Quotes & Sayings About Rugby League

I'm 49, I've had a brain haemorrhage and a triple bypass and I could still go out and play a reasonable game of rugby union. But I wouldn't last 30 seconds in rugby league. — Graham Lowe

We saw a fair bit of video on them towards the back end of the week and we were licking our lips. — Brett Morris

I've been flogging myself to keep my fitness up there. — Willie Mason

Having played in both competitions over recent years I believe that although standards continue to rise in Super League, the NRL is a better competition. — Adrian Morley

It's an exciting place to go, really. The rain, the drizzle, the cold, the depressing people, the smokes in the bath ... I don't know of anyone who has been to Blackpool and enjoyed it. — Ian Hindmarsh

It was bad enough being black...How much lower down the social scale could one go than to be seen as a black, uneducated rugby league player. — Cec Thompson

Men do not greet one another like this ... except perhaps at rugby club dinners. — Alan Cooper

As Joel said, there's a bit more licence to attack over here, whereas the NRL is a bit more grinding-type football. — Brett Finch

Crusaders have just f-ked me over what a bas-rd joke, excuse my language I'm absolutely furious. — Keith Senior

If there is no blood on the line, it is not rugby league. — Russell Crowe

League is much, much more physical than Union, and that's before anyone starts breaking the rules. — Adrian Hadley

As an English player you are lifted when the crowd gets behind you. The atmosphere over here can be unsettling for the Australian players and I hope all our fans get behind us. — Gareth Ellis

Not too many people know how hard I have worked since I broke my jaw. I have been flogging myself on the training paddock. — Andrew Johns

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

It's going to be tough but I think I was more nervous about playing NRL than I will be playing this match simply because I've got Billy Slater in front of me and there were a lot of expectations. — Gareth Widdop

Bloody Jackson - he can land it on a 20 cent piece. Trouble is, it's usually in a bloke's pocket in the grandstand. — Craig Coleman

Hopefully, I can put the pictures they take of me up on my Facebook. — Jamal Idris

I'm a great believer in what happens on the field should stay there. — John Hopoate

I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my real hero. But the relationship with my mum was rocky and we saw things that would affect any youngster. — Ryan Giggs

This is a bit different to the Thursday breakfast I'm used to. It's usually just me and my dog. — Shane Tronc

It's the first time I've been cold for seven years. I was never cold playing rugby league. — Jonathan Davis

Its like a Contiki tour, getting on and off buses, getting pissed. — Willie Mason

It was dreadful, I had pain. It was like someone was trying to put pressure up there. — Glenn Morrison

Obviously a lot has gone on, and I feel I am different person, I haven't had a beer since New Year's, which is pretty big for me. — Todd Carney

The sooner that little so-and-so goes to rugby league, the better it will be for us. — Dickie Jeeps

We had started the tour hoping to make about 200 pounds each as the All Blacks (All Golds) had done the previous year. We got nothing and were lucky to get home! — Dally Messenger

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

St George won 11 premierships with one Raper, imagine how Canterbury will go with 13. — Darren Lockyer

Eah, you don't get a lot of meatheads doing improvised theater to begin with, and that's always been my thing. I talk about the nerd/meathead dichotomy on my podcast a lot, but there was a time when I was doing UCB full-time and playing men's league rugby in New York City, and I was like the funniest, artsiest rugby player, and the bro-iest improv comedian. I've always managed to sort of be in both sides. — Jon Gabrus

His body is changing. He will strip down and start getting even bigger and stronger over the next few seasons and, seriously, how scary is that? He will be unstoppable. He has just got to realise how good he is and what he can do in the game if he puts his mind to it. — Wendell Sailor

This morning I was standing in the shower and thought how I was sick of losing and how it was about time I had a big game. — Benji Marshall

I basically sat around unemployed in Sydney for three years straight, and the two things that saved me were the rugby league and my dog. — Ben Mendelsohn

It doesn't mean anything when we go back to Sydney and its round one and we're starting from scratch in the NRL. That's the one we really want. — Michael Greenfield

I don't know if it can happen, but apparently I might get divorced before I get married. — Brett White

The quality of players - the likes of Sam Tomkins, Rangi Chase and Lee Briers - bring an X-factor to the game. It's highly entertaining and it's something probably that the Australian game lacks a bit. — Brett Finch

My dad played rugby, so I used to watch a lot of rugby union and rugby league. — Ryan Giggs

I thought you could play ... You've got nothing. Where's the big hair? I brought my scissors today so I could cut the hair. You've got nothing. — Terry Hill

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

I was on the computer the other day and typed my name into Google. Everything on there was bad. I hope in a few years there might be something there about me playing football. — Jake Friend

I'd play in Afghanistan if they wanted me to! — Jason Ryles

Things that rock: all the different stories people come up with - Kindle text to speech while driving - kind hearted people - oh, and the Manly Sea Eagles (Aussie rugby league)!! — G.S. Bailey

If there was a Harlem Globetrotters of rugby league, he'd be in it. — Brett Morris

I did not think I would make the grade. — Clive Churchill

I have more critics than Hitler. — Beau Ryan

Crusaders shouldn't have been allowed in from the start. — Keith Senior

Every sinew in my body came together in one perfect whole. But those who have ever experienced that feeling, and it doesn't happen very often, will tell you it's in a whole other place of experience from the usual ego or vanity that drives my game. So I'm not afraid to own it for what it was. — Cooper Cronk

It's Thursday afternoon, and we have sports. These are the choices for the girls: watching an invitational cricket game; studying in one of the classrooms; or watching the senior rugby league. As you can imagine, I'm torn. — Melina Marchetta

In south west Lancashire, babies don't toddle, they side-step. Queuing women talk of 'nipping round the blindside'. Rugby league provides our cultural adrenalin. It's a physical manifestation of our rules of life, comradeship, honest endeavour, and a staunch, often ponderous allegiance to fair play. — Colin Welland

Is it just me, or did Tamou go to hug a Kiwi before realising he had just scored for Australia? — Joe Galuvao

I lost my front tooth in rugby league when a fat guy from Bellevue Hill kicked me in the face as I got up from a tackle to mark him. I made this decision not to cap the tooth because I thought it was false. But I didn't make any movies as a teenager, and I had a very hard time with girls and stuff. — Russell Crowe

Nice to meet you," Blake said and seemed almost genuine about it. "You play?" "Play what?" Mark asked. Blake looked slightly offended. "Football, dude!" Right. As though he couldn't have possibly been referring to anything else. Although, going on his size alone, it made sense. "Do you mean soccer, or rugby, or league, or AFL, or that other shit?" Mark asked. — Lisa Henry

The World Club Challenge clash with St George was a brutal battle. It was one of the hardest games I've ever played in. I guess it would be good to have more matches of such intensity but, trust me, our bodies would struggle if we were subjected to this every week. There is a limit to how much players can take. — Sam Tomkins

He's the best centre in the game I think, definitely the best in the Super League by far. — Thomas Leuluai

My week at school would be good or bad depending on whether Balmain won. I have such fond memories of those suburban grounds, and everything was so undiluted. The players weren't censored, and for me it was a wonderful period of my life when everything was simple and pure. For me, that resonated with rugby league. — Matthew Nable

We play a tough game. If people want to whinge, they can go to a different sport. It's part of the game, it's what I love about it ... and I'd hate to see it go. — Ben Hannant

Me and Tricky like playing with each other. — Braith Anasta

I was playing like a rugby league player with 14 rugby players. — Benji Marshall