Age Quote by Anthony Yarde

I played rugby from the age of 10 until my late twenties; an unlikely player - small, quiet, long-haired and 'wiry.'

— Anthony Browne

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

I wasn't picked for any of the sports teams at school because I was half the size of everyone else, but now everyone assumes…

— Will Poulter

It is very easy to make athletes, and it is very difficult to make rugby players with that rugby instinct. I would like to…

— Alun Wyn Jones

In my youth I thought I was going to be a professional rugby player.

— Georgie Fame

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

— Kelvin Fletcher

I had dreams of being a professional rugby player.

— Jack Butland

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 didn't fulfil my rugby potential.

— Gerwyn Price

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

— Javier Bardem

I was a football fan before I became a rugby fan.

— Brian O'Driscoll

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

— Ralph Fiennes