“To play rugby you need three things: a good pass, a good tackle and a good excuse.” – Anon
“Rugby is a game for the mentally deficient… That is why it was invented by the British. Who else but an Englishman could invent an oval ball?” – Peter Pook
“That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which was identical.” – Tony Brown
“Rugby is played by men with odd shaped balls.” Car bumper sticker
That awkward moment when you tell people you are a hooker.
“Rugby is a game for big buggers, if you’re not a big bugger you get hurt. But I was a fast bugger and therefore avoided the big buggers” – Spike Milligan
“I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.” – Tana Umaga
“I’ve never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.” – Jerry Collins
“We’ve lost seven of our last eight matches. Only team – that we’ve beaten was Western Samoa. Good job we didn’t play the whole of Samoa.” – Gareth Davies (1989)
