League Quote by Benji Marshall

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

— Kelvin Fletcher

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

— Anthony Browne

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

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

— Georgie Fame

I was a rugby player, I was a hockey player. You know, I just love to challenge myself, and I love to compete.

— Jason Priestley

I played number 6 in rugby league so I had the ball quite a lot. I tried to make the plays, so you are…

— Ben Stokes

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

— Ralph Fiennes

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

— David Gilmour

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

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

— Javier Bardem

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

— Nicholas Galitzine

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