* “Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen; soccer is a gentleman’s game played by beasts; football is a beastly game played by beasts.” – Henry Blaha
* “Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the center of the city.” – Oscar Wilde
* After an All-Blacks surprise loss to the French in the 1999 Rugby World Cup: “The French are predictably unpredictable.” – Andrew Mehrtens.
* After biting Sean Fitzpatrick’s ear: “For an 18-month suspension, I feel I probably should have torn it off. Then at least I could say, ‘Look, I’ve returned to South Africa with the guy’s ear.’” – Johan le Roux
* “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 (1991)
* “I prefer rugby to soccer. I enjoy the violence in rugby, except when they start biting each other’s ears off.” – Elizabeth Taylor (1972)
* “I think Brian Moore’s gnashers are the kind you get from a DIY shop and hammer in yourself. He is the only player we have who looks like a French forward.” – Paul Randall (1994)
