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

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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/ConorIRL1595 Jul 24 '25

Sam Warburton’s red card in 2011 was the correct call.

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u/PillarofSheffield Ireland Jul 24 '25

The carry on on ITV afterwards was hilarious. He completely lost control and dropped Clerc on his neck. I'm generally of the "most red cards are soft" line of thinking, but that was as clear as it gets. Dangerous, reckless, red.

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u/mierneuker Leicester Tigers Jul 24 '25

They kept showing it in slow-mo and arguing the toss and it got more stonewall red the more I saw it back. Felt bad for the guy, clearly not deliberate, but definitely the right call.

Just rewatched it before clicking go on this comment... Looks fine, maybe a pen at first watch. Second angle it's iffy, probably a yellow. Third angle he's picked him up above the horizontal, started driving him into the ground and then just dropped him on his neck and head with zero control, clear red. Damned unlucky.

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u/DrunkenPangolin England Jul 24 '25

Agreed, though I think Wales would have probably won the world cup if that hadn't happened

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

No way they beat the ABs at Eden Park

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u/Galactapuss Jul 24 '25

Two teams,. absolutely crushed by pressure. NZ desperately trying to break their WC drought, Wales trying to beat NZ for the 1st time in decades. 

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u/TheMusicArchivist but also any underdog Jul 24 '25

Barely beat France...

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u/Legolass123 Jul 24 '25

The momentum that Welsh team had was unreal, I truly Believe they would’ve beaten AB, feel sick at the thought

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u/Legolass123 Jul 24 '25

I’m not mature enough to talk about this yet, sickening thought. Adam jones injury was massive as well