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RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

phyland — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:21:54 GMT

My favorite rugby quote was by a particularly "narky" scrum half when I refereed a vets game when I was only 19 years old!!!! (Boy, did they look after me afterwards!). For the sake of decency I will leave out a few "key" words - most of which begin with F!

I knew I was badly refereeing the off-side at the scrum (AND it was easier when it was the back foot in those days) but my lack of experience meant that I kept watching the ball instead of the players!

The scrum half had obviously had enough and turned to the no.7 (within my earshot) and said, "This referee is blind!"

In a vain attenpt to regain authority, I immediately blew my whistle, pointed at him and said, "What did you say?".

He looked me squarely in the eyes with a look of despar and said, "Oh! Ref! You're not deaf as well are you?"

I cracked up! Didn't have a problem with him after that! He bought me a drink

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

Bunniksider — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:36:39 GMT

My U7's were visiting a local club on Sunday 11th November a couple of years ago. The hosts had advised us that training/matches would stop prior to 11:00 for a minutes silence in remembrance.

With a few minutes to go I got my boys together and explained how I expected them to behave: no talking, stand still, no pushing, poking etc. They all listened intently then one worried youngster put his hand up and asked "Can we breathe?"

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

Tryer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:45:42 GMT

Freezing cold slight frost on pitch.........

Prop get's injured and replacement comes running onto the pitch....... remaining prop asks "you loose or tight?". Replacement responds "It's ok I've warmed up on the side......."

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

birdman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:30 GMT

Victor Ubogu training on the beach in Durban with England in 1995. "Jeez, This altitude training is killing me."

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

Handsome Alec — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:09:26 GMT

When I took over at Gosford All Blacks in Oxford as Lead Coach last year, club captain Rick Benito said to me 'Smudger, getting this lot to follow a game plan is like herding cats....'

Ex Gosford centre Jonny Westwood, when I commented that being on the wrong end of a recent drubbing must have been hard work, repiled 'Smudger, it was pushing warm treacle up a slippery hill for 80 minutes....'

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

DanC — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:14:56 GMT

Playing a game as a student in the Extra Bs against a Devonian club third team.

They were (and quite rightly because we were a stuck up bunch) giving us a good kicking on the ground, with little regard for the ball.

Our captain approached the referee at half time. For those who care, he was immaculately dressed in white shirt and shorts, and had white laces in his boots.

Our captain: "What do you suggest about the kicking and punching sir?"

The referee: "I suggest you talk to the fixtures secretary about changing the fixture"

We went on to win.

This quote is dedicated to the boys who played that day including Skips and Gerry.

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

mettadown — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:41:05 GMT

Tana Umaga: "It's not tiddlywinks sir."

Chris Masoe asked if he had been to the pyramids in egypt: "I can't really remember the names of the clubs we visited"

"If I were you I would've just walked off the park" My old coach to our winger on a freezin cold raining day when he didn't get the ball all game.

"And John Smith's balls dropped!" An U12 Coach at the end of year prize giving.

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

slimadey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:16:11 GMT

We were promoted into the premier league this year where the standard is much higher than ours and we have already come the wrong side of a hundred pointer. Keeping our players motivated had been our main effort. I've told all our players that we can deal with loosing, but i'm not putting up with quiters and each game we must fight it out until the final whistle. After every stuffing the girls show great charecter and really stand proud of facing these teams without any fear knowing that during the 79th minute they still went hammer and tong at it.

Anyway, after a 115-0 lost a player handed me a note that said;

"Winning isn't always about finishing first, sometimes it's about finishing".

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

stuart3826 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:37:02 GMT

Ref - "You're boring the Hooker"
Tight Head - "You're not particularly interesting yourself, sir"

My all time favourite, attributable to Spreaders I believe - player retreating slowly with both hands above his head "Your surrender is accepted, but you're still offside. Penalty!"

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

GourouxPete — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:02:44 GMT

[quote][b]Nipper (19/10/2009)[/b][hr]"You need to earn the right to move the ball wide". Don't remember who said it (some French philosopher I think :D !)[/quote]

That'd be Descartes then!

I guess "moving it wide" is a phrase with a dimensional adjective akin to "having it large" but not perhaps "walking tall" or "behaving thick"?

My favourite quote is Jim Telfer's to the 1997 Lions forwards..."There are 2 kinds of rugby players - there's the honest ones and then the rest."

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

Nipper — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:08:28 GMT

"You need to earn the right to move the ball wide". Don't remember who said it (some French philosopher I think :D !)

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

david wiggins — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:29:07 GMT

1979,playing for British Army Germany against French Forces,( In effect,France C ).The year before there had been some naughties when the game,bizzarely,was played in Luxembourg.The tradition was to award new caps before the game.After the British Military Attache for France had done so,he grandly declared,'Gentlemen,i am instructed to inform you,that anyone indulging in foul play,will never wear the red shirt again,.

There was a period of silence,after which our Tight Head Prop said.'Must 'ave bin like this on Bastille Day'.

It did'nt make us feel any better and we were soundly beaten,( up ).

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

colm_ose — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:58:18 GMT

"Come on lads, we all have work on monday" - Millions of junior refs the world over. :D

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

cjp — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:56:18 GMT

"Talent is secondary to whether players are confident." Jack Gibson

"There is nothing in the contract that says a football coach has to be sane or a good loser." Jack Gibson

"There's always free cheese in a mousetrap." Jack Gibson

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

DanC — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:05:26 GMT

In answer to "why do we keep score":

Development should be measured. Scoring is an excellent method.

Hull City FC remained in the English Football Premiership this weekend. They lost against Manchester United. They came one place about the relegation zone. Winning is everything at the club, but underpinning that is development.

There are plenty of "winning" quotes, and Vince Lombardi was famous for saying "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" as well as the keep score quote.

However he also talked about love and trust, courage and honour, teamship and desire.

"Who enjoys holding the cup the most, the player who thinks he is the best player, or the player who worked hardest to improve"

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

geordie — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:12:26 GMT

[quote][b]DanC (08/05/2009)[/b][hr]

"If winning doesn't matter, and development does then..."[/quote]

WHY DO WE KEEP SCORE

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

owen21 — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:36:56 GMT

Dont argue with an idiot they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience....

RE: Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

Jonesy — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:19:47 GMT

Not one of mine but one that is appropriate to eny sport both team and individual -

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is who you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are" - John Wooden

Jonesy

Your favourite rugby quote (from you)

DanC — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:55:49 GMT

I have just read a blog site which had four or five really good quotes, only for me to read that they were made up.

So, do you have some wise words which can only be attributed to you? (I can search the web to check!)

To start you off I have put down a couple of first words:

"Coaching children to listen is like..."

"If winning doesn't matter, and development does then..."

And my first effort:

"A good goal kicker knows his limitations, a great goal kicker knows his mind"

Dan Cottrell (b.1967) rugby coach and author