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title: "7 Rugby World Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Rugby World quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Rugby World sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've been truly overwhelmed by the good luck messages I have received from the rugby world and the fantastic support I've had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-rees/i-ve-been-truly-overwhelmed-by-the-good-luck-messages-i-have-received/)

[Matthew Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/matthew-rees-72606_amount_i-ve-been-truly-overwhelmed-by-the-good_463600.jpg)

> [I was an ambassador for Betway during the Rugby World Cup and at the moment I'm working as an ambassador for Artemis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tindall/i-was-an-ambassador-for-betway-during-the-rugby-world-cup-and-at-the/)

[Mike Tindall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tindall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/mike-tindall-41966_aids_i-was-an-ambassador-for-betway-during-th_1069416.jpg)

> [“Scotland head coach Vern Cotter, said: "There's a lot of excitement within the team leading into this Test. "There are players who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scotland-head-coach-vern-cotter-said-there-s-a-lot-of-excitement/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/anonymous-1_head-coach_scotland-head-coach-vern-cotter-said-the_1409071.jpg)

> [The more expensive and/or exclusive a sport, the whiter it tends to be: the fact almost has the force of a law.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-jacques/the-more-expensive-and-or-exclusive-a-sport-the-whiter-it-tends-to-be/)

[Martin Jacques](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-jacques/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/martin-jacques-6623_almost_the-more-expensive-and-or-exclusive-a-sp_1711104.jpg)

> [I was overwhelmed with messages of support I received from people around the rugby world. Sometimes you take it for granted, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-rees/i-was-overwhelmed-with-messages-of-support-i-received-from-people/)

[Matthew Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a15/matthew-rees-72606_around_i-was-overwhelmed-with-messages-of-suppo_1724579.jpg)

> [They always lose when it matters (getting it wrong about England in the rugby world cup final 2003).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-laporte/they-always-lose-when-it-matters-getting-it-wrong-about-england-in/)

[Bernard Laporte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-laporte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/bernard-laporte-85569_cup-finals_they-always-lose-when-it-matters-getting_1942205.png)

> [After an All-Blacks surprise loss to the French in the 1999 Rugby World Cup: “The French are predictably unpredictable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mehrtens/after-an-all-blacks-surprise-loss-to-the-french-in-the-1999-rugby/)

[Andrew Mehrtens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mehrtens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/andrew-mehrtens-105274_cups_after-an-all-blacks-surprise-loss-to-the_2398283.png)

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