For every positive force in rugby union, there is an equally strong negative force to maintain balance. A yin to their yang. For every hero, there’s a villain.
While watching the sport’s most beloved icons succeed is enjoyable, audiences often find just as much pleasure in witnessing a star’s dramatic fall from grace.
We’ve conducted a poll to uncover which players, through their actions on or off the field, have earned a notorious reputation in the game.
Discover the top five below.
#5. Dan Biggar (Wales)

Dan Biggar facts:
- Biggar has twice been selected to tour with the British and Irish Lions (2017 & 2021)
- On 7 December 2015, Biggar won the BBC Cymru Sports Personality of the Year Award
- Biggar came through the Ospreys development pathway, having attended Gowerton Comprehensive School in Swansea
- The fly-half has his own routine before kicking goals, which fans now call “The Biggarena” after Los Del Rio’s 1995 hit, Macarena