'I didn't know what was going on at the start in the swirling wind. The flags were all pointing in different directions and I thought the Irish had starched them just to fool us.' - Mike Watkins of Wales

'Come on lads, where's your f****** pride?'

- Ireland captain Ciarán Fitzgerald during the Triple Crown winning match against England in 1985

'Ray Gravell Eats Soft Centres.'

- Banner seen at Cardiff Arms Park and Lansdowne Road.

'They can talk the talk, but they didn't walk the walk, did they?' - Richard Cockerill after England's 1999 Five Nations victory over Ireland.

'When Ireland scored with only four minutes to go, I felt horror. We were concerned but we did not panic. Our reaction and our ability to produce something when we had so little time will be of great benefit to us. People who go close to death appreciate life a lot more afterwards.' - Australian flanker Simon Poidevin (1991)