HE didn’t manage to lure Jack Crowley to La Rochelle, but Ronan O’Gara has succeeded in bringing former Munster ten Ben Healy to the Top 14 for next season.
The Nenagh, Co Tipperary man left Munster for Edinburgh two years ago to pursue an international career with Scotland, and a move to France won’t preclude him from continuing his international career.Â
Healy qualifies for the Scots via his grandparents and has ten caps for Gregor Townsend’s side after making his debut against Italy in the 2023 Six Nations.
O’Gara is an admirer of Healy’s prodigious boot and with La Rochelle he will vie with up and comer, Diego Jurd and one of either Antoine Hastoy or Ihaia West for the ten jersey. The French outfit are yet to confirm the move for Healy.
Meanwhile Munster have signed fomer New Zealand U20 international scrum-half Ben O’Donovan from Canterbury on an 18-month deal. The 21-year-old lined out at the 2024 U20s World Championship having come up through the ranks at Linwood Rugby Club in Christchurch.
