Chasing Quote by Alun Wyn Jones

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

— Ralph Fiennes

Rugby is a game that's constant. If you are not growing with it, you get left behind.

— Owen Farrell

As a kid in New Zealand, you play cricket in summer and rugby in winter. I played cricket and hockey. Not rugby. I wasn't…

— Glenn Turner

When I was younger, I really loved playing rugby.

— Phil Dunster

When you're going through difficult times, like I was after the 2013-14 Ashes, you start thinking about different bits. Rugby is a huge passion…

— Jonny Bairstow

I've played rugby at school a bit. I didn't play football at school; I played football after school.

— David Gilmour

I played rugby until I was 15, 16 and I eventually had to say, 'No, I have to choose one' and it was obviously…

— Jack Butland

As soon as you have an average game, everyone is quick to criticise and say, 'You suck; you shouldn't be playing rugby.'

— Francois Hougaard

Playing rugby has been my whole life and for me, keeping fit was part of my job. But when I gave up my career,…

— Gareth Thomas

I know my dad would have loved me to have played rugby. He was a No. 8. I started off playing centre and ended…

— Jack Butland

I wouldn't particularly say I liked rugby but it got us playing football.

— Shaun Wright-Phillips

I've always had a rugby ball in my hand, so it was inevitable I was going to play.

— Owen Farrell