Thursday, June 30, 2016

Front Five - 30.06.16

Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
 
Not sure if Munster’s RCC pool was the biggest nightmare…
At one stage of the draw they had a 50/50 chance
of ending up in a pool with Saracens and Toulon
 
 

Racing 92, Glasgow Warriors and Leicester Tigers will make up Pool 1 alongside the two-time winners, who are paying the price for their sixth-placed finish
 
 
Ruaidhri O'Connor - Irish Independent

...our IMPACT Beyond 2019 strategy, which aims to attract and retain one million new participants across Asia by Japan 2019...is fundamental to the future growth of rugby in the world's most populous region.
 
 
World Rugby

Peter O'Mahony will eventually take up the captaincy but Best has led the team well in South Africa.
 
 
Patrick McCarry - SportsJOE.ie

"...when you keep involved and round the game and the body has time to recuperate you think that maybe there are possibilities that you can play again."
 
 
Sky Sports

Fresh from the Sevens Olympic repechage in Monaco, Perrett will head straight into another crucial challenge, assisting Angus Gardner in the Rebels and Stormers clash.
 
 
Rugby Redefined

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Taken by JLP from RDS press box on Nov 16, 2019