Front Five - 13.03.19

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

If Joe wants the Lions job 

it should be his.  End of.

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He has not played at all since damaging his calf in Leinster's pre-Christmas fixture against Connacht on December 22

Fit-again Leavy primed to return for Wales finale

Ruairidh O'Connor - Irish Independent

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"The problem for Sean is that he hasn't really had too much rugby and he was not happy with his performance against Italy."

O'Brien absence may be down to player, not boss

Micil Glennon - RTÉ Rugby

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It is believed it could provide a windfall of more than £100m to each union but would mean partly surrendering control of the competition.

Investors CVC want to buy stake in rugby's oldest championship

BBC Rugby

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Gatland... would be top of a list that also includes fellow Kiwi Joe Schmidt, Hansen...and Eddie Jones

Don't rule out Steve Hansen but British & Irish Lions urged to sign Warren Gatland quickly

Stuff.co.nz

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"I had the full Irish kit, Rala sorted me out with a track-suit and stuff -- Paulie [O'Connell] took the piss a bit"

'I trained with Ireland and Schmidt would bollock players, which you don't see anymore'

Jack O'Toole - SportsJoe.ie

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