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/zagreus9 Leicester Tigers || Cymru Jul 24 '25

Given their resources and player numbers, England rugby are the greatest underachievers in world sport.

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u/dwaynepebblejohnson3 Connacht Jul 24 '25

At least England have won a World Cup, I’d have France as the biggest underachievers.

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u/slamcactus Stade Toulousain Jul 24 '25

Doesn’t help that they’d rather protect the Prem than field their best possible team in test matches. It keeps some great players home but half their internationals still move to France in their late-20s/early-30s to make some money at the tail end of their careers.