Heineken Cup
O'Gara enters the European record books
Scrum.com
December 13, 2008
O'Gara's eight points against Clermont Auvergne took his Heineken Cup tally to an impressive 1,001 points
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Ronan O'Gara became the first man to earn an ERC Elite award for scoring 1,000 Heineken Cup points when his side beat ASM Clermont Auvergne at Thomond Park on Saturday.
The Munster fly-half is already in possession of two Elite awards, a cap for making 50 Heineken Cup appearances, and the award for reaching 500 points. But now the Irish international, who has made 79 Heineken Cup appearances and scored in his last 62 European outings, has set a new benchmark for European club rugby.
O'Gara averages 14.2 points in European matches at Thomond Park. He has only failed to reach double figures in 21 of his 78 Heineken Cup matches and has scored seven or less points on a mere 13 occasions.
Ronan O'Gara's Heineken Cup scoresheet:
He has scored in his last 61 consecutive appearances for Munster.
He has failed to score in only 3 of his 78 games, one of which he came on as a 77th minute replacement
Munster lost all 3 games in which he failed to score (Bourgoin 21, Munster 6 (rep); Northampton 9, Munster 8 (Final); Bath 18, Munster 5)
He has scored all the Munster points in 6 matches - 15 v Stade Francais in 2001 (L); 9 v Leicester Tigers in 2002 (L); 12 v Toulouse in 2003 (L); 18 v Bourgoin in 2003 (W); 12 v Castres Olympique in 2004 (L); 6 v Leicester Tigers in 2007 (L)
He has reached double figures in points on 55 occasions.
He has scored 20 or more points on 11 occasions.
His highest points tally in a game was 29 against Newport at Rodney Parade on 13 January, 2001. Munster won 39-24 and he scored 1 try, 3 cons, 4 pens, 2 DG.
He kicked 8 out of 9 conversions in the 64-0 victory over Viadana in 2002.
He kicked 7 penalties in the quarter-final victory over Biarittz Olympique on 28 January, 2001.
He has scored more points against French teams than any other country - although he has a higher points average per game against Welsh clubs. He has never played against a Scottish team and played only five times against Italian opposition.
England: 25 Games 275 Points 11 Ave
Scotland: 0 Games 0 Points 0 Ave
Ireland: 1 Games 20 Points 20 Ave
Wales: 15 Games 218 Points 14.5 Ave
France: 32 Games 422 Points 13.2Ave
Italy: 5 Games 58 Points 11.6 Ave
He has scored more than 100 points in a Heineken Cup campaign 6 times, with his richest return coming in 1999/2000 with 131 points in 9 games.
His match average over 78 appearances is 12.73 points per game. However, if you take it over the 77 games in which he started - he was a 77th minute replacement against Bourgoin in his other appearance - his average rises to 12.90.
At Thomond Park his average increases to 14.2 points per game. He has scored 370 points in 26 Heineken Cup outings in Limerick, although he has yet to score a European try at the ground.
His match average in 19 knock-out games, including four finals, is 13.21. He has scored 251 points in the knock-out phase.
His Heineken Cup final average is 8.25 points per game (0, 9, 13, 11).
He has been through the scoring card - try, conversion, penalty and drop goal - on 2 occasions. Against Newport in 2000/01 and Harlequins in 2001/02.
O'Gara's complete Heineken Cup Record:
1997/98 - P3 Pts 23
07/09/1997 NEC Harlequins 48 - 40 Munster: 3 cons, 3 pens
13/09/1997 Cardiff 43 - 23 Munster: 1 con, 2 pens
04/10/1997 Bourgoin 21 - 6 Munster
1998/99 - P1 Pts 7
19/09/1998 Munster 20 - 13 Petrarca: 2 cons, 1 pen
1999/2000 - P9 Pts 131
20/11/1999 Munster 32 - 10 Pontypridd: 2 cons, 5 pens, 1 DG
28/11/1999 Saracens 34 - 35 Munster: 3 cons, 3 pens
11/12/1999 Colomiers 15 - 31 Munster:1 con, 3 pens
18/12/1999 Munster 23 - 5 Colomiers: 1 con, 2 pens
08/01/2000 Munster 31 - 30 Saracens: 2 cons, 4 pens
15/01/2000 Pontypridd 38 - 36 Munster: cons, 4 pens, 1DG
15/04/2000 Munster 27 - 10 Stade Français:1 con, 5 pens
06/05/2000 Toulouse 25 - 31 Munster: 1 try, 2 cons, 4 pens
27/05/2000 Northampton 9 - 8 Munster
2000/01 - P8 Pts 127
07/10/2000 Munster 26 - 18 Newport: 1 con, 3 pens
14/10/2000 Castres Olympique 29 - 32 Munster: 1 try, 1 con, 5 pens
21/10/2000 Munster 31 - 9 Bath: 2 cons, 3 pens, 1 DG
28/10/2000 Bath 18 - 5 Munster
3/01/2001 Newport 24 - 39 Munster: 1 try, 3 cons, 4 pens, 2 DG
20/01/2001 Munster 21 - 11 Castres Olympique: 1 con, 3 pens
28/01/2001 Munster 38 - 29 Biarritz Olympique: 1 con, 7 pens
23/04/2001 Stade Français 16 -15 Munster: 5 pens
2001/02 - P9 Pts 129
29/09/2001 Munster 28 - 23 Castres Olympique: 1 con, 6 pens, 1 DG
06/10/2001 NEC Harlequins 8 - 24 Munster: 1 try, 1 con, 2 pens, 1 DG
26/10/2001 Bridgend 12 - 16 Munster: 2 pens
03/11/2001 Munster 40 - 6 Bridgend: 3 cons, 3 pens
05/01/2002 Munster 51 - 17 NEC Harlequins: 3 cons, 5 pens
12/01/2002 Castres Olympique 21 - 13 Munster: 1 con, 2 pens
26/01/2002 Stade Francais 14 - 16 Munster:1 con, 2 pens, 1 DG
27/04/2002 Castres Olympique 17 - 25 Munster :1 con, 6 pens
25/05/2002 Leicester Tigers 15 - 9 Munster: 3 pens
2002/03 - P8 Pts 103
12/10/2002 Gloucester 35 - 16 Munster: 1 con, 3 pens
19/10/2002 Munster 30 - 21 Perpignan: 3 cons, 3 pens
06/12/2002 Munster 64 - 0 Viadana: 1 try, 8 cons, 1 pen
14/12/2002 Viadana 22 - 55 Munster: 5 cons
11/01/2003 Perpignan 23 - 8 Munster: 1 pen
18/01/2003 Munster 33 - 6 Gloucester: 2 cons, 3 pens
13/04/2003 Leicester Tigers 7 - 20 Munster:1 try, 2 cons, 2 pens
26/04/2003 Toulouse 13 - 12 Munster: 2 pens, 2 DG
2003/04 - P8 Pts 88
06/12/2003 Bourgoin 17 - 18 Munster: 6 pens
13/12/2003 Munster 51 - 0 Benetton Treviso: 4 cons, 1 pen
10/01/2004 Gloucester 22 - 11 Munster: 2 pens
17/01/2004 Munster 35 - 14 Gloucester: 3 cons, 3 pens
24/01/2004 Benetton Treviso 20 - 31 Munster: 3 cons
31/01/2004 Munster 26 - 3 Bourgoin: 3 cons
10/04/2004 Munster 37 - 32 Stade Francais: 4 cons, 3 pens
25/04/2004 Munster 32 - 37 London Wasps: 3 pens
2004/05 - P4 Pts 41
23/10/2004 Munster 15 - 9 NEC Harlequins: 1 con, 1 pen
31/10/2004 Ospreys 18 - 20 Munster: 5 pens
03/12/2004 Castres Olympique 19 - 12 Munster: 4 pens
11/12/2004 Munster 36 - 8 Castres Olympique: 3 cons, 1 pen
2005/06 - P9 Pts 115
21/10/2005 Sale Sharks 27 - 13 Munster:1 con, 2 pens
29/10/2005 Munster 42 - 16 Castres Olympique: 4 cons, 2 pens
10/12/2005 NG Dragons 8 - 24 Munster:1 con, 2 pens, 1 DG
17/12/2005 Munster 30 - 18 NG Dragons: 3 cons, 3 pens
13/01/2006 Castres Olympique 9 - 46 Munster: 3 cons, 1 pen
21/01/2006 Munster 31 - 9 Sale Sharks: 4 cons, 1 pen
01/04/2006 Munster 19 - 10 Perpignan:1 con, 4 pens
23/04/2006 Leinster 6 - 30 Munster:1 try, 3 con, 3 pens
20/05/2006 Biarritz Olympique 19 - 23 Munster: 2 cons, 3 pens
2006/07 - P7 Pts 77
22/10/2006 Leicester Tigers 19 - 21 Munster: 1 con, 2 pens, 1 DG
28/10/2006 Munster 41 - 23 Bourgoin :4 cons, 1 pen
10/12/2006 Cardiff Blues 12 - 22 Munster:1 con, 5 pens
16/12/2006 Munster 32 - 18 Cardiff Blues: 3 cons, 2 pens
14/01/2007 Bourgoin 27 - 30 Munster: 3 cons, 3 pens
20/01/2007 Munster 6 - 13 Leicester Tigers: 2 pens
30/03/2007 Llanelli Scarlets 24 - 15 Munster: 1 con, 1 pen
2007/08 - P9 Pts 113
10/11/2007 London Wasps 24 - 23 Munster: 2 cons, 3 pens
18/11/2007 Munster 36 - 13 ASM Clermont: 4 cons, 1 pen
08/12/2007 Llanelli Scarlets 16 - 29 Munster: 2 cons, 5 pens
16/12/2007 Munster 22 - 13 Llanelli Scarlets: 4 pens
13/01/2008 ASM Clermont 26 - 19 Munster: 1 con, 4 pens
19/01/2008 Munster 19 - 3 London Wasps: 1 con, 4 pens
05/04/2008 Gloucester 3 - 16 Munster: 2 pens
27/04/2008 Saracens 16 - 18 Munster: 1 try, 1 con, 2 pens
24/05/2008 Munster 16 - 13 Toulouse: 1 con, 3 pens
2008/09 - P3 Pts 39
10/10/2008 Munster 19 - 17 Montauban: 1 con, 4 pens
19/10/2008 Sale Sharks 16 - 24 Munster: 1 con, 2 pens, 1DG
07/12/2008 ASM Clermont 25 - 19 Munster: 1 con, 4 pens
13/12/08 Munster 23 - 13 ASM Clermont Auvergne: 1 con, 2 pens
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