Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
Now I'm not sure what is motivating me more
for an Irish win this Saturday...
that thing that sort of rhymes with 'Van Damme'
or sticking it to Eddie Jones
"I apologise unreservedly for any offence caused - no excuses and I shouldn't have said what I did. I'm very sorry"
Rúaidhrí O'Connor - Irish Times
...as Van der Westhuizen will act as an assistant referee only, no rule has been broken.
ESPN.co.uk
He has...become the first Irishman to score six tries in a single campaign in Five and Six Nations history.
Richard Mulligan
“Looking back on last year and losing in Ireland, that will be an incentive to push on this weekend.“
Frank Nickson - Talking Rugby Union
"He speaks when the time needs it but I think he really stood up to the plate this time around and was there to be a senior player as a ten."
Maurice Brosnan - Balls,ie
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