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O'Gara poised to join Sexton at Racing Metro

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    #152
    CoDy1
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    I wonder who will be a better pundit ROG or Sexton?


    /runs away..


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    #153
    lologram
    Registered Users Posts: 751 ✭✭✭lologram


    mr_edge_to_you wrote: »
    no one does the touch screen better than will greenwood.

    Aye, Greenwood's always the star of that show. Speaks well and has the rugby pedigree too.


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    #154
    Aidric
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    lologram wrote: »
    Aye, Greenwood's always the star of that show. Speaks well and has the rugby pedigree too.

    I like Greenwood, always very honest and neutral as a pundit. Doesn't get sucked in to the jingoism of colleagues like Morris for example.


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    #155
    Ruck Inspector
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    good little insight there by ROG


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    #156
    Mahatma Geansai
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    ROG was very impressive in his role as a pundit IMO. Hopefully he'll be able to keep it up when he starts his coaching.


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    #157
    rrpc
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    Mahatma Geansai wrote: »
    ROG was very impressive in his role as a pundit IMO. Hopefully he'll be able to keep it up when he starts his coaching.
    Really enjoyed his contributions there, loved the way he was cracking up laughing when they said he'd be coaching Jonny.

    Was very complimentary of him too, said his crossfield kick to Nacewa was top class and a very difficult skill.


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    #158
    vienne86
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    Mahatma Geansai wrote: »
    ROG was very impressive in his role as a pundit IMO. Hopefully he'll be able to keep it up when he starts his coaching.

    I've only just watched a recording of this.....and was very impressed. Loved his bit at the touch screen, making the comparison between James and Wilkinson. Would love to see more of him as a pundit.


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    #159
    CoDy1
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    In fairness he looked a bit nervy for his first time but his analysis and insight was impressive.

    He obviously has massive respect for Jonny and having a familiar face around can do nothing but help Jonny settle in and do what he is being paid(nicely) to do.

    Radge and Jsex bessies for eva.


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    #160
    Ruck Inspector
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    loved how he mentioned Wilkinson and spiral kicks and how it was becoming rarer in the game.


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    #161
    accidentprone1
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    Any recordings up that show ROG's analysis?


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    #162
    darragh_haven
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    CoDy1 wrote: »
    In fairness he looked a bit nervy for his first time but his analysis and insight was impressive.

    He obviously has massive respect for Jonny and having a familiar face around can do nothing but help Jonny settle in and do what he is being paid(nicely) to do.

    Radge and Jsex bessies for eva.

    Ok. From now now on Johnny sexton does not exist. Its Jsex. (Although it sound like a black rapper from detroit)


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    #163
    Chabals Beard
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    Ruck Inspector wrote: »
    loved how he mentioned Wilkinson and spiral kicks and how it was becoming rarer in the game.

    ROG made the spiral!


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    #164
    Bogota
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    Apparently Sexton was the one who actually recommended ROG as a potential coach.


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    #165
    yimrsg
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    Bogota wrote: »
    Apparently Sexton was the one who actually recommended ROG as a potential coach.


    How could he have recommended ROG as a potential coach if he never knew he would retire?


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    #166
    phog
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    Bogota wrote: »
    Apparently Sexton was the one who actually recommended ROG as a potential coach.

    Another story doing the rounds is that late last year Racing were talking to ROG about joining them and he said they should chase up Sexton.


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    #167
    Teferi
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    The pair of them are bros now, wouldn't surprise me to see them recommending each other. You're getting class either side.


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    #168
    Bogota
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    yimrsg wrote: »
    How could he have recommended ROG as a potential coach if he never knew he would retire?

    ROG has been talking about going over to coach in France for awhile now. This isn't an idea that happened in the last few weeks. I've only heard that Sexton recommended ROG, I've no idea how it came up but I'd guess that the Racing president asked Sexton about ROG and it was something that Racing were considering before Sexton was even in negotiations. I believe that ROG was contacted by another french club last season about potentially joining up with them as coach after he finishes rugby so he was clearly sought before any news on his retirement came to the fore.


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    #169
    totallegend
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    Bogota wrote: »
    Apparently Sexton was the one who actually recommended ROG as a potential coach.

    Think that's turned out to be untrue.


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    #170
    yimrsg
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    Bogota wrote: »
    ROG has been talking about going over to coach in France for awhile now. This isn't an idea that happened in the last few weeks. I've only heard that Sexton recommended ROG, I've no idea how it came up but I'd guess that the Racing president asked Sexton about ROG and it was something that Racing were considering before Sexton was even in negotiations. I believe that ROG was contacted by another french club last season about potentially joining up with them as coach after he finishes rugby so he was clearly sought before any news on his retirement came to the fore.

    That's all conjecture. Sexton himself was surprised at ROG's retirement/move to coaching.
    Yeah, obviously, I thought he’d go for another season with Munster.

    He talks about having no idea about O'Gara's role with Racing.
    I don’t know what his role exactly is

    Quotes from here: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/irish/2013/0518/451108-sexton-knew-nothing-of-ogara-move-to-racing/

    The above quotes are hardly indicative of Sexton recommending ROG to Lorenzetti & Racing. There is much more firm evidence to say that Sexton had no idea about ROG moving to coaching/retirement than there is saying he recommended him for the role. You're only spreading hearsay.


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    #171
    irishbucsfan
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    Chabals Beard wrote: »
    ROG made the spiral!

    Right after Wilkinson did...


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    #172
    Bogota
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    yimrsg wrote: »
    That's all conjecture. Sexton himself was surprised at ROG's retirement/move to coaching.



    He talks about having no idea about O'Gara's role with Racing.



    Quotes from here: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/irish/2013/0518/451108-sexton-knew-nothing-of-ogara-move-to-racing/

    The above quotes are hardly indicative of Sexton recommending ROG to Lorenzetti & Racing. There is much more firm evidence to say that Sexton had no idea about ROG moving to coaching/retirement than there is saying he recommended him for the role. You're only spreading hearsay.

    I pretty much said as much.


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    #173
    Chabals Beard
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Right after Wilkinson did...

    Well excuuuuuuus me


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    #174
    Dropatgoal
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    just read a very interesting article about that man O'Gara. Its called a lifetime at ten, great read.
    <SNIP>


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    #175
    thomond2006
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    Teferi wrote: »
    The pair of them are bros now

    Now that's a front page headline! :pac:


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    #176
    Chabals Beard
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭Chabals Beard


    Dropatgoal wrote: »
    just read a very interesting article about that man O'Gara. Its called a lifetime at ten, great read.
    <SNIP>

    Stop trying to plug your blog, second website I have seen this link


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    #177
    jamiedav2011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭jamiedav2011


    Chabals Beard wrote: »
    Stop trying to plug your blog, second website I have seen this link

    Plus it's mainly sycophantic ****e aswell.


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    #178
    trouttrout
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭trouttrout


    jamiedav2011 wrote: »
    Plus it's mainly sycophantic ****e aswell.

    good word!


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    #179
    jamiedav2011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭jamiedav2011


    trouttrout wrote: »
    good word!

    I have cromulent word power...


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    #180
    totallegend
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    So O'Gara's wife has come out swinging at Kidney...
    http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ogaras-wife-attacks-former-coach-kidney-over-treatment-of-star-29281954.html

    Two questions:
    1) Why is his wife even being interviewed? Is that not a bit weird?
    2) What did she want, that Ireland would pick O'Gara even though he was playing badly, just so he could have a send-off?
    He was really mistreated. For what he gave to Ireland for so many years, he could have been treated a lot better.

    All a bit odd?


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    #181
    Superbus
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    Wife in 'supporting husband' shock.


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