Front Five - 23.09.19

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

On the hoopla surrounding Tadhg Furlong,

while you could make an argument about the contact,

if you see his entry as anything but "through the gate"

then I'd seriously question your motives

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 Schmidt may err on the side of caution and instead pitch Sexton in against the Russians before wrapping him in cotton wool for the Samoa clash.

'Win gives Schmidt room to breathe, but Sexton a worry'

Rúaidhrí O'Connor - Irish Independent

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"They just converted mistakes into territory, mistakes into points directly. They've got a template we all know about."

Gregor Townsend admits questions being asked why Scotland failed to show up

Duncan Smith - The Scotsman

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Talismanic captain Sergio Parisse...even he admitted it was “not maybe a really nice match to see”

'Disappointed' O'Shea refuses to blame conditions for Italy's error-strewn opener

The42.ie

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Manu Tuilagi deservedly won the man of the match award and he is going to be the first name on England’s team sheet. 

England v Tonga: five talking points from England’s win

Charlie Inglefield - Last Word On Rugby

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If Reece Hodge is to be made an example of...where’s the outrage been with Ireland’s Tadgh Furlong?

Where’s the consistency World Rugby? Ireland, NZ counting lucky stars as Hodge made example of

Christy Doran - FoxSports.com.au

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