Career Quote by Gareth Thomas

You've got to be committed. It comes down to setting yourself goals as an individual. In rugby you have team goals that you strive…

— Filo Tiatia

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

It was so important to have stuff outside of rugby so you have a life balance. I took a lot of criticism for that…

— James Haskell

To a point, family does that and a couple of life experiences both positive and negative that have definitely altered my perception on rugby.…

— Alun Wyn Jones

I take a laid-back approach to a lot of things in life and, at the end of the day, rugby's just a game.

— Beauden Barrett

My sport was my comfort. The routine, the camaraderie, the team... everyone's around you. After rugby you're on your own.

— Gareth Thomas

After giving up rugby, I wanted to keep busy.

— Gareth Thomas

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

— Jason Priestley

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

— Owen Farrell

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

— Ralph Fiennes