Nice reaction! Answers to some of your questions/comments: 1) The Springboks are the national rugby team of South Africa (my home country) 2) A springbok is a type of antelope and is South Africa’s national animal 3) The “power-off” you wanted to know about is a set piece called a “scrum” - and it basically is a “power off” between the 8 biggest & strongest players on each team. The Springboks are famous for their scrumming power - it’s one of our major advantages. 4) Rugby players don’t tend to have their names on their jerseys for a number of reasons. The main one is that the jersey number denotes a position, not a person. So number 11 is always a Winger, number 10 is always a Flyhalf, 12 & 13 are your Centers etc. So each week a squad can swap out players assigned to a particular number. The second big reason is the ethos of rugby - it’s all about playing for your team & your country, not yourself. So Springboks don’t have their names on their jerseys because their individual name & performance isn’t what matters - it’s about the team effort as representatives of their country. 5) We are currently back to back World Cup winners and 4-time World Cup Champions. This is a big deal as unlike the Super Bowl, the World Cup only happens every 4 years, so countries will spend 4 years prepping for it and will throw everything at trying to win it. Having won back to back (2019 and 2023) means we have been world title holders since 2019 and will be until 2027. 5) World rugby just announced their world “dream team”. Of the 15 players chosen out of the whole world (the best player globally at each position), 7 were from the Springboks. My country is very proud of our boys!
Just to add to that...the springbok (jumping buck) is small, very quick, agile, with a "spring" in its step (see Cheslin Kolbe) which represent some backline positions. Some other positions are also compared to South African wildlife...the team attitude...wild dogs. Rugby goes much deeper in SA than just a game🙏
The South African national rugby team is called The Springboks after our national animal, the springbok, and are the 4-time World Rugby champions. The Rugby World Cup is held every 4 years and the "Boks" have won it in 1995 and 2007, as well as the last 2 editions in 2019 and 2023, making us back-to-back and current World champions. ❤ from CPT, SA
Springboks are back 2 back world champions , they won southern hemisphere championship and just defeated northern hemisphere teams also so they are currently the best in the world for the last 9 years in a row , our greatest challenge is the all Blacks from the southern hemisphere the second best team in the world . The world plays rugby against each other.
Springboks won 19,lost 9 to ireland. Yeah not a very good record for the 2nd ranked team let's be honest. I think Ireland's problem is they save up all their energy and luck for the springboks,then have nothing in the tank when the AB's comes around to say hi
As an Aussie, SA and NZ are always my second teams I support (Tri nations baby!) but SA are in an era of dominance that I've only seen once in my life and that was from the legendary Australian Test Cricket team of the late 90s/early 2000s. This SA team will go down in history as being legends of the game. I wish Australia were half as competitive but I'm not even mad to see SA just owning the top spot.
The mighty Shane Warne era... I from SA and I used to hate the Australian cricket team of that era because they were so dominant, whether bowling or batting.
6:52 In Rugby you are allowed to kick the ball forward, but you may only pass sideways or backwards. So if you pass or "fumble" the ball forward, the game is restarted by something called a scrum. The Springboks a quite a dominant scrum. Springboks is the National Team of South Africa. Yes, rugby is being played in schools from about age 6. You can also watch 100 Springbok Tries (Touchdowns) and also SA Schoolboy rugby
The Springbok is an animal very fast it jumps very high confident clever and strong, curios. Brilliant players the Springboks South African national team❤🇿🇦🇿🇦💯👌
Fun Fact: Those little bounces they do and all of a sudden the jump several metres into the air is called "pronking". Watch clips of them, those little bounces are adorable lol.
@@JaemanEdwardsthey've won more world cups than your team, in less tournaments. I think it's clear that it's your team that's pathetic You're just jealous
springboks = south africa all blacks = new zealand wallabies = australia red roses = england the dragons = wales los pumas = argentina the blues = france the eagles = usa the bears = russia cherry blossoms = japan maple leafs = canada the lions = spain
Hi guys from George, South Africa 🇿🇦. As a springbok fan. My countries springbok team are very intimidating when at war (during World Cup seasons) or at battle (just facing another country) in a series also as known as test matches. I’m soo happy that people are exploring different senses globally. Much respect from you guys Stay safe and healthy ❤❤❤
The Springboks won the last World Cup by having 15 players playing 14. Otherwise they never would have won. Even most Saffas except this. They needed that advantage to make it a fair game.
Springbok is an animal, known for speed and agility. Its a National animal in South Africa. Our Cricket team is called Proteas(national flower) Our Soccer team BAFANA(The Boys) Look at Heinrich Brussow Bismarck Duplessis Cheslyn Kolbe(LittleDude😅😅) Bruan Habana Bakkies Botha Tendai Mtawarira Eben Estebeth(Crazy eyes) 6:44 is called a SCRUM... its a "pause" after a foul play.Ball is given to the non infringing team Kick forward. Pass backwards Taking it from them is called a Turn over ball
Springboks of the national team of South Africa...named after the national animal of South Africa called a Springbok... They are the current world champions and ranked the number 1 team in the world currently
Both the Springbok wingers play with head gear and are often confusing the commentators and crowd as to who is who - They are number 11 and number 14 (Kurt Lee Arendse and Cheslin Kolbe). To make it even more tricky is that sometimes they come off the bench which means their numbers change again (16-23) or that in earlier games of their career they played the other wing. It can be confusing but you can distinguish them by their running style. Thanks for your video and good luck with your channel.
Kids play rugby from around 7 year old right through to university or sometimes players are drafted in Grade 12. South Africa also has Craven week, where the best school players compete and often get drafted. I think there is a video about it. There are also school rivalry between some of the top school, such as the Paarl Derby, which is a huge big deal, and the whole town of Paarl (Western Cape, South Africa) basically stops for that game between the 2 high schools in the area
2:12 You are correct.. We DO have a town here in South Africa, called "Springbok" and it's situated near our north-western border with the Republic of Namibia.. But that's not where the name for our national rugby team, the Springboks emanate from.. The springbok is a small'ish gazelle found in southern Africa - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, etc. and it is also the national animal of South Africa.. So, hence the name.. 5:31 the guy with the #6 on his back, is our national captain, Siya Kolisi..
To me the big differences between Rugby and American football is that. If we hit you with a shoulder it is pure brutal power. No padding that can absorb the knock. You have to be tough to play the game.
There are no names on the back because Rugby is played by Number 15 player front 9 back 6. that number 6 is Siya Kohlisi lovingly call Poliesie. His the 2 time World cup camptian.
Yep. we play this as little kids. In my school if you were caught playing 'soccer' in the playground, the sport teacher would tell you that you had to come in on the Saturday morning, to practice your passing, drop kicking, tackling etc.
That is our National team , defending RUGBY WORLD CUP CHAMPS , we go crazy about rugby down here South Africa , i play at too goal is to reach the level they at
USA rugby team (The Eagles) are currently ranked 15th in the men's world rankings out of 113 participating countries. South Africa (Springboks) are at the top. In the women's division, USA are ranked ninth out of 66 participating countries with England at the top and South Africa ranked 12th. At the 1924 Olympic games in Paris, France, USA men's rugby team won gold. In South Africa, children at junior school begin playing bare-foot Rugby and when they get to High school, they play with studded boots (togs). To be awarded Springbuck or Springbok colours in numerous sporting disciplines, but especially Rugby, in South Africa is an extremely prestigious achievement.
Hi there from South Africa (Springbok land😂). There is a video called rugby described to American football fans. You might find that interesting. To answer your question about at what age they start playing rugby, most kids start playing at junior school, often as young as 6 and in junior school they play barefoot!
I love the scrum,for me it's what defines rugby and sets it apart from similar sports like rugby league. It adds a totally different dimension to the game,you need big strong players who are slow but powerful. Then you have more well rounded players to support them, followed by the really quick and agile players on the wings. Scrums are just a way of restarting the game after there has been an infringement or unforced errors of some kind. Similar to the scrum anotjer formation called a maul can occurr in open play,where groups of players from both teams contest for the ball while standing, that's what you saw after the scrum.
Springboks are South African national rugby team. They are 4 times rugby world cup champions, and are currently the world champions, won in in 2019 and defended it in 2023. Actually a springbok is an animal, a beautiful wild animal found in South Africa, it is the one you see on their Kit.
Best sport in the world. To watch to play. The respect between teams. You just don't get so much excitement, honour, sportsmanship anywhere else in Sports. 🇿🇦
SA has such dominance in the game currently because of some special features. Two that stand out are the excellence of the coaching staff and their creativity to lead in player development, game strategy and innovation. And also due to our excellent national management structures that vreates exceptional depth on player excellence. Schoolboy rugby starts at age 6 and many SA scholars are snatched by international teams before they even graduate. Some school derbys in South Africa can attract crowds of 30000. It is not the most popular sport in the country but it is surely the most passionate.
It's called a 'try' when they score, not a touch down. Best team in the world. 4 times world cup champions. Won the last 2 world cups in 2019 and 2023, back to back.
You were right about one other thing, Rugby and Football (soccer) have similarities mainly because the latter is a breakaway sport from the former. Back in the 1800s in England (both sports originated there) these were one sport called Rugby Football. But because some fancy kids in Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge Universities) didn’t like how “barbaric” Rugby Football was, they formed Association Football (Soccer) with a different set of rules. If I’m not mistaken, Americans then took Rugby Football and put a few of their own rules in it and created American Football. All 3 sports are known as Football today.
that huddle push thing is a scrum. That's the dark arts of rugby, done by the 8 forwards of each team. Anchored by the front row (1, 2 and 3) and then come the tall locks (4 and 5) and the the loose trio (6, 7 and 8). Lot's of laws around the scrum so you'd have to do a rule video
A basic rules breakdown - There are different versions of Rugby (Union & League) further segregated by the number of players per team - This is Rugby Union (Mens 15s) 15 players a side (8 substitutes on the bench each) - The ball is passed backwards to teammates & kicked forward. - 3 ways to score - 1. A try (5pts) with a kicked conversion (2pts) 2. Penalty kick (3pts) 3. Drop goal (3pts) - this is against the run of play The Springboks are the South African men's 15s team. BlitzBoks - men's 7s team. Rugby is played in from the 5th grade (*I stand to be corrected) In South Africa, Rugby League is not so popular - it's more in Australia/New Zealand Welcome to the world of Rugby
Springboks is a type do buck, like in the in the same family as raindeer. There us a town named Springbok tho. It's one of South Africa national animals
"Little dude" is Cheslin Kolbe, he's pretty much the rugby Lionel Messi (the French player Antoine Dupont is also a "Messi of Rugby" type of player, but he plays a different position than Kolbe_
I wanna say, tactically, you can't really block like in American football... so once a run gets to the second level, those dudes who would be your blockers are the guys you have as pitch options
Springboks is a Springbuck in English it's an African antelope found in South Africa, Namibia & possibly Botswana it's also the national animal of South Africa hence the South Africa national rugby team is named after our national animal Just y'all in America you have the American bold eagle or the French have the Gallic Rooster
Springboks is the name of the South African National Team. Right now, it's the best team in the world. if you want to be mesmerised by speed and skill, you should react to their best player, Cheslin Kolbe.
Thats debatable. Considering PSDT just won world player of the year. We all know Ox was robbed. Eben was nominated. Sous consistently wins motms. Frans Malherbe, Marx...Arendse has a higher score rate than Cheslin, so does Mapimpi. Siya has an enormous leadership presence. Andre/Damian/Jesse/Lukhanyo are immense. Willemse/LeRoux/Fassi...about the best you can say is Cheslin is an exceptional part of a very great team.
Plz react to kamo mphela-ighost (music video) she is an artist from south Africa and a great dancer,she makes amapiano music which consists-of lyrics abd many beats that will get you moving These are some other artist in south africa Focalistic-biri marung Zee nxumalo-fomo Leemckrazy- yebo And many more 🙏
“Best team in the league” - smiles in pain. 4x WORLD champions. Right now they hold every title they participate in, including the British & Irish Lions tour which happens once every 12 years. They are the South African national team 🥹 please watch Chasing The Sun 1 and 2, it’s the only way you can understand who they are.
School boy rugby is massive in places like South Africa and New Zealand, where rugby is the main sport. The top school games are televised and attended by large crowds. We are brought up on this amazing game, and while it looks rough, if you play it from a young age, you learn how to take a hit and ride a tackle, and not having pads ensures that your tackling technique is impeccable. I enjoy watching NFL too, and the number of injuries seem to be higher in American Football, than in rugby. Also, a lot of the big hits in the rugby videos are illegal and they don't show the offending players being sent off once the play has stopped. Any head contact results in an immediate sending of of the offending player. There is massive concern about concussions, and many of the professional players these days have gum guards with sensors that notify the medical teams if a player is concussed and he/she is taken off straight away. Play can be stopped if the ball is passed forward, accidently fumbled forward, or the referee believes a dangerous situation has arisen, or the ball is irretrievably buried under players, in a pile up we call a ruck. To restart the play, there is a scrum where 8 "forwards" from each team push against each other in a competition to win the ball. If you look carefully at the scrum, you will see a channel where the two sets of forwards meet. The ball is passed into this channel to restart the game, and each set of forwards tries to push the opponents off the ball. Eventually the ball will emerge at the back of the scrum, where it is passed out to the back line players, which are normally the smaller faster guys. If the ball goes out of bounds, the game is restarted with a line out at the point where the ball went out. Once again the forwards compete for the ball, standing in two parallel lines, and jumping for the ball when it is thrown in. This is where you will see the players lifting each other into the air to reach the ball. A touchdown is called a try, and you get 5 points for each try. You then get the chance to convert the try by kicking the ball between the poles, which earns another 2 points. The kick is taken in line with the point from where the try was scored. Therefore, if the try is scored in the corner, the angle of the conversion kick will be quite difficult, while if the the try is scored under the posts, then the conversion kick will take place from right in front of the posts and will be relatively easy. This is why you often see the players trying to run the ball in closer to the posts after crossing the try-line, in order to make the conversion kick easier. In rugby, we can pass the ball sideways or backwards, but not forwards. However, this can be quite confusing for newcomers to the sport, as many of the passes quite clearly travel forward. This is because the players are often moving at such speed when they pass the ball that the momentum naturally carries the ball forward. in order to overcome this problem, the referees watch the passing player's hands to ensure that the the passing action is backwards. If this is the case, the referee will allow the pass, even if the momentum of the player means that the ball travels slightly forward. I have played variations of rugby from the age of 5 to my late 20s and I can honestly say that I never met anyone who actually wanted to hurt anybody else on the rugby field. When there are bust ups on the field, the situation is actually very controlled. No one actually throws a punch. You insult each other's mother a bit, posture a bit, but nothing actually happens. Take a close look at the moments where it looks like there is a brawl happening on the field. There is lots of pushing and shoving, but it is really just hand bags at 50 paces. These guys are universally fit and super strong and if they actually threw a punch, someone is going to go down. They are also all professionals, who cannot afford the match fee penalty and months of being banned from playing for actually taking a swing. That being said, rugby is a hard game. It doesn't matter where you are from. It can be South Africa, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, France. We are all taught that you cannot play scared. If you are scared you will lack commitment and that is where you get hurt. However, the best part of rugby is that all people who play rugby are part of a brotherhood. We may bag on different nations and the rivalries are fierce, but there is a universal deep respect and understanding that exists between all men/women who have at some point walked onto that hallowed patch of grass to fight for 80 minutes over that wonderful oval ball. It is the great equaliser where what matters is not the size of the dog in the fight, but rather the size of the fight in the dog. It is a brief period where the mundanity of normal life is suspended and anyone can be a hero.
Loved your reaction. And if you're gonna react to this video than you should also react to the most feared rugby team in the world| New Zealand, as well. You'll also love seeing the All Blacks in action
Head-to-Head Record. Overall, New Zealand lead the head-to-head 62-42 since the first Test in 1921. While there is a 20-game lead, no other nation has a remotely similar record against the All Blacks. On home soil, New Zealand have faced South Africa on 46 occasions, winning 33, losing 10 along with three draws Ref: Google
When teams fight in: American Football commentators: "This is embarrassing for the sport, the team will be fined if not banned the whole season." Rugby commentators: "Oh, they just trying to get to know each other"
Different positions 1 and 3 props 4 and 5 locks 6 and 7 flankers 8 is just called eightman 9 scrumhalf 10 flyhalf 11 and 14 wingers 12 and 13 centers 15 fullback
there's an animation if u search for rugby rules made for Americans. NFL is a by product of rugby that's why it never exist outside the USA.. 5 mains rules mainly.. 1: passing is only backwadds(lateral) 2:the pile is called a scrum, (that would be like going for 1st down when ur on 4rth In 10.. 3:the hates are called scrum caps, (equipment wise) 4:tackling = same as nfl no contact between the neck n up, ur down but u keep playing but putting the behind u so that team can make progress, so ur not down if it's by contact but we keep playing(those are called phase) 5:u can fight (nhl+nfl rules) there's no off setting but if the feels it's done intentionally 10min break yellow card warning/red card is for stricter punishment
Springbok, A South African nation animal. It is a buck and the National Rugby team is named after this animal. They are world rugby champions. Yes, we play mini rugby at school. We have teams ranging from under 8's all the way to the pro leagues.
To understand the rules, you should watch a video entitled "Rugby explained for American football fans". It lays out the differences really well. Also, great choice on reacting to women's rugby as well: those ladies are absolute beasts, in the best possible way! If you get around to watching a full match, try the England vs New Zealand, in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final (2021).
You guys asked if little children play rugby, yes they do they mainly play a no-contact version called touch rugby when they're younger and in highschool the play the full on sports, you guys should react to south african highschool rugby
Nice reaction! Answers to some of your questions/comments:
1) The Springboks are the national rugby team of South Africa (my home country)
2) A springbok is a type of antelope and is South Africa’s national animal
3) The “power-off” you wanted to know about is a set piece called a “scrum” - and it basically is a “power off” between the 8 biggest & strongest players on each team. The Springboks are famous for their scrumming power - it’s one of our major advantages.
4) Rugby players don’t tend to have their names on their jerseys for a number of reasons. The main one is that the jersey number denotes a position, not a person. So number 11 is always a Winger, number 10 is always a Flyhalf, 12 & 13 are your Centers etc. So each week a squad can swap out players assigned to a particular number. The second big reason is the ethos of rugby - it’s all about playing for your team & your country, not yourself. So Springboks don’t have their names on their jerseys because their individual name & performance isn’t what matters - it’s about the team effort as representatives of their country.
5) We are currently back to back World Cup winners and 4-time World Cup Champions. This is a big deal as unlike the Super Bowl, the World Cup only happens every 4 years, so countries will spend 4 years prepping for it and will throw everything at trying to win it. Having won back to back (2019 and 2023) means we have been world title holders since 2019 and will be until 2027.
5) World rugby just announced their world “dream team”. Of the 15 players chosen out of the whole world (the best player globally at each position), 7 were from the Springboks. My country is very proud of our boys!
Just to add to that...the springbok (jumping buck) is small, very quick, agile, with a "spring" in its step (see Cheslin Kolbe) which represent some backline positions. Some other positions are also compared to South African wildlife...the team attitude...wild dogs. Rugby goes much deeper in SA than just a game🙏
Great explanation, good job Durban 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
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And a player of south won the world player of the year award ths year
The South African national rugby team is called The Springboks after our national animal, the springbok, and are the 4-time World Rugby champions. The Rugby World Cup is held every 4 years and the "Boks" have won it in 1995 and 2007, as well as the last 2 editions in 2019 and 2023, making us back-to-back and current World champions.
❤ from CPT, SA
@simpiwesali9275 we're the 1st to 4 wins but not the 1st back to back. The All Blacks won it in 2011 and 2015.
♥️ from CPT, SA
@@simpiwesali9275 NZ won back to back 2011/2015
4 World Cup finals
2 tries
That's the Springboks for you
I know New Zealand is supposed to be a rough but also good team. I don't hardly know anything about rugby so I'm learning like them.
@Hope...M Yep. New Zealand are the best rugby team in history.
Springboks are back 2 back world champions , they won southern hemisphere championship and just defeated northern hemisphere teams also so they are currently the best in the world for the last 9 years in a row , our greatest challenge is the all Blacks from the southern hemisphere the second best team in the world . The world plays rugby against each other.
I'd say we've been on top for the last 5-6 years
Dont let the Irish fans see this comment. They'll riot
@@mphozotwa4363 🤣🤣
I mean Ireland are still ranked 2nd. Yes they lost to NZ but if you want to play that game then we only need to point at your record vs the Irish.
Springboks won 19,lost 9 to ireland. Yeah not a very good record for the 2nd ranked team let's be honest.
I think Ireland's problem is they save up all their energy and luck for the springboks,then have nothing in the tank when the AB's comes around to say hi
As an Aussie, SA and NZ are always my second teams I support (Tri nations baby!) but SA are in an era of dominance that I've only seen once in my life and that was from the legendary Australian Test Cricket team of the late 90s/early 2000s. This SA team will go down in history as being legends of the game. I wish Australia were half as competitive but I'm not even mad to see SA just owning the top spot.
The mighty Shane Warne era... I from SA and I used to hate the Australian cricket team of that era because they were so dominant, whether bowling or batting.
As a South African I concur
6:52 In Rugby you are allowed to kick the ball forward, but you may only pass sideways or backwards. So if you pass or "fumble" the ball forward, the game is restarted by something called a scrum. The Springboks a quite a dominant scrum.
Springboks is the National Team of South Africa. Yes, rugby is being played in schools from about age 6. You can also watch 100 Springbok Tries (Touchdowns) and also SA Schoolboy rugby
Good evening from South Africa 🇿🇦 You guys are funny 😂😂😂😂 I love American reaction to our South African Team aka Springboks 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 Our pride and joy
The Springbok is an animal very fast it jumps very high confident clever and strong, curios. Brilliant players the Springboks South African national team❤🇿🇦🇿🇦💯👌
Fun Fact: Those little bounces they do and all of a sudden the jump several metres into the air is called "pronking". Watch clips of them, those little bounces are adorable lol.
Sout Africa is currently back to back world cup champions and the first rugby team to win 4 world cups ever🇿🇦❤️Proud South African here
And in '27 [fingers crossed] we'll be making it thrice in a row, all the way in the outback.
@@samuelmncedisi1065 Shhhhhhhhht... don't jinx it. They don't know what Rassie knows
4 World Cup finals
2 tries scored
Pathetic
@@JaemanEdwardsthey've won more world cups than your team, in less tournaments. I think it's clear that it's your team that's pathetic
You're just jealous
@@JaemanEdwards they've won more world cups than your team, in less tournaments. I think it's clear that it's your team that's pathetic
springboks = south africa
all blacks = new zealand
wallabies = australia
red roses = england
the dragons = wales
los pumas = argentina
the blues = france
the eagles = usa
the bears = russia
cherry blossoms = japan
maple leafs = canada
the lions = spain
Oaks - Romania
Lelos - Georgia (who are punching bloody well above their weight this year).
The Barleys = Ireland
Love it. Love rugby 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
The Leprechauns = Ireland
Springbok is our South African national rugby team ❤❤❤
Springboks are the national rugby team of South Africa. They are the Springboks because a springbok is the country's national animal
you should react to cheslin kolbe
Hi guys from George, South Africa 🇿🇦. As a springbok fan. My countries springbok team are very intimidating when at war (during World Cup seasons) or at battle (just facing another country) in a series also as known as test matches.
I’m soo happy that people are exploring different senses globally. Much respect from you guys
Stay safe and healthy ❤❤❤
Hi ...groete uit mosselbaai lol
Springbok is like a type of gazelle native to South Africa. "spring" means jump and they have a very unique way of jumping.
That spider looking move called a SCRUM
Love this vid! Much appreciated from South Africa
Hi from South Africa yess we are the BEST team 4 time world cup champs
EXCITED FOR YOU TO SEE MORE I CAN'T WAIT
The Springboks won the last World Cup by having 15 players playing 14. Otherwise they never would have won. Even most Saffas except this. They needed that advantage to make it a fair game.
@@JaemanEdwards 😂😂😂
@TomasGerhardusSmith Rugbys greatest tin arse merchants
Springbok is an animal, known for speed and agility. Its a National animal in South Africa.
Our Cricket team is called Proteas(national flower)
Our Soccer team BAFANA(The Boys)
Look at Heinrich Brussow
Bismarck Duplessis
Cheslyn Kolbe(LittleDude😅😅)
Bruan Habana
Bakkies Botha
Tendai Mtawarira
Eben Estebeth(Crazy eyes)
6:44 is called a SCRUM... its a "pause" after a foul play.Ball is given to the non infringing team
Kick forward. Pass backwards
Taking it from them is called a Turn over ball
Springbok is one of our national animals.
Springboks of the national team of South Africa...named after the national animal of South Africa called a Springbok... They are the current world champions and ranked the number 1 team in the world currently
The new Zealand all backs video is also good
little dude's name is Cheslin KOLBE one of the best rugby players ever
More like, has been the best for at least the past 5 years. I don't care who won the IRB player of the year. He is the best
Both the Springbok wingers play with head gear and are often confusing the commentators and crowd as to who is who - They are number 11 and number 14 (Kurt Lee Arendse and Cheslin Kolbe). To make it even more tricky is that sometimes they come off the bench which means their numbers change again (16-23) or that in earlier games of their career they played the other wing. It can be confusing but you can distinguish them by their running style. Thanks for your video and good luck with your channel.
The dive at the try zone is an imitation of the springbok, the animal the South African national team derives it name from
Kids play rugby from around 7 year old right through to university or sometimes players are drafted in Grade 12. South Africa also has Craven week, where the best school players compete and often get drafted. I think there is a video about it. There are also school rivalry between some of the top school, such as the Paarl Derby, which is a huge big deal, and the whole town of Paarl (Western Cape, South Africa) basically stops for that game between the 2 high schools in the area
Cheslin Kolbe is my Goat and the one you keep seeing the little man that can do everything
To be fair that was at least 50% Arendse
To be fair that was at least 50% Arendse
Kolbe and Arendse on both wings is like a cheat code. Its crazy what those two can do.
A sub just for this video South Africa In the House 🇿🇦
2:12 You are correct.. We DO have a town here in South Africa, called "Springbok" and it's situated near our north-western border with the Republic of Namibia.. But that's not where the name for our national rugby team, the Springboks emanate from.. The springbok is a small'ish gazelle found in southern Africa - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, etc. and it is also the national animal of South Africa.. So, hence the name.. 5:31 the guy with the #6 on his back, is our national captain, Siya Kolisi..
Springbok is animal, towns are named after it
To me the big differences between Rugby and American football is that. If we hit you with a shoulder it is pure brutal power. No padding that can absorb the knock. You have to be tough to play the game.
There are no names on the back because Rugby is played by Number 15 player front 9 back 6. that number 6 is Siya Kohlisi lovingly call Poliesie. His the 2 time World cup camptian.
What you saw was called a scrum its a test of strength basically. Which team can out push the other and gain possesion of the ball.
a whole team? nah its a whole Country like this.
Yep. we play this as little kids. In my school if you were caught playing 'soccer' in the playground, the sport teacher would tell you that you had to come in on the Saturday morning, to practice your passing, drop kicking, tackling etc.
Oh yes the famous racism
Can't wait for you guys to get to the Haka! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
You need to watch the new Zealand haka
That is our National team , defending RUGBY WORLD CUP CHAMPS , we go crazy about rugby down here South Africa , i play at too goal is to reach the level they at
in Rugby the numbers correlate to specific positions, so you the player can change but the number on the back never changes
USA rugby team (The Eagles) are currently ranked 15th in the men's world rankings out of 113 participating countries. South Africa (Springboks) are at the top.
In the women's division, USA are ranked ninth out of 66 participating countries with England at the top and South Africa ranked 12th.
At the 1924 Olympic games in Paris, France, USA men's rugby team won gold.
In South Africa, children at junior school begin playing bare-foot Rugby and when they get to High school, they play with studded boots (togs).
To be awarded Springbuck or Springbok colours in numerous sporting disciplines, but especially Rugby, in South Africa is an extremely prestigious achievement.
Hi there from South Africa (Springbok land😂). There is a video called rugby described to American football fans. You might find that interesting. To answer your question about at what age they start playing rugby, most kids start playing at junior school, often as young as 6 and in junior school they play barefoot!
We are 4 times world Champions 🏆 🥇 nonother country has won it as many times as us South Africans, thanks for the great reactions video guys
2031 Rugby world cup will be hosted in the US for the first time. Going to be very interesting
I love the scrum,for me it's what defines rugby and sets it apart from similar sports like rugby league. It adds a totally different dimension to the game,you need big strong players who are slow but powerful. Then you have more well rounded players to support them, followed by the really quick and agile players on the wings.
Scrums are just a way of restarting the game after there has been an infringement or unforced errors of some kind. Similar to the scrum anotjer formation called a maul can occurr in open play,where groups of players from both teams contest for the ball while standing, that's what you saw after the scrum.
That was Cheslin Kolbe who bumped that French player right off his feet.
Springboks are South African national rugby team. They are 4 times rugby world cup champions, and are currently the world champions, won in in 2019 and defended it in 2023.
Actually a springbok is an animal, a beautiful wild animal found in South Africa, it is the one you see on their Kit.
React to Cheslin Kolbe of the springboks....he plays the wing position and his the hotstepper
Rugby is a very popular sport in South Africa almoust all schools have a rugby teen and it a very nice sport
Best sport in the world. To watch to play. The respect between teams. You just don't get so much excitement, honour, sportsmanship anywhere else in Sports. 🇿🇦
SA has such dominance in the game currently because of some special features. Two that stand out are the excellence of the coaching staff and their creativity to lead in player development, game strategy and innovation. And also due to our excellent national management structures that vreates exceptional depth on player excellence. Schoolboy rugby starts at age 6 and many SA scholars are snatched by international teams before they even graduate. Some school derbys in South Africa can attract crowds of 30000. It is not the most popular sport in the country but it is surely the most passionate.
It's called a 'try' when they score, not a touch down. Best team in the world. 4 times world cup champions. Won the last 2 world cups in 2019 and 2023, back to back.
You were right about one other thing, Rugby and Football (soccer) have similarities mainly because the latter is a breakaway sport from the former. Back in the 1800s in England (both sports originated there) these were one sport called Rugby Football. But because some fancy kids in Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge Universities) didn’t like how “barbaric” Rugby Football was, they formed Association Football (Soccer) with a different set of rules. If I’m not mistaken, Americans then took Rugby Football and put a few of their own rules in it and created American Football. All 3 sports are known as Football today.
In South Africa we start playing rugby at 7 years old in school
that huddle push thing is a scrum. That's the dark arts of rugby, done by the 8 forwards of each team. Anchored by the front row (1, 2 and 3) and then come the tall locks (4 and 5) and the the loose trio (6, 7 and 8). Lot's of laws around the scrum so you'd have to do a rule video
A basic rules breakdown
- There are different versions of Rugby (Union & League) further segregated by the number of players per team
- This is Rugby Union (Mens 15s) 15 players a side (8 substitutes on the bench each)
- The ball is passed backwards to teammates & kicked forward.
- 3 ways to score -
1. A try (5pts) with a kicked conversion (2pts)
2. Penalty kick (3pts)
3. Drop goal (3pts) - this is against the run of play
The Springboks are the South African men's 15s team.
BlitzBoks - men's 7s team.
Rugby is played in from the 5th grade (*I stand to be corrected)
In South Africa, Rugby League is not so popular - it's more in Australia/New Zealand
Welcome to the world of Rugby
The 'Springboks' are the National side of South Africa. A springbok is small deer that can move and jump away from the other animals in the Veldt.
Springboks is a type do buck, like in the in the same family as raindeer. There us a town named Springbok tho. It's one of South Africa national animals
"Little dude" is Cheslin Kolbe, he's pretty much the rugby Lionel Messi (the French player Antoine Dupont is also a "Messi of Rugby" type of player, but he plays a different position than Kolbe_
World champions 2019 to date. No 1 ranked in world
Goosebumps all they way go Bokke❤🇿🇦
You react to anything 🇿🇦 I subscribe period❤
Luv your channel keep up the good work ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊
As a South African who lives and breathes rugby, I would love to explain everything to you
Springboks is a South African 🇿🇦 national team. 4 world cup champions. They are the best team in the world 🏉💪🏾
These are 4 time world champions guys, i mean 4 times 😅😂... im proudly South African 🇿🇦
You gotta react to 100 Springbok tries!!
6:51 yes technically its a power off your right 😂
Rugby is in our blood 🇿🇦 ❤
I wanna say, tactically, you can't really block like in American football... so once a run gets to the second level, those dudes who would be your blockers are the guys you have as pitch options
Hooker, Scrum half, Loosehead prop,fly half,centre,full back,wing,8th man
Springboks Bomb squad reaction 🙏
Springboks is a Springbuck in English it's an African antelope found in South Africa, Namibia & possibly Botswana it's also the national animal of South Africa hence the South Africa national rugby team is named after our national animal
Just y'all in America you have the American bold eagle or the French have the Gallic Rooster
USA does have a rugby team, and has also competed in the Rugby World Cup.
Springboks is the name of the South African National Team. Right now, it's the best team in the world.
if you want to be mesmerised by speed and skill, you should react to their best player, Cheslin Kolbe.
Thats debatable. Considering PSDT just won world player of the year. We all know Ox was robbed. Eben was nominated. Sous consistently wins motms. Frans Malherbe, Marx...Arendse has a higher score rate than Cheslin, so does Mapimpi. Siya has an enormous leadership presence. Andre/Damian/Jesse/Lukhanyo are immense. Willemse/LeRoux/Fassi...about the best you can say is Cheslin is an exceptional part of a very great team.
So curious, did you guys ever heard of the movie Invictus with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman?
Plz react to kamo mphela-ighost (music video) she is an artist from south Africa and a great dancer,she makes amapiano music which consists-of lyrics abd many beats that will get you moving
These are some other artist in south africa
Focalistic-biri marung
Zee nxumalo-fomo
Leemckrazy- yebo
And many more 🙏
You should react to Bakkies Botha and Eben Etzebeth. Both of them are legendary Springbok Enforcers
The guy who bumped the blue is the captain......Siya Kolisi.
Yes..And we still do the touch down.The name got changed to tries.
In New Zealand they are respected. The All Blacks winning record speaks for itself 🙂
“Best team in the league” - smiles in pain. 4x WORLD champions. Right now they hold every title they participate in, including the British & Irish Lions tour which happens once every 12 years. They are the South African national team 🥹 please watch Chasing The Sun 1 and 2, it’s the only way you can understand who they are.
They all fucken cheaters we new Zealanders run thus game hands down..yous gota lay big money to win against us
School boy rugby is massive in places like South Africa and New Zealand, where rugby is the main sport. The top school games are televised and attended by large crowds. We are brought up on this amazing game, and while it looks rough, if you play it from a young age, you learn how to take a hit and ride a tackle, and not having pads ensures that your tackling technique is impeccable. I enjoy watching NFL too, and the number of injuries seem to be higher in American Football, than in rugby. Also, a lot of the big hits in the rugby videos are illegal and they don't show the offending players being sent off once the play has stopped. Any head contact results in an immediate sending of of the offending player. There is massive concern about concussions, and many of the professional players these days have gum guards with sensors that notify the medical teams if a player is concussed and he/she is taken off straight away.
Play can be stopped if the ball is passed forward, accidently fumbled forward, or the referee believes a dangerous situation has arisen, or the ball is irretrievably buried under players, in a pile up we call a ruck. To restart the play, there is a scrum where 8 "forwards" from each team push against each other in a competition to win the ball. If you look carefully at the scrum, you will see a channel where the two sets of forwards meet. The ball is passed into this channel to restart the game, and each set of forwards tries to push the opponents off the ball. Eventually the ball will emerge at the back of the scrum, where it is passed out to the back line players, which are normally the smaller faster guys. If the ball goes out of bounds, the game is restarted with a line out at the point where the ball went out. Once again the forwards compete for the ball, standing in two parallel lines, and jumping for the ball when it is thrown in. This is where you will see the players lifting each other into the air to reach the ball.
A touchdown is called a try, and you get 5 points for each try. You then get the chance to convert the try by kicking the ball between the poles, which earns another 2 points. The kick is taken in line with the point from where the try was scored. Therefore, if the try is scored in the corner, the angle of the conversion kick will be quite difficult, while if the the try is scored under the posts, then the conversion kick will take place from right in front of the posts and will be relatively easy. This is why you often see the players trying to run the ball in closer to the posts after crossing the try-line, in order to make the conversion kick easier.
In rugby, we can pass the ball sideways or backwards, but not forwards. However, this can be quite confusing for newcomers to the sport, as many of the passes quite clearly travel forward. This is because the players are often moving at such speed when they pass the ball that the momentum naturally carries the ball forward. in order to overcome this problem, the referees watch the passing player's hands to ensure that the the passing action is backwards. If this is the case, the referee will allow the pass, even if the momentum of the player means that the ball travels slightly forward.
I have played variations of rugby from the age of 5 to my late 20s and I can honestly say that I never met anyone who actually wanted to hurt anybody else on the rugby field. When there are bust ups on the field, the situation is actually very controlled. No one actually throws a punch. You insult each other's mother a bit, posture a bit, but nothing actually happens. Take a close look at the moments where it looks like there is a brawl happening on the field. There is lots of pushing and shoving, but it is really just hand bags at 50 paces. These guys are universally fit and super strong and if they actually threw a punch, someone is going to go down. They are also all professionals, who cannot afford the match fee penalty and months of being banned from playing for actually taking a swing.
That being said, rugby is a hard game. It doesn't matter where you are from. It can be South Africa, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, France. We are all taught that you cannot play scared. If you are scared you will lack commitment and that is where you get hurt.
However, the best part of rugby is that all people who play rugby are part of a brotherhood. We may bag on different nations and the rivalries are fierce, but there is a universal deep respect and understanding that exists between all men/women who have at some point walked onto that hallowed patch of grass to fight for 80 minutes over that wonderful oval ball. It is the great equaliser where what matters is not the size of the dog in the fight, but rather the size of the fight in the dog. It is a brief period where the mundanity of normal life is suspended and anyone can be a hero.
Eben was really angry with that Australian player, he must have punched one of the springboks
Springbok is a small agile antelope our national animal
He is probably every kid's favorite player.
Loved your reaction.
And if you're gonna react to this video than you should also react to the most feared rugby team in the world| New Zealand, as well. You'll also love seeing the All Blacks in action
Check out south africa school rugby. South Africa start playing at age 7 and 8 years old
Head-to-Head Record. Overall, New Zealand lead the head-to-head 62-42 since the first Test in 1921. While there is a 20-game lead, no other nation has a remotely similar record against the All Blacks. On home soil, New Zealand have faced South Africa on 46 occasions, winning 33, losing 10 along with three draws Ref: Google
When teams fight in:
American Football commentators: "This is embarrassing for the sport, the team will be fined if not banned the whole season."
Rugby commentators: "Oh, they just trying to get to know each other"
Guys your reviews are awesome. Just work on your sound quality cause your sound fades out for some reason.
Different positions
1 and 3 props
4 and 5 locks
6 and 7 flankers
8 is just called eightman
9 scrumhalf
10 flyhalf
11 and 14 wingers
12 and 13 centers
15 fullback
I am south african and the springboks are from south Africa. The springboks is our national animal
Springbok is a fastest Gazelle on earth and it jumps highest as well
6:37 its called a scrum
Check out videos of our players individually you can start with Cheslin Kolbe and Eben Etzebeth, you're welcome 😂🙏🏽
there's an animation if u search for rugby rules made for Americans. NFL is a by product of rugby that's why it never exist outside the USA.. 5 mains rules mainly..
1: passing is only backwadds(lateral)
2:the pile is called a scrum, (that would be like going for 1st down when ur on 4rth In 10..
3:the hates are called scrum caps, (equipment wise)
4:tackling = same as nfl no contact between the neck n up, ur down but u keep playing but putting the behind u so that team can make progress, so ur not down if it's by contact but we keep playing(those are called phase)
5:u can fight (nhl+nfl rules) there's no off setting but if the feels it's done intentionally 10min break yellow card warning/red card is for stricter punishment
Springbok, A South African nation animal. It is a buck and the National Rugby team is named after this animal. They are world rugby champions. Yes, we play mini rugby at school. We have teams ranging from under 8's all the way to the pro leagues.
A rugby game is 80 min 40min a half and they only get a 10 min break
To understand the rules, you should watch a video entitled "Rugby explained for American football fans". It lays out the differences really well. Also, great choice on reacting to women's rugby as well: those ladies are absolute beasts, in the best possible way! If you get around to watching a full match, try the England vs New Zealand, in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final (2021).
Check out Cheslin kolbe ultimate athlete, for some awesome juke moves
Please watch the recent game that they played. Springbok vs Wales.
You guys asked if little children play rugby, yes they do they mainly play a no-contact version called touch rugby when they're younger and in highschool the play the full on sports, you guys should react to south african highschool rugby