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I've been a professional rugby player all my life; I don't really know anything different.

I'm always embarrassed by those rugby player autobiographies which get written by journalists.

Rugby takes its toll.

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.

As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.

I don't watch rugby.

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.

I wasn't picked for any of the sports teams at school because I was half the size of everyone else, but now everyone assumes I must have been some sort of rugby player.

I was a football fan before I became a rugby fan.