Captain Quote by Chris Sutton

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

— James Haskell

I have changed my behaviour on the pitch in England. Here referees talk to the players all the time. I think it is nice.

— Oscar

Ultimately, we are professional rugby people, and we focus on the rugby. That's the easy bit. We are not politicians, so we don't have…

— Alun Wyn Jones

In football, it is always difficult to try and advise someone who has played the game and knows what's next in his move.

— Victor Wanyama

We have to be careful with time-wasting, the behaviour of the players. There are a lot now who are complaining during the game. We…

— Marco van Basten

You do not have time in international rugby to stop and think, 'This is tough.' It's more a case of, 'Let's crack on.' Where's…

— Alun Wyn Jones

You have to think for your team-mates and give them positive response. Whatever happens as a captain you have to take the responsibility. Backing…

— Ajinkya Rahane

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

Learning from the best is easy and it isn't just footballers, coaches should also learn.

— Claude Makelele

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

— Bill Shankly

Rugby is a nonsense, but a very serious nonsense.

— Cliff Morgan

Players have to adapt nowadays, and if you have a good football brain, if you can read the game, you can manage it.

— Ashley Young