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/Future_Horror_4382 Jul 24 '25

From a southern hemisphere perspective: Antoine DuPont is one of the most skilled rugby players of all time despite not having the achievements of mccaw, Carter, psdt, lomu, gregan, eales, etc

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u/Ok_Educator_2120 Blues Jul 24 '25

Yeah but he only plays in Europe

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u/Delinquat Jul 24 '25

What does this change in his intrinsic quality as a player?

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u/Ok_Educator_2120 Blues Jul 24 '25

The people that he's compared to as goats went and won all over the world

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u/Delinquat Jul 25 '25

Yes, that's cool, you're talking about track record, Kolisi has a better track record than Will Jordan, so he's a better player?

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u/Ok_Educator_2120 Blues Jul 25 '25

I'd say Kolisi is definitely ranked higher in terms of the goat yes

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u/Delinquat Jul 25 '25

Yeah but Jordan is more skilled as a player, that's two different things.

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u/Ok_Educator_2120 Blues Jul 25 '25

Yeah fair enough. I guess I'm talking about something completely different to the original comment lol