Ronan O'Gara

Ronan O'Gara is a former Irish rugby union player, who played fly-half for both Ireland and Munster, and is now working as a coach with Top 14 team Racing Metro in France. O'Gara is Ireland's most-capped player and the third most-capped player in rugby union history. O'Gara has captained Munster, Ireland, and the British and Irish Lions, winning four Triple Crowns and a Grand Slam with Ireland and two Heineken Cups with Munster. 

After scoring 19 points on his Munster debut in August 1997 against Connacht, O'Gara went on to become the club's all-time leading points scorer with 2,625, winning three league titles and two Heineken Cup titles during his 16-year spell with the club. O'Gara's 1,365 points in the Heineken Cup remains a record in the competition's history, and one which is unlikely to be broken anytime soon. 

As well as excelling on the domestic scene, O'Gara ended his playing career as one of international rugby's greatest-ever number-10s in the history of the game. During a 13-year international career, O'Gara played a key role in Ireland winning four Triple Crowns and a Grand Slam in 2009, ending his Ireland career as his country's highest points scorer and most capped player, making 128 international appearances. O'Gara's 1,083 points for Ireland sees him placed fourth in international rugby union's highest points scorer list. O'Gara also scored more tries for Ireland than any other fly-half in history with a tally of 16. 

O'Gara received his first call-up for the British and Irish Lions squad for their 2001 tour to Australia, scoring 26 points in his four tour starts, although the Irishman failed to make an appearance in any of the Lions' Test matches during the tour. After being called-up to the Lions squad four years later in 2005, O'Gara made another six tour appearances before winning his first cap in the third Test as a late replacement against the All Blacks. O'Gara played five games in total on the 2009 tour of South Africa, scoring 49 points and winning his second Lions cap after coming off the bench in the second Test. 

O'Gara's retirement was confirmed on 18 May 2013, bringing an end to a career of one of the most decorated players in Irish rugby's history. O'Gara turned down the offer of a new one-year contract extension with Munster, instead deciding to accept a coaching role with French side Racing Métro 92. 

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