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I think the most anti-sportsmanship thing you can do is take it easy on someone on purpose. I would think in most competitions people rarely get totally blindsided by someone(beaten really bad when they weren't expecting it). So if you come out and half-ass it against me because I'm not worth the effort -especially if I know- it means you don't respect me as a competitor. That is twice as demeaning as if you just went out and kicked the crap out of me. Just because you win by a lot, doesn't automatically make you unsportsman like, winning by a lot and treating the loser like crap makes you unsportsman like.
I think a lot of this stems from the fact that people act like it's such a terrible thing to lose and worse to lose by a lot. Granted, losing isn't as good as winning, but nobody wins them all. Ever. And sometimes you lose bad, that's just part of the game. Learning how to lose is just as important as learning how to win.
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The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.
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