Saturday, May 08, 2021

Front Five - 08.05.21

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

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Tonight in Galway, two Irish hookers who have retreated further down the pecking order face off


David Kelly - Irish Independent

It was a six-try demolition, four of them coming after Will Addison had seen red on the stroke of half-time.


Simon Lewis - Irish Examiner

The last 24 hours have seen the words 'left-field', 'shock', 'surprise' and 'bolter' used in relation to three Lions call-ups in particular.


Patrick McCarry - SportsJoe.ie

If you didn’t see it live, you should try and catch it to see just how dramatic it was, and there were passages of real quality.


Iain Hay - Scottish Rugby Blog

"The rugby side takes care of itself so it's important we get the other stuff right and think about the players' wellbeing and mental health."


RTÉ Rugby

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