He held the 400m record for 16 years! He was the fastest 400m athlete in the world in his day, but obviously could not compete internationally due to sanctions. He was probably the fastest raw-speed rugby player I have ever seen.
Correction he could not compete due to racism and he was a whites only champion. So it means very little as he never competed against all available talent. But then again having these conversations with the people who nostalgicly speak of such a terrible period of SA history is the ultimate exercise in futility. Brian Habana beat odds he never had to face to become a great rugby player and you dare compare them.
@@FerderSBV I remember Reinach well, I ran against him in 80s. He was very quick, quite a bit faster than Habana. By the way, those were the days of Piet Koornhof, min of sport, " nuwe sportbeleid ", as it was known in afrikaans. So there were quite a lot of black runners competing against whites. I ran against all races many times. Peter Ngobeni was a fast sprinter, he was SA champ at least once, competing against all races. It was a period when things could had moved faster in SA, but PW Botha could not cross the Rubicon, as they said. Roy b, CapeTown south africa 🇿🇦
yes, britain were the greatest racists in the world back then. they implemented segregation laws in south africa. And we know how they loved their slave trades. So britain will include america and australia and nz of course who are all from british origins.@@FerderSBV
@@FerderSBVHabana was in a private school from a young age, he didnt beat any odds. Siya Kolisi beat the odds. Mapimpi beat the odds. Errol Tobias beat the odds. If you are going to lecture others, do your homework.
The Habana of the 80s. Pity that Apartheid sanctions kept that Springbok team of the 80s from playing more tests, that team was stacked. That try with the Danie Gerber break is a beauty
@@Nyasalands_Finestprobably quite a bit faster than Habana. I was a sprinter in my day, ran against Reinach once, 100m. He was first, I was last. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦
Hands down the quickest Bok ever and the probably the fastest to play International fifteens. Absolute wheels. 10.28 100m and 45 second 400m. Can't argue with that.
That Bok backline for the Cavaliers...probably one of the best, if not the best backline SA has ever had. Naas, Johan Heunis, Danie Gerber, Christo Ferreira/Garth Wright, Carel du Plessis, Michael du Plessis, Jaco Reinach...I personally believe that if isolation didn't happen. SA and NZ would still be neck and neck, possibly with SA's nose in front. Some of the greatest players to have played the game denied an international stage.
As a nz er listening to that Cavaliers tour on radio have to agree,that was the best ever boks backline.If no isolation in80s then pretty much boks and abs neck to neck , possibly boks with the nose in front hard to say
@@hanoitripper1809 nah wouldn't say that suppose you sy 91 was a sham aswell ,despite that being a top class aussie team that jokes aside would have beaten boks
@Manuel Dumont meant to be the way it was...as for the all blacks.....1,3,2,4,3 see the pattern? Now come 2007 I.picked a qf knockout based on the pattern so they get 5..2011 back in nz I thought reset time no1 cause at home and we won .do you know the score 8/7 and against France again as we did in 19 8/7 freaky huh.after that couldnt pick
@Manuel Dumont wouldn't have beaten aussies in 91..that was a class team...so would you have beaten all blacks at Eden park...forget Cavaliers tour...so I'm not so sure...
i didn't know this player , amazing ! damned the apartheid , i love the nz teams but i recognize that the springboks of this time were the best team never seen , fm france
These guys knew about the importance of including the backline. And the wings had confidence in their speed. Wish he could still be around today for the Boks.
That is some _serious_ gas. Also looks like the Cavaliers team? Saw some Wellington blasts from the pasts on the field such as winger Mike Clamp, Murray Pierce, and Hika Reid. Thanks for posting this vid. All the best from New Zealand.
Thanks mate. Yeah, it was the Cavaliers tour, which was a non event for New Zealanders, but the biggest thing ever in SA as we craved some international competition. Not an official series, but it was entertaining
@@RealRugby As a teenager in the 80s the Cavaliers tour was definitely not a non event for us in NZ. I remember watching VHS video tapes of games with my cousins. It was a fascinating time.
shit !!! man that is speed ..... All I know ... we would def have beaten the All Blacks in 1987 ...Naas would of made sure about that ..... even if he had to slot 25 drop goals .... those bokke were hungry man hungry to wipe any NZ off the field .
1. Dit was die Dae toe Die Vrystaat Cheetahs se truie nog spierwit was, hulle broeke nog pikswart was en hulle kouse nog bloed rooi was. 2. Nou 25 jaar later hardloop sy seun kringe om sy opponente.
Really ??, In nz vs abs would never be a given especially at eden park.. as for 91 wallabies would have bitch slapped the boks as they did to us.that was a top level aussie team
It was muscle and strength. He was a power sprinter. He didn't have much fat on him. But I get you. He could have been a 9.90 second sprinter if he lost 20 kilos
He was not very tall, his wikipedia says 5ft 10inch. I ran against him in 80s. I reckon he might not even have been 5ft 10inch, maybe a bit less if I remember correctly. But his body was almost as wide as his height ! He was not quite lean , as other sprinters were. Before a race, as we were standing on line waiting for starter to set us off, he would break from his lane, walk from first to last lane shaking everyone's hand. Not sure why he did this, maybe to intimidate everyone. By the way, I actually knew his dad as well, a dentist, with a similar build to him. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦
Harry Coetzee, 10.3 , fairly sure about that. It was hand timed, not electronic. I ran against him once. His best distance was 400m. 45.01, electronic time, sa record.
Remember those days we'll. But there were also plenty of matches that were boring rubbish those days. What we see on these vids are a couple of snippets of a game. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦
Man had some serious pace, but some of the claims as to what many players can run 100 metres in are highly dubious. There are outliers, you are not running (an official at least) 10.3 100 metres off the back of a 45' 400. There are many faster 400 specialists today who couldn't run a 10.3. He's probably at least 1/3 of a second off that, which is still absolutely rapid for a field sportsman....
This isn't the brightest comment. You're suggesting that all 400m runners have the same time transition to the 100m. Absolutely a guy can clock 45 in the 400 and a 10.3 in the 100.
@@TheShepdawg9 it's brighter than yours - there's no specialist 100 runner who could run 45 for 400, and if you know ANY 400 metre specialist apart from Wade Van Niekerk (who's 2 seconds faster than 45) who has run an official - and by that I mean not he said/she said - 10.3 for the 100, by all means - point him out....
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431bolt ran a 45 sec 400 and a 9.58 100, wow. The most iconic sprinter in history just proved your theory wrong. That was so, so quick.
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 Fred Kerley. 43.6 400 and a 9.7 100m. That's almost a direct correlation to Jaco's 45 and 10.3. Not looking good for your claim.
Habana said his pb was 11.00 flat and not this 10.4 that's thrown around. Philip burger and Brent Russell both at 10.5. Chavhanga said his was 10.5 not 10.27. Reinach was quicker than both.
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He held the 400m record for 16 years!
He was the fastest 400m athlete in the world in his day, but obviously could not compete internationally due to sanctions.
He was probably the fastest raw-speed rugby player I have ever seen.
Correction he could not compete due to racism and he was a whites only champion. So it means very little as he never competed against all available talent. But then again having these conversations with the people who nostalgicly speak of such a terrible period of SA history is the ultimate exercise in futility. Brian Habana beat odds he never had to face to become a great rugby player and you dare compare them.
@@FerderSBV I remember Reinach well, I ran against him in 80s. He was very quick, quite a bit faster than Habana. By the way, those were the days of Piet Koornhof, min of sport, " nuwe sportbeleid ", as it was known in afrikaans. So there were quite a lot of black runners competing against whites. I ran against all races many times. Peter Ngobeni was a fast sprinter, he was SA champ at least once, competing against all races. It was a period when things could had moved faster in SA, but PW Botha could not cross the Rubicon, as they said. Roy b, CapeTown south africa 🇿🇦
yes, britain were the greatest racists in the world back then. they implemented segregation laws in south africa. And we know how they loved their slave trades. So britain will include america and australia and nz of course who are all from british origins.@@FerderSBV
@@FerderSBVHabana was in a private school from a young age, he didnt beat any odds. Siya Kolisi beat the odds. Mapimpi beat the odds. Errol Tobias beat the odds.
If you are going to lecture others, do your homework.
@@FerderSBVyip the good old days when things worked
RIP. Was taken way too early in his life, what a speedster 👌
Hope to see his son show some wheels against The Lions next year.
The Habana of the 80s. Pity that Apartheid sanctions kept that Springbok team of the 80s from playing more tests, that team was stacked. That try with the Danie Gerber break is a beauty
The Boks would have probably won the RWC in 1987 had they taken part.
A much faster version of Habana. Jeez I've never seen anyone move so fast on a rugby field
@@Nyasalands_Finestprobably quite a bit faster than Habana. I was a sprinter in my day, ran against Reinach once, 100m. He was first, I was last. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦
@@roybean7166 Respect.
@Nyasalands_Finest Thanks , man, thanks. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦
Hier is spoed! love it
Hands down the quickest Bok ever and the probably the fastest to play International fifteens. Absolute wheels. 10.28 100m and 45 second 400m. Can't argue with that.
Wow 400m fitness is best on rugby field. Man he's quick. God Bless from NZ.
That Bok backline for the Cavaliers...probably one of the best, if not the best backline SA has ever had. Naas, Johan Heunis, Danie Gerber, Christo Ferreira/Garth Wright, Carel du Plessis, Michael du Plessis, Jaco Reinach...I personally believe that if isolation didn't happen. SA and NZ would still be neck and neck, possibly with SA's nose in front. Some of the greatest players to have played the game denied an international stage.
boks are ahead NZ anyways and played 2 less cups. Noone counts 87 that was a sham.
As a nz er listening to that Cavaliers tour on radio have to agree,that was the best ever boks backline.If no isolation in80s then pretty much boks and abs neck to neck , possibly boks with the nose in front hard to say
@@hanoitripper1809 nah wouldn't say that suppose you sy 91 was a sham aswell ,despite that being a top class aussie team that jokes aside would have beaten boks
@Manuel Dumont meant to be the way it was...as for the all blacks.....1,3,2,4,3 see the pattern? Now come 2007 I.picked a qf knockout based on the pattern so they get 5..2011 back in nz I thought reset time no1 cause at home and we won .do you know the score 8/7 and against France again as we did in 19 8/7 freaky huh.after that couldnt pick
@Manuel Dumont wouldn't have beaten aussies in 91..that was a class team...so would you have beaten all blacks at Eden park...forget Cavaliers tour...so I'm not so sure...
i didn't know this player , amazing ! damned the apartheid , i love the nz teams but i recognize that the springboks of this time were the best team never seen , fm france
It's a shame these players couldn't show the world what they could do....
Speed of Jaco's son, Cobus over 100 m?
To be fast in athletics is one thing, but to be fast like Jaco on a rugby field, that's pure speed to the next level.
He held the SA record for 400m
Danie Gerber to Jaco Reinach...
Defense of Opposition: "I'll just trot back to the halfway line for the restart, cheers..."
And then you also had Carel Du Plessis!
Yes Danie g+ Jaco r+ what a style and speed combination 😊
There’s no substitute for pure speed.
In my opinion, the greatest winger the boks ever had.
No man, the fastest maybe, definitely not the best
Keep quiet 🤫
His son continued his legacy, with the two fastest hat-trick tries in world cup history,both legends from Bloemfontein.
Excellent stuff - would have loved to have seen this guy playing today - power and pace
He is so fast!🔥
He’s unreal , the real life Mathers player from Jonah Lomu Rugby. Man could he shift gears!! 🔥🔥
No one appreciates this comment more than me.
These guys knew about the importance of including the backline. And the wings had confidence in their speed. Wish he could still be around today for the Boks.
Waited long for this one!
10.3 that is faster than any modern winger. Gerber wanted that last try
Ek het gewag vir die video, dink hy was vinniger as meeste van vandag se "speedsters". Daai drie teen OP was iets ongelooflik!
what speed!
That is some _serious_ gas. Also looks like the Cavaliers team? Saw some Wellington blasts from the pasts on the field such as winger Mike Clamp, Murray Pierce, and Hika Reid. Thanks for posting this vid. All the best from New Zealand.
Thanks mate. Yeah, it was the Cavaliers tour, which was a non event for New Zealanders, but the biggest thing ever in SA as we craved some international competition. Not an official series, but it was entertaining
@@RealRugby As a teenager in the 80s the Cavaliers tour was definitely not a non event for us in NZ. I remember watching VHS video tapes of games with my cousins. It was a fascinating time.
@@RealRugby The bokke were very strong at this time. Its a shame they didnt play in the 1987 World Cup
Make us proud on Sunday Cobus ✝️
400m 45.01 , about 1983.
My first rugby memory was that last try in the clip!
Wow what a speedster JR was.
Dankie Jaco....
Jesus christ the wheels on him! No wonder little Cobus is so rapid
Wow he is really fast!
Meester, and those were good days, check the hands on these guys. Damnit, those were the days.
serious speed,shame gone too soon
You know a man is fast when he gets ankle tapped twice but still has enough speed to score the try.
Faster than Habana
fastest winger of all time.
Love them...
Guy is very fast and steps well.
And at the end of the video, a Cavalier player finally gets an ankle tap!
Only because he lost momentum beating the man before
Love the leather ball !
The powers that be, those days in Freestate rugby should have kept Jacko on the right wing and played Chris Badenhorst on the left wing.
shit !!! man that is speed ..... All I know ... we would def have beaten the All Blacks in 1987 ...Naas would of made sure about that ..... even if he had to slot 25 drop goals .... those bokke were hungry man hungry to wipe any NZ off the field .
yo that is pace
This guy got wheels
Damit maar die man het wiele gehad!!!
1. Dit was die Dae toe Die Vrystaat Cheetahs se truie nog spierwit was, hulle broeke nog pikswart was en hulle kouse nog bloed rooi was.
2. Nou 25 jaar later hardloop sy seun kringe om sy opponente.
La vache 😮😮😮on comprend d'où son fils tient sa vitesse
The good old days
mjribes - ja. Miss it but we can’t live in the past.
Even faster than his son !
1987 world cup wouldve been the springboks cup and 1991 boks team was very dangerous
Really ??, In nz vs abs would never be a given especially at eden park.. as for 91 wallabies would have bitch slapped the boks as they did to us.that was a top level aussie team
lachlan kearse clearly you didnt see the boks record in the 1980's for 1994. that Boks team was mean and powerfull with lots of pace
The 92 Bokke team were average at best. The 94 team that toured NZ was the same NZ beat them on both occasions
@@lockk132keep quiet or risk serious injury
@@WilliamEngelbrecht-p7x keep quiet or risk serious injury,what an odd statement about rugby
He took over from Ray Mordt.
He wasn't exactly lean for someone so fast. Imagine if his conditioning was as good as modern wingers, he'd be uncatchable.
It was muscle and strength. He was a power sprinter. He didn't have much fat on him. But I get you. He could have been a 9.90 second sprinter if he lost 20 kilos
He was not very tall, his wikipedia says 5ft 10inch. I ran against him in 80s. I reckon he might not even have been 5ft 10inch, maybe a bit less if I remember correctly. But his body was almost as wide as his height ! He was not quite lean , as other sprinters were. Before a race, as we were standing on line waiting for starter to set us off, he would break from his lane, walk from first to last lane shaking everyone's hand. Not sure why he did this, maybe to intimidate everyone. By the way, I actually knew his dad as well, a dentist, with a similar build to him. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦
What’s his best ever 100m time?
At 0:11 they said 10.3
His best time was 10.1
Harry Coetzee, 10.3 , fairly sure about that. It was hand timed, not electronic. I ran against him once. His best distance was 400m. 45.01, electronic time, sa record.
Roy Bean jheez u must be quick
@@harry.coetzee2524 WAS not too bad, But that a long time ago ! These days ........ vrot.
Like to watch the old games on YT. The game today looks like rugby league but with so-called rucks and legalized obstruction mauls.
Remember those days we'll. But there were also plenty of matches that were boring rubbish those days. What we see on these vids are a couple of snippets of a game. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦
Man had some serious pace, but some of the claims as to what many players can run 100 metres in are highly dubious. There are outliers, you are not running (an official at least) 10.3 100 metres off the back of a 45' 400. There are many faster 400 specialists today who couldn't run a 10.3. He's probably at least 1/3 of a second off that, which is still absolutely rapid for a field sportsman....
This isn't the brightest comment. You're suggesting that all 400m runners have the same time transition to the 100m. Absolutely a guy can clock 45 in the 400 and a 10.3 in the 100.
@@TheShepdawg9 it's brighter than yours - there's no specialist 100 runner who could run 45 for 400, and if you know ANY 400 metre specialist apart from Wade Van Niekerk (who's 2 seconds faster than 45) who has run an official - and by that I mean not he said/she said - 10.3 for the 100, by all means - point him out....
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431bolt ran a 45 sec 400 and a 9.58 100, wow. The most iconic sprinter in history just proved your theory wrong. That was so, so quick.
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 anything else you wish to add?
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 Fred Kerley. 43.6 400 and a 9.7 100m. That's almost a direct correlation to Jaco's 45 and 10.3.
Not looking good for your claim.
He is fast but Habana was the fastest
NOPE HABANA 10,40 SUPPOSEDLY , REINACH 10,30 FACT
Tonderai Chavanga was faster. 10.27s
REINACH FASTER
Habana said his pb was 11.00 flat and not this 10.4 that's thrown around. Philip burger and Brent Russell both at 10.5. Chavhanga said his was 10.5 not 10.27. Reinach was quicker than both.
But on the rugby field it's a different story.
Jaco the fastest
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Wonderful comment ❤