Thursday, April 09, 2020

Front Five - 09.04.20

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

ICYMI click here for our post on
what should be done with Pro14 2019/20 season


The Pro 14 has deals with nine different broadcasters...which is believed to bring in €15-20 million of revenue


Gerry Thornley - Irish Times
(possibly behind paywall)

 If...you feared that the devil in the detail would be a fork in the rear end, then you’ll be slow to sit down.


Brendan Fanning - Irish Indepedent
(behind paywall)

"No Champions will be designated. There will be no promotion or relegation this year. The same pools will be kept for the 2020-2021 season."


RugbyPass.com

"The intention is to play all games and complete the season as soon as it can be done safely."


SkySports.com

"Potentially it's an opportunity to make £4m or £5m from a game like that and put some money back into the coffers that we're going to need."


Patrick McCarry - SportsJoe.ie

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