{"id":249800,"date":"2025-07-09T04:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249800\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T04:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:20:08","slug":"owen-farrell-and-two-springboks-named-on-controversial-most-hated-rugby-list-page-2-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249800\/","title":{"rendered":"Owen Farrell and Two Springboks Named on Controversial &#8216;Most Hated&#8217; Rugby List &#8211; Page 2 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>#4.\u00a0<strong>Stuart Hogg (Scotland)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Full-Back<br \/><strong>Caps:<\/strong>\u00a0100<br \/><strong>Major Honours:<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83c\udfc6 British &amp; Irish Lions (2013, 2017, 2021), 2x Six Nations Player of the Championship<\/p>\n<p>Hogg\u2019s fall from grace has been swift and sad. Once a beloved figure in Scottish rugby and known for his attacking brilliance, recent headlines have painted a darker picture. Legal issues and personal controversies have led to widespread public criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his stunning career on the pitch, it\u2019s his off-field actions \u2014 including pleading guilty to prolonged domestic abuse \u2014 that have landed him on this list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RUCK Verdict:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cA tragic descent from fan favourite to tabloid target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#3.\u00a0<strong>Tom\u00e1s Lavanini (Argentina)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Lock<br \/><strong>Caps:<\/strong>\u00a086<br \/><strong>Major Honours:<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83c\udfc9 Key figure in Pumas\u2019 historic wins over All Blacks and England<\/p>\n<p>When you think of disciplinary records, you think Lavanini. The towering Argentine has earned a reputation as rugby\u2019s ultimate red card magnet. Reckless tackles, repeated bans, and a total disregard for subtlety define his chaotic playing style.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s cleaned up his act \u2014 somewhat \u2014 in recent years, but the image of him flying into a ruck like a missile is hard to forget.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RUCK Verdict:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cA walking yellow card \u2014 and somehow still box office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTINUES ON PAGE THREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"#4.\u00a0Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Position:\u00a0Full-BackCaps:\u00a0100Major Honours:\u00a0\ud83c\udfc6 British &amp; Irish Lions (2013, 2017, 2021), 2x Six Nations Player of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249801,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-249800","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114821360938435595","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}