Peter FitzSimons Quotes

#1. 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 FitzSimons

#2. We had a teacher called Fanny Menlove, and I remember once when she was out of the room Nancy went up to the blackboard and wrote it backward - Menlove Fanny - and we all fell around laughing. She got into big trouble, but she didn't seem to mind. She had no fear.

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#3. Forwards are the gnarled and scarred creatures who have a propensity for running into and bleeding all over each other.

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#4. A rugby tour is like sex. When its good it's great, and when it's bad - hey! It's still pretty good!

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#5. Before every game he played Willie Ofahengaue would pray. But it to us it was never clear whether he prayed for himself or for the safety of the opposition!

Peter FitzSimons