Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
The IRFU’s offer to extend Schmidt’s deal, currently set to expire in June 2017, remains on the table
Murray Kinsella - The42.ie
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The 32-year-old had been with Exeter Chiefs in a mid-term move from Ulster last season.
Richard Mulligan - Belfast Newsletter
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Williams was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with the serious injury after he took a crash ball into two defenders early in the second half.
FoxSports.com.au (via AAP)
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Madigan has prepared well for his new challenge, undergoing an intensive language course, and working with a backs coach like Emile Ntamack
Gavin Mortimer - Rugby World
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Having won gold at the 2012 London Olympics, it is safe to say that Byrne and his lookalike Nadzeya Ostapchuk were both true stalwarts of their sports.
Conor Malone - Pundit Arena
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