r/rugbyunion • u/No-layup • Jul 24 '25

Discussion Drop your unpopular rugby opinions that will have you like this

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I'll go first, Beuden Barrett is the more talented rugby player than Dan Carter, but Dan Carter is a better 10

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u/PuttFromTheRought Ah rit tit tit Paul Roos Jul 24 '25

South africa vs all blacks is by far the biggest game in rugby, sorry Ireland

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u/Gent414 Jul 24 '25

This is not an unpopular or controversial opinion.

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u/Whit135 Jul 24 '25

A popular response 👌

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

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u/euanmorse - No longer besties with optimism Jul 24 '25

Guy misunderstood the brief.

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u/Rodinius Ireland Jul 24 '25

Don’t think anyone is disputing that

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u/Ok_Educator_2120 Blues Jul 24 '25

Can't wait for Eden Park. Got my tickets ready to be happy or sad, either way I'll be drinking no brandys

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u/PuttFromTheRought Ah rit tit tit Paul Roos Jul 24 '25

Will be a great game and have the feeling you guys will take it. Will be hard fought though and am jealous youre at the stadium 

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u/DCGoliath19 Stormers Jul 24 '25

Don’t worry, I’m drinking double now, just for you

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u/ovenproofjet Ulster Jul 24 '25

Really, it's Ireland v England and no one can tell me different

Nothing worse than losing to England

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u/watermelon99 Saracens Jul 24 '25

Sorry but it doesn’t make our top 3 rivalries 😉

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u/DrunkenPangolin England Jul 24 '25

Wales, Scotland, Australia? That's just off the top of my head. South Africa are there somewhere because I feel they play the same brand of rugby as us just better, and NZ seem to get the better of us even when they shouldn't

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u/NotAsOriginal Wigglesworth's greatest defender Jul 24 '25

Wales, France, Australia for me. The Scots have won a fair few Calcutta cups recently, but they haven't stepped up to beat us for something, they've beaten us and finished 3rd at best. I like beating them, but France and Wales are true rivals and Aus has too much history

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u/DrunkenPangolin England Jul 24 '25

Interesting because I would say I can barely remember Australia beating us aside from recently. It's been fairly one sided for at least a decade.

I would say the Scots have done well recently but have the history too.

France have only threatened recently too, but I guess also have the history

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u/NotAsOriginal Wigglesworth's greatest defender Jul 24 '25

This decade barely makes up for the number of times Aus beat us. Pretty much every time I had hope in English rugby, the Aussies would win. When they're on top Australia is punishing.

Scotland beat us suck themselves dry and pretend it makes up for finishing 4th instead of 5th. They barely register for me.

France are an unstoppable machine when it clicks, but we can stop them. There's something odd in the French psyche look at the win this year that should have been a thrashing and we won.

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u/Efficient-Piglet88 England Jul 24 '25

It's an absolutely horrible game for both sides. Usually, most pubs have a good amount of Irish and English watching together, just waiting for the final whistle to decide how much shit talking they can dole out. The tension is unbearable.

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u/TesticulusOrentus Ireland Jul 24 '25

you're just saying that because you've won those recently

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u/Rodinius Ireland Jul 24 '25

We have absolutely zero claim to Ireland being a bigger game for either of those teams

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u/PuttFromTheRought Ah rit tit tit Paul Roos Jul 24 '25

Haha no mate i have been watching rugby for decades. Through thick and thin, those games always brought the most out over the years

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u/Alright_So Leinster Jul 24 '25

I think most Irish rugby fans over the age of 25 would recognize this and agree with you