Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Front Five - 27.09.16

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

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Leinster v Ospreys writeup


...scrum coach John Fogarty reported that Seán O’Brien and Robbie Henshaw “are back in the rugby programme, so it’s a case of seeing how close we are".


Gerry Thornley - Irish Times

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One of rugby’s great gentlemen, he was in his 92nd year and will be greatly missed by all his friends in the Dolphin club


Charlie Mulqueen - Irish Examiner

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The defending champions...have reached an agreement with the Aviva Premiership side Wasps to release the 28-year-old for the 2016/17 season.


Matthew Wood - Talking Rugby Union

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The millionaire comic-book owner has been the driving force behind the Cote d'Azur club's emergence from the French second tier to becoming European rugby's dominant force


Irish Independent

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"the Doc comes back in and says, 'Jamie, Jamie, how are you? Sebby (second row partner Sebastien Vahaamahina) is not good. Can you come back on? You gotta come back on'. I was like, 'Yeah, sweet' "


Conal Cahill - Balls.ie

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