Saturday, June 06, 2015

Front Five - 06.06.15

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

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Eight years ago Jerry Collins stunned a collection of butchers, bakers and farmers in Newton Abbot when the All Black turned up to play in an English low-level league match.

The day Collins played for Barnstaple

NZ Herald
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... it’s the Highlanders revival this season that has enhanced his reputation as an innovative attacking coach in the Schmidt mould.

Tony Brown emerges as leading candidate for Leinster post

Gavin Cummiskey - Irish Times

"Our players have matured a fair bit and this will be a test but we prepared well in the limited time that we have had." Ireland U20s assistant coach Colin McEntee

It was a sad end for a number of veteran stalwarts whose club careers ended with this defeat, including South Africa's Bakkies Botha, Ali Williams and Carl Hayman of New Zealand.
Rugby Week
Click here to see the definitive "cheeky offload" from Sergio Parisse

"Swear we won the grand slam here!"

Niall Horan hits back at Wales' Mike Phillips troll attempt with zinger of a tweet

Kevin McGillicuddy - SportsJOE.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
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Taken by JLP from RDS press box on Nov 16, 2019