HARPIN' ON RUGBY

Friday, January 04, 2019

Front Five - 04.01.19

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

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Leinster will not appeal the suspension and the winger will instead be free to return for the European champions' final pool game against Wasps

Lowe to miss Toulouse clash as ex-Leinster young gun set for RDS return

Cian Tracey and Rúaidhrí O'Connor - Irish Independent

"...a relatively local schools under-13s game...two guys in big Leinster manager’s jackets with an iPad...I asked, ‘Are you two parents?’... ‘No, no — we’re here watching [for Leinster].’"

'To think Munster can match Leinster's resources without a well-managed club system is a joke'

The42.ie

"We didn’t get the results quickly enough and as head coach you have to take responsibility for that."

Jackman open to other coaching roles after Dragons exit

RTÉ Rugby

“It has been about eight weeks now so we want to get some reassurance that we are doing the right things and make sure we stay on track.”

Headaches Persist For Halfpenny As He Seeks Concussion Specialist

Sean McMahon - Pundit Arena

"This is a huge opportunity and we recognise the expectation that comes with the investment."

England Women announce 28 players on full-time contracts

BBC Rugby

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Thursday, January 03, 2019

Rugby on TV : Jan 3-10

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 3

6AM - BENETTON V ZEBRE (R) - EIR SPORT 2
9AM - THE PRO14 HOUR (R) - EIR SPORT 2
11AM - DRAGONS V OSPREYS (R) - EIR SPORT 1
7PM - MUNSTER V LEINSTER (R) - EIR SPORT 1
8PM - THE WORLD RUGBY SHOW - SKY SPORTS ARENA
9PM - CONNACHT V ULSTER (R) - EIR SPORT 1

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4

7AM - GLASGOW WARRIORS V EDINBURGH (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
11AM - SCARLETS V CARDIFF BLUES (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
1PM - DRAGONS V OSPREYS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
4PM - CONNACHT V ULSTER (R) - PRO 14 - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
6PM - THE PRO 14 HOUR (R) - EIR SPORT 2
7PM - THE WORLD RUGBY SHOW - SKY SPORTS ARENA
7PM - PRO 14 ROUND 12 HIGHLIGHTS - EIR SPORT 2
7PM - SALE SHARKS V SARACENS (L) - PREMIERSHIP - BT SPORT 1
7:45PM - MERTHYR V ABERAVON (L) - WELSH CUP - S4C
8PM - MUNSTER V LEINSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5

8:45AM - SALE V SARACENS (R) - PREMIERSHIP - BT SPORT 1
1:30PM - THE PRO 14 HOUR (R) - EIR SPORT 2
2:30PM - OSPREYS V CARDIFF BLUES (L) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
2:30PM - LEICESTER TIGERS V GLOUCESTER (L) - PREMIERSHIP - BT SPORT 1
4:55PM - LEINSTER V ULSTER (L) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1, TG4
5PM - SCARLETS V DRAGONS (L) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
7:30PM - CONNACHT V MUNSTER (L) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1, TG4
7:30PM - EDINBURGH V SOUTHERN KINGS (L) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
7:55PM - RACING 92 V TOULON (L) - TOP 14 - SKY SPORTS ARENA
8PM - OSPREYS V CARDIFF BLUES (R) - PRO 14 - S4C
9PM - PREMIERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS - BT SPORT 1
10PM - BENETTON V OSPREYS (T) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6

9AM - LEINSTER V ULSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
9AM - BENETTON V GLASGOW WARRIORS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
11AM - SCARLETS V DRAGONS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
12:30PM - PREMIERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS - BT SPORT 1
12:55PM - ZEBRE V CHEETAHS (L) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
2:30PM - WASPS V NORTHAMPTON SAINTS (L) - BT SPORT 1
4PM - PRO 14 ROUND 13 HIGHLIGHTS - EIR SPORT 1
4PM - CLERMONT V LA ROCHELLE (L) - TOP 14 - SKY SPORTS MAIN EVENT
9PM - IRELAND'S 6 NATIONS 2018 JOURNEY - VIRGIN MEDIA 1
10PM - ZEBRE V CHEETAHS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1

MONDAY, JANUARY 7

8AM - CONNACHT V MUNSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
10AM - PRO 14 ROUND 13 HIGHLIGHTS - EIR SPORT 2
10AM - PREMIERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS - BT SPORT 2
12PM - BENETTON V GLASGOW WARRIORS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
1PM - LEINSTER V ULSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
5PM - SCARLETS V DRAGONS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
7PM - OSPREYS V CARDIFF BLUES (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
10PM - PRO 14 ROUND 13 HIGHLIGHTS - EIR SPORT 2
11PM - LEINSTER V ULSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8

11AM - SCARLETS V DRAGONS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
2:30PM - PRO 14 HIGHLIGHTS - EIR SPORT 2
11PM - LEINSTER V ULSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9

10AM - LEINSTER V ULSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
12PM - ZEBREV CHEETAHS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
1PM - OSPREYS V CARDIFF BLUES (R) - PRO 4 - EIR SPORT 2
5PM - EDINBURGH V SOUTHERN KINGS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
8PM - RUGBY TONIGHT - BT SPORT 2
9PM - THE PRO 14 HOUR - EIR SPORT 1
9:30PM - TOP 14 ROUND UP - SKY SPORTS ARENA
10PM - THE BACK ROW - EIR SPORT 1
10:30PM - CONNACHT V MUNSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

6AM - PRO 14 ROUND 13 HIGHLIGHTS - EIR SPORT 1
10AM - THE PRO 14 HOUR - EIR SPORT 2
11AM - EDINBURGH V SOUTHERN KINGS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 2
12PM - SCARLETS V DRAGONS (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
9PM - CONNACHT V MUNSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1
9PM - THE WORLD RUGBY SHOW - SKY SPORTS ARENA
11PM - LEINSTER V ULSTER (R) - PRO 14 - EIR SPORT 1

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T = TAPE DELAY

H = HIGHLIGHTS

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Front Five - 03.01.19

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

Back to the daily routine after

a couple of days off...with new features

on the horizon stay tuned

He always has been and he is fiery. That's what makes him deliver time and time again because he gets that out of himself.

Brian O'Driscoll: Johnny Sexton's captaincy style comes across as 'confrontational'

Cian Tracey - Irish Independent

It is a rare occasion now for the ‘Blues’ to lose a home game, but Payne was part of the last Ulster side to do so.

Jared Payne challenges players to front up in Dublin against Leinster

Richard Mulligan - Belfast Newsletter

Both teams enter the game on the back of inter-pro victories

Sellout! Connacht and Munster set for Pro14 clash at packed Sportsground

Fintan O'Toole - The42.ie

Eye-gouging, biting, simulation, bullying allegations, nightclub misconduct … any pretensions to the moral high ground to which rugby used to cling have long since been eroded.

This must not be the year when rugby union trashes its finest qualities

Robert Kitson - The Guardian

This...was proper test rugby - hard, relentless, unflinching stuff. The Kiwis were up for it on all fronts and yet they could not break Ireland's resolve.

Ireland deliver year's best with win against All Blacks

Mick Cleary - Stuff.co.nz