“I am humbled to be given the opportunity to lead Munster, an iconic club steeped in history.” Ronan O’Gara has given his take on Munster’s hiring of their new head coach, Clayton McMillan. Most fans and pundits praised the capture of the current Chiefs head coach, following the sudden departure of Graham Rowntree in October. […]
11 months ago
The club legend has ruled himself out of contention for a romantic return. Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of being Graham Rowntree’s replacement at Munster, adding that the ‘solution is already in the building’. The La Rochelle head coach would be many Munster fan’s dream candidate, considering he played for the club for 16 […]
1 year ago
Several names have been suggested as potential replacements. Ex-Ireland and Leinster star Bernard Jackman has urged Munster to bring in Felix Jones as Graham Rowntree’s successor after the province and the English coach parted ways earlier this week. A statement posted to the Munster Rugby website on Tuesday confirmed the departure of Rowntree after five years at […]
1 year ago
Several names have been mentioned as Rowntree’s replacement, but one has now emerged ahead of the pack. An ex-Munster player has come to the fore as an early favourite to become the club’s next manager after Graham Rowntree left by mutual consent. A statement posted to the Munster Rugby website yesterday confirmed the departure of […]
1 year ago
“I don’t think ROG would like that, kind of second-hand, but it might be a way to get back in with Ireland.” Ronan O’Gara and Johnny Sexton dicing for another prime position in Irish rugby? We’ve been here before. Back in 2017, Ronan O’Gara was invited to join Joe Schmidt during an end-of-season tour to […]
2 years ago
“Have you not heard?” Riding high from his prediction that Denis Leamy was in line for a coaching return to Munster, Darren Cave doubled down on another provincial old boy – Mike Prendergast. The former Munster scrumhalf has been coaching over in France for the past decade, and has held posts with Grenoble, Oyonnax, Stade […]
4 years ago