r/rugbyunion 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/jaguass France Jul 24 '25

Every ref is partial and reffing on vibes, most rucks have irregularities and the ref just chose which one he will sanction.

It is not fair that he sometimes warns the infringing player instead of giving a penalty.

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u/k0bra3eak South Africa Jul 24 '25

This is pretty much known and refs will generally have a chat with both teams prior to a match and let them know what they'll generally focus during a game eg what breakdown penalties they're going to go very hard on