Ronan O'Gara reveals why talks to himself' during British and Irish Lions commentary duty on Sky Sports
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Ronan O'Gara compared being in the coaching box to the commentary box
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The La Rochelle boss was speaking from Australia as he commentates on Sky Sports coverage of the 2025 Lions Tour
Former Ireland out-half O'Gara has been on the commentary for the
ROG was speaking ahead of Saturday's final test of the series in Sydney, where Andy Farrell's men hold a 2-0 advantage - and series win - as they look to complete the whitewash against Joe Schmidt's Australia outfit.
And the 48-year-old former Lions' star gave an insight into how he compares the roles while
He said: "So, um, I'm guessing that's part of it, that you're just using your playing experience and that's what you want to impart to the viewer.
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"There's kind of a rule then in the coaching box, no commentary, you know.
"So because you could have the head coach, assistant coach, the forest coach, the attack coach, four different people, live commentary.
"And that's what fans do, and that's what's really not encouraging. You need to kind of step back and have your plan about what we've discussed all week.
"And just in the coaching box, decide, are we seeing the same images that we prepared, or have they changed completely because they're up against us?
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"So for me, uh, what I was doing in commentary was what I shouldn't be doing in the coaching box. I just found myself talking to myself. "
"And it's a very natural thing because...you know.
"I think from playing number ten and from playing and from being coaching, you can when you are an assistant coach, you see it maybe from a tax point of view or a father's point of view.
"My job is to be able to see it from a global vision. And then when you're playing tennis, you kind of understand what shape you should have - are we in shape? Are we out of shape?"
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Saturday's final test of the 2025 Tour gets underway on Saturday at 11am, with all the action live on Sky Sports.
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