Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
New Northampton signing JJ Hanrahan put in an influential 80 minutes for Allen Clarke’s side
Tiernan O’Halloran grabs bonus point for Emerging Ireland late on
Irish Times
Clermont, without key backs Wesley Fofana, Jonathan Davies and Noa Nakaitaci, have now lost 11 of their 12 French top flight finals
Stade Francais victorious in Top 14 final
RTÉ Rugby
"It is pleasing to make the quarter-finals and we will be looking for a big performance on day 2." - Anthony Eddy
IrishRugby.ie
(update - the Irish girls were very unlucky it took a try in the last second this morning for England to win 17-14...we now go into the playoffs for 5th place)
(update - the Irish girls were very unlucky it took a try in the last second this morning for England to win 17-14...we now go into the playoffs for 5th place)
The match was set for the SuperDome on August 1st but ticket sales have reportedly been slow.
This Is American Rugby
...it’s clear that his time playing in one of the fashion capitals of the world didn’t have a positive impact on the Englishman.
Ollie Phillips’ outrageous suit was the main talking point from the Top 14 final
Paul Dollery - The42.ie
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