Rugby World Quotes

#1. After an All-Blacks surprise loss to the French in the 1999 Rugby World Cup: The French are predictably unpredictable.

Andrew Mehrtens

#2. I've been truly overwhelmed by the good luck messages I have received from the rugby world and the fantastic support I've had from my friends, family, my team-mates and staff at Cardiff Blues and the WRU throughout my treatment. It has meant a huge amount to me.

Matthew Rees

#3. They always lose when it matters (getting it wrong about England in the rugby world cup final 2003).

Bernard Laporte

#4. I was overwhelmed with messages of support I received from people around the rugby world. Sometimes you take it for granted, but I can't thank people enough for how much they supported me.

Matthew Rees

#5. The more expensive and/or exclusive a sport, the whiter it tends to be: the fact almost has the force of a law. That is the main reason why the Rugby World Cup, the Pacific islands excepted, was so desperately white, the Springboks included.

Martin Jacques

#6. I think the main message is that world rugby needs New Zealand and New Zealand needs world rugby.

Mike Miller

#7. I may not have been very tall or very athletic, but the one thing I did have was the most effective backside in world rugby.

Jim Glennon

#8. I come from a country that lives and breathes rugby, and I didn't think there would be anywhere else in the world that could be the same. But New Zealand takes it to another dimension. It's extraordinary how much passion Kiwis have for the game.

Luke Evans

#9. Britain is obviously one of the world powers and they bombed the World Trade Centre, which is a landmark in itself, and over in Britain you've got Buckingham Palace and the Eiffel Tower, which are big buildings, so to speak.

Robbie Kearns

#10. Everyone knows that England are a far better team than their World Cup performance suggests. It's vital that we play with confidence and take the strength and competition of the engage Super League in to the Four Nations.

Paul Sculthorpe

#11. It's like a rugby team. If you're picking for the World Cup final, you're picking experience with youth. Everything is better off having that balance and that mix. I think that, especially, goes for the monarchy as well.

Prince William

#12. New Zealand are the best team in the world - the execution and accuracy of their skills were a lesson in modern rugby.

Josh Lewsey

#13. Gethin Jenkins is one of the best loose-head props in the world. He hits up to 40 rucks a game, makes at least 10 carries and even more tackles. Those are amazing statistics for a prop and he is a very intelligent rugby player.

Warren Gatland

#14. The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I think that's what the World Cup is for a rugby player - it's the gold medal.

George Gregan

#15. While modern women take charge in the boardroom or form their own rugby teams, none have yet demanded acceptance in the world of trainspotting.

Nicholas Whittaker

#16. This is God's way of saying you've achieved so much, here's your chance to play against the world's best players. There's got to be some reason behind it. It has to be God. It's been created because of Him and the belief the boys have in Him.

Jarryd Hayne