Front Five - 19.12.19

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

ICYMI click here for our latest

podcast where I chat to Conor Cronin

about Leinster's season so far

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"(Lancaster) does personality profiles of everyone so he gets a pretty good scope of how you should be communicated with."

Gibson-Park eyes Ireland breakthrough after Lancaster helped find his voice

Cian Tracey - Irish Independent

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"...we don’t want to put them on too much of a pedestal and be gun-shy, that’s for sure."

Faddes in the dark about Ulster’s Dublin blues

Orla Bannon - Irish Examiner

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All three players are free to play, with Northampton currently preparing for a Premiership fixture away to Sale Sharks...

Northampton Saints trio cleared following citings from defeat to Leinster

Paul Dollery - The42.ie

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R.I.P. 😢

“He brought laughter and a ray of sunshine. He gave everything on the field.”

Former Castres flanker Ibrahim Diarra dies aged 36

Planet Rugby

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"They said I came back out, but I can't remember that."

Kyle Sinckler: England prop has no recollection of rugby World Cup final defeat

BBC Rugby

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