I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the center of the city.

— Oscar Wilde

I thought that if I could play rugby on TV, I'd be able to get my mum a house. That was the driving factor.

— Sonny Bill Williams

If you play rugby, all you think about is rugby. Someone asks you a question, you say; RUGBY

— Riley Jonasen

I've got it all: I'm good-looking, I'm educated, I can sing, and I can play rugby. Ridiculous, isn't it?

— Alun Wyn Jones

I think the first thing that I thought I would go and do as a career was be a rugby player. I had a…

— Phil Dunster

I like to think I play rugby as it should be played - there are no yellow or red cards in my collection -…

— Jonny Wilkinson

You come from the NRL and it's a forwards-dominated game, I think, at the moment. You get three sets and kick and chase. But…

— Joel Monaghan

In my country (Belgium), if you sit beside the phone long enough, it will ring and you will be invited to play rugby for…

— Jacques Rogge

Boarding school forces you to grow. You have to wake up at a certain time, you have to study, wash your own clothes. We…

— Dereck Chisora

I used to play rugby, which requires a lot of physical strength. The game requires you to get aggressive.

— Sidharth Malhotra

People were telling me for years that I wasn't big enough to make it. But like any young kid I wanted to play rugby…

— Rob Burrow

I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of…

— Rupert Giles

I was quite often told I was too small to play rugby, but I always liked the adversity and to prove people wrong.

— Rob Burrow

I was born and raised to play rugby. I have two parents who are hugely proud of my rugby achievements, but even they say…

— Gareth Thomas

My kids are my life. Sitting on the sidelines watching my son play rugby, helping them with their homework or getting them ready for…

— Karren Brady