Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
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Exeter Chiefs v Leinster writeup
"Johnny Sexton sent me a text, who I never really met, to say 'let me know what we need to do to get it over the line because we'd love you to come.'"
Maurice Brosnan - Balls.ie
After undergoing ankle surgery in September, the flanker damaged his hamstring shortly after his comeback but now back fit again
Cian Tracey - Irish Independent
“I could have waited until I was 31 or 32 and be a sheep like 90% of all the players who decide to go then"
Simon Lewis - Irish Examiner
Rugby Australia confirmed the dual bids on the same day it announced a new national women’s competition will kick off in 2018
Guardian Rugby
...the SRU would have access to the Aviva Premiership as an option for players to play outside of Scotland...effectively giving them a third fully professional team.
Ian Cameron - RugbyPass.com
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