As a Scotsman I think World Rugby is a disgrace.I don’t think the panel that decides these awards even watch rugby.They just choose their favourite manager or players.Rassie is not a favourite of the panel as he is clearly the best and has been for quite a while. 🇿🇦
I "compare" McKenzie to Mo'unga, in that initially Mo'unga found the step-up "wobbly". Once Mo'unga bedded in to the highest level he was true World-class. I do not see McKenzie as a 10 of that calibre yet, imo.
I agree. He benefited from Robertson playing him at 10 for 10 of the 14 games, with no real 10 back up. Barrett played 15 for so long he is no longer a world class 10. How could you not pick Marcus Smith? Far better than McKenzie. Doesn't lose focus, follows the game plan. Even against us, all 3 times he was the best 10 on the field.
How many non-New Zealanders have played for the All Blacks? I'll tell you. To date the number of Non Maori Pacific Islanders who have, or are, is currently 1133. Fact.
South africa only managed 1 player in the year they won the RWC 23 Eben. Have got the accolades in 2024. Guess world rugby can get it right when they have very little choice. Had a great 12 months of rugby from Hamish. Thank you for keeping us covered
It feels like World Rugby compensated for snubbing so many World Cup winning Springboks last year. I'm a South African and very happy for Marx but I have to admit that Mauvaka or Codie Taylor were probably the best Hookers in 2024.
There is no "Southern Lions" per se. There is'nt even a "Golden Lions" now. There is only There is only The British and Irish Lions, made up of players from The United Kindom and Ireland. If, there was a "Northern Lions" per se, then French and Italian players would feature in it. Many years ago, during the "non-professional" era, the Southern Hemisphere had so-called ANZAC teams, made up of players from NZ, Australia and SA. Dreams are fine though fella 😉😊👍🤟🏴☠☘
Bok stats for 2024 Points for 450 Ave 34,6 per game Points conceded 220 Ave 16,92 per game Tries scored 58 Ave 4,46 per game Tries conceded 20 Ave 1,5 per game Penalty points taken 27 ave 2 per game* *60% of penalties take were games against Ireland and N.Z (4 games) Test match strategy. Respect to tougher opposition.
@@nielvanderwalt1965 What you don't seem to be considering is that he is responsible for building that squad. 'Coach'ing it, if you will, into the squad it is.
You forget some french players like MAUVAKA, PENAUD, RAMOS and CROS. The best player of the world DUPONT play at 7 this season. But he wins top 14 and HEINEKEN CUP.
Cody Taylor in place of Malcolm Marx. DMac definitely not the form 10 this year so I would say Marcus Smith perhaps. Bielle-Biarry (excuse spelling) or Arendse in place of Lowe. Mallia at 15. Hard to put Jordon there given how little time he played there this year.
1. Nshe 2. mauvaka 3. lomax 4. Estebeth 5. Byrne 6. Du Toit 7. Sititi 8. Doris 9. Gibson-Park 10. Smith 11. correras 12. de Allende 13. Kriel 14. Kolbe 15. mallia From a Bok fan
Rassie snubbed again as the best coach...PSD and Eben need to start coming off the bench if they want to make rwc. Nice to see Jordan at 15.Fassie needs a little more polish from Brown, he is so close.
Rassie a " thorn in the flesh" to WCR spoilt their hidden agendas against the Boks and their amazing world class innovative coach who made a mockery of the new rules and stumbling blocks WCR tried to scupper the bok dominance!!! See you all next year. Bokke rule against all odds . O
James Lowe over Kurt Lee Arendse - what coach would realistically make that choice- Lowe is an open try line finisher, KLA scores through heavy traffic time and again and then there’s the French kid…
1. Ox 2. Codie (he was better than Marx this season) 3. Williams 4. Eben 5. George Martin (he had a pretty good season, didn't he?) 6. PSDT (because SA switch the flankers) 7. Ardie 8. Sititi (just think how lethal this loose trio will be) 9. JGP 10. Marcus 11. Kolbe 12. DDA 13. Jesse 14. Jordan 15. Ramos
Terrible team. Williams is a loosehead, he can’t play 3. George Martin wasn’t England’s best lock, and the perennial losers don’t get players in the World 15. Ardie played 8, Sititi played blindside, and they were not as good as other players in those positions. Marcus Smith didn’t start in the Six Nations, and he lost 5 games in a row when he did start.
James Lowe could have been an AB but he was never selected, at a time when AB selections we mostly based on playing people out of their prefered positions.
The ABs won against Ireland who were until then, ranked the best team in the world. DMac started as our no10 in that test. Then against France he didn't start as no10 and the ABs lost the test. Rugby critics have such short memories.
@@RHWMNZ Are you trying to say the Irish team we played were the best. Not by rankings, but by how they played. Japan would have beaten them. France were outstanding and would have pushed the Springbok the way they played. We did well, sort of. As for Dmac, maybe you need to watch his first 8 games, watch the Ireland one and see the number of times he switched off and put us in bad positions, his call for Will Jordan to take the quick throw that put us under pressure. Not saying Barrett is any better, but there are lots in World Rugby who are. Good player, just not a starting 10.
On form it's definitely a problem,hope ritcie goes straight back in as number 1 in the 10 jersey when he returns.Hes on another level to who we have atm.
have a soft-spot for Ardie Savea simply warrior class but totally agree with Pablo Matera good on you Mckenzie with a dream team behind you 🔥 Lowe doesn't do it for me in with the French Flier Bierrey .done.
Who ever pick the world 15 is killing the game of rugby no players with flair except the 2 wings who will get no balls as the centers are both crash players guys if that is how rugby is going to be played in the future the winning team winning by penalties only as SA has done and been seen by the rugby pundits as the best team ever I will rather be watching rugby league.
@@thurmanmerman2720 oh that is an obvious delusion that all bok fans have for sure. They were trying new guys etc etc 11 changes etc etc. Win or lose they always have an excuse its quite entertaining.
Can't you remember seeing him outplay his rival every time they have met in Chiefs vs Crusaders games? He also started as no10, when ABs won against Ireland but didn't start as no10 when ABs lost against France.
@RHWMNZ Was nos 10 when The Blues beat the chiefs both times,when we lost by record score v Argentina, when we lost twice to Sth Africa, when we nearly got beaten by Australia. He is not a starting 10. Not saying Barrett is, but Smith, Ramos, come on!
My team 1.Tamati Williams 2.Asafua aumua 3.Pasilio tose 4.Pieter Steph du toit 5.patrick tuipolotu 6.Wallace sititi 7.Josh van de flair 8.Arlie savea 9.Jamison Gibson Park 10.Damian McKenzie 11.Caleb Clark 12.Jordie Barrett 13.Gary ring rose 14 Kurt lee Arense 15.Thomas Ramos Sorry if I got some spelling wrong
The ABs would have lost against Ireland without him playing no10 and Ireland would have still been ranked no1 if they hadn't lost that game. Ireland would then have had more players in the world team just announced. Is that your joke?
@@RHWMNZNo the joke is that they actually think he should even be at 10. Picked on form, he would be lucky to make the Chiefs side, let alone the All Blacks.
I think it was a tactical mistake by Razor he played a very astute game against the Irish and showed maturity guiding the Abs and we know what he can do when the conditions are right. all in hindsight of course
DMac played no10 in the win against Ireland. What happened to the rule about not making changes in a winning team? The change was made to drop DMac and the next game was lost.
The AB selectors still think having 3 brothers in the team (some playing out of position), is a clever publicity stunt. Three coaches in a row have kept up the same nonsense. Or does someone else make these daft decisions?
As a Scotsman I think World Rugby is a disgrace.I don’t think the panel that decides these awards even watch rugby.They just choose their favourite manager or players.Rassie is not a favourite of the panel as he is clearly the best and has been for quite a while. 🇿🇦
😅😅😅
Damien McKenzie was the biggest benefactor of the Boks using 4 Flyhalves this season... He was average at best....
I "compare" McKenzie to Mo'unga, in that initially Mo'unga found the step-up "wobbly". Once Mo'unga bedded in to the highest level he was true World-class. I do not see McKenzie as a 10 of that calibre yet, imo.
I agree. He benefited from Robertson playing him at 10 for 10 of the 14 games, with no real 10 back up. Barrett played 15 for so long he is no longer a world class 10. How could you not pick Marcus Smith? Far better than McKenzie. Doesn't lose focus, follows the game plan. Even against us, all 3 times he was the best 10 on the field.
2 of the Irish are New Zealanders
How many ABs are NZ born ?
Saffa here.. Agree 🎉
How many non-New Zealanders have played for the All Blacks? I'll tell you. To date the number of Non Maori Pacific Islanders who have, or are, is currently 1133. Fact.
Where was Dan Gallagher from ?
How many All Blacks weren't New Zealanders?. STFU butthurt boy.
Great team, I would have had the following:
2. Codie Taylor
10. Fin Russel
11. Kurt-Lee Arense (he had a crazy year)
15. Thomas Ramos
Not bad
James louw is a quality player, I think Kurt Lee is better.
James Lowe.. need glasses 😂
South africa only managed 1 player in the year they won the RWC 23 Eben. Have got the accolades in 2024. Guess world rugby can get it right when they have very little choice.
Had a great 12 months of rugby from Hamish. Thank you for keeping us covered
That would be an unreal prospect.
Southern Lions v Northern Lions. What a game that would be
Kutr Lee for lowe.. Marcus Smith at 10
It feels like World Rugby compensated for snubbing so many World Cup winning Springboks last year. I'm a South African and very happy for Marx but I have to admit that Mauvaka or Codie Taylor were probably the best Hookers in 2024.
And then they give PSDT player of the year , but ignore rassie for coach. and give dupont 7s POTY even though he played only 2 tourneys 😂😂
Agree Marx shouldn't be in the team
NickHiltermann…what a brainless comment. Whatever u are smoking .. it is way too strong!
@@jamesbond8191 hi Mrs Marx, your son is a great rugby player, apologies if my comment offended you
Mauvaka indeed. And Dion Foure?❤
Did the judges watch the games this year at the Crown & Anchor?
The Southern Lions will never lose a test ever.
There is no "Southern Lions" per se. There is'nt even a "Golden Lions" now. There is only There is only The British and Irish Lions, made up of players from The United Kindom and Ireland. If, there was a "Northern Lions" per se, then French and Italian players would feature in it. Many years ago, during the "non-professional" era, the Southern Hemisphere had so-called ANZAC teams, made up of players from NZ, Australia and SA. Dreams are fine though fella 😉😊👍🤟🏴☠☘
Do you need two counties to win one country....just asking
@@KernowekTimmental health
awesome... thanx for the great breakdown, greetings from Cape Town!
Marcus smith clearly the best 10 of 2024. Dmac is a flat track bully
Bok stats for 2024
Points for 450 Ave 34,6 per game
Points conceded 220 Ave 16,92 per game
Tries scored 58 Ave 4,46 per game
Tries conceded 20 Ave 1,5 per game
Penalty points taken 27 ave 2 per game*
*60% of penalties take were games against Ireland and N.Z (4 games)
Test match strategy. Respect to tougher opposition.
How Tomas Ramos misses out is incredible. Drop Lowe, Cheslin to left wing and Will Jordan in his rightful place at right wing - from an Irish guy.
So Rassie has only won 1 coach of the year since 2019? That’s a joke!
Maybe because he hasn't been the head coach since 2019 🤦🤦
@ ah, that’s a good point. He has been this year though.
@@stefannieuwoudt4782Yea kind of crazy how he didn't win it this year Tbf
@@rileyfreeman9726 he didnt win it this year because what did he do? Look at his squad. My grandmother could coach that squad
@@nielvanderwalt1965 What you don't seem to be considering is that he is responsible for building that squad. 'Coach'ing it, if you will, into the squad it is.
Menoncello was best player of 6 nations. No French player is surprising. Taylor should have got the nod over Marx.
Nr 10 i wouldve gone for marcus smith or ramos
Albernoz
or Ntamack or Jalibert. Not McKenzie though. He has had too many clear and obvious wobbles. His kicking score rate is intermmitent, too :imo.
@KernowekTim Loses focus, can't stick to a game plan. Boy, the rest must be bad if he's the best 10. I would have had Smith or Ramos.
What about "the goat," Dupont?😊😅😂😂😂
And what about an award for his marketing team?
He was part of the French Olympic Gold winning 7's for many months fella. This is a XVs team selection.
relax dear fellow relax Time to go to bed
1 Ox nxche
2 Codie taylor
3 Tyrell Lomax
4 Maro itoje
5 Tupou vaa'i
6 wallace sititi
7 siya kolisi
8 Ardie savea
9 antione dupont
10 marcus smith
11 james louw
12 jordie Barrett
13 jesse kriel
14 Will Jordan
15 thomas ramos
Bench 5-2 split
16 malcom marx
17 pasilio tosi
18 tamaiti williams
19 eben etzebeth
20 peter steph du toit
21 cam roigard
22 damien MacKenzie
23 bundi aki
Great summary, thank you!!
Can you imagine scrumming or jumping against that hypothetical World XV forward pack.
You forget some french players like MAUVAKA, PENAUD, RAMOS and CROS.
The best player of the world DUPONT play at 7 this season.
But he wins top 14 and HEINEKEN CUP.
Cody Taylor in place of Malcolm Marx.
DMac definitely not the form 10 this year so I would say Marcus Smith perhaps.
Bielle-Biarry (excuse spelling) or Arendse in place of Lowe.
Mallia at 15. Hard to put Jordon there given how little time he played there this year.
Mauvaka
@nielvanderwalt1965 also a good call. Both him and Cody have been better than Malcolm this year.
And then Malcom off the bench
1. Nshe
2. mauvaka
3. lomax
4. Estebeth
5. Byrne
6. Du Toit
7. Sititi
8. Doris
9. Gibson-Park
10. Smith
11. correras
12. de Allende
13. Kriel
14. Kolbe
15. mallia
From a Bok fan
Marcus Smith didn’t starting in the Six Nations though, I’d go Ramos. Mallia was robbed.
This team without any french player is a joke !
The French players are great. Just not as great as the ones in this team
Who would be on the bench for this team?
three all blacks isn't great but not a single french player?
They drew to Italy, lost the Six Nations, and they don’t ever send good players to the SH on tour. They deserve nothing.
They dont play their best team often enough , maybe putting will Jordan on the wing and Ramos at fullback would have been fair .
@ Ramos played 10 games.
Really expected Du Pont
No Damien Penaud is hard to fathom, for me.
And who is the coach for world 15
Sititi should be there definitely all blacks best player is a rookie ..dont think will jordan was the best full back in the comp
Rassie snubbed again as the best coach...PSD and Eben need to start coming off the bench if they want to make rwc. Nice to see Jordan at 15.Fassie needs a little more polish from Brown, he is so close.
Rassie a " thorn in the flesh" to WCR spoilt their hidden agendas against the Boks and their amazing world class innovative coach who made a mockery of the new rules and stumbling blocks WCR tried to scupper the bok dominance!!! See you all next year. Bokke rule against all odds .
O
Hmmm...no 11...do not agree with...ooohhh that would be fire.. Southern Hemisphere Lions team...would be murder on the dance floor😂😂🎉🎉
Were the selectors Irish?
Who was the most consistent team of the year?
How long was Ireland ranked no1 team in the world? That's your answer.
@@RHWMNZ That's a very valid point. Peace out
Only 2 all blacks deserve to be in the dream team - DeGroot and Lomax.
I really disagree with de Groot. It seems like he really ruins your scrums.
De Groot has barely made any tests
Only one. Taylor.
@@Karma-qt4jiThat makes 2 then, because Lomax definitely deserves it.
Should be the whole Springbok team, ALL of them.
James Lowe over Kurt Lee Arendse - what coach would realistically make that choice- Lowe is an open try line finisher, KLA scores through heavy traffic time and again and then there’s the French kid…
I fully agree. I would not have JL in the top 10 wingers.
Lowe the show pony.
KLA is a better player. But James Lowe had a great year, the second wing could have been any of 4-5 wingers, Lowe is not a problematic pick for me.
@@jameswyatt4443 We love James Lowe because he gave us the win in the first Ireland test lol.
@@wouterroos2359 Bryan Habana disagrees, something tells me he knows more about what Lowe does on the wing than you.
What about Fin Russel,😮
So true
1. Ox
2. Codie (he was better than Marx this season)
3. Williams
4. Eben
5. George Martin (he had a pretty good season, didn't he?)
6. PSDT (because SA switch the flankers)
7. Ardie
8. Sititi (just think how lethal this loose trio will be)
9. JGP
10. Marcus
11. Kolbe
12. DDA
13. Jesse
14. Jordan
15. Ramos
Terrible team. Williams is a loosehead, he can’t play 3. George Martin wasn’t England’s best lock, and the perennial losers don’t get players in the World 15. Ardie played 8, Sititi played blindside, and they were not as good as other players in those positions. Marcus Smith didn’t start in the Six Nations, and he lost 5 games in a row when he did start.
Why Martin?
France would beat the dream team.
Cody Taylor from a SAFFA.
Cody ahead of Marx for me 🇿🇦
Mauvaka Ahead of Cody for me.
PSDT should be blind side.
he is blindside they just have the numbers the otherside only SA do we have our blindside as 7
@@ivanmynhardtFrance and Argentina do the same
@@rileyfreeman9726France technically don’t, I believe they have a left side and right side.
Will Jordan and McKenzie 😂😂
DMac at 10???
MacKenzie nope. Marx nope. M.Smith yes. C.Taylor yes. 🇿🇦
Dmac at 10 is an absolute farcical call, so typical of world rugby, they have lost touch with reality.
Sititi instead of Matira. Come on Barrett superior to McKenzie. James Low not really. Clarke way better.
James Lowe and Pablo matera selections make absolutely no sense at all!
James Lowe could have been an AB but he was never selected, at a time when AB selections we mostly based on playing people out of their prefered positions.
nobody's surprised to see 7 AFs players, no French, no English, no Scot????
I’m French, and we get used with French bashing… Scots and English not yet, apparently 🤣
Je suis français aussi 😂@@judoboy83
Cheslin kolbe done dirty
Kurtley Arendse replace James Flow
Macolm Marx and Damien Mckenzie should not be in this team.
This team doesn’t win RWC,s ! 😮😂
Doesn’t make sense PTSD is blindside flank. SA no 6 jersey is designated open side. MORE WR cluelessness on display
he plays 7 for SA
Fully aware of that and Matera also plays blindside for Argentina - this is not a viable combo
@@AndrewAW-w2l Ok didnt know Matera is a blindside also .
@@AndrewAW-w2l it was a suspicious selection for sure, question marks over hooker and flyhalf also .
Marx is my favourite player- and I’m surprised here - probably WR causing mischief with Rassie
France fans will be annoyed! For NZ, that isn't bad, considering that they aren't the best team in the world currently.
ouaih, je confirme... très énervé mais pas étonné...
In the world? They aren't even the best team in their country.
The ABs won against Ireland who were until then, ranked the best team in the world. DMac started as our no10 in that test. Then against France he didn't start as no10 and the ABs lost the test. Rugby critics have such short memories.
@@RHWMNZ Are you trying to say the Irish team we played were the best. Not by rankings, but by how they played. Japan would have beaten them. France were outstanding and would have pushed the Springbok the way they played. We did well, sort of. As for Dmac, maybe you need to watch his first 8 games, watch the Ireland one and see the number of times he switched off and put us in bad positions, his call for Will Jordan to take the quick throw that put us under pressure. Not saying Barrett is any better, but there are lots in World Rugby who are. Good player, just not a starting 10.
DMac 😮
it's only for English colony, so British
So not a Brit in there and you still manage to malign the Brits! Take your head outside and give it a bang on something hard.
Definitely fin russell
Dream, dream, dream🎶 Everyone's dreams differ. If they did not we'd all sit up in bed and scream. Craic is all this is. Bring back Buck😉
When they over doing it with emoji's signs of mental health is showing
No French players?
..and not an Englishman in sight!
As an ABs fan, I was both surprised and delighted DMac was selected ahead of Smith from England.
Damian Mckenzie wtf he's not reliable,really dumb pick
Obviously you know nothing about rugby and talent.
Wake up mary,
Who was your choice?
And you don't obviously@@MaryanneA9
On form it's definitely a problem,hope ritcie goes straight back in as number 1 in the 10 jersey when he returns.Hes on another level to who we have atm.
have a soft-spot for Ardie Savea simply warrior class but totally agree with Pablo Matera good on you Mckenzie with a dream team behind you 🔥 Lowe doesn't do it for me in with the French Flier Bierrey .done.
Ardie Savea, Wallace Satiti, ?
Damian Mackenzie best 10?.?.?.?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
No DuPont heresy 😂😂
He did nothing noteworthy
STOP THE DRUGS THEN
cant fault team
James Lowe and Jordan makes no sence!
Who ever pick the world 15 is killing the game of rugby no players with flair except the 2 wings who will get no balls as the centers are both crash players guys if that is how rugby is going to be played in the future the winning team winning by penalties only as SA has done and been seen by the rugby pundits as the best team ever I will rather be watching rugby league.
As a french fan, my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
I have no idea how there are so few french and I think have so many boks is a bit odd.
Because the Springboks are better.
@@soidog659 barely. Theyve lost 3 out of 4 games to ireland and are 50% win loss ratio to france over the last couple of years.
@@Edgycoo If you have read any comments by SA fans on line then you should realize that they only lose matches they have planned to lose
@@thurmanmerman2720 oh that is an obvious delusion that all bok fans have for sure. They were trying new guys etc etc 11 changes etc etc. Win or lose they always have an excuse its quite entertaining.
Rassie Rassie Rassor
Mckenzie at 10😂Not even the best in NZ.
Can't you remember seeing him outplay his rival every time they have met in Chiefs vs Crusaders games? He also started as no10, when ABs won against Ireland but didn't start as no10 when ABs lost against France.
@RHWMNZ Was nos 10 when The Blues beat the chiefs both times,when we lost by record score v Argentina, when we lost twice to Sth Africa, when we nearly got beaten by Australia. He is not a starting 10. Not saying Barrett is, but Smith, Ramos, come on!
No you not no what you talking of dream team all the Irish is not good even though all blacks, it’s not good
My team
1.Tamati Williams
2.Asafua aumua
3.Pasilio tose
4.Pieter Steph du toit
5.patrick tuipolotu
6.Wallace sititi
7.Josh van de flair
8.Arlie savea
9.Jamison Gibson Park
10.Damian McKenzie
11.Caleb Clark
12.Jordie Barrett
13.Gary ring rose
14 Kurt lee Arense
15.Thomas Ramos
Sorry if I got some spelling wrong
Nice ❤
Razor should tap into that frontrow as a point of difference. ball handling - carrying alongside setpiece and when Taukeiaho comes online. bingo ?
McKenzie is a joke, sorry.
The ABs would have lost against Ireland without him playing no10 and Ireland would have still been ranked no1 if they hadn't lost that game. Ireland would then have had more players in the world team just announced. Is that your joke?
@@RHWMNZNo the joke is that they actually think he should even be at 10. Picked on form, he would be lucky to make the Chiefs side, let alone the All Blacks.
Bauden Barrett was our best against the French and you say a mistake not playing dmac your dreaming
I think it was a tactical mistake by Razor he played a very astute game against the Irish and showed maturity guiding the Abs and we know what he can do when the conditions are right. all in hindsight of course
DMac played no10 in the win against Ireland. What happened to the rule about not making changes in a winning team? The change was made to drop DMac and the next game was lost.
Dmac what joke
DMac rules.
Handre Pollard
It's a joke !
Cody Taylor not getting the nr 2 is criminal
Will Jordan should've always been 15, Beauden Barrett should be far away from the 15 jersey as possible, shouldn't even be on the team!
The AB selectors still think having 3 brothers in the team (some playing out of position), is a clever publicity stunt. Three coaches in a row have kept up the same nonsense. Or does someone else make these daft decisions?
Dupont ?!? 😅
Didn't play much rugby.
What???
Shows you the delusion of some fans
He took a break for the 7”s remember? 😅
James lowe sucks
Because he's a babe magnet?
Agreed. He isn't in the top 10 wingers.
But to be fair. He is really goos. Just nowhere near as good as I is made out to be.
Because he does. Funny how he doesn't feature in other comments 😳
Your cook.
Marcus Smith and Fin Russel were way better than DM.
Nah DM is better then any first five this year easy
Two Irish in there are nz Maori🙂
@@wayneturner949 Five Afrikaners in the world 15 and player of the year also an Afrikaner.
Mckenzie...really???? Dudes not even the best in his squad...and he really helped the Boks beat NZ , crap call RW
Pas un seul français à quinze ??? même pas étonné... ça rappelle la façon dont ils sont arbitrés en coupe du monde...🙃