As an English player you are lifted when the crowd gets behind you. The atmosphere over here can be unsettling for the… — Gareth Ellis Copy Share Image
Head coach of the England team demands management skills that Brian does not have. We had a head coach who wanted one… — Lawrence Dallaglio Copy Share Image
It is the toughest, most macho of male sports, and with that comes an image. In many ways, it is barbaric, and… — Gareth Thomas Copy Share Image
I grew up playing rugby and I kind of never lost the muscle size. — Nicholas Galitzine Copy Share Image
I like rugby - I watch it from time to time. It's basically football without pads but probably a little bit more… — Reggie Bush Copy Share Image
As a kid in New Zealand, you play cricket in summer and rugby in winter. I played cricket and hockey. Not rugby.… — Glenn Turner Copy Share Image
When I see rugby league being played, I do think, 'How could I have done that for so long especially in my… — Rob Burrow Copy Share Image
The more expensive and/or exclusive a sport, the whiter it tends to be: the fact almost has the force of a law.… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
I was always big. I was kind of around this size, like, since I went into high school. I played rugby and… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
School cross country runs started because the rugby pitches were flooded. There was an alternative: extra studying. This meant there were plenty… — Gordon Pirie Copy Share Image
I was overwhelmed with messages of support I received from people around the rugby world. Sometimes you take it for granted, but… — Matthew Rees Copy Share Image
Playing rugby at school I once fell on a loose ball and, through ignorance and fear, held on despite a fierce pummelling.… — Peter Cook Copy Share Image
I remember coming back from training one day and Simon Poidevin was talking to a priest. I thought...this was going to be… — Phil Kearns Copy Share Image
The time for reminiscing is after rugby. Then you can sit down and get fat. — Josh Lewsey Copy Share Image
I think the first thing that I thought I would go and do as a career was be a rugby player. I… — Phil Dunster Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Boxing is the more dangerous activity from the rugby player's and the general public's point of view, but to me rugby is… — Chris Eubank Sr Copy Share Image
I've seen rugby league come together when one of their own is down. It is when the sport is at its best. — Rob Burrow Copy Share Image
Every rugby player in Australia and New Zealand or wherever they are from wants to play in the World Cup, and I… — Sonny Bill Williams Copy Share Image
Bowen is a Welsh name and the family background is more rugby than football, but we're English through and through. — Jarrod Bowen Copy Share Image
I finally made friends with my father when I entered my twenties. We had so little in common when I was a… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I'm a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher. — Alexander Hanson Copy Share Image
I still dream about that one opportunity where the Welsh Rugby Union call me up and say, 'We need you.' There is… — Matthew Rhys Copy Share Image
