Rugby is an art of war in which each player must understand that every action has consequences.

Rugby is a sport where the unusual happens regularly and the commonplace never.

Football is a gentleman’s game played by beasts. Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen.

Rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen.

Rugby is not just about scoring tries — it’s about not letting them score.

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 a beer. I love that.

The whole point of rugby is that it is, first and foremost, a state of mind, a spirit.

In rugby, there’s no ace striker, there’s no number four batter, so it’s a question of working hard as a group and if I’ve got one skill to give it’s a good work ethic.

If you can’t take a punch, you should play table tennis.

Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the center of the city.