Ronan John Ross O'Gara (born 7 March 1977, San Diego, California, USA) 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. He toured with the Lions on their tours to Australia in 2001, and New Zealand in 2005 - although he only managed one Test cap (off the bench in the 3rd Test v New Zealand, 2005). Other caps include: Irish International, Ireland "A", Ireland U21, Munster Interprovincial, AIL 1998-99, Captained winning teams for Presentation Brothers College, Cork in Senior and Junior Cups.

O'Gara has earned the record of highest points scorer in the history of the European Rugby Cup, currently totalling over 800 points. O'Gara also recently became the 7th highest points scorer in the history of International rugby when he overtook Gavin Hastings total in Ireland's final match of their 2007 Six Nations campaign against Italy on 17 March 2007.

2006 was one of O'Gara's best seasons, overtaking David Humphreys' Ireland points record and winning the Triple Crown with Ireland in the Six Nations, as well as being an instrumental figure in Munster's Heineken Cup winning side and a third place finish in the Celtic League.

O'Gara is frequently referred to by both team-mates and fans alike with the moniker 'ROG' (pronounced Roj).

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