About Quote by Anthony Browne

One of the highlights of my career was playing first class rugby for my province, which was Wellington. Another highlight was playing first class…

— Filo Tiatia

I was training my whole younger life to be a sportsman. Rugby was my main thing.

— Nicholas Galitzine

My brother and sister were very sporty. They all did rugby. I was very into performing arts. I went to the National Youth Music…

— Jonathan Anderson

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 was eight years old and I was playing rugby for my local club.

— Kelvin Fletcher

Looking back, my whole life seems so surreal. I didn't just turn up on the doorstep playing rugby; I had to go through a…

— Jonah Lomu

Playing rugby at school I once fell on a loose ball and, through ignorance and fear, held on despite a fierce pummelling. After that…

— Peter Cook

My sport was my comfort. The routine, the camaraderie, the team... everyone's around you. After rugby you're on your own.

— Gareth Thomas

I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.

— Javier Bardem

It is the toughest, most macho of male sports, and with that comes an image. In many ways, it is barbaric, and I could…

— Gareth Thomas

When things could've gone really bad, rugby caught my interest and I really stuck with it. The sport brought me, maybe off the streets…

— Daniel Cudmore

We are a rugby family really. My dad and both granddads played rugby. Dad was good, on his way to Bath until he broke…

— Jack Butland