Friday, September 25, 2015

Front Five - 25.09.15

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Henshaw is understood to have fully recovered from the injury scare...but the Connacht centre has not completed a full training session this week.

 

Darren Cave poised to make World Cup debut for Ireland against Romania at Wembley

 
Richard Mulligan - Belfast Newsletter


...while some RFU officials are against allowing an English-based team to compete in a ‘foreign’ league, Exiles chairman Bleddyn Phillips is confident it can happen.

 

London Welsh have ‘initiated discussions’ about switching to Pro12

 
The Rugby Paper


It didn't seem to register with the anti-ROG brigade that Wilkinson suffered enormous physical damage because of his enthusiasm for tackling

 

Shades of O'Gara critics as England go on the defensive with No 10 pick

 
George Hook - Irish Independent


"(Kevin McLaughlin) was a guy Joe trusted. You don't pick a guy you don't trust to play the All Blacks"

 
BluesTalkTV

Even Paul O’Connell got a bit edgy…
 

Ireland had A LOT of fun on their down-day today 

 
Neil Treacy - The42.ie

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