Sunday, July 24, 2016

Front Five - 24.07.16

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

Is it me or should a tournament with the calibre of
Super Rugby not have 30- and 40-point blowouts
at the quarterfinal stage???


Three closing tries came in a span of mere five minutes in the concluding stages of the game for the Chiefs.


Talking Rugby Union

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The Lions vindicated their coach Johan Ackermann’s decision to rest the entire starting line-up for their last league game


Brendan Nel - SuperSport

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It was a match that magnified the importance of locking up home advantage.


Kris Shannon - NZ Herald

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Of the 48 members of Rugby Europe only nine have never entered a women’s team in the Championship


John Birch - ScrumQueens.com

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...he showed last night that he is just as quick as ever when a snappy one-liner needs delivering.


Will Slattery - Irish Independent

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