Sunday, March 22, 2015

Front Five - 22.03.15

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

Here's to Niamh Briggs & co who will
try to make it an Irish double at Broadwood today
Coverage on RTE2 & 2FM from 12:45pm

Also...congrats to Georgia for their
Grand Slam in the Euro Nations Cup


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“We just have to focus on our game. They are still a threat, they are an international team after all so we can’t under-estimate what they are capable of doing.” - Jenny Murphy
 

Scots unlikely to spoil double delight for Irish

 
John Kelly - Irish Examiner
 
 

 
Back-to-back titles for Ireland rugby teams are an even rarer phenomenon than the solar eclipse that had started the weekend.
 

Nervous drama as Ireland retain Six Nations

 
Frank McNally - Irish Times
 

 
The last time Ireland came calling it was a scrappy game that Scotland edged, but this was a far more entertaining game despite the result.
 
 
Rory Baldwin - Scottish Rugby Blog
 

 
The tough game saw the lead change numerous times but the Georgian side came out on top and won the trophy, for the eighth time.
 
 
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Jamie Heaslip swooped out of the sky like a pterodactyl and somehow managed to dislodge the ball.
 

Heaslip’s try-saving smash on Hogg is the sort of thing you’ll remember in 50 years time

 
Will Slattery - The42.ie
 

 
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
 
Note - views expressed in "Front Five" links do not necessarily reflect those of HarpinOnRugby

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