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Check out what the rugby world is saying with our Quote Unquote feature.

"'I am looking at your arms and they are huge. Can you tell me how many centimetres they are and also who has the biggest arms of all the Wallabies players?''

Japanese media grill David Pocock with this and other somewhat odd questions ahead of the Tokyo Bledisloe. October 28, 2009


"I've just got to continue to play badly."

Matt Giteau jokes after receiving the John Eales medal despite what he described as his worst Tri-Nations campaign. October 22, 2009


"For the Players, For the Game."

The new 'brand proposition' of the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) - formerly the Professional Rugby Players' Association (PRA)


"A draw is always a little like kissing your mother-in-law."

Ospreys boss Scott Johnson reflects on his side's 32-32 draw with Leicester Tigers in their Heineken Cup clash at Welford Road. October 11, 2009


"It is beyond me why the subject is still being raised."

Harlequins coach John Kingston is 'agog' that the media continue to dwell on the 'Bloodgate' scandal. October 10, 2009


"Over here, you also learn that your captain may not be in the dressing room at half-time because he is in the tunnel giving a TV interview and that the balls are not uniform from club to club."

Toulon fly-half Jonny Wilkinson reveals some more of the lessons he has learnt since his switch to France's Top 14. October 8, 2009


"Me and Gitty are trying to sort out combinations and what works best for both players."

Australia's Berrick Barnes reveals his partnership with Matt Giteau is a work in progress. October 8, 2009


"Rugby and Rio together -- great sport, great party. I mean, we're made for each other, really."

International Rugby Board chief executive Mike Miller talks up Rugby Sevens ahead of the Olympics vote in Copenhagen. October 7, 2009


"In the end I was worn down and disillusioned by Murrayfield and some of the people there."

Former Scotland coach Ian McGeechan reveals some harsh truths about the Scottish Rugby Union in his book Lion Man. October 4, 2009


"Some form of rolling substitutions needs to be looked at."

England manager Martin Johnson backs a trial of rolling substitutions. October 1, 2009


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