{"id":203684,"date":"2025-10-16T07:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/203684\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:32:06","slug":"hated-by-other-fans-rugby-players-other-nations-love-to-dislike-in-2025-page-2-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/203684\/","title":{"rendered":"HATED BY OTHER FANS: Rugby Players Other Nations Love to Dislike in 2025 &#8211; Page 2 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>France \u2014 Mohamed Haouas<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Haouas\u00a0is one of the most controversial French players in 2025. A powerful prop, he has been involved in multiple off-field incidents, including legal troubles that have kept him in the headlines. Rival fans see him as unpredictable and unprofessional, making him one of the most disliked opponents whenever France take the field.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand \u2014 Sevu Reece<\/p>\n<p>Sevu Reece\u00a0is the All Blacks\u2019 wing everyone loves to fear. Blistering pace, evasive running, and an eye for the try line make him a nightmare for rival defenses. Off-field controversies add to his reputation, giving opposing fans even more reasons to groan whenever he appears.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa \u2014 Eben Etzebeth<\/p>\n<p>Eben Etzebeth\u00a0is a colossus of the Springbok pack. His size, strength, and aggression make him almost impossible to handle in the lineout or loose play. Fans from other nations respect him but also love to complain every time he\u2019s in their 22.<\/p>\n<p>Australia \u2014 Tate McDermott<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0Nic White\u00a0retired,\u00a0Tate McDermott\u00a0has become a thorn in the side of opposing teams. Quick, confident, and always present at the breakdown, he frustrates defenses and forces errors, earning the ire of rival supporters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/hated-by-other-fans-rugby-players-other-nations-love-to-dislike-in-2025\/3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUES ON PAGE THREE<\/a><\/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":"France \u2014 Mohamed Haouas Mohamed Haouas\u00a0is one of the most controversial French players in 2025. A powerful prop,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203685,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-203684","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","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}