How Ronan O Gara has helped turn La Rochelle into Top 14 contenders
The 43-year-old Cork man has had an impact on the French club’s defence and attack. By Murray Kinsella Saturday 20 Feb 2021, 8:00 AM Feb 20th 2021, 8:00 AM 44,264 Views 42 Comments
HAVING SPENT SIX years working as an assistant coach with Racing 92 in France and the Crusaders in New Zealand, Ronan O’Gara felt ready for greater responsibility when Top 14 outfit La Rochelle came calling in 2019.
Former Leinster and Ulster coach Jono Gibbes was already in place as La Rochelle’s director of rugby, but O’Gara was offered the head coach role – meaning he is in charge of both attack and defence – and he jumped at the chance to step up.
Notre Dame Announces Swim & Dive Signing Class share
NOTRE DAME, Indiana The University of Notre Dame Swimming and Diving program announced the 2020-21 signing class, consisting of 18 swimmers and one diver from across the nation.
“At Notre Dame, we have developed a very good sense of the type of student-athlete that would fit our program,” head swimming coach Mike Litzinger attested. “Over the past few years, we have been able to attract the attention of many high-level swimmers and divers that may have otherwise looked in another direction. That attention is due to our ability to identify talent, cultivate relationships and offer an unparalleled academic/athletic opportunity.
we are closing out the year and heading into the new one with a series of newly digitized archival shows from the decade that fashion can’t and won’t let go of. Designed by John Galliano, Givenchy’s spring 1996 couture collection was presented on January 21, 1996, at the Stade Français, Paris.
Drama. It swirled around the announcement of John Galliano as creative director of Givenchy, and it spilled over when the Brit made his couture debut for the French house.
Hubert de Givenchy was just 25 when he opened his own maison in 1952 with a focus on young mix-and-match pieces, an aesthetic that accommodated a “start-up” budget. He chose the model Bettina Graziani as a muse, and his first hit was a frilled blouse named in her honor. In time Givenchy was taken under wing by the couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga, and his work became more restrained. The designer’s association with Audrey Hepburn refashioned the couturier-celebrity connection. Givenchy and Hepburn clearly had sy