Fly-half O'Gara was so courageous, enthuses Ireland's Kidney; RBS SIX NATIONS.Byline: BY ALEX LOWE Stuart Alexander "Alex" Lowe (1958-1999), was widely considered his generation's finest all-around mountaineer prior to his October 5, 1999 death in a massive slab avalanche on Shishapangma in Tibet. DECLAN KIDNEY acclaimed the bravery of Ronan O'Gara Ronan John Ross O'Gara (born 7 March 1977, San Diego, California, U.S.) is an Irish rugby union footballer, occupying the fly-half position (usually called "out half" in Ireland and "first five-eighths" in New Zealand) for both Munster and Ireland. after describing Ireland's errant er·rant adj. 1. Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant. 2. Straying from the proper course or standards: errant youngsters. 3. fly-half as the decisive influence against England. Victory came despite a flawed display of placekicking from O'Gara, who finished with just six points after failing with four shots at goal. Skipper Brian O'Driscoll's allaction turn secured the man of the match award but Kidney was equally touched by O'Gara's refusal to fade into the background. "I've got an awful lot to say for Ronan. He missed those penalties but never retreated into his shell," he said. "When we needed that last penalty he never shirked it. We needed him and he stepped up. That says much to me. "How much courage did it take to stand up and hit that last one? "It's when things are not going your way that you have to show the courage to keep playing. "Brian had one of his better days but Ronan dug in and was the deciding factor. "Brian is a big player for us and our captain but is playing well in a team that is going well," he added. |
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