Challenges Quote by Rob Burrow

People think of rugby players as being tough but it's another thing to stand in front of someone and get kicked, punched, taken down.…

— James Haskell

Im a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher.

— Alexander Hanson

Rugby is great. The players don't wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for…

— Joe Theismann

I'm a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher.

— Alexander Hanson

It is the toughest, most macho of male sports, and with that comes an image. In many ways, it is barbaric, and I could…

— Gareth Thomas

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

Since my father introduced me to the game, I have loved the fast pace, high collision nature of rugby league, but also its vital…

— Lindsay Hoyle

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

Rugby is a game where everything is connected - from your kicking game to your defence to your set piece and attack.

— Owen Farrell

My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest - and everybody agreed rugby…

— Clint Eastwood

The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches…

— Alan Lewis

Going to a final and winning is the best thing in life, and it makes rugby no longer a job. It makes it fun.

— James Haskell