Retired Quote by Javier Bardem

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

— Kelvin Fletcher

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

— Nicholas Galitzine

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

— Ralph Fiennes

After giving up rugby, I wanted to keep busy.

— Gareth Thomas

When I was younger, I really loved playing rugby.

— Phil Dunster

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

— Georgie Fame

In 2011 I stopped playing rugby for England so during the Six Nations, which is on during February and March, I was able to…

— Mike Tindall

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

Playing rugby has been my whole life and for me, keeping fit was part of my job. But when I gave up my career,…

— Gareth Thomas

I'm still an amateur, of course, but I became rugby's first millionaire five years ago.

— David Campese

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've been a professional rugby player all my life; I don't really know anything different.

— Brian O'Driscoll