Start your day with five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere.
Friday was quite the
busy news dump day
“We’ve 45 players in the squad and the way the players have gone over the last few weeks, they’re making it incredibly hard on us to whittle them down."
Sean McMahon - Pundit Arena
This best-ever financial year follows an earlier-than-expected return to a surplus recorded for the 2017/18 season
Murray Kinsella - The42.ie
This will be the first of three meetings with Saints for Leo Cullen’s men as both sides have been drawn into Heineken Champions Cup Pool 1 along with Benetton Rugby and Lyon.
Conor Sharkey - LeinsterRugby.ie
Synonymous with Sunday’s Well RFC, he has created a piece of club history by becoming the first member since the club’s foundation in 1906 to be elected President of the IRFU.
IrishRugby.ie
Wayne Barnes will take charge of Ireland's opening Rugby World Cup fixture against Scotland in September.
RTÉ Rugby
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