Ronan O'Gara
6 results

Gerry Thornley: When players hit their 30s, they can really hit their stride
- Rugby
- September 1, 2020, 06:00
Brian O’Driscoll had barely turned 20 when he announced himself to the world in his rookie season with that hat-trick in Paris. He was only 21 when he(...)

TV View: Ellis Genge labels rugby pundits ‘sausages’ in exchange of the day
- Sport
- February 9, 2020, 20:29
It was the kind of weekend where if you attempted a Garryowen the ball may well have ended up in Newfoundland, although there was a spell in that seco(...)

Opportunity knocks for JJ Hanrahan as cards fall his way
- European Cup
- December 14, 2019, 06:00
JJ Hanrahan has had one of the more curious career stories in modern Irish rugby. Opportunity has finally started to knock for a truly rare talent, w(...)

Johnny Sexton’s importance to the Irish team has never been more acute, and never been more ably demonstrated than in Paris last Saturday. In part due(...)

Lions’ displays doing little to convince Carter or O’Gara
- International
- June 15, 2017, 06:00
Dan Carter and Ronan O’Gara can fill a room. They walk in and inflate in size, seize the space. Today they are talking Lions and All Blacks and in a r(...)

An Irish winning streak broken, a Grand Slam halted, the Championship wide open and Paul O’Connell’s 100th cap soured by just a third Welsh win over I(...)