FORMER Ireland and Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara has become the 12th Irishman to be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
In a ceremony in London this afternoon, O’Gara spoke about his incredible career in the sport as he became the 139th inductee into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
.@RonanOGara10 speaks about the enjoyment of “his journey” as he is inducted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame as inductee No.139 #WorldRugbyHOF pic.twitter.com/4CzvWcViBB
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) September 12, 2018
Since retiring, he spent four and a half seasons as a coach with Racing 92 before joining the Canterbury Crusaders in New Zealand as an assistant coach last January.
Prior to retirement, O’Gara won 130 international caps - 128 for Ireland and two for the Lions.
.@RonanOGara10 signs his name to the World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee book #WorldRugbyHOF pic.twitter.com/0hFjrPY6Rc
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) September 12, 2018
He also won two Heineken Cups with Munster and toured with the Lions three times.
A highlight of O'Gara's career was when he spectacularly scored the winning drop goal to deliver Ireland's first Grand Slam in 61 years in 2009.
