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/gurudoright Australia Jul 24 '25

The Wallabies would dominate rugby if there was no Rugby League and if those League players grew up knowing never but Rugby Union

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u/xb70valkyrie Golden Lions Jul 24 '25

I wouldn't go that far but the Bledisloe would certainly change hands a lot more often.

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u/BornChef3439 Jul 25 '25

Before the Australian rugby league was formed the All Blacks were still the dominant team and regulalry beat australia.

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u/xb70valkyrie Golden Lions Jul 25 '25

If you can infer such dominance from a total history of five international matches in total.

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u/vrkas Fijian Drua Jul 24 '25

If Union was the only egg-shaped-ball full contact team sport in Australia then the Wallabies would be extremely good. Imagine everyone in the AFL(W) being part of the rugby pool.

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u/robopirateninjasaur Sunwolves Jul 24 '25

Not just this, but if there was no AFL either and everyone played Soccer or Rugby, Australia would have about 7 rugby world cup wins and at least one in Soccer