Front Five - 26.01.20

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

Looking forward to some

Leinster Schools Cup rugby

this afternoon

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One gets the sense this will be Farrell’s team. It is the first time he has been able to run the show himself. 

Six Nations united in change and ready to attack new challenges

Andy Bull - The Guardian

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A 12th-place finish earns Ireland five points for their overall HSBC Men’s World Sevens Series tally, moving them up to (10th overall)...

Kennedy Brace Not Enough For Ireland Men Against Scotland

Ryan Bailey - IrishRugby.ie

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Munster Rugby's Billy Holland and his wife, Lanlih, were special guests on (Friday)'s Late Late Show

Munster Player And His Wife Remember Late Baby Daughter In Emotional Interview

Balls.ie

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"It’s pretty pointless me running in from full-back to make a point about the front-row scrummaging."

Stuart Hogg to seek advice from Gavin Hastings on captaining Scotland from full-back

Duncan Smith - The Scotsman

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Sarries: right lads, we're the biggest rugby shock of the week

Finn Russell: hold my beer

The Internet's best responses to Finn Russell leaving Scotland's camp on the eve of Six Nations

RugbyPass.com

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Front Five - 25.01.20

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

No Leinster or Ireland match this weekend

but we've got plans to keep on harpin' regardless

there's a Six Nations to preview plus the

Leinster Schools Senior Cup kicks off

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"Two hours later, she had to give me a little sneaky text to say, ‘your dinner is ready, can you tell Mike to leave?’"

Johnny Sexton impressed by coach Mike Catt’s ‘contagious energy’

Irish Examiner

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Foster Horan, Jordan Conroy, Terry Kennedy and Harry McNulty crossed for Ireland...

Ireland Men Bounce Back With Four-Try Spain Win In Hamilton

Ryan Bailey - IrishRugby.ie

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...at this point in time, Leinster's current big two...are operating at a different level.

St Michael's and Blackrock are in a league of their own

Tony Ward - Irish Independent

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“The referee we’ve got in the first game has got a 91 per cent winning record for home teams."

Eddie Jones fires shots at Nigel Owens ahead of Six Nations opener

Ruck.co.uk

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...up until 2017 the Waterford man was counted among the backs on the books with his club.

U20 lock Ahern grateful for Holland influence aiding his rapid rise

Sean Farrell - The42.ie

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Front Five - 24.01.20

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

ICYMI click here for our latest post

featuring upcoming rugby on Irish TV

Can I call dibs on "Finn & Tonic" headline?

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It has been alleged that the 27-year-old Racing 92 playmaker was challenged over alcohol consumption...

Booze row and training no-show led to stand-off being axed for Ireland game

Duncan Smith - The Scotsman

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Last season’s Grand Slam...is not a benchmark for the current squad who begin their campaign...on Friday, January 31st

McNamara outlines the scale of opportunity for Ireland’s U-20s

John O'Sullivan - Irish Times

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"They put the family before anything else which is a great ethos in the club. That is why I enjoy being there a lot.”

No looking back as McNulty lured by Connacht call

Simon Lewis - Irish Examiner

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This was the fourth time Vunipola has sustained an arm injury

Billy Vunipola ruled out of England's Six Nations campaign

Frank Nickson - Talking Rugby Union

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"If Nigel Wray wanted to hide this, do you not think he could have hidden it better?"

Jackman on Saracens: How much is enough, and how much do you want to destroy them?

The42.ie

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