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La Rochelle manager Ronan O'Gara says helium is hopeless to trial himself successful the planetary game, but is wary of taking connected a Wales squad that person mislaid 12 Tests successful a row.
The 47-year-old erstwhile Ireland fly-half led La Rochelle to successive Champions Cup triumphs successful 2022 and 2023 aft moving arsenic an adjunct astatine Racing 92 and New Zealand's Crusaders.
"You person got to person those ambitions due to the fact that you privation to beryllium the champion you tin be," O'Gara said.
"There are Test jobs I would wound people's hands disconnected for."
While determination are nary existent vacancies, under-pressure Wales manager Warren Gatland's future is being considered by the Welsh Rugby Union, with the New Zealander saying helium volition sermon with his household whether helium inactive wants to proceed successful his role.
However, O'Gara said helium was not considering the anticipation of succeeding Gatland.
"I haven't thought astir that, to beryllium honorable with you," helium added.
"Without lacking humility, I would similar Ireland, England oregon France."
O'Gara removed himself from the moving for the England occupation aft Eddie Jones was sacked successful 2022, signing a five-year declaration hold with La Rochelle.
That woody expires successful the summertime of 2027, perchance offering O'Gara the accidental to instrumentality connected an planetary relation aft the Rugby World Cup successful Australia aboriginal that year.
La Rochelle's bid for a 3rd consecutive European crown ended successful quarter-final decision by Leinster past season. They are inactive chasing a archetypal Top 14 crown with O'Gara doubly suffering decision successful the French game's showpiece final, losing to Toulouse successful 2021 and 2023.
However, La Rochelle, who bushed Bath successful their opening European crippled connected Friday, person made a dilatory commencement to the existent campaign, lying sixth successful their home standings.
"In France I americium seen arsenic precise demanding and hard due to the fact that of standards I effort and keep, but I conscionable privation players to effort and acquisition what I did," said O'Gara, who won 2 European crowns with Munster and a Grand Slam with Ireland arsenic a player.
"I got truthful overmuch retired of the game. It gave maine fantastic emotions, and present I privation to truly effort and springiness back."
La Rochelle play Bristol astatine location successful the 2nd of their 4 Champions Cup excavation games connected Saturday evening.
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