Front Five - 12.05.19

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

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"I don't blame the decision and what we did. It's all outcome based and it's all in hindsight"

Sexton - Messy end to first half was huge turning point

RTÉ Rugby

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If the boos that greeted him at various points on a cool north-east afternoon were intended to throw the England No 8 off his game they did not succeed.

Billy Vunipola steers the champions home as Saracens survive a storm

Robert Kitson - The Guardian

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This was not how the surge for that fifth star was supposed to go.

Leinster have found their nemesis, and the next few seasons should be class

Patrick McCarry - SportsJoe.ie

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...they find themselves in the Challenge competition for the first time this season where they will face China at 6.46pm (Irish time)

Ireland Women’s 7s To Face China in Challenge Semi-Final At The Canada 7s

IrishRugby.ie

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“At some point in the future and as the days go by as the cups and medals keep racking up he becomes a more and more serious contender"

Williams Questions IRFU Decision To Not Consider McCall For Irish Job

Michael Corry - Pundit Arena

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