2005 Lions: Ronan O’Gara

Punched eleven times by Duncan McRae on his second last outing as a Lion, Munster and Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara will be doubly determined to figure on the Test team having missed out in 2001.

RONAN O’GARA:

Born: San Diego, USA, March 7, 1977
Height: 5ft 11in (180cm)
Weight: 13st (83kg)
Position: Fly-half
Club/Province: Cork Constitution/Munster

International Record:
Caps: 52
Debut: v Scotland, Lansdowne Road, February 19, 2000
Points: 525 (7 tries, 86 conversions, 97 penalties, 9 drop goals)

Lions Record:
Non-Test Caps: 3
Non-Test Debut: v Western Australia, Perth, June 8, 2001
Non-Test Points: 26 (13 conversions)

2004/05 Form:
Ireland: Six Nations: 5 appearances/6 conversions, 14 penalties, 2 drop goals
Autumn Tests: 2 appearances/1 try, 8 penalties, 3 drop goals

Munster: Heineken Cup: 4 appearances/4 conversions, 11 penalties
Celtic League: 7 appearances/8 conversions, 12 penalties, 1 drop goal
Celtic Cup: 1 appearance/1 try, 3 conversions, 1 penalty, 1 drop goal