I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, 'Nigel's chief contribution is his presence on the field.' I used to pray for rain and sometimes it did rain - and we played anyway.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was a football fan before I became a rugby fan.
To make this announcement fills me with great sadness, but I know I have been blessed in so many ways to have experienced what I have with the England rugby team.
Looking back, my whole life seems so surreal. I didn't just turn up on the doorstep playing rugby; I had to go through a whole lot of things to get there.
There's ego in all of us rugby players.
I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
I've been a professional rugby player all my life; I don't really know anything different.
I never ever believed that I would be able to give up on this dream which has driven me to live, breathe, love and embrace the game of rugby from the earliest days that I can remember.
As soon as I signed for the French rugby union, it was just a huge relief, you know, because I was out of Sydney and out of sight doing what was best for myself.
I didn't have to play rugby that well, and I didn't have to play cricket that well, because I had this voice.
Rugby takes its toll.
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