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'Like the penguins from Madagascar, we come out smiling' - Quotes of the Day

Our pick of the quotes on Thursday, 28 September at Rugby World Cup 2023.

"Like the penguins from Madagascar, we come out smiling and wave at the boys and get on with the job."
Australian back row Tom Hooper on bouncing back from the Wales defeat

"There’s nothing as moving as knowing that you’re under the eyes of your loved ones.”
Italy back Tommaso Allan on his family watching him play rugby

"It's the end of the adventure."
Namibia head coach Allister Coetzee on the team bowing out of the tournament

"I already saw it on a day off and I wasn't that impressed to be honest."
Australia's Hooper on being underwhelmed by the painting of the Mona Lisa.

'I don't trust anyone else's clippers'

"Aye, I get them sliding back in wanting tickets now. I tell them where to go."
Scotland back-row Luke Crosbie on his friends, who don't know anything about rugby, becoming fans now he is at the RWC

"The only reason is because I don't have any clippers and I don't really trust anyone else's."
New Zealand second-row Brodie Retallick on why he shaved his
moustache

"I was told that was going to be the first question. I believe Gilcho (Grant Gilchrist) threw me under the bus?" 
Scotland fly-half Ben Healy after being asked about his nickname of ‘Sherman’ - after a character in the movie American Pie

"We have a phrase, 'Samurai Time', which reminds us of our courage and mentality, so that we can all be on the same page."
Japan captain Kazuki Himeno needed only two words to inspire his side to victory against Samoa

 

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