Front Five - 29.12.18

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Munster v Leinster preview

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There was something of a fallow period for this fixture when the two teams tended to cancel each other out, but the recent renewals have been compelling.

Goodwill absent as Leinster travel south locked, loaded and ready to further derail Munster's season

Rúaidhrí O'Connor - Irish Independent

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I don’t think it’s a good enough mentality to bring a slightly weakened team up north to try to survive and get on to the next one.

Playing away should be no excuse for Munster defeats

Johnny Holland - RTÉ Rugby

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...through tries from Shane Delahunt, Bundee Aki and Caolin Blade, (Connacht) emerged with the points to leapfrog Munster into second

Connacht do the double over Ulster as Friend's men end the year on a high

Darragh Small - The42.ie

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"...rugby seems to physically be demanding...and I don’t know if anyone can be around long enough to play that number of Lions Tests."

Ireland legend Willie John McBride ‘thrilled’ with CBE

Irish Examiner

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...most American sports fans know little more of rugby than what they’ve seen from Ross Geller on Friends.

Ross Geller's form dissected as Squidge Rugby asks if rugby can actually break the USA

RugbyDump

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