Ireland's most capped player will be honoured at his testimonial dinner tonight in Cork.

But before that, Ronan O'Gara popped down to our Opera Lane studio to chat to Pat Kenny.

The legendary No 10 talked about how he is settling into the French way of life since joining Racing Metro as a kicking coach.

He also spoke about the way his relationship with former rival Jonny Sexton has gone "full cirlce" and also how he almost ended up playing for the USA rugby team instead of Ireland.

He also reminisced about the special players in the Munster dressing room during his time with the province and why he hopes Ireland scrum-half Connor Murray stays where he is, despite interest from Racing.

You would think that ROG would have divided loyalties now he is at Racing Metro but he was clear that Munster comes first, saying that he would "hate to see Murray leave Munster" and that he "needs to stay at Munster". 

But Ronan is enjoying life in Paris and is settling in. But his kids are having a few teething problems as they adjust to life in a new country. Ronan has enrolled them in a local school, instead of putting them in an international school where they would end up speaking just English. But he admits they are taking their time to get used to the new experience:

He told Pat that his relationship with Jonny Sexton has "come full circle" since their early rivalry. But he also rejected worries about future injury concerns for Sexton.

There have been worries that Sexton will end up being over-played in the Top 14 as he will have to play far more games than he would be accustomed to if he had stayed for Leinster. He has already played 10 games in nine weeks.

But O'Gara says it is a "myth" that French clubs do not protect their players' welfare:

Ronan also revealed a little known secret with a little help from George Hook. San Diego-born and a US passport holder, he came very close to playing for the USA instead of Ireland...

Ronan's testimonial dinner takes place tonight at City Hall in Cork. Over 600 guests are expected to toast O’Gara’s career. The event will make a donation to a number of charities including Cork University Hospital, Crumlin Medical and Research Foundation and the Donal Walsh Foundation.

He also explained how the late Donal Walsh's message put everything in perspective for him when he finally called it a day.