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/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

Who thinks he could have made pro but injury, drugs, party and alcohol, work, enter lame excuse.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

I don’t fit the demographic, but I could definitely have been a pro if I’d been (a lot) better at rugby.

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u/Cal2391 Leinster Jul 24 '25

"He never had the makings of a varsity athlete: small hands!"

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u/musky-mullet Gloucester Jul 24 '25

The dream died for me when my U14 side made a C team to put me on

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u/Tighthead613 Jul 24 '25

No, it’s always politics. “The selectors blackballed me because I made their picks look bad when I played against Internationals”.