LIST | 7 rugby players fans love to hate most!

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by Steven Smith

Wednesday, 15 April 2020 at 10:23

bySteven Smith

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In many ways, rugby union is like a piece of theatre; the audience is taken on an engaging experience of high’s and low’s, which, more often than not, ends in tragedy.

Importantly though, like a lot of great theatre, rugby requires the men on this list, the pantomime villains.

These are the players we love to hate. More often than not, the teams they play for love them, and everyone else hates them. There are a number of ways in which a player can make themselves a universal figure of dislike.

All of these players wind up a vast number of rugby fans, and although we’ll insist we hate them, with most, there is a part of us that knows the game is enriched by their presence.

Here are our top 7 rugby players that we love to hate:

7. Austin Healey

It seemed unlikely when he retired that Healey would manage to become even more annoying as a pundit than he was as a player. But, somehow, he's achieved it. Great job.

6. Dylan Hartley

Swearing at referee’s, involving himself in scraps and eye gouging accusations have all led to the 99-cap England international becoming one of the most vilified rugby players of the modern era.

5. Yoan Huget

- Stamping on players heads

- Gouging another player

-Faking injuries

- Generally being an absolute shithouse

4. Mike Brown

In his own words, the fullback is a 'marmite player' with fans either loving or hating him. A skinhead who enjoys confrontation is not the traditional mould for an England No15.

3. Dan Biggar

Such a talented player, such an uncompromising competitor, but moans and berates the referee like a child.

2. Calum Clark

Described on reddit by fans as 'absolute trash'. His reputation never recovered after he deliberately broke Rob Hawkins arm with lots of fans wanting him to be banned for life.

1. Owen Farrell

Farrell fits the label “our guy” better than most, meaning you love to hate him unless he’s in your squad. Then you’d go to the end’s of the earth to defend him. High shoulders become textbook tackles, so on, and so forth.