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I'm disappointed we lost but I was very encouraged by our ambition - and we played with the ball in hand.

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I think collectively it shows what a good place London Irish is at the moment.

But that is the beauty of coaching, that's why we do what we do, it's not straightforward and you have to find a way.

He cares about it a lot and he’s very passionate about it – that’s what drives people to excel.

If Wales don’t think they want him and Scotland do and he wants to play international rugby, we’ll back that decision.

He has been one of our form players - he has performed exceptionally well.

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Men accept servility in order to acquire wealth; as if they could acquire anything of their own when they cannot even assert that they belong to themselves.

Étienne de La Boétie Discourse on Voluntary Servitude (1548)

To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

Confucius

The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.

Emil Cioran The Trouble With Being Born (1973)

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune, and favor cannot satisfy him.

Jean de La Bruyère Les Caractères (1688)

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