Front Five - 25.08.16

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

With regard to Joe Schmidt's future
I want facts not rumours!

The IRFU declined to comment on the issue.

Schmidt's Ireland future still uncertain

Cian Tracey - Irish Independent

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All going well, McKinley will be part of Treviso’s visit to the RDS on the first night of the new league season

Treviso impressed with Irishman McKinley's impact ahead of Pro12

Murray Kinsella - The42.ie

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It will forever be seen as the lost season.

Munster’s Peter O’Mahony eager to make up for lost time

Gavin Cummiskey - Irish Times

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His rehab has gone well but the process of getting back into the fray has been slow.

Frustrated Tommy Bowe still playing waiting game to make Ulster return

Richard Mulligan - Belfast Newsletter

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Any new “Pro 14” must go for a quality over quantity approach

What The Pro 12 Could Look Like If Conferences And Two American Sides Are Introduced

Alan Drumm - Pundit Arena

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