Posts Tagged "Ronan O’Gara"
Ireland rugby flyhalf Ronan O’Gara retires
By AP, 19 May 2013Ronan O’Gara, Ireland’s most capped player and top points scorer, announced his retirement from rugby union on Saturday and will take up a coaching role at big-spending French club Racing Metro.
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Great clubs don’t decline so Munster will be back
By Dara Lawlor, 23 May 2012Today’s announcement that Denis Leamy is to retire due to a hip injury is yet another punch in the guts for Munster followers.
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Ronan O’Gara drop shatters Italian history hopes
By AAP, 6 Feb 2011A Ronan O’Gara drop goal two minutes from time denied Italy a first ever Six Nations victory over Ireland as the 2009 Grand Slam winners sneaked away with a 13-11 victory at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome on Saturday.
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Sexton kicks Ireland to win over Springboks
By AP, 29 Nov 2009Jonathan Sexton kicked all Ireland’s points to give his team a 15-10 win over world champions South Africa on Saturday.
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O’Driscoll hungry as ever to knock over Wallabies
By Darren Walton, 13 Nov 2009Unfortunately for Australia’s grand slam hopefuls, leading Ireland to their first Six Nations crown in more than half a century hasn’t quenched Brian O’Driscoll’s appetite for major rugby spoils.
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Steyn the hero as Springboks break Lions’ hearts
By Luke Phillips, 28 Jun 2009Morne Steyn’s last-second 53-metre penalty sealed a dramatic 28-25 victory as South Africa clinched a 2-0 series win over the British and Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld.
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A half look at the Lions’ backline
By Pot Hale, 1 Jun 2009Discussions about the Springboks tend to start and often finish with forward power, lineouts and scrums. Not surprisingly given the presence of household names such as Botha, Matfield, Beast Mtatawira, Burger, and prop, John Smit, leading the team.
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Can the British and Irish Lions roar in South Africa?
By Spiro Zavos, 27 May 2009Just like first girlfriends are fondly remembered, so too are first sightings of touring rugby sides. For me, my first girlfriend in rugby terms was the British and Irish Lions side.
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