Ronan O’Gara is at the centre of a TOP14 battle for his services next season between La Rochelle and former club Racing 92. Racing want O’Gara, meanwhile, to replace backs coach Laurent Labit, who will be leaving the Parisian club to join Fabien Galthie’s new France coaching ticket. The Corkman worked with both Labit and his joint head coach Laurent Travers as Racing’s defence coach following the end of his playing career in 2013. “For the moment, nothing is concrete yet but it's true that they are part of the short-list,” Travers told news agency AFP. “Ronan, I worked with him at Racing recently and I get on very well with him.

Source: Irish Examiner May 01, 2019 12:45 UTC