May Quote by Chris Laidlaw

A lot of people make the error of thinking rugby is going to last forever and they need to quickly discover that that isn't…

— James Haskell

Rugby takes its toll.

— Brian O'Driscoll

In reality, rugby is finite and unpredictable, so players need to have skills off the pitch too.

— James Haskell

Rugby is a nonsense, but a very serious nonsense.

— Cliff Morgan

Mentally, (consistency) is important when you're not used to rugby at that level. Some of the smaller teams in this tournament are staying with…

— Kieran Crowley

Rugby is a sport in which you can lose heavily one week and still come back and smash the opposition the next.

— James Haskell

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

— Owen Farrell

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'm very happy to be back playing rugby for England again - there were times when I questioned if this would happen.

— Jonny Wilkinson

Ultimately, rugby players are like surfers. You look for the perfect wave, but you don't always find it. And if you did, you'd probably…

— Alun Wyn Jones

We don't want Welsh rugby to be seen as healthy or upbeat. If we think that, we could become complacent or stagnate.

— Alun Wyn Jones

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