wales need a victory against France in Paris to reclaim...

Joey Carbery makes his return in Munster victory

Joey Carbery made his return to rugby with a 17 minute stint off the bench knocking over a touchline conversion in Munster's 11-20 victory at Cardiff Arms Park.   Flanker Ellis Jenkins was named...

Ronan O'Gara on Billy Burns' missed kick vs Wales