“This will be my last ever game of rugby”
“Hopefully, if I can get my knee right, this will be my last ever game of rugby this weekend,” he told 5 Live Sport.
“It is sad, but it’s the right time for me and the club. I still feel I can do it but it gets a lot harder every day… I’m at peace with it.”
“It’s been everything”
“It’s been fun, it’s been amazing, it’s been a rollercoaster, it’s been brilliant, it’s been awful—it’s been everything.”
“There are maybe some gaps I would see a year or two ago that I'd like to go and get, and now I struggle to get there.”
“I'm so lucky”
“Mentally as well, it’s not the easiest job in the world… but I am so lucky to have done this job for 20 years.”
“He’s 17 odd-stone!” – Danny Care names his five toughest-ever opponents
1. Nick Evans
“He was incredibly skilful and can read the game so well... One play sums him up—against Stade Francais, I threw him a terrible pass and he turned it into gold.”
2. Ma’a Nonu
“Just look at him, he’s 17 odd-stone and unbelievably powerful... but so much more than just a crash ball merchant.”
“He’s a great lad. I’d love to be his size for a couple of games—it’d be fun!”
3. Jonny Wilkinson
“There’s no doubt he was one of the world’s best players… a real gent who’s done everything and won everything.”
4. Brian O’Driscoll
“Probably the most talented player I’ve ever played against.”
“His wraparound pass to set up Simon Zebo against Wales? Pure genius.”
5. Justin Marshall
“A hero of mine growing up… I was chuffed to work with him at Leeds.”
