Wales fly-half Dan Biggar went on an extraordinary rant about how Scotland hasn’t won anything and don’t deserve the praise they’ve been getting.
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In the first round of matches, Scotland emerged victorious against England at Twickenham, while Wales suffered a decisive loss against Ireland.
Despite this, Biggar feels that Wales are not receiving the recognition they deserve for their Six Nations performances down the years, whereas Scotland is receiving widespread praise.
“Scotland played well last week against England, but according to you guys [media] they are the best team around, aren’t they?” said Biggar.
“We will have to see how they go on Saturday, see if they can back it up,” said Toulon’s Biggar.
“The pressure is all on them. They are red-hot favourites, best team in the tournament, so we will see how they go [on] Saturday.
“We don’t seem to get any credit, and other teams seem to get a lot of praise for probably not quite the success we’ve had, but that’s how it goes.
“I think our record is as good as anyone’s in this competition over the previous 10 years or whatever.
“Medals are important when you look back at your career, and we have been lucky enough to fill the cabinet a few times.
“It is up to other teams to try and replicate that really. Hopefully, if teams do that, then they will deservedly get praise.”
“Pantomime villain” – Every home nations most hated player by rival fans in the Six Nations
We all have those rugby players that just we dislike for whatever reason.
It’s hard to forget those specific moments in matches that had us raging. An injury to your star player? Moaning to the referee?
World class rugby players don’t take losing well, but some take it worse than others.
But who are the players that rugby fans just love to hate, and why?
#1. Owen Farrell (England)
Could it be anybody else to start? 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.
The England captain, also known as ‘Shoulder boy’ for his high tackling, does himself no favours with his poor tackling technique.
Although he’s currently serving a two-match ban, the fact he often seems to get away with it doesn’t help either.
