Change Quote by Sonny Bill Williams

If I'd had my way, I would still have been playing NRL.

— Israel Folau

I had to play a certain way to get in the league. That's kind of where I came from. I wouldn't change a thing…

— Brad Marchand

If I hadn't had the rugby field to get rid of my aggression I would have been locked up a long time ago.

— Gareth Thomas

If you get a career-threatening injury your career is done and you need something to fall back on. But if it wasn't for football…

— Jack Butland

I thought maybe I'd stick it out for a year or two and then end up going back to Rugby but I was playing…

— Gerwyn Price

Your name or what you've done on the rugby pitch is not going to carry you through for the rest of your life. I…

— Brian O'Driscoll

Three years without a Premiership title? I don't think I would still be in a job.

— Jose Mourinho

The time I've spent in professional Premiership club rugby has been invaluable.

— Rob Andrew

I've gone from being a brilliant captain of a TV soccer team to an average rugby player on a real team. I've gotten so…

— Tanc Sade

I'm very happy to be back playing rugby for England again - there were times when I questioned if this would happen.

— Jonny Wilkinson

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 had dreams of being a professional rugby player.

— Jack Butland