Front Five - 27.04.20

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

It's like whenever the Welsh rugby press

gets bored they float the whole notion of

"regions pulling out of the Pro14"

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Reports on Saturday suggested the Irish and Welsh unions were on the brink of a shock U-turn, but those have proved wide of the mark.

IRFU set to back Beaumont to stay in lead role despite U-turn speculation

Ruaidhri O'Connor - Irish Independent

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...the fact that the sponsorship market in Ireland only suffered a €14m dip through the three worst years of the financial crash is a source of optimism...

Sponsors and TV companies scrambling to comb through contracts

Brendan O'Brien - Irish Examiner

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Robbie Henshaw – Played with Connacht from 2012 to 2016. Making 77 appearances. Joined Leinster in 2016.

List of Connacht rugby players that represented Ireland in the professional era

Anthony Redmond - SportsNews Ireland

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The news that CVC may have a rethink on their PRO14 investment makes the situation more concerning again for the Welsh teams.

The Sunday morning rugby headlines amid reports financial future of Wales' regions and PRO14 on the line as CVC make call on £120m investment

Paul Abbandonato - WalesOnline

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"These guys are freakishly big and it takes a lot of work, from a training and nutritional point of view, to maintain it."

Top rugby physiotherapist warns that players could lose up to 20kg during coronavirus shutdown

RugbyPass.com

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