Front Five - 23.08.14

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

Racing Metro confirmed that they have set a deadline of September 15th

Toulon join race to capture Irish star Sexton with lucrative four-year offer

David Kelly - Irish Independent

---

Close to 13,000 turned out at the Kingspan Stadium to watch the game

Exeter Chiefs claim late friendly victory against Ulster at Kingspan Stadium

Richard Mulligan - Belfast Newsletter

---

"it's the 80 minutes on Saturday that is the important thing. If he [Warburton] isn't getting that, someone seriously needs to do something." 

Adam Jones says Sam Warburton has to play 

BBC.com

---

Selectors are sitting targets, an inevitable butt for criticism of the teams that did not quite work out. 

Let's hear it for the selectors 

Huw Richards - ESPN.co.uk

---

TEXT MND TO 50300

 

Paul O'Connell left shaken after being attacked with multiple ice buckets

Rugby Onslaught

 

---

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