A Irish rugby fly half, Ronan O'Gara has starred for Munster and the Irish national team. O'Gara earned the record for highest points scorer in the history of the European Rugby Cup, totalling over 800 points. He is Ireland's all-time points leader as well as also one of the highest scorers in all International play. O'Gara was instrumental in Munster's victory in the 2006 Heineken Cup.
Flyhalf Jonathan Sexton impressed on debut with 16 points as Ireland warmed up for rugby world champion South Africa by dispatching Fiji 41-6 on Saturday. Sexton, standing in for rested star Ronan O'Gara, converted all five tries -- three from the sideline -- and landed two penalties in wet and windy conditions for a perfect day of goalkicking and the man of the match award.
Publ.Date : Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:07:04 GMTLONDON (AP) -- Leading point-scorers in test rugby (x-active): 1,125-- x-Jonny Wilkinson (England/Lions) 1,090-- Neil Jenkins (Wales/Lions) 1,010-- Diego Dominguez (Italy/Argentina) 980-- x-Dan Carter (New Zealand) 967-- Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand) 939-- x-Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) 911-- Michael Lynagh (Australia) 893-- Percy Montgomery (South Africa) 878-- Matthew Burke (Australia) 775-- x ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:34 GMTIreland skipper Brian O'Driscoll is backing Leinster team-mate Jonathan Sexton to make a seamless transition to Test rugby. Sexton is poised to make his debut in Saturday's clash with Fiji at the RDS, with head coach Declan Kidney hoping to uncover a credible alternative to Ronan O'Gara at fly-half.
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:29:10 GMT
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O'Gara was born in the United States, in San Diego.
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