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O’Gara lets his sublime play do all the talking
The Munster dressing-room, 5.20, Saturday. Ronan O'Gara scans the room. He is looking for something, last seen in the moments before his team-mates exited the Stade Aimé Giral in December. "I saw it in the fellas' faces in Perpignan and I saw it again today," O'Gara reports. Read More
O’Gara sparks positive response
UNSTER MAY have been without their Roy Keane Factor, captain Paul O’Connell, but this was more than compensated for by their Heineken Cup Factor. Tony McGahan had forecast they would produce “something special” and the defeat to Leinster the week before had further helped concentrate minds. Read More
Cup kings enjoy a day out in the sun
Munster’s big-game attitude once again came to the fore and captain for the day Ronan O’Gara epitomised this stance more than any other, writes GERRY THORNLEY Read More
If anyone can, Munster can
So often when teams make the knockout stage of any sport, they lift the hand-brake, paralysed by a fear of failure. To the unending credit of the eight teams in this fascinating series of Heineken Cup quarter-finals, each came to play. The end product saw games of genuine quality, all of which went to the wire. Read More
O’Gara’s guile shows up English inferiority
"He is a master," said Jim Mallinder, the Midlanders' director of rugby, with genuine admiration. "We spoke at half-time about what O'Gara might do to us with the wind at his back, but there are times when talking isn't enough." Read More
O’Gara: Munster can still mix it
Ronan O’Gara believes Munster have proven they are still a force to be reckoned with in European rugby following the impressive fashion in which they reached the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup. Read More
O’Gara: Cup mentality brings out best in us
Ronan O'Gara believes Munster's march into the Heineken Cup semi-finals proves their obituary had been written too soon. The 2006 and 2008 champions faced questions over whether they are a fading force in European rugby in the build-up to yesterday's showdown with Northampton at Thomond Park. Read More
McGahan hails O’Gara role
Munster coach Tony McGahan admitted fly-half Ronan O'Gara played a crucial role in their 33-19 Heineken Cup victory over Northampton Saints at Thomond Park. O'Gara landed 13 points but it was his kicking out of hand that did the damage, using the wind to produce a pinpoint barrage of long-range touchfinders in the decisive final quarter. Read More
Mallinder: no answer to O’Gara
Northampton coach Jim Mallinder admitted Saints were powerless to prevent Ronan O'Gara from ending English interest in the Heineken Cup. The Ireland fly-half masterminded Munster's 33-19 victory at Thomond Park that puts the two-time champions on a semi-final collision course with Biarritz. Read More
Ronan’s interview with the Evening Echo - O’Gara’s mantra is Father-time
Conor George from the Evening Echo talks to Ronan O’Gara and finds a person whose priorities have changed despite him remaining focussed on the game Read More
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