Saturday, October 16, 2021

Front Five - 16.10.21

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

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"I don’t think we’ve really hit our stride yet in the three games."


Gerry Thornley - Irish Times
(possibly behind paywall)

"He’s training away but he’s just not able to play right now. I think once he’s back he’ll be able to go straight back in, whatever team that is with."


Cian Tracey - Irish Independent

...again, the performance wasn’t polished but it didn’t need to be against a Lions side on the last leg of their four-game European tour.


Ciaran Donaghy - Belfast Newsletter

The opening game of the South Africa leg will be Stormers hosting Zebre at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on 27th November.


Matthew Wood - Talking Rugby Union

You would have gotten long odds on Cork Constitution being in the seventh place after two rounds.


Dave Mervyn - The42.ie

Feel free to share any interesting links you spot yourself about t’internet by email, Twitter, Facebook, blog comment or carrier pigeon – whatever works for you. JLP

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Taken by JLP from RDS press box on Nov 16, 2019