Monday, December 16, 2019

Front Five - 16.12.19

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

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comments after Leinster v Northampton


The Midi Olympique specifies that it is the track leading to Jonathan Sexton which is currently the hottest.
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MinuteSports.fr

Hype is unavoidable when a Leinster backrow makes 18 carries for 82 metres, snatching a clever individual try and putting in 16 “hard edge” tackles


Gavin Cummiskey - Irish Times

...the manner in which they defied the odds and kept Saracens at bay for so long in this contest...was admirable.


Donal Lenihan - Irish Examiner

Cooney was most pleased with his big defensive moments after forcing the turnover that led to his own try and saving a later score with a tackle on Ross Chisholm...


Rúaidhrí O'Connor - Irish Independent

Seeded 12th, Ireland were one of the surprise packages of the weekend after an unbeaten run saw them top their pool


Niall Kelly - The42.ie

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Taken by JLP from RDS press box on Nov 16, 2019