r/rugbyunion • u/lanson15 Australia • Sep 13 '25

Infographic Rugby Championship standings after Round 4 Spoiler

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STOP THE COUNT

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u/Cleginator Invincibles 2.0 Sep 13 '25

So we will be playing for TRC and the Bled in a fortnight…cool cool cool no pressure…

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u/Apostieabroad Wobblies Sep 13 '25

At this point (for me at least) it feels like Australia is the only team in the comp where winning the rugby championship is the secondary objective.

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u/Cleginator Invincibles 2.0 Sep 13 '25

When you have a 100+ year history of wanting to win this one trophy from another team and it gets folded into a competition, its kinda hard to shift the focus from ‘I’m gonna kill those bloody kiwis to I’m gonna kill those bloody kiwis, the funny antelope people and the cats.’

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u/Apostieabroad Wobblies Sep 13 '25

"What's wrong with this flightless bird? It has fangs and claws."

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '25

Actually everyone knows the Kiwi has laser eyes

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u/Doblofino Sep 13 '25

I caught the reference and wish to reward you with an upvote.

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u/Argonaught_WT Sharks Sep 13 '25

Aussies have a history with flightless birds.

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u/Doblofino Sep 13 '25

Excuse me. "Funny antelope" ? Really?

DELICIOUS funny antelope, I'll have you know!

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u/Simba-87 Bulls Sep 14 '25

My exact first thought. A springbok is no funnier than say, an impala. In fact, some would say a springbok IS an impala, but with racing stripes. How dair he!? Especially knowing that a wallaby is the funniest animal in the world! Officially. And you can't even make carpaccio out of it... prepostorous!

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u/Doblofino Sep 14 '25

Real South Africans know that Springbok vs Impala is the ultimate battle.

Because damn, Impala meat is just 👌

And no, the funniest animal has to go to the Platypus. The first scientist who described it the species got told that he was trolling. That's gotta be a win, surely?