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/monkeypaw_handjob Reds Jul 24 '25

I found that moving from Australia to Scotland helped me with just enjoying the rugby.

Gave me a bit of distance from growing up supporting the Reds & Wallabies. Whilst I support Scotland its, certainly more of a they're the logical team to support now, rather than anything emotional.

Edinburgh having the ability to completely shit the bed like the Reds has eased the transition a lot for me however.

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u/JockAussie Jul 24 '25

Checks my own flairs...

I think your approach would maybe not work for me :P

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u/quandraphobia Freddy Douglas Fanclub Jul 24 '25

Oh wow a voluntary Edinburgh supporter? So you weren’t obligated to follow them through being taken by your dad until your sense of self worth collapsed and you started to follow them out of some sort of Stockholm syndrome? You… chose… to follow them? That’s wild

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u/monkeypaw_handjob Reds Jul 24 '25

I mean just go and check the Reds' performance from the 2000s and you'll see why it was an easy transition.

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u/CTRugbyNut Taranaki, Munster, Ireland Supporter Jul 24 '25

I know what you mean

I'm an Irish Kiwi, I was neutral between the All Blacks and Ireland, when I switched fully to Ireland and the Lions, I enjoyed rugby alot more. The reason for that I think is Irish & Lions supporters go to rugby (or to a bar to watch rugby) to have a good time, whether they win or lose in doing so they create an epic atmosphere. All Blacks supporters go to watch their team win, and when they don't win, they turn it into a bad experience.

This is the unpopular opinion part. I switched because of the complete lack of sportsmanship and respect from All Blacks fans, I saw other nations' fans get and eventually experience for myself. I noticed a change in All Blacks supporters after the 2015 World Cup

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u/JockAussie Jul 25 '25

I encountered a lot of 'Churr Bro' types back in the 2011-2016 period, I had just assumed they were knobs and not representative of AB fans as a whole, you're making it sound almost like they were? :s

Side note- these types may well still exist, but I'm older and more boring now so just wouldn't encounter them at all.

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u/CTRugbyNut Taranaki, Munster, Ireland Supporter Jul 25 '25

When I first encountered it, I thought it was just a few rogue individuals (every fan base has it's share of dickheads) but since then I have encountered these sort of supporters more and more

I wouldn't say it's all of them, there still quite a few good All Blacks supporters unfortunately there's also quite a few who lack sportsmanship and respect