"All I can say to them now is that Elvis had a tremendous game out on the wing for us."

- Cork City defender Stephen Napier after being told by team-mates that for him to score in a third consecutive game it would take a cross from Elvis. He got the winner against Shamrock Rovers.

"We would have settled for 38 minutes and a half-time break of 42 minutes."

- Wasps and Ireland centre Rob Henderson on how the end would have been welcome a good deal earlier for the home side at Lansdowne Road last Saturday.

"The European and Commonwealth championships are coming up and that is what I have to look at right now. What I really need is some real funding, not pocket money"

- Budding English amateur light-flyweight Ian Napa voices a sentiment shared by athletes everywhere.

"Being a footballer is what I do. It is not what I am."

- Kilmarnock winger Pat Nevin goes deeper than your average post-match interview.

"Manchester United are among the greatest sporting icons. We have tremendous respect for them in New Zealand, and look up to them for what they have achieved. Our aim is to try and put the All Blacks on a similar footing"

- Assistant All Blacks coach Ross Cooper ahead of this afternoon's match at Old Trafford.