From Queen Elizabeth I to Elizabeth Taylor, and from Mike Burton to Richard Burton, "World Rugby Quotations" records them all. For the first time all the wit, wisdom and wisecracks of the Rugby Union game are presented in an entertaining form. "World Rugby Quotations" tells who said what to whom and why players and officials, ancient and modern, have their say on the controversies of the day - from the very first disputed international try in 1871 to the cash and amateurism wrangles of today. Derek Douglas has delved deep into the game's archives to produce a collection of quotations from the players, the coaches, the rule-makers, the administrators, the man on the terraces, the man in the scrum and the man at the bar. His book captures the humour, the pathos, the agony and the ecstasy of the Rugby Union game. With entries, profound and profane, from all over the globe "World Rugby Quotations" is certain to become an essential addition to the bookshelves of all devotees of the game played by men with funny shaped balls.