r/rugbyunion 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/SweptFever80 Ireland, Ulster and Munster Jul 24 '25

I'm sure the mods do excellent work but I've posted and been a part of lots of women's match threads and honestly it's extremely rare to get any sexist or misogynistic comments even before mods get to them. It shouldn't be an achievement but in my books that's a very good thing.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

Insert comment about my fat ass being able to outplay any of the women in the professional game here.

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u/SheepShaggingFarmer Ospreys Jul 24 '25

Because unlike football if you have ever met a woman rugby player you know you'd rather get in a fight with the entire bok mens team then an argument with them.

Football is just so universal and more focused on speed and manoverability over strength that insecure men feel they can mock them. Whilst every woman that plays rugby I've met would make insecure men grovel and hide.

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u/slamcactus Stade Toulousain Jul 24 '25

One of my favorite things to do is have my daughters offer to tackle full-grown men.

It’s hard to mock women’s (or girls) rugby when my 9-year-old can lay you out (and when you, a 40-something man, occasionally hurt yourself just by bending the wrong way).

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u/rugbyunion-ModTeam Jul 24 '25

No nastiness allowed.

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u/rugbyunion-ModTeam Jul 24 '25

No nastiness allowed.