'He's starting to play the mind games. He's starting to plant the seed.'
While Ronan O'Gara did correct BT Sport presenter Martin Bayfield about Leinster's upcoming United Rugby Championship matches, he stressed that La Rochelle must grind harder over the course of a season."We're 10 months of a slog," O'Gara said."So, I have to get a team [together] for Toulon, then we play Montpellier and then Leinster.
"I'll tell you exactly what Ronan is doing," said Lindsay Peat,"he's started to play the games. I see you ROG, I see you! "No, 100%, he's starting to play the games. It's not that he is preparing for results, either way. He's starting to play the mind games. He's starting to plant the seed. He's taking the pressure off his players by saying they've to go hard for 10 months each season. He's an exceptionally talented man in how he plays the mind games. Do you know what I like about him - he's protecting his team.
Greg O'Shea and Lindsay Peat are joined by Pat McCarry in the House of Rugby studio as they look back on a big weekend of Champions Cup and Women's Six Nations rugby. They discuss:
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