"I see other sports right, and I like sports, I like all sports, but I see other sports that do not match the hand-eye co-ordination and I see some things being done and it's almost 'stop the world here because did you see the skill.'"

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“The last point I'll make, right, as, as I'm on it, 'cause I think it's often in my mind, I actually believe that type of, you know, accusation of disrespecting the traditions of the games, I actually think it's part of the last remnants of British culture on these islands.”

“The next news that I saw was on RTE and the heading was 'Lions'. Whatever the Lions is and whatever that means, best of luck to them. The Lions were beaten , Ireland were playing Japan - that's a challenge game that they were playing out in Japan... I said to myself, whatever about the Lions, whatever that is, whatever about Ireland playing a challenge game in Japan, I don't give a fuck if Scotland are after shocking Australia in a challenge game.”

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