Ronan O'Gara

What grabs me about O'Gara isn't just the numbers, staggering as they are, but the geography of the man: born in San Diego, yet utterly synonymous with Irish rugby. A fly-half is a team's brain, and the great ones rarely fade quietly into retirement. So it tracks that he reinvented himself as a serious coach in France's Top 14. I read his career as a study in adopted identity and applied intelligence. He didn't just rack up points and caps for Ireland; he understood the game well enough to keep shaping it from the touchline. That second act earns my deeper respect.

Ronan John Ross O'Gara (born 7 March 1977) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. O'Gara played as a fly-half and is Ireland's third most-capped player and second highest points scorer. He is currently head coach of La Rochelle in the French Top 14. O'Gara won 128 caps for Ireland, winning three Triple Crowns and the Grand Slam in 2009. He also played on three British & Irish Lions tours, winning two caps.

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Name (English)

Ronan O'Gara

Name (Japanese)

ローナン・オガーラ

Reading

ろーなん・おがーら

Born

March 7, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

Origin

San Diego, California, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

183 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

rugby union player / rugby union coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University College Cork

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9

Tags

• California
• rugby union player
• rugby union coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.