Monday, June 13, 2016

Front Five - 13.06.16

Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
 
On top of Saturday’s 15-man heroics
let’s hear it for our 7s teams
the Men won their tournament in Malmo
while the women got an honourable 4th
in their first Grand Prix event in Kazan
 
Later today on HarpinOnRugby…
our #RSAvIRE writeup is titled “#LoveIrishRugby”
 
 
 
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Disciplinary officer Terry Willis did not reach a decision on whether to suspend the flanker...after a five-hour hearing yesterday.
 
 
Ruaidhri O'Connor - Irish Independent

"It’s our first attempt, we’re learning and we have to make sure we learn very quickly as a group and don’t see it as a failure.”
 
 
Irish Times

If Gatland and Edwards were in the mood to shift blame, they should have turned their fire not on the Pro12 but on the failure of Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys, Cardiff Blues and Scarlets.
 
 
Andy Howell - WalesOnline

I am concerned that you might be slipping back into bad old habits with forward passes.
 
 
Fred Woodcock - Stuff.co.nz

Because South Africa are both at home and ranked higher, two heavy Irish losses will not drop them as much as that victory already has.
 
 
Conor O'Leary - Balls.ie

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