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Encyclopedia > Ronan O'Gara
Ronan O'Gara
O'Gara playing for Munster in a Heineken Cup match against Perpignan.
Full name Ronan John Ross O'Gara
Date of birth March 7, 1977 (1977-03-07) (age 30)
Place of birth San Diego, California, U.S.
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Nickname Rog
Rugby union career
Position Fly-half
Professional clubs
Cork Constitution
correct as of .
Provincial/State sides Caps (points)
1997-present Munster 98 (1203)
correct as of 2006-12-27.
National team(s)    
2000-present
2001, 2005		 Ireland
British and Irish Lions		 74
1		 (767)
(0)
correct as of 2007-09-09.
Other Information
School  attended Presentation Brothers College, Cork
University University College Cork

Ronan John Ross O'Gara (born 7 March 1977, San Diego, California, U.S.) is an Irish rugby union footballer, occupying the fly-half position (usually called "out half" in Ireland and "first five-eighths" in New Zealand) for both Munster and Ireland. He toured with the Lions on their tours to Australia in 2001, and New Zealand in 2005 - although he only managed one Test cap (off the bench in the 3rd Test v New Zealand, 2005). Other caps include: Irish International, Ireland "A", Ireland U21, Munster Interprovincial, AIL 1998-99, Captained winning teams for Presentation Brothers College, Cork in Senior and Junior Cups. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1368, 653 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ronan OGara Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... 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O'Gara has earned the record of highest points scorer in the history of the European Rugby Cup, currently totalling over 800 points. O'Gara also recently became the 7th highest points scorer in the history of International rugby when he overtook Gavin Hastings total in Ireland's final match of their 2007 Six Nations campaign against Italy on 17 March 2007. The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. ... This is a list of the leading scorers in Rugby union Test matches. ...


2006 was one of O'Gara's best seasons, overtaking David Humphreys' Ireland points record and winning the Triple Crown with Ireland in the Six Nations, as well as being an instrumental figure in Munster's Heineken Cup winning side and a third place finish in the Celtic League. David Humphreys MBE (born 10 September 1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays fly-half. ... In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (also known as the Home Nations) as part of the Six Nations Championship. ... The 2006 Six Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ...


O'Gara is frequently referred to by both team-mates and fans alike as Peter Boyd (ex Glasgow Uni Student)


Notable deeds

  • O'Gara scored all of Ireland's points in a 17-12 win over the South Africa Springboks at Lansdowne Road on 13 November 2004.
  • Two weeks later (27 November), O'Gara kicks a last-minute drop goal to give Ireland a 21-19 victory over Argentina. As in the Springboks Test, O'Gara scored all of Ireland's points. O'Gara won the man-of-the-match awards against both South Africa and Argentina.
  • O'Gara scores all of Ireland's points in their 18-9 win over Australia at Lansdowne Road in the Autumn tests 2003.
  • O'Gara's last-minute conversion against Gloucester on 18 January 2003 helped Munster to a 27-point victory which took them through to the Heineken Cup Quarter Final against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road at the expense of Gloucester; This match against Gloucester has become etched into Munster Rugby's Folklore as: The "Miracle Match".
  • On Saturday the 19th of March 2005, O'Gara has a kick charged down by Welsh prop, Gethin Jenkins, who subsequently outruns O'Gara while dribbling the ball with his feet to score the opening try of the match that would determine 2006 Six Nations championship. O'Gara's performance was notable for a number of mistakes and visible loss of composure, although one personal positive to come from the match was that it almost certainly excused him from the obligation of playing first choice fly-half on the disastrous Lions tour to New Zealand later that year.
  • On Saturday the 21st of October 2006 O'Gara kicks a last minute penalty from inside his own half to hand Munster a 21-19 victory over Leicester in the first round of the pool stages at Welford Road, Leicester
  • On Saturday the 10th of March 2007, O'Gara once again scores all Ireland's points to win the Triple Crown at Murrayfield, Edinburgh versus Scotland by 19-18.
  • On 24 August 2007, in Ireland's final 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up against Italy at Ravenhill in Belfast, O'Gara scores and converts a controversial try nine minutes into stoppage time, winning the match 23-20 after Italy had taken the lead with a stoppage-time try. O'Gara finishes with 18 points, including the winning points.

First international  South Africa 4 - 0 British and Irish Lions (30 July 1891) Largest win  Uruguay 5 - 134 South Africa  (11 June 2005) Worst defeat  England 53 - 3 South Africa  (23 November 2002) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1995) Best result Champions, 1995 Springboks redirects here. ... A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name. ... Official website www. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ... Welford Road is a stadium in Leicester, England and is home to one of Englands traditional rugby union powers, Leicester Tigers. ... Gethin Jenkins is a Welsh rugby player. ... The 2005 Lions tour logo In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, suffering a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of the New Zealand All Blacks. ... Official website www. ... Official website www. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (also known as the Home Nations) as part of the Six Nations Championship. ... Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium in the capital of , Edinburgh, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... First international (also the worlds first)  Scotland 4 - 1 England  (27 March 1871) Largest win  Scotland 100 - 8 Japan  (13 November 2004) Worst defeat  Scotland 10 - 68 South Africa  (6 December 1997) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result 4th 1991 The Scotland national rugby union team... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Throughout August 2007, various teams will be preparing for the Rugby World Cup in France with a short series of test matches, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere and involving the RBS Six Nations sides. ... Ravenhill Stadium is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ...

External links

  • Irish Rugby Football Union profile
  • Profile on itsrugby.co.uk
Awards
Preceded by
Barry Geraghty		 RTÉ Sports Personality of the Year
2004		 Succeeded by
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
This article is partially based on the article with the same name on http://www.irelandinformationguide.com, licensed under GFDL.
v • d • e
Munster Rugby squad - 2007/2008 Magners League
Forwards: Buckley • Hayes • Horan • Hurley • McGovern • Pucciariello • Ryan • Flannery • Fogarty • Sheahan • Melbourne • O'Callaghan • O'Connell(c) • O'Driscoll • Ryan • Leamy • Quinlan • Ronan • Wallace • Coughlan • Foley • O'Sullivan
Backs: Hurley • Carney • Dowling • Horgan • Howlett • Kelly • Lawlor • Lewis • O'Boyle • Mafi • Murphy • Tipoki • Manning • O'Gara • Warwick • Hurley • O'Leary • Stringer
Coach: Kidney
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British and Irish Lions - 2001 Australia tour
Forwards: Back • Bulloch • Charvis • Corry • Dallaglio • Davidson • Greening • Grewcock • Hill • Johnson (c) • Leonard • McBryde • Morris • Murray • O'Kelly • Quinnell • Smith • Taylor • Wallace • West • Williams • Wood • Vickery • Young
Backs: Balshaw • Catt • Cohen • Dawson • Gibbs • Greenwood • Healey • Henderson • Howe • Howley • James • Jenkins • Luger • Nicol • O'Driscoll • O'Gara • Perry • Robinson • Taylor • Wilkinson
Coach: Henry
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Ireland squad - 2003 Rugby World Cup
Forwards: Best • Byrne • Corrigan • Costello • S.Easterby • Foley • Gleeson • Horan • Hayes • Longwell • Miller • O'Callaghan • O'Connell • O'Kelly • Quinlan • Sheahan • Wood
Backs: Dempsey • Doak • G.Easterby • Hickie • A.Horgan • S.Horgan • Humphreys • Kelly • Maggs • O'Driscoll • O'Gara • Stringer • Wallace
Coach: O'Sullivan
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British and Irish Lions - 2005 New Zealand tour
Forwards: Back • Bulloch • Byrne • Cockbain • Corry • Dallaglio • Easterby • Grewcock • Hayes • Hill • Jenkins • Jones, R. • Kay • Moody • O'Callaghan • O'Connell • O'Kelly • Owen • Rowntree • Shaw • Sheridan • Stevens • Taylor • Thompson • Titterrell • White, Jason • White, Julian • Williams, M.
Backs: Cooper • Cueto • Cusiter • D'Arcy • Dawson • Greenwood • Henson • Hickie • Hodgson • Jones, S. • Horgan • Lewsey • Murphy • O'Driscoll (c) • O'Gara • Peel • Robinson • Shanklin • Smith • Thomas • Wilkinson • Williams, S. •
Coach: Woodward
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Ireland squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup
Forwards: N. Best • R. Best • S. Best • Easterby • Ferris • Flannery • Hayes • Horan • Leamy • O'Callaghan • O'Connell • O'Kelly • Quinlan • Sheahan • D. Wallace • Young
Backs: Boss • Carney • D'Arcy • Dempsey • Duffy • Hickie • Horgan • Murphy • O'Driscoll (c) • O'Gara • Reddan • Stringer • Trimble • P. Wallace
Coach: O'Sullivan

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Ronan O'Gara at AllExperts (442 words)
Ronan John Ross O'Gara (born 7 March 1977, San Diego, California, USA) is an Irish rugby union footballer, occupying the fly-half position (usually called "out half" in Ireland) for both Munster and Ireland.
O'Gara is a steady fly-half with good kicking abilities, although his critics have pointed to weaknesses in the defensive aspects of his game.
O'Gara needed eight stitches to repair the cuts inflicted by the former Saracens player.
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