Framed by the window overlooking the gardens at La Rochelle’s south Dublin base on a sunny Friday morning, Ronan O’Gara is an image of calm.
He smiles and waves at hooker Tolu Latu who has gone outdoors to play together with his toddler, agrees to movie a brief video wishing a colleges hockey crew good luck of their last the following day, after which sips on a flat white as he considers the storm that’s coming on the Aviva Stadium this night.