Former Ireland fly-half O’Gara’s La Rochelle defeated Leinster in the final for the second successive season, fighting back from 17-0 down for a thrilling 27-26 win at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. O’Gara told the BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast: “Yes, of course, I want to coach Ireland as well but you have got to earn that right.”What. “Because it is the freshest it is always the best, isn’t it?” said O’Gara, who as a player won the Champions Cup twice with Munster, helped Ireland win the Six Nations Grand Slam and went on three British and Irish Lions tours. We don’t talk about that but we act and there is no bigger proof in the pudding than back-to-back (Champions Cup wins). “I must admit that as a head coach or leader of this group, you feel for Leinster management and the players, it is horrible.

Source: The Herald May 21, 2023 14:38 UTC