British & Irish Lions
• British & Irish Lions tour Australia in 2013
Ireland Rugby
O’Gara: Must be ‘gutsy’
Ronan O’Gara came off the bench in the Stadio Flaminio to inspire Ireland to 13-11 victory after it looked like it was all over with McLean’s try, now he says Ireland must be ‘gutsy’ if they want to stand any chance against France on Sunday.
“I play rugby to win and that’s the bottom line,” said O’Gara.
“Our shape is great and we’re very close, but we need results now. We need to be gutsy, make decisions and play what’s in front of us.”
“Here I am, nearly 34, and I’m motivated on the ‘B’ team running against the first team in training and that’s the way it should be. Bring something to it, get something out of it, have some standards yourself,” he said.
“I don’t want to think about retirement, even though I’m aware that, realistically, I’ll hopefully play two more seasons. You want to finish at the top, that’s my thinking.
“Two more seasons with Munster and Ireland, although, with Ireland, you’d like to think it’s time for another young fella to put his hand up. But then, if I play like I have this season I’d want to be there still,” he added.