‘Felt like 14 days' – Ronan O'Gara shares ‘brutal' if hilarious tale from his flight to Australia for Lions game
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He was speaking from Sydney as he's following Andy Farrell's side round for a few days
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The flight was made even longer as he admitted he's not one for watching movies in any setting
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The Lions are next in action on Saturday when they take on Waratahs at 11am Irish time
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He brought his children along with him so that they could sample a Lions tour since they only come around once every four years.
However, the first leg of the sweet family getaway was ruined by him being separated from his children for the entire long-haul flight.
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"But since I went with the kids we were in economy. They weren't in the same row as me which was ridiculous.
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"I was put in row E between two ladies that I'd never met obviously. So that 14 hours was tough! It felt like 14 days!
"Even the kids were like 'Dad, you're going to have change that (for the flight back).
"They were telling me that Dan Biggar was in first-class! It was brutal though. I completely underestimated how much that flight would take it out of me."
The arduous journey was worth it though as fans on both sides of the Irish Sea loved his input while on co-comms for
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The 48-year-old even
The La Rochelle head coach has spoken before about the
Andy Farrell wants end to social media 'nonsense' after son Owen's Lions call
And his latest language faux pas unfortunately came in front of a far bigger audience.
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He tweeted: "ROG accidentally speaking French on comms the highlight of the second-half!"
Similarly, Gavan Casey of the 42 added: "Ronan O'Gara is going to add so much to this Lions tour as a co-commentator.
"A lovely blend of coaching insight, self-deprecation, Tony Romo-esque premonitions, and accidental French. Dan Biggar top-class also, as always."
Overall he did très bien as there was a lot of praise for his insightful analysis as the match unfolded.
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Carl hailed: "Dan Biggar and Ronan O'Gara on co-comms is the perfect blend of experience and knowledge. A pleasure to listen to them."
Lastly, Jim praised: "Really liking Ronan O'Gara on commentary so far."
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