Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
No match to write up this week…what to do?
Time to take stock methinks…
In the meantime…
The cornerstones of our golden era, 2006-'12, are becoming obsolete - the provincial structure and its funding model. The sands are shifting and our model must evolve too, if we're to stay in the game.
Structures key to future of our game and we must evolve
Jim Glennon - Irish Independent
Leinster winger Mick McGrath was in dominant form for ‘Tarf, helping himself to a hat-trick of tries
Top marks for students as UCD defeat Belvedere
Irish Times
"I am not sure why Wayne Barnes needed to go to that. He (O'Callaghan) has been great for us since he came here."
Dean Ryan refuses to blame Donncha O'Callaghan for Leicester defeat
ESPN Scrum.com
“It’s not the finish we would have hoped for, but the time here in Dubai has been a valuable experience for the girls." - IRFU Director of Sevens Rugby Anthony Eddy
sportswomen.ie
Nonu was paired with France international Mathieu Bastareaud, the midfield duo weighing as much as Toulon’s two props, at a combined 233kg.
Ma’a Nonu makes explosive start with Toulon ahead of Leinster clash
The42.ie (via AFP)
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