La Rochelle manager Ronan O’Gara mentioned the idea (and the desire) of interfering in the debate of the future coach of the Blues after 2027. He “dreams of winning things, whether with Ireland or France” but focuses above all on the end of the season in La Rochelle, which promises to be difficult.
An Irishman at the head of the XV of France? The idea obviously still seems very distant but was mentioned by Ronan O’Gara himself. In the radio broadcast of the “Super Moscato Show” on RMC this Tuesday, the La Rochelle manager revealed that he did not exclude the idea of one day taking the head of the XV of France, while the question of a future at the head of a nation was asked to him, he answered this: “At the moment I would like to have the ability to win the World Cup, I dream of winning things, whether it’s with Ireland or France, I like that. I’m not French. I’m trying to to prove myself and put my name in this debate. It’s possible that for Ireland, the next coach will be a New Zealander, a South African or an Australian, that’s how it is.”
However, and when Galthié’s second term ends after 2027, the former Munster player and XV du Trèfle legend only thinks about being number 1. “Being a member of the staff? No, I don’t think so. When you’ve tasted the number 1 position, these responsibilities, it’s difficult.” Present at the Stade de France for the quarter-finals of the Blues, O’Gara returned to these two poor performances. “The match started well in the first twenty minutes, France was unable to kill the match. After 50 minutes of play, it was clearer to me who was going to win the match. All the body language of the Sud- Africans gave them the advantage.” The Blues experienced terrible disappointment that evening, just like O’Gara’s Ireland the day before against New Zealand.
An insane final sprint with La Rochelle
If international ambitions have not yet been decided, the end of the Stade Rochelais season is very concrete. And “ROG” dreams of this coveted Brennus on the old Charente port. The Maritimes, currently sixth, will have a lot to do during this final sprint since they will face Toulon, Bordeaux-Bègles, Pau, Toulouse and Racing 92. “We have already won two European Cup titles but that is not enough, even if some people think that it is enough. I am a liar if I say that everything is good because everything is not good. […] In the Top 14, it’s in the crisis that you find something that you don’t know about your team.” A difficult period for the Black and Yellow who experienced elimination in the Champions Cup followed by a defeat in Castres. Despite this, the Irishman believes that his team will be able to excel in tough matches. “If we are not efficient, we will not be in the 6. If we are, the only other team which has the culture of winning is Toulouse. But currently it is 70/30 against them, but if we reach the final, it will be 50/50 The other teams have not won titles and this liability will count in the rest of the competition.
