Front Five - 05.02.19

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

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Ireland v England writeup

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"...we were up against one of the best teams in the world and we got beaten and we’re certainly not going to shy away from that."

O'Mahony: ‘You can’t be feeling sorry for yourself’

Brendan O'Brien - Irish Examiner

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England...suddenly took a serious leap up the rankings with an impressive away win against an Irish team that while well organised, found themselves seriously bullied up front.

'I noticed a ray of hope for Ireland just after half time - but they didn't exploit it'

Brett Pope - Irish Independent

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"Garry Ringrose... I thought a defining moment could have been where we got that turnover ball. We didn't make the most of it at the other end."

Joe Schmidt name-checks five players when asked for positives after England defeat

Patrick McCarry - SportsJoe.ie

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The prop...has not been officially ruled out of Saturday’s visit of the...Irish but the noises from the Scotland camp yesterday were not encouraging.

WP Nel a big doubt for Ireland tie as Scots sweat over calf injury

Duncan Smith - The Scotsman

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7 Claire Molloy (Ireland)
12 Michelle Claffey (Ireland)

Round 1: 6 Nations Team of the Week

Scrumqueens.com

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