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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.

Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.

Playing football and rugby is the Samoan sport. It's part of the conversation at church. It's part of the conversation in their barbershops, in the grocery stores. It's what everyone is aware of and familiar with. They take a lot of pride in the beating you can take in the course of that sport.

As a kid in New Zealand, you play cricket in summer and rugby in winter. I played cricket and hockey. Not rugby. I wasn't brawny enough for it. Or silly enough, perhaps.

I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.

Every rugby player in Australia and New Zealand or wherever they are from wants to play in the World Cup, and I am no different.

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

I would have thought there's no greater country to watch rugby than New Zealand.

I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.

I'm a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher.