On playing his last game of rugby for Bath -I thought I would have a quiet pint … and about 17 noisy ones.
Gareth Chilcott (1993)
Playing rugby at school I once fell on a loose ball and, through ignorance and fear, held on despite a fierce pummelling. After that it took me months to convince my team-mates I was a coward.
Peter Cook (1970)
Ray Gravell Eats Soft Centres.
Banner at Cardiff Arms Park (1970s)
The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.
Derek Robinson
The first half is invariably much longer than the second. This is partly because of the late kick-off but is also caused by the unfitness of the referee.
Michael Green The Art of Coarse Rugby (1960)
There is far too much talk about good ball and bad ball. In my opinion, good ball is when you have possession and bad ball is when the opposition have it.
Dick Jeeps (1976)
To Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips, Gordonstoun School’s rugby captain, for his pre-match coin-toss preference -Grandmother or tails, sir?
Anon rugby referee (1995)
You’ve got to get your first tackle in early, even if it’s late.
Ray Gravell
After JPR Williams was involved in a road traffic accident – Bloody typical, isn’t it! The car’s a write-off. The tanker’s a write-off. But JPR comes out of it all in one piece.
Gareth Edwards (1978)
his successors in the Oxford University backs – I’ve seen better centres in a box of Black Magic.
JoeMcPartlin
Rugby backs can be identified because they generally have clean jerseys and identifiable partings in their hair… come the revolution the backs will be the first to be lined up against the wall and shot for living parasitically off the work of others.
Peter Fizsimmons
Rugby players are either piano shifters or piano movers. Fortunately, I am one of those who can play a tune.
Pierre Danos
Colin Meads is the kind of player you expect to see emerging from a ruck with the remains of a jockstrap between his teeth.
Tom O’Reilly
Dean Richards is nicknamed Warren, as in warren ugly bastard.
Jason Leonard (1995)
Forwards are the gnarled and scarred creatures who have a propensity for running into and bleeding all over each other.
Peter Fitzsimmons
I don’t know why prop forwards play rugby.
Lionel Weston (1974)
On the Munsterpack- Mothers keep their photo on the mantelpiece to stop the kids going too near the fire.
Jim Noilly, BBC TV (1995)
The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer.
Doug Ibbotson
In my time, I’ve had my knee out, broken my collarbone, had my nose smashed, a rib broken, lost a few teeth, and ricked my back; but as soon as I get a bit of bad luck I’m going to quit the game.
J. W. Robinson
