Friday, January 06, 2017

Front Five - 06.01.17

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

It is our opinion that the article on
Welsh support for #RWC2023 is nonsense...
if there's a windfall in it for them, 
of course we'd get their backing, who wouldn't
(unless the FFR offer a bigger one!).
We just thought we'd share the piece anyway
for it's sheer nonsense-ness.


Contrary to misguided reports earlier this week, Sexton did in fact miss Ireland's training camp, but he did take part in Leinster's midweek session.


Cian Tracey - Irish Independent



The agreement between the WRU and IRFU in 1998 has a clause stipulating that if Ireland ever hosted the tournament it would effectively be bound to pay a fee to the WRU


Andy Howell - WalesOnline



Meanwhile, Ulster’s internationals Rory Best, Iain Henderson and Paddy Jackson return to the starting XV


Richard Mulligan - Belfast Newsletter



Pat Lam may be off to Bristol next season but there are some immediate issues that take precedence


Patrick McCarry - SportsJoe.ie



“Cheek to Cheek” is a quick way to describe the fundamentals of tackling. As a tackler you want your head (your cheek) on the opponent’s backside (their cheek) when you make contact


The Lineout Coach



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