Thursday, April 14, 2016

Front Five - 14.04.16

Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
 
Content output has been kept to a minimum this week…
we’ll be taking it back up to normal levels soon
as the season’s end-game approaches
 
 

Leinster pair Garry Ringrose and Luke McGrath will also join up with the squad who assemble at lunchtime on Monday and disperse 24 hours later.
 
 
Ruaidhri O'Connor - Irish Independent

Now...he is about to take up a four-year contract as the Italian head coach, which would appear the ultimate challenge in world rugby even for a man once nicknamed ‘Caesar’.
 
 
Gerry Thornley - Irish Times

"He’s come out and played a bit of sevens this year, so the only concession is made for Bryan." - Allister Coetzee
 
 
Jack O'Toole - Pundit Arena

"This year has been a difficult one, we’ve had to make a lot of changes. Now we’re getting guys back and building consistency" - Glasgow assistant coach Kenny Murray
 
 
Duncan Smith - The Scotsman*

Lindenwood University in the US are like that really dirty U13s school team you used to play against...except they're grown men.
 
 
Rugby Onslaught
 
(hat-tip Conor Cronin)

Feel free to share any interesting links you spot yourself about t’internet by email, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, blog comment or carrier pigeon – whatever works for you. JLP
Note - views expressed in "Front Five" links do not necessarily reflect those of HarpinOnRugby
 
* = just to clarify… “The Scotsman” is the name of a newspaper – as far as we know, Duncan Smith is not THE Scotsman ;-)

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Taken by JLP from RDS press box on Nov 16, 2019