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As soon as I signed for the French rugby union, it was just a huge relief, you know, because I was out of Sydney…

— Sonny Bill Williams

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

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

— Javier Bardem

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

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

— Nicholas Galitzine

I had dreams of being a professional rugby player.

— Jack Butland

Rugby took me to Australia. I have travelled the world. If I went nowhere else, I'm full.

— Rob Burrow

I was only one year at Newcastle, but that time there meant a lot to me. I met some great people who helped me…

— Georginio Wijnaldum

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 studied law at university and wanted to go on a working holiday in Sydney. I got a job at the Sydney Morning Herald…

— Carol Thatcher

I've lost count of the times I've been asked what I do for a living. When I say rugby people say: 'Yes, but what's…

— James Haskell

I saw my mates go off to get apprenticeships on the shipyards and I went off to chase the dream of playing football and…

— Steve Bruce