Saturday, December 06, 2014

Front Five - 06.12.14

Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.

Best wishes to all the Irish provinces
today in Champions Cup,
Challenge Cup and B&I Cup


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...this win is an important stepping stone for Ireland as they chase Olympic qualification.

Ireland Women Win Dubai Invitational Sevens

IrishRugby.ie




When Conor [O’Shea] came in, he almost had to start from scratch because of the way the club had been knocked about.

How Quins bounced back from Bloodgate

Mick Cleary - Telegraph




"Ireland will put together a winning bid that will be impossible to resist. We have the fans, the stadiums, and the accessibility to make it a World Cup to remember." - Enda Kenny 
RTÉ Rugby




"I'm still contracted to Connacht for another year. I don't know why people are bringing it up." 
Cian Tracey - Irish Independent




"...if young players are under pressure and they do fall into the trap then it is a massive problem for our game.”

Ronan O’Gara has zero tolerance for drug cheats in rugby

Will Slattery - TheScore.ie
 



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