Sunday, February 26, 2017

Front Five - 26.02.17

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

Conor Murray deserves a medal for 
"Best Way For A Sportsman To Receive A Medal"



The Ireland fly-half came through a tough examination by Les Bleus, pulling the strings with half-back partner Conor Murray as well as kicking 11 points


Richard Mulligan - Belfast Newsletter



...(the) Scotland squad appeared as mild-mannered Clark Kents before disappearing behind the half-time curtain to re-emerge...in the full Superman garb


Iain Morrison - The Scotsman



O'Shea cited Scotland's form this season...as proof of how teams could improve over time within the Six Nations.


Rugby365 (via AFP)



"...the resources put behind the women's 15 programme have been pretty good and we are in a high performance programme now"


Aisling Crowe - Irish Independent



No sooner had the medal rested on his chest than it was whipped off.


Patrick McCarry



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