Sunday, August 06, 2017

Front Five - 06.07.17

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

Super excited about #WRWC2017



Come Wednesday, the eyes of the international sporting world will be fixed on Ireland as the Women's Rugby World Cup kicks off in Belfield in front of a sell-out crowd.


Lisa Bergin - Irish Independent



It’s a mark of how far Ireland have come that they will begin their World Cup campaign next week knowing that anything but a semi-final appearance would represent serious disappointment.


Alison Donnelly - ScrumQueens



The multi-lingual former Ireland hooker already speaks English, Japanese, French, German and Gaelic.


Andy Howell - WalesOnline



"...one must take into account that if a player jumps in the air forward, where does he go if someone touches his legs."


Brendan Nel - SuperSport.com



"You go out to win games, but it was almost like an outer body experience. I can’t even describe it to you.” - Niamh Briggs


Sean Farrell - The42.ie



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