Case Quote by James Haskell

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

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

— James Haskell

Rugby may have many problems, but the gravest is undoubtedly that of the persistence of summer.

— Chris Laidlaw

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

— James Haskell

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

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 know part of me is going to die when I stop playing rugby.

— Alun Wyn Jones

Rugby is a nonsense, but a very serious nonsense.

— Cliff Morgan

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

— Owen Farrell

Rugby takes its toll.

— Brian O'Driscoll

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

Players want to play a lot of rugby. We're walking contradictions at times in that we want to play a lot of rugby, but…

— Alun Wyn Jones