3 seasons, 3 different champoins from three different countries and 2 hemispheres. What an absolutly incredible league the URC is now. I think we can all agree on this simple fact.
Couldn't agree more. Well said 👏 The best thing about rugby for me is the diversity in athleticism and strategy that it allows. The URC is the perfect representation of this with the most diverse set of teams in any competition💪
@@thegainline I think I'd still have the French Top 14 as the top league. It probably has the greatest concentration of rugby talent on earth in one country and the World's best club team in Toulouse. It also has a relegation and promotion system which the URC lacks and intense historic rivalries. However, having said that the URC is an absolutely terrific product, which seems to get better every year. It also has something that the other leagues lack, a diversity between different counties, cultures and even hemispheres. In that way the URC is very exciting and unique.
Proud as Punch to be a Glaswegian and all respect to Franco Smith who has put a Bok mentality into our players minds. Also it without doubt that the introduction of the South African teams have raised the standard of the URC. See you all next season for I am sure another pulsating season in the URC.
To see so many Bulls fans gracious in defeat really is a fantastic advertisement to your club and supporters. 🐂💙💙💙💙 👏👏👏👏👏 Good for you! Doing the game proud! 👍👍👍
Understand his frustrations & emotions but Jake White showed no respect to Glasgow in his pressie. No humility at all. Shame. It was there for everyone to see. The best team won. Not only that, Jake was simply out-coached!
@@kiaoragin especially considering the overturn on Dempsey try. It might have been the "right call" but it was super tight and I saw far more obvious pens ignored. If you look at meters made, line breaks and defenders beaten Glasgow should've won that game by two scores.
Glasgow got the benefit of bringing their best players down to South Africa earlier in the season. Particularly a few weeks ago when teams were jostling for playoff positions and they got close to the Bulls despite losing the game. This was in contrast to my team Leinster who just thought they could rock up with their star players and win having never played at Loftus before. Sometimes I understand the haters. Well done to the new champions.
@@thegainline it sure did. Especially that last 15 minutes which gave Glasgow a big boost of confidence. It is why I didn't buy the "Glasgow will fade in the last 15 mins" narrative. It was the opposite in that pool game.
Great commentary on the final with really nicely balanced look at both teams. I thought Glasgow looked like they were growing into the game as it went on. Zander Fagerson playing 80 minutes at altitude as a prop is insane. Bulls fans and players have been incredibly magnanimous, just wish Jake was in his press conference.
This is the year I got into club rugby and being from West Scotland I obviously ended up supporting Glasgow and Bath and what a year to pick, it's been a serious buzz the last few weeks in particular. Both teams have Saffa coaches and key players so thanks for being such a solid rugby country that you've got talent to spare!
@@thegainline deffo hooked now - watched the game yesterday on the BBC's text updates and it was still more exciting than any football match I've seen lol
I think the best thing about thay glasgow performance is that man of rhe match could have gone to any of 7 or so players and you would have no complaints. Probably the best performance by a scottish team, especially in the secind half, youll ever see
yes, and how long did Smith get on field? I heard he won the golden boot for points scored. Bulls had penalty kick chances a lot in that 1st half...but I'm no tactician...beat some excellent squads this year. Great final wasn't it.
On the point about discipline. I have noticed that the team that is expected to win often gets the better of the referee decisions. Teams that win less then get a reputation for having bad discipline and around we go again. I was only able to watch the last 10 minutes and in that time I saw the following missed decisions in favour of the Bulls: Off side (OK, missable, you can't have eyes on the back of your head) High tackle not penalised (clear and around the neck) Off feet at the ruck (debatable but then the Bulls got an equally debatable one given in their favour with 40 seconds to go). Bulls line out throw not straight (4 seconds to go, a scrum would have ended the match there with a Glasgow win). Those last two really give one the feeling that the referee was scared to make a decision that ended the game in favour of Glasgow. This is not an exclusively Scottish phenomenon (I accept I am bias). A classic example of this is the refereeing of the 2011 World Cup final, where France were treated very differently from NZ. They were robbed in that match. To me, this damages rugby.
If you attack like the bulls in the final, you won't ever break down defence especially a strong defence like Glasgow's one. Crash ball, crash ball, crash ball, one-off carries, that doesn't challenge the defence in the modern game at all. You must do something that confuses the defence and give the ball more to the backline.
Glasgow had one of the best defenses in the URC. In fact, they had the best red zone defense in the League. It isn't a shock the Bulls struggled to break them down. They also have a really underrated bench. Players like Dobie and Max Williamson have been delivering off the bench all season. Yet? They got ignored in favor of the narrative that Glasgow had a suspect bench. That very good and underrated bench continued the energy levels in defense and allowed Glasgow to stifle teams when it mattered. Giving the ball to the backline is fine if the forwards are on the front foot. After the first 25 mins that was rarely the case for the Bulls. If you try run the ball with slow and bad ball you will get punished.
BTW the Bulls did try to run the ball and were very, very fortunate it didn't cost them 7 points. Dempsey's overturned try was a consequence of Bulls trying to force it to the backline. It almost backfired spectacularly.
Can't be using that as excuse when Glasgow had to travel that distance and into that cauldron. The thing many people overlooked is the last 15 minutes of that pool game. Glasgow were getting hammered and suddenly in that last 15 mins were all over the Bulls. That showed to me two huge things: 1. They could play with the Bulls 2. The levels of fitness to come that close to snatching a win after being down 37 to 10? Were not only impressive, but it also told me the altitude would not be as big a factor as many assumed it would be.
I do have to admit i could tell tge bulls were not quite on the money. Your 2 was your biggest threat in the first half and shouldnt have come off so early. You just couldnt mentally match the occasion of last week which is a shame. But you guys are definitely the best south african team (by some way imo) without the most well known springboks. Im sure youll be back for a playoff run next year
Get rid of your coach, Jake??, he is yesterdays man. I have now heard him speak twice ... i felt uninspired and negative : he is out of his depth ..... with the talent you have, you should have done better !
Not in the first 30 mins Glasgow weren't. They struggled. The key was Glasgow did enough to keep the Bulls in sight. That try before halftime was massive moment in the game.
3 seasons, 3 different champoins from three different countries and 2 hemispheres. What an absolutly incredible league the URC is now. I think we can all agree on this simple fact.
Couldn't agree more. Well said 👏
The best thing about rugby for me is the diversity in athleticism and strategy that it allows.
The URC is the perfect representation of this with the most diverse set of teams in any competition💪
@@thegainline I think I'd still have the French Top 14 as the top league. It probably has the greatest concentration of rugby talent on earth in one country and the World's best club team in Toulouse. It also has a relegation and promotion system which the URC lacks and intense historic rivalries. However, having said that the URC is an absolutely terrific product, which seems to get better every year. It also has something that the other leagues lack, a diversity between different counties, cultures and even hemispheres. In that way the URC is very exciting and unique.
Unless your Welsh, bottom of URC & want to join the English Premiership! FFS 😂
The URC is a poor man's Super Rugby
@@khankake9576we’ll take that! 😂
Proud as Punch to be a Glaswegian and all respect to Franco Smith who has put a Bok mentality into our players minds. Also it without doubt that the introduction of the South African teams have raised the standard of the URC. See you all next season for I am sure another pulsating season in the URC.
To see so many Bulls fans gracious in defeat really is a fantastic advertisement to your club and supporters.
🐂💙💙💙💙
👏👏👏👏👏
Good for you!
Doing the game proud! 👍👍👍
Thank you! We are all in this amazing competition together🙏
Understand his frustrations & emotions but Jake White showed no respect to Glasgow in his pressie. No humility at all. Shame. It was there for everyone to see. The best team won. Not only that, Jake was simply out-coached!
He said the refs have given the finals to the away sides two years running.Poor comment from a guy whose team were dominated in the second half.
@@kiaoragin especially considering the overturn on Dempsey try. It might have been the "right call" but it was super tight and I saw far more obvious pens ignored. If you look at meters made, line breaks and defenders beaten Glasgow should've won that game by two scores.
Glasgow got the benefit of bringing their best players down to South Africa earlier in the season. Particularly a few weeks ago when teams were jostling for playoff positions and they got close to the Bulls despite losing the game. This was in contrast to my team Leinster who just thought they could rock up with their star players and win having never played at Loftus before. Sometimes I understand the haters. Well done to the new champions.
I never thought about it like that but that's a very interesting take. That initial "test" run probably prepared them a lot better.
@@thegainline it sure did. Especially that last 15 minutes which gave Glasgow a big boost of confidence. It is why I didn't buy the "Glasgow will fade in the last 15 mins" narrative. It was the opposite in that pool game.
Great commentary on the final with really nicely balanced look at both teams. I thought Glasgow looked like they were growing into the game as it went on. Zander Fagerson playing 80 minutes at altitude as a prop is insane. Bulls fans and players have been incredibly magnanimous, just wish Jake was in his press conference.
This is the year I got into club rugby and being from West Scotland I obviously ended up supporting Glasgow and Bath and what a year to pick, it's been a serious buzz the last few weeks in particular. Both teams have Saffa coaches and key players so thanks for being such a solid rugby country that you've got talent to spare!
That's amazing. This has certainly been a good year for you! Especially given how epic Glasgow's run to the final has been.
@@thegainline deffo hooked now - watched the game yesterday on the BBC's text updates and it was still more exciting than any football match I've seen lol
I get goosebumps for Glasgow from Cape Town congrats 😭
92% tackle success rate will always give you a chance in any rugby match. Glasgow have been posting those sort of numbers all season.
And 75 ish % isn't good enough to win at the highest level
I think the best thing about thay glasgow performance is that man of rhe match could have gone to any of 7 or so players and you would have no complaints.
Probably the best performance by a scottish team, especially in the secind half, youll ever see
Very informed analysis. I thought i knew my rugby but learnt a heap listening to this video. Well done, amazing stuff!
Glad I could provide some insight!💪
Correction: Stormers were also in 2 finals! Apologies to Cape Town.
Point still stands though👍
Best team won but bulls were badly missing le roux this week..
Yes - he was a game changer against Leinster.
yes, and how long did Smith get on field? I heard he won the golden boot for points scored. Bulls had penalty kick chances a lot in that 1st half...but I'm no tactician...beat some excellent squads this year. Great final wasn't it.
Glasgow played very well.
Glasgow won because they were the better team and that's it
On the point about discipline. I have noticed that the team that is expected to win often gets the better of the referee decisions. Teams that win less then get a reputation for having bad discipline and around we go again. I was only able to watch the last 10 minutes and in that time I saw the following missed decisions in favour of the Bulls:
Off side (OK, missable, you can't have eyes on the back of your head)
High tackle not penalised (clear and around the neck)
Off feet at the ruck (debatable but then the Bulls got an equally debatable one given in their favour with 40 seconds to go).
Bulls line out throw not straight (4 seconds to go, a scrum would have ended the match there with a Glasgow win).
Those last two really give one the feeling that the referee was scared to make a decision that ended the game in favour of Glasgow.
This is not an exclusively Scottish phenomenon (I accept I am bias). A classic example of this is the refereeing of the 2011 World Cup final, where France were treated very differently from NZ. They were robbed in that match. To me, this damages rugby.
If you attack like the bulls in the final, you won't ever break down defence especially a strong defence like Glasgow's one. Crash ball, crash ball, crash ball, one-off carries, that doesn't challenge the defence in the modern game at all. You must do something that confuses the defence and give the ball more to the backline.
Glasgow had one of the best defenses in the URC. In fact, they had the best red zone defense in the League. It isn't a shock the Bulls struggled to break them down. They also have a really underrated bench. Players like Dobie and Max Williamson have been delivering off the bench all season. Yet? They got ignored in favor of the narrative that Glasgow had a suspect bench.
That very good and underrated bench continued the energy levels in defense and allowed Glasgow to stifle teams when it mattered.
Giving the ball to the backline is fine if the forwards are on the front foot. After the first 25 mins that was rarely the case for the Bulls. If you try run the ball with slow and bad ball you will get punished.
BTW the Bulls did try to run the ball and were very, very fortunate it didn't cost them 7 points. Dempsey's overturned try was a consequence of Bulls trying to force it to the backline. It almost backfired spectacularly.
@@jlm4455 It is a shock, because the last time the bulls played Glasgow before the final, Glasgow conceded 40 points.
go the steers! meatballs with haggis tomorrow!
Glasgow were also in two finals and they won both ❤
Oh yeah but I meant the URC. Imo this one is the biggest one!
Glasgow lost to Leinster in 2019 if I rember correctly the match was in Celtic park
Glasgow were finalists in 2014 as well.
Glasgow have been in 4 finals. Won 2 Lost 2.
The Bulls looked tired and disjointed. Unfortunately.
Can't be using that as excuse when Glasgow had to travel that distance and into that cauldron. The thing many people overlooked is the last 15 minutes of that pool game. Glasgow were getting hammered and suddenly in that last 15 mins were all over the Bulls. That showed to me two huge things:
1. They could play with the Bulls
2. The levels of fitness to come that close to snatching a win after being down 37 to 10? Were not only impressive, but it also told me the altitude would not be as big a factor as many assumed it would be.
I do have to admit i could tell tge bulls were not quite on the money. Your 2 was your biggest threat in the first half and shouldnt have come off so early. You just couldnt mentally match the occasion of last week which is a shame.
But you guys are definitely the best south african team (by some way imo) without the most well known springboks. Im sure youll be back for a playoff run next year
Rugby, poor officials.! Teams must have "on field" lawyers, to handle card issues,on the spot.!!
Bulls played poorly and made poor decisions and glasgow was brilliant
Preparation was poor. Inspiration was lacking....
Dont.blane the players....
Bulls are not all that.
Get rid of your coach, Jake??, he is yesterdays man. I have now heard him speak twice ... i felt uninspired and negative : he is out of his depth ..... with the talent you have, you should have done better !
Glagow were awesome
Not in the first 30 mins Glasgow weren't. They struggled. The key was Glasgow did enough to keep the Bulls in sight. That try before halftime was massive moment in the game.