As a South African, meeting NZ in a final is more than enough motivation for any of the players on both sides. Lets hope we get to see that final. Love from SA.
Springboks vs All Blacks is without a doubt the greatest rivalry in rugby, but we've been denied it as a RWC final too often due to the draw often looking like it was manipulated to get a northern hemisphere team (usually England) through to the final.
As a Boks supporter, I want to congratulate NZ on a class performance! I was shouting my lungs out for you gents and it would be a privilege to meet you in the final 💪
so long as we don't have to listen to any Bokke supoorters trying to sing "Zombie" after the final...man those boys were terrible singers and being a bit drunk didn't help hahahaha
13:00 I just love the way SH teams and supporters get behind each other when playing against NH teams. I am not sure if Australia was behind us but New Zealand and Argentina were behind South Africa against France and here in South Africa most of us we're gearing up for New Zealand win over Irish and Argentina win over Wales
Rassie and his team turned a 5-3 bench split into almost a 7-3 within the rules and kudos to them. It’s a game of fine margins and there is nobody better in World Rugby to use every possible advantage within the laws. Absolute genius
@@chrisnunn7888 They mentioned it in the video, like SA were playing rolling subs... Players going off for HIA, the players on the field switch positions and after passing their HIA and a 10 minute break they come back on again so players on the bench that have already come off get to go back on the field again until the players that went off come back on so the forewards on the field also then move around to different positions. Flank moves to lock, 8th man to flank, flank to hooker and a rested 8th man comes back on after passing the HIA, like musical chairs 🤣 something like that anyway. Didn't Duane, PSDT and Bongi go off for HIA, Duane and PSDT came back on and Eben also had a 10 minute break on the side lines because of a yellow otherwise everything in between HIAs was players swapping places hence why he called it rolling subs. Boks have alot of utility players in the squad that slip into different positions. Flanks play locks, 2 of the 3 hookers in the squad are actually flanks. 4 scrumhalves cover the wings and full back, the wing plays at centre, other one covers fullback, fullback can play on the wing, fly half is a fullback, Kwagga will play anywhere! Yes, hope that cleared up any misunderstanding 😂
And what's more is that because of all the focus on head contact and player safety today, nobody can say a player comming off for a HIA can't have a HIA 🤣 Pure genius, brilliant move but of course we only conspiracy theorists, the timing was all just coincidence 😉
You don’t need to be ranked number 1, you need to be number 1 on the day. A hint of complacency and possibly fatigue from the Irish but was amazed at the strategy defence and intent of the ABs. What about the handling, in a game of this magnitude. They were spent, hope they recover well.
They were world number 1 in Ireland 😳😂😂 I wouldn’t be this mean if they weren’t so arrogant even their media no respect lol remind me of Aussie look where they are now 😳🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️😌🙏
As a South African Bok Supporter. Yes we banter, yes we can go hard at one another on and off the field, but hands down, we are the two best teams and the whole world. The level of respect between The Kiwi's and the Bokke is something other teams are longing to reach...
@@timseytiger9280Wrong!!! New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and Wales voted for SA. The others after initially agreeing for SA to host RWC2023 sold out to France. All SANZAAR nations agreed to support South Africa's host bid, and then to collectively support NZ, Aus 2027 bid. Everyone honoured that agreement! And Wales showed class in not selling out, so respect to them and their nation. ❤🇿🇦
What a great show gents!!! I'm an immigrant into NZ, I am so impressed with the thorough understanding, knowledge and the balance of your panel. It's not just a bunch of guys sitting around extoling the virtues of the National side. I can honestly put my hand on my heart and say that if it is a Bok / AB final then which ever way the game goes then my team has won!
How good are SA! Hope our boys can get it done but SA are dangerous. Driving SA is back to back and a 4th RWC. It’s going to be an epic final of its us and them!
All I know is this; if the AB's are going to underestimate Los Pumas, and the Springboks do the same with England, it's going to backfire big time on us.
@@migyman321 nor is england they cruised to the semis because they were in easy groups and none of those teams pushed england so england is going to be decimated when the boks get hold of them
Theres a passion in South Africa for rugby which is cultivated well by Primary and High schools they teach it well at an early age and kids love it .From district ,provincial to national levels its a craze in all 9 provinces loads of talent and lots of support theres no ceiling the High Schools keep producing greats .
NZ and SA have just rugby as main sport ! everything is for rugby !! they are very strong at rugby that's all ! in france for exemple there are football , rugby , handball , basket ball , volley ball ! in all those sports france have a strong team !! and we have a young team in rugby and the next generation who is better is coming !! you saw them in the last under 20 WC ! they crushed everyone ! we will see what's going on in coming years !
My two fav teams.. SA and NZ.. both teams delivered this weekend just gone. Epic to knockout these teams tghat were considered favourites by eveyone. Southern Hemisphere represent!
As a south African i am stoked that NZ put Ireland away. Gents not get ahead of ourselves but... the real possibility of a SA v NZ final on neutral ground is exciting.
As good as SA, NZ is at a new level - 60% winning percentage say it all. Still SA is favourite for the 4th title this time around due their consistency and current form.
@@glen1482… the rule is that the kicker must have started his run-up, but he has not advanced a centimeter when Kolbe was already three meters in front of his line
I think Rassie spoke about the HIA thing, similar to in the last RWC he called for one on Bongi Mbonambi that the refs and TMOs missed, then Bongi stayed off. This time there was a knock on PSDT and he went off for an HIA but was cleared. Every single sub needs to be approved by the refs on the sidelines anyway, so if it wasn't a legal sub, PSDT wouldn't have been allowed to return.
As an Argie I can only say this..: All Blacks, Springboks and Wallabies are World Champions, and we have the privilege to play against each one of them every year, thus learning from the three of them a bit at a time, though I'm somewhat sad the Aussies are going through a bad drought... I also think European Nations somehow understimated both AB's and SB's history in RWC (that's what I get from their media ...) ... We know quite perfectly that we're the unexpected guest at a Very Private Party with Three World Champions, and that the first one asking us what the heck are we doing there is no other than the AB' ... What else can be said ...? ... It seems clear to me that a final between the AB'S and SB'S looks inevitable, and one on this game any prediction wouldn't be more precise than a tossed coin ... Both Teams are too strong... In spite of all this, I must say it ...: Vamos Los Pumas ... !!! ... Great Channel and fine-tuned analysis ...Greetings from Rosario, Santa Fé Province, Argentine Republic, Southern Hemisphere...
I think it’s desperation. Ireland and France are top notch quality teams. But to be honest, I think the All Blacks and South Africa have that desperation in them where they dig deep. If you look at both those games, both the All blacks and Springboks defended for more of their games. That to me says more especially when the game goes deeper. The lift that the team gets and the togetherness when you work together and hold a team out. You can see by the celebration that it means so much more, even more so than scoring a try.
As an South African (who adores the Springboks), I have the utmost respect for the All Blacks and will always love them. That's why I truly hope for a AB and SA final. Now that is the ultimate game of rugby and it's been like that for more than a 100 years. A 💯 years of respect, rivalry and friendships that has formed. All Blacks I will be screaming and supporting your game against Argentina. I know you guys can win this. Springboks I will be doing the same with the game against England.
Don't underestimate argentina, they can be as good as england or even s.a at their peak and dynamic too, this should be looked upon another Ireland job otherwise we will slip on the banana skin
If our teams get the job done in the semis, we will see the greatest final ever! Let’s hope both teams can maintain the form they have shown over the weekend.
In SA we play a tough style of the game from age 8. Organized and coached at school, cheaply. When your 1st son is born you return from the shop without the "new born" nappies but a brand-new match size rugby ball. But really it is just because we are exceptionally intelligent.
They simply often have physically stronger/not bigger and more mobile forward packs and invariably have more skilled and faster backs. Why is this the case is difficult to answer but may come down to more competitive rugby at school level and the fact that they are physically and mentally tougher and superior due to environmental and natural selection processes.
Agree. But that's not why these teams lost. The north 100% have caught up. I think the fairest reason as to why. Is they were good enough. And were good enough on the day. Just sometimes you can do everything right and still lose.
@@DJ-ce3hq also it’s the first time 2 Northern teams have been favourites leading into a World Cup … it’s new for them and they couldnt quite cope with the pressure.. *cough- Choked.. NZ, SA (even Australia 🤦♂️) have been there before.
Very nervous Vs England, they will be fresher than the Boks and despite form probably the only NH side that knows how to play knockout rugby. Kiwis knows all about it
@@kslice810he means fresher by not facing as difficult opponents as we have. That's true but might also be a negative for them. We should have too much for them. But it's dependant on if we play like we can and they continue the same way they have, if they lift their game and we drop of, it might get tight. We should play smart knock out rugby. Kick goals, kick corners, maul, and if it is on, use our attacking backline. We should not be too defensive and only kick 3 points, and we also should not just think we can run them ragged like a romania.
I pray that in the near future the top 10 is tightly contested to the point number 10 could genuinely beat number 1. That would be entertaining at least gives other nations chances to win it. Not just a team in the top 3/4
As an AB supporter got say very proud to see the guys hold out 37 phases without giving a penalty away. It just shows that we dont need to give away so many dumb penalties - Ardie and Shannon were two examples of silly penalties (both resulted in points 8 and 3).
There were about 6 penalties in the last few minutes, Barnes was just running around after the ball waiting for someone to drop it, tackles which would have been penalties in most games just allowed to happen, he must have been thinking it would be very controversial to award Ireland a penalty to win the game beyond the 80 mins.
@@raymiealberts2450when I was growing up in NZ, we would play a game called "Run straight." No ball, just a test of who's tougher lol one person runs it straight and tries to Jonah Lomu amd the other tries to Brian Lima and smash. Then you swap turns lol
World rugby must work on they pool selections, anyone who was in pool A&B knew what they were up against and had to improve. When teams know what they have to face they generally improve
I just want to say, without any caveats or conditionalities, that the French side are an excellent team with superb skills…and are wonderful to play against and watch. Thank you for a great WC…and know this…if you keep on your current trajectory you will be the Champion’s for many years. Merck beaucoup! Bok supporter
They certainly are! The arrogance of Ireland and its supporters over the last couple years has made it very difficult to like or support them - while obviously a very good rugby team.
The biggest problem was arrogance before the game, and feeling the pressure when they had few answers for the NZ defense, hence Sexton missing an easy penalty.
We need Roigard next, hes an elite halfback, faster than Dupont, his pass is excellent, hes basically like Dupont already, hes class has better a better step than Dupont also.
Ireland lost because of the hold up tackle of jorde Barrett on Keleher in the 71st minute then Doris knocked on the kickoff from the held up over the line this was the turning point in the game and decided who won well done to New Zealand
Like some of the comments by these guys and bringing up the choking nonsense would make some believe they ran away with this. That try goes over and it's a whole different narrative.
People writing off the southern hemisphere teams before the world cup obviously don't have a clue about the World Cup. These teams always turn up when it matters most. Autumn internationals and series wins are no where near the level of the world cup.
I think Ireland will need to learn to play against themselves, in their minds. The AB's have been through this, Emirates Team NZ do this, and the Boks do it too. So shutting out the noise is vital.
Yup, the ABs won that game in the prep the week before it, they won't it 6 months ago when they faced each other in Super Rugby and had big battles, they won it through years of NPC and SR knockout games. They won it 15 years ago at highschool doing the same thing. They dug deep for that one. NZ Rugby is deep.
@@Slipperygecko390 did they fuck, the bounce of a ball won that game... a complete coin toss, had ye lost you would of blamed everything on Ian foster.
Very likely that we’ll see the NH teams import more players from the South. I think their fans and media will learn that WCs are won in finals on the day, and not before. Only England seem to understand this. That’s why I’ll never write them off. They’re the only NH team that gets a lot of kak but somehow always end up doing well in the WC.
A little bit hypocritical .. New Zealanders are constantly banging on about Ireland having a few foreign born players. Lots of countries have. Where was Shannon Frizell born? Tu'ungafasi? Taukeiahu? Lualua? Fainga'anuka? Shall I continue?
@@nefmot I’m South African bru.. we’ve only had one nonSA born Springbok (Beast born in Zimbabwe right next door) But I’m sure if the West Africans could play we probably would take from there 😂
Should the final be NZ v SA it willbe a worthy final. Ultimate gladiator battle for the ages. But first. Lets get to the semis best of luck to all teams. May the odds be in your favour
Mic Drop Sam Cane lol savea same deal JORDIE BARRETT! MIC DROP huge penalty and game saver Rave on John Donne, rave on thy holy fool, Rave on the southern hemisphere teams , but go england! go Farrell!
Sir Clive Woodward predicted that the 2023 will be the year for the Northern hemisphere. Well it turned out not to be. Never ever under estimate the capabilities of the AB's and the Boks. You will always find the X factor.
In order for the All Black to not lose the mentality that they took into the Irish game is for them to keep building on the same intensity then worked on from the start of this entire tournament. Keep up the resilience and intensity of their game mentally and physically. Nobody gave the All Blacks the respect or acknowledgement they deserved throughout this whole tournament but the biggest element that the entire Rugby Fratenity does not have any mention or control over in theses knockout games is innovation and the element of surprise from 2 of the only teams who can ideally disassemble any attack in ultimately 20 mins.
A big part of all this is economics. If southern hemisphere franchises are able to match the salaries offered by their northern hemisphere counterparts, how would it affect European teams?
How competitive would northern nations be if they couldn’t adopt southern players? We have a surplus of amazing players that have little to no chance of getting into springbok or AB sides. Scotland, England, and Ireland wouldn’t be the side they are without us and that would kill the world cups.
The PSDT case was curious, I saw the head contact, but the TMO didn't bring the incident to the ref's attention, I wonder why? Watch the match again, and look what happend about 2min before PSDT got subbed for the HIA
No easy games in the Tri Nations or the Rugby Championship. And when they come up north they play series against the best sides up here. Every game is hard and tense. There’s no yearly trips to play poor Italian/Welsh/Scottish sides
its nice to see a balanced analysis and facts. NZ deserved to win on the night and so did South Africa. Ireland and France be kicking themselves but South Africa and NZ were very well prepared and clinical when they had to be. Maybe a few mistakes by France and Ireland cost them the game but NZ and South Africa won the games rather than their opponents losing them. Had the draw been different Ireland and France would be in the semis likely but if u want to win you gotta be able to beat the big teams. It feels like the semis will be quite one sided.
Change the knockout finals phase to a NRL final series model. Keep the pool play and than the 8 teams that proceed to the finals are ranked on their current world rankings. The finals series takes place over four weeks. Week one The top 4 teams play qualifying finals (QF) (1 vs 4, 2 vs 3) and the bottom 4 play elimination finals (EF) (5 vs 8, 6 vs 7). Week two 1st semi-final: Loser of 1st QF v winner of 1st EF 2nd semi-final: Loser of 2nd QF v winner of 2nd EF Week three 1st preliminary final: Winner of 1st QF vs winner of 2nd SF. 2nd preliminary final: Winner of 2nd QF vs winner of 1st SF. Week four World Cup Final: Winner of 1st PF meets winner of 2nd PF. I feel this system rewards teams that have been performing consistently over the last RWC cycle and gives more high quality games for fans!
Fozzy was 100% spot on leaving Arron Smith out there 💯💯💯 GREAT PLAY FOZZY 🤙🤙 Smith was on all cylinders he wanted it big time his talking is exactly what is needed for the remainder of the RWC no doubt Christie would of crumbled sorry bruh 🖐
I love to see really good games !! Always remember 1 wins 1 loses !! So i hope your smugness dosent come back to bite you ?? A month ago foster was a clown your words not mine ! 10 percent coach 90 percent players !! God bless us all
What I love about the boks is how innovative they have been… 7-1 split Quick taps Rassie light show Catching a mark call and calling a scrum 🤔 They’re doing it their own way and not copying everyone else
Not sure if you guys did it on purpose or you just didn't see the comment. Rassie said in the 2019 RWC final they called an HIA on Bongi who then went off after 17mins and never returned. He didn't say it in this game. The point being that if you go off for an HIA you likely don't come back on again so its not a gamble tou want to take. Very different to what you guys are implying here now.
I dont think the Southern hemisphere was particularly dangerous or special at this world cup - the quarterfinals between NZ and Ireland and SA vs France were won on extremely fine margins and could have really gone either way. We could very well have seen Ireland and France go through and have had 3 Northern hemisphere teams in the semis - no one would argue that France or Ireland would be any less deserving. There's a reason a rugby ball isn't round. Given such tight games, much has to do with the luck of the bounce, and the rugby gods were indeed smiling on the southern hemisphere this quarterfinal weekend.
Will Jordan's try, Leceister Faainganuku try, Cheslin Kolbes try, Arendse try were all DANGEROUS and showed stark contrast in speed and strike runners and lethal finishing. How could you not find the Bok or AB defence special? In knockout Rugby you only get what you deserve. Harsh truth for some I suppose
@@ShiNooBi1986 i never claimed there werent moments of individual brilliance - i said the margins were fine and 2 of those quarterfinals could have gone either way. neither of those wins were blowing away the opposition - harsh truth for some indeed xD If the tables were reversed and Ireland and France went through on those fine margins, would rugby armchair generals today be sounding the death bells of Southern hemisphere rugby? lol
I think the Boks scramble defence is always going to be poor statistically due to the rush defence however they defy the numbers because of the commitment.
With all due respect, this was a gross mischaracterisation of what Johnny Sexton said. Nobody in the Ireland team or in Ireland considered an Quarterfinal against the All Blacks a “walkover.” What he said is that we would never have dreamed we could seriously compete for it. This was the first time we felt that if we play our best we could beat the best. The All Blacks played their best rugby in a couple of years and were absolutely the best team on the night. I’ll be cheering them into the Finals now.
NZ, SA and Aus are really competitive mindset cultures when comes to sport . Beach and park touch rugby, backyard cricket and loads of sport at school at all schools . We are sport and competitive culture minded - Rabid almost !
those last 37 defensive phases while commendable, we should have never been in a position to do that, we had the game and field position under control and Smith with less than 3 mins left kicks the ball away, we had field control and that almost back fired and we easily could have lost that last 2 minutes
I think we can all agree that mainly SA's tactics won them the world cup. They didn't dominate more than the other team in either of the KO games but their tactics were nigh flawless, they defended like savages and made an offensive impact everytime they could. Also, their kicking. They missed one out of 13 kicks I think vs 2 from France and NZ each in their games against the Boks. Farrell did his job, maybe they would've played the final if he'd channeled a bit more of a drop-Wilkinson.
As a South African, meeting NZ in a final is more than enough motivation for any of the players on both sides. Lets hope we get to see that final. Love from SA.
Thanks Ryan. Good luck against England.
Springboks vs All Blacks is without a doubt the greatest rivalry in rugby, but we've been denied it as a RWC final too often due to the draw often looking like it was manipulated to get a northern hemisphere team (usually England) through to the final.
o'keefe ! hum, very hard for the whites@@AK-wc9rl
South African living in NZ here - UP THE BOKKE!
@@durbanpoison031Why are you living in New Zealand?
As a Boks supporter, I want to congratulate NZ on a class performance! I was shouting my lungs out for you gents and it would be a privilege to meet you in the final 💪
As I was shouting my lungs out for you’s against France 🇫🇷👏🏽✌🏽
Back at ya 🙌
As a kiwi, I was doing the same thing lol. Crackup how us SH supporters back one another when it comes to playing any NH team lol
so long as we don't have to listen to any Bokke supoorters trying to sing "Zombie" after the final...man those boys were terrible singers and being a bit drunk didn't help hahahaha
13:00 I just love the way SH teams and supporters get behind each other when playing against NH teams. I am not sure if Australia was behind us but New Zealand and Argentina were behind South Africa against France and here in South Africa most of us we're gearing up for New Zealand win over Irish and Argentina win over Wales
Rassie and his team turned a 5-3 bench split into almost a 7-3 within the rules and kudos to them. It’s a game of fine margins and there is nobody better in World Rugby to use every possible advantage within the laws.
Absolute genius
@@chrisnunn7888
They mentioned it in the video, like SA were playing rolling subs...
Players going off for HIA, the players on the field switch positions and after passing their HIA and a 10 minute break they come back on again so players on the bench that have already come off get to go back on the field again until the players that went off come back on so the forewards on the field also then move around to different positions. Flank moves to lock, 8th man to flank, flank to hooker and a rested 8th man comes back on after passing the HIA, like musical chairs 🤣 something like that anyway.
Didn't Duane, PSDT and Bongi go off for HIA, Duane and PSDT came back on and Eben also had a 10 minute break on the side lines because of a yellow otherwise everything in between HIAs was players swapping places hence why he called it rolling subs.
Boks have alot of utility players in the squad that slip into different positions. Flanks play locks, 2 of the 3 hookers in the squad are actually flanks. 4 scrumhalves cover the wings and full back, the wing plays at centre, other one covers fullback, fullback can play on the wing, fly half is a fullback, Kwagga will play anywhere!
Yes, hope that cleared up any misunderstanding 😂
And what's more is that because of all the focus on head contact and player safety today, nobody can say a player comming off for a HIA can't have a HIA 🤣
Pure genius, brilliant move but of course we only conspiracy theorists, the timing was all just coincidence 😉
You don’t need to be ranked number 1, you need to be number 1 on the day. A hint of complacency and possibly fatigue from the Irish but was amazed at the strategy defence and intent of the ABs. What about the handling, in a game of this magnitude. They were spent, hope they recover well.
You need to get lucky* on the day
highly unlikely@@tomasgreen77
Being ranked number 1 does make you more likely though
Yes and no, it's true only for the 30+ phase play towards the end. It was not an error free game
They were world number 1 in Ireland 😳😂😂 I wouldn’t be this mean if they weren’t so arrogant even their media no respect lol remind me of Aussie look where they are now 😳🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️😌🙏
As a South African Bok Supporter. Yes we banter, yes we can go hard at one another on and off the field, but hands down, we are the two best teams and the whole world. The level of respect between The Kiwi's and the Bokke is something other teams are longing to reach...
Yeah, I guess that's why NZ voted to give this world cup to Ireland over SA's bid.
@@timseytiger9280it went to France
This Bok supporter agrees 100%!
@@timseytiger9280Wrong!!!
New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and Wales voted for SA. The others after initially agreeing for SA to host RWC2023 sold out to France. All SANZAAR nations agreed to support South Africa's host bid, and then to collectively support NZ, Aus 2027 bid. Everyone honoured that agreement! And Wales showed class in not selling out, so respect to them and their nation. ❤🇿🇦
@@LittleBigMediaCo yes it did
What a great show gents!!! I'm an immigrant into NZ, I am so impressed with the thorough understanding, knowledge and the balance of your panel. It's not just a bunch of guys sitting around extoling the virtues of the National side. I can honestly put my hand on my heart and say that if it is a Bok / AB final then which ever way the game goes then my team has won!
Mate you got "the BEST of BOTH WORLDS..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Sorry for the Hannah Montana reference just realized as I was typing hahahahah
It's remarkable how the Boks have gone from 'One dimensional team' to 'not knowing how the Boks will play'
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gotta Love their back 3 and Manie Libbok. Prob best back 3 in World Rugby
How good are SA! Hope our boys can get it done but SA are dangerous. Driving SA is back to back and a 4th RWC. It’s going to be an epic final of its us and them!
As a South African I want to thank you guys for being so objective-much better program than the Breakdown....let's bring the Cup to the South guys.
Good luck to NZ from a broken hearted Irish man. It’s mega frustrating but NZ play a great brand of rugby.
Agreed, buddy.
Very unlucky mate that could have gone either way it was that close for yous,Wow!!
Hi guys,Saffa here😅 so great to see the old foe back again,its going to be an awesome final. See yall there❤
Final will be England vs Argentina, see you there.
@@walterlebzax9585Pleased you said that but doubt it
We all know Argentina vs England final
All I know is this; if the AB's are going to underestimate Los Pumas, and the Springboks do the same with England, it's going to backfire big time on us.
The dull prospect! I know right😂 The rightful final that makes sense is SA vs NZ. So much history between these two
I'd be down for an Argentina final. World champs for both football and rugby.
That will be a disastrous final bt i will put my money on Los pumas , remember it was a springbok that gave argentina the name Los pumas in 1900s
Let’s be honest, you can bet everything you own on it. Argentina ain’t winning mate
@@migyman321 nor is england they cruised to the semis because they were in easy groups and none of those teams pushed england so england is going to be decimated when the boks get hold of them
Theres a passion in South Africa for rugby which is cultivated well by Primary and High schools they teach it well at an early age and kids love it .From district ,provincial to national levels its a craze in all 9 provinces loads of talent and lots of support theres no ceiling the High Schools keep producing greats .
@@AKLNZ You can still feel the tension in the air 2 days later in NZ, we love this sport.
But blacks weren’t allowed to play? Lol
Isnt it a private school game?
NZ and SA have just rugby as main sport ! everything is for rugby !! they are very strong at rugby that's all ! in france for exemple there are football , rugby , handball , basket ball , volley ball ! in all those sports france have a strong team !! and we have a young team in rugby and the next generation who is better is coming !! you saw them in the last under 20 WC ! they crushed everyone ! we will see what's going on in coming years !
My two fav teams.. SA and NZ.. both teams delivered this weekend just gone. Epic to knockout these teams tghat were considered favourites by eveyone. Southern Hemisphere represent!
As a south African i am stoked that NZ put Ireland away. Gents not get ahead of ourselves but... the real possibility of a SA v NZ final on neutral ground is exciting.
NZ and RSA are built for rugby
As good as SA, NZ is at a new level - 60% winning percentage say it all. Still SA is favourite for the 4th title this time around due their consistency and current form.
@jzlnz NZ have 77% win rate, SA 63%
@@jzlnz.
@@parkerhal I mean AB against Boks. Thanks for the stats mate.
@@jzlnz50/50 if it’s a NZ vs SA final. No favourite imo.
Sir Clive Woodward's comments pre quarter finals is what motivated the Southern Hemisphere teams. He predicted a Northern Hemisphere domination.
most of them did - they love dissing the abs makes them feel big but you have to walk the walk not just talk the talk
That's because Woodward is an idiot. The amount of unsubstantiated opinion he churns out is astonishing. How he is a pundit is beyond me.
Looked like he angered the Rugby Gods to me. All the great Boks and ABs from years gone by turned up and defended with them in those final minutes.
Is Clive still alive???
@sakabula2357 Alive & kicking. He just came out again predicting England to demolish the Springboks.
All Blacks winning with despite two yellow cards was monumental. Hope we are treated to a Springbok and All Black final. It would be epic.
Ethan de Groot (who I haven't personally played rugby with or against but many of my mates did) ended up being red-carded, fairly.
If it's a NZ/SA final, I hope the Boks don't food poison the ABs again, to win the game!
You guys are putting daylight between you and the official crew. In a good way.
Defining moment of the 2023 Rugby World Cup: the chargedown by Cheslin Colby, first cousin of Wade van Niekerk - world 400m recordholder.
25 metres in 1.5 seconds....
Springbok genes
Yeah it was a slow day for him :)@@jean-philippederanty4091
@@jean-philippederanty4091 4 seconds actually, from the time the kicker moved his boot. Stop talking kak
@@glen1482… the rule is that the kicker must have started his run-up, but he has not advanced a centimeter when Kolbe was already three meters in front of his line
I think Rassie spoke about the HIA thing, similar to in the last RWC he called for one on Bongi Mbonambi that the refs and TMOs missed, then Bongi stayed off. This time there was a knock on PSDT and he went off for an HIA but was cleared.
Every single sub needs to be approved by the refs on the sidelines anyway, so if it wasn't a legal sub, PSDT wouldn't have been allowed to return.
As an Argie I can only say this..: All Blacks, Springboks and Wallabies are World Champions, and we have the privilege to play against each one of them every year, thus learning from the three of them a bit at a time, though I'm somewhat sad the Aussies are going through a bad drought... I also think European Nations somehow understimated both AB's and SB's history in RWC (that's what I get from their media ...) ... We know quite perfectly that we're the unexpected guest at a Very Private Party with Three World Champions, and that the first one asking us what the heck are we doing there is no other than the AB' ... What else can be said ...? ... It seems clear to me that a final between the AB'S and SB'S looks inevitable, and one on this game any prediction wouldn't be more precise than a tossed coin ... Both Teams are too strong... In spite of all this, I must say it ...: Vamos Los Pumas ... !!! ... Great Channel and fine-tuned analysis ...Greetings from Rosario, Santa Fé Province, Argentine Republic, Southern Hemisphere...
Hey mate anything can happen on the day,all the best to your team !! Los Pumas.
Just beat England in the Third Place game and you will gain even more points in terms of respectability...
I think it’s desperation. Ireland and France are top notch quality teams. But to be honest, I think the All Blacks and South Africa have that desperation in them where they dig deep.
If you look at both those games, both the All blacks and Springboks defended for more of their games. That to me says more especially when the game goes deeper. The lift that the team gets and the togetherness when you work together and hold a team out. You can see by the celebration that it means so much more, even more so than scoring a try.
Esterhuizen must be champing at the bit.... Lovely to see James and the ABs smiling with relief ..Capetown.
As an South African (who adores the Springboks), I have the utmost respect for the All Blacks and will always love them. That's why I truly hope for a AB and SA final. Now that is the ultimate game of rugby and it's been like that for more than a 100 years. A 💯 years of respect, rivalry and friendships that has formed. All Blacks I will be screaming and supporting your game against Argentina. I know you guys can win this. Springboks I will be doing the same with the game against England.
I love you pumas vamos Argentina 🇦🇷 te amo de un cordobés abrazos 🤗 desde New York 🗽
Vamos con todo muchachos
Don't underestimate argentina, they can be as good as england or even s.a at their peak and dynamic too, this should be looked upon another Ireland job otherwise we will slip on the banana skin
Always follow the channel guys. Great analysis. Congrats to NZ, better team on the night. Best of luck for the rest of the competition from Irish fan.
Just love James Parsons knowledge of the game... and being as unbiased as he is!
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The crusaders boys knows what's pressure made for playoffs
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If our teams get the job done in the semis, we will see the greatest final ever! Let’s hope both teams can maintain the form they have shown over the weekend.
In SA we play a tough style of the game from age 8. Organized and coached at school, cheaply. When your 1st son is born you return from the shop without the "new born" nappies but a brand-new match size rugby ball. But really it is just because we are exceptionally intelligent.
that famous saffer humility never gets old.
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don't forgot how we play in it all neighborhoods after school too!
That’s not new in NZ.
Soon as they pop out the V, ball hits there chest for the first hit up.
Saffa here...I think he's talking about Rassie and Nienaber. I've never heard one of my countryman describe our nation as intelligent 😂
Bane's monolog to Batman about darkness, is the ABs & Boks to the rest of the world. Except they're also Batman.
Congratulations on beating the Irish, guys! Massive result! Let's focus on getting the job done and see you in the finals!
ALB with those hard tackles.
They simply often have physically stronger/not bigger and more mobile forward packs and invariably have more skilled and faster backs. Why is this the case is difficult to answer but may come down to more competitive rugby at school level and the fact that they are physically and mentally tougher and superior due to environmental and natural selection processes.
Agree. But that's not why these teams lost. The north 100% have caught up. I think the fairest reason as to why. Is they were good enough. And were good enough on the day. Just sometimes you can do everything right and still lose.
Our kids start playing rugby from 7 years old, that helps with skills.
Our schoolboy rugby is more entertaining than some professional leagues
@@wilfredsmith183From 7? But wouldn't the current boks have started playing at 5?
@@DJ-ce3hq also it’s the first time 2 Northern teams have been favourites leading into a World Cup … it’s new for them and they couldnt quite cope with the pressure.. *cough- Choked.. NZ, SA (even Australia 🤦♂️) have been there before.
Very selfless of England to make up the numbers (in place of the now-dismal Wallabies) in the semi finals.
Most of us forgot what happen to South Africa in 2011. Biggest robbery in RWC history.
PSTD situation was the same as Eben's situation. He got knocked on the jaw with a head clash. Funny how that was missed.
I saw it, PS went straight down at the collision.
Same with PTSD's head on head contact with Danty on the game against France (which World Rugby admitted could have been a red).
Very nervous Vs England, they will be fresher than the Boks and despite form probably the only NH side that knows how to play knockout rugby. Kiwis knows all about it
France can play knockout rugbt can't they?
Don't be, England have nothing to trouble SA at the moment. They have only been up against weaker teams and haven't beaten a top 5 team all year.
They are literally 4 hours fresher than the Springboks?
@@kslice810he means fresher by not facing as difficult opponents as we have. That's true but might also be a negative for them. We should have too much for them. But it's dependant on if we play like we can and they continue the same way they have, if they lift their game and we drop of, it might get tight. We should play smart knock out rugby. Kick goals, kick corners, maul, and if it is on, use our attacking backline. We should not be too defensive and only kick 3 points, and we also should not just think we can run them ragged like a romania.
Bruh .. they just played a team full of FIJIANs 🤦♂️ they are damn well going to be sore after that match
I pray that in the near future the top 10 is tightly contested to the point number 10 could genuinely beat number 1. That would be entertaining at least gives other nations chances to win it. Not just a team in the top 3/4
Unrealistic. Way more countries play football & they have been playing World Cups for nearly 100 years & only 8 teams have ever won it.
31:25 u can see Ritchie being taken out to stop him from making the save tackle. Luckily jordie was there.
I hope to see a match between southern hemisphere teams in the Rugby World Cup final. It will be exciting!!!
Another class video 👏👏
As an AB supporter got say very proud to see the guys hold out 37 phases without giving a penalty away. It just shows that we dont need to give away so many dumb penalties - Ardie and Shannon were two examples of silly penalties (both resulted in points 8 and 3).
There were about 6 penalties in the last few minutes, Barnes was just running around after the ball waiting for someone to drop it, tackles which would have been penalties in most games just allowed to happen, he must have been thinking it would be very controversial to award Ireland a penalty to win the game beyond the 80 mins.
What a weekend of rugby. I will say this, for the doubters: There's a reason why New Zealand and South Africa have won 6 of the World Cups to date.
I would especially say that it is because 99% of the referees are Anglo-Saxon.
At primary school in SA we were always told that good clean defending won you 90% of the match. This past weekend really proved that fact!
We in SA learn to tackle first, running the ball comes later.👊🏻
@@raymiealberts2450when I was growing up in NZ, we would play a game called "Run straight."
No ball, just a test of who's tougher lol one person runs it straight and tries to Jonah Lomu amd the other tries to Brian Lima and smash. Then you swap turns lol
@@ShiNooBi1986Good fun lol
World rugby must work on they pool selections, anyone who was in pool A&B knew what they were up against and had to improve. When teams know what they have to face they generally improve
We gota beat the argies first boys❤
I just want to say, without any caveats or conditionalities, that the French side are an excellent team with superb skills…and are wonderful to play against and watch.
Thank you for a great WC…and know this…if you keep on your current trajectory you will be the Champion’s for many years.
Merck beaucoup!
Bok supporter
They certainly are! The arrogance of Ireland and its supporters over the last couple years has made it very difficult to like or support them - while obviously a very good rugby team.
Maybe the biggest problem for Ireland was that we lost to France in the pool.
And frances that we lost to ireland😅
The biggest problem was arrogance before the game, and feeling the pressure when they had few answers for the NZ defense, hence Sexton missing an easy penalty.
We need Roigard next, hes an elite halfback, faster than Dupont, his pass is excellent, hes basically like Dupont already, hes class has better a better step than Dupont also.
Lol
Great commentary.
The amount of energy deployed for the qf games were outrageous. I dont know how the teams can fully recover for the semis
And that's why England will be the unlikely winners of this World Cup. 😂
or 🇦🇷
Ireland lost because of the hold up tackle of jorde Barrett on Keleher in the 71st minute then Doris knocked on the kickoff from the held up over the line this was the turning point in the game and decided who won well done to New Zealand
“The Margins were marginal” - Rassie Erasmus
Like some of the comments by these guys and bringing up the choking nonsense would make some believe they ran away with this. That try goes over and it's a whole different narrative.
People writing off the southern hemisphere teams before the world cup obviously don't have a clue about the World Cup. These teams always turn up when it matters most. Autumn internationals and series wins are no where near the level of the world cup.
Not true
Plus they are no good at anything else. If some of the other nations only concentrated on 1 sport maybe they would dominate too
@@stevesharpe7587😲 Really?
@@stevesharpe7587 so New Zeland, Australia and South Africa aren't any good at cricket? Ridiculous comment. Give credit where its due
@@benitadewet9344 yea, pretty much
I think Ireland will need to learn to play against themselves, in their minds. The AB's have been through this, Emirates Team NZ do this, and the Boks do it too. So shutting out the noise is vital.
Yup, the ABs won that game in the prep the week before it, they won't it 6 months ago when they faced each other in Super Rugby and had big battles, they won it through years of NPC and SR knockout games. They won it 15 years ago at highschool doing the same thing. They dug deep for that one. NZ Rugby is deep.
@@Slipperygecko390 school rugby and NPC must have been lacking in quality for 24 years 😁
And it helps not to fuel your opponents like Sexton did....
@@Slipperygecko390 did they fuck, the bounce of a ball won that game... a complete coin toss, had ye lost you would of blamed everything on Ian foster.
@@garyodriscoll7988game was on a knife edge. Some Kiwis sounding like they walked it.
Given recent results the abs have a point to prove
When I heard that from Sir Clive, I felt even more confident in the SH boys
Indeed and on top of this we are very passionate about rugby
Very likely that we’ll see the NH teams import more players from the South.
I think their fans and media will learn that WCs are won in finals on the day, and not before.
Only England seem to understand this. That’s why I’ll never write them off. They’re the only NH team that gets a lot of kak but somehow always end up doing well in the WC.
Yeah they absolutely cooked us in the 2019 semi
A little bit hypocritical .. New Zealanders are constantly banging on about Ireland having a few foreign born players. Lots of countries have. Where was Shannon Frizell born? Tu'ungafasi? Taukeiahu? Lualua? Fainga'anuka? Shall I continue?
@@nefmot I’m South African bru.. we’ve only had one nonSA born Springbok (Beast born in Zimbabwe right next door)
But I’m sure if the West Africans could play we probably would take from there 😂
Except for that world cup in England....
Unnecessary comment from ksogohi6003. Stronger together.
Should the final be NZ v SA it willbe a worthy final. Ultimate gladiator battle for the ages. But first. Lets get to the semis best of luck to all teams. May the odds be in your favour
Mic Drop Sam Cane lol savea same deal JORDIE BARRETT! MIC DROP huge penalty and game saver
Rave on John Donne, rave on thy holy fool, Rave on the southern hemisphere teams , but go england! go Farrell!
Sir Clive Woodward predicted that the 2023 will be the year for the Northern hemisphere. Well it turned out not to be. Never ever under estimate the capabilities of the AB's and the Boks. You will always find the X factor.
Woodward and jester Dawson 2 world renowned experts on fairytales
@@rodeo4786 🤣🤣
@@rodeo4786 Don't call it too early. NH's best hope England is still in it for the win. 😅
In order for the All Black to not lose the mentality that they took into the Irish game is for them to keep building on the same intensity then worked on from the start of this entire tournament.
Keep up the resilience and intensity of their game mentally and physically.
Nobody gave the All Blacks the respect or acknowledgement they deserved throughout this whole tournament but the biggest element that the entire Rugby Fratenity does not have any mention or control over in theses knockout games is innovation and the element of surprise from 2 of the only teams who can ideally disassemble any attack in ultimately 20 mins.
A big part of all this is economics. If southern hemisphere franchises are able to match the salaries offered by their northern hemisphere counterparts, how would it affect European teams?
How competitive would northern nations be if they couldn’t adopt southern players? We have a surplus of amazing players that have little to no chance of getting into springbok or AB sides. Scotland, England, and Ireland wouldn’t be the side they are without us and that would kill the world cups.
The PSDT case was curious, I saw the head contact, but the TMO didn't bring the incident to the ref's attention, I wonder why? Watch the match again, and look what happend about 2min before PSDT got subbed for the HIA
No easy games in the Tri Nations or the Rugby Championship. And when they come up north they play series against the best sides up here. Every game is hard and tense.
There’s no yearly trips to play poor Italian/Welsh/Scottish sides
The Southern Hemisphere play rugby and the Northern Hemisphere whine and cause drama. Can't wait for Fiji to join the Champianships
Great game from the All Blacks.
Why is D Mac not doing halfback instead? That’d be epic.
Because Aaron Smith is better
its nice to see a balanced analysis and facts. NZ deserved to win on the night and so did South Africa. Ireland and France be kicking themselves but South Africa and NZ were very well prepared and clinical when they had to be. Maybe a few mistakes by France and Ireland cost them the game but NZ and South Africa won the games rather than their opponents losing them. Had the draw been different Ireland and France would be in the semis likely but if u want to win you gotta be able to beat the big teams. It feels like the semis will be quite one sided.
Exactly! Our Boks and ABs were ruthless in taking our chances.
Ireland have been pretty cocky since they have been nr1. They already thought they had a ticket to the final
They pretty much did. They had the closest you could get
Ireland are struggling with BMT... You either believe or you don't
Can you give some examples of how Ireland were cocky? Genuinely curious what you mean. Congrats to ABs for an epic performance
The only reason the Northen hemisphere rugby is better is because of all the southern hemisphere boys that is playing for them
Change the knockout finals phase to a NRL final series model. Keep the pool play and than the 8 teams that proceed to the finals are ranked on their current world rankings.
The finals series takes place over four weeks.
Week one
The top 4 teams play qualifying finals (QF) (1 vs 4, 2 vs 3) and the bottom 4 play elimination finals (EF) (5 vs 8, 6 vs 7).
Week two
1st semi-final:
Loser of 1st QF v winner of 1st EF
2nd semi-final:
Loser of 2nd QF v winner of 2nd EF
Week three
1st preliminary final:
Winner of 1st QF vs winner of 2nd SF.
2nd preliminary final:
Winner of 2nd QF vs winner of 1st SF.
Week four
World Cup Final:
Winner of 1st PF meets winner of 2nd PF.
I feel this system rewards teams that have been performing consistently over the last RWC cycle and gives more high quality games for fans!
It would be interesting to know the correlation between rank and winning the RWC. Other than 2015, not so great I suspect.
In SA they start playing rugby at the age of around 6 and barefoot. At about the age of 12 years they then introduce a rugby ball😂😂
The gap is closing though, two tight games. France and Ireland are really making strides, not there yet though.
It’s already closed lol
Fozzy was 100% spot on leaving Arron Smith out there 💯💯💯
GREAT PLAY FOZZY 🤙🤙
Smith was on all cylinders he wanted it big time his talking is exactly what is needed for the remainder of the RWC no doubt
Christie would of crumbled sorry bruh 🖐
I have a question.
Can you throw the ball out instead of kicking it out to finish the game at the 80th minute?
No it would be a penalty to the opposition. Must be kicked or run out.
I was watching a bush fire on the NSW North coast near Glenreigh. Epic game.
I love to see really good games !! Always remember 1 wins 1 loses !! So i hope your smugness dosent come back to bite you ?? A month ago foster was a clown your words not mine ! 10 percent coach 90 percent players !!
God bless us all
What I love about the boks is how innovative they have been…
7-1 split
Quick taps
Rassie light show
Catching a mark call and calling a scrum 🤔
They’re doing it their own way and not copying everyone else
Not to mention the tactical concussion tests
@@mungoblizzard6114 stupid comment, go look at what happened to PSDT before he went off
yes, Penaud should have been sent off with a yellow like Eben was for that shot@@glen1482
PSDT got PTSD
Were any of the laws of the game broken
Balls. That's the short answer. Greetings from Argentina!
It's the Culture! For us 2 countries Rugby is a 2nd Religion!!! It's our National Pride!!!
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The rush D was/is about pressure, not necessarily making the first time tackle.
Reflected in the 'tackles missed' stats....
Not sure if you guys did it on purpose or you just didn't see the comment. Rassie said in the 2019 RWC final they called an HIA on Bongi who then went off after 17mins and never returned. He didn't say it in this game. The point being that if you go off for an HIA you likely don't come back on again so its not a gamble tou want to take. Very different to what you guys are implying here now.
I dont think the Southern hemisphere was particularly dangerous or special at this world cup - the quarterfinals between NZ and Ireland and SA vs France were won on extremely fine margins and could have really gone either way. We could very well have seen Ireland and France go through and have had 3 Northern hemisphere teams in the semis - no one would argue that France or Ireland would be any less deserving.
There's a reason a rugby ball isn't round. Given such tight games, much has to do with the luck of the bounce, and the rugby gods were indeed smiling on the southern hemisphere this quarterfinal weekend.
Will Jordan's try, Leceister Faainganuku try, Cheslin Kolbes try, Arendse try were all DANGEROUS and showed stark contrast in speed and strike runners and lethal finishing.
How could you not find the Bok or AB defence special?
In knockout Rugby you only get what you deserve. Harsh truth for some I suppose
@@ShiNooBi1986 i never claimed there werent moments of individual brilliance - i said the margins were fine and 2 of those quarterfinals could have gone either way.
neither of those wins were blowing away the opposition - harsh truth for some indeed xD
If the tables were reversed and Ireland and France went through on those fine margins, would rugby armchair generals today be sounding the death bells of Southern hemisphere rugby? lol
I think the Boks scramble defence is always going to be poor statistically due to the rush defence however they defy the numbers because of the commitment.
With all due respect, this was a gross mischaracterisation of what Johnny Sexton said.
Nobody in the Ireland team or in Ireland considered an Quarterfinal against the All Blacks a “walkover.”
What he said is that we would never have dreamed we could seriously compete for it. This was the first time we felt that if we play our best we could beat the best.
The All Blacks played their best rugby in a couple of years and were absolutely the best team on the night. I’ll be cheering them into the Finals now.
yeah but you got to remember Abs go up a notch in QF matches they dominate when it counts
Ireland are not the number 1 team in the world
Ireland knew they would never win
@@CaptainChurrrno there not number 3 pahaha
At 17.30 - old mate is actually quite amazed that Nz didnt choose to cheat, on this occasion 😂
NZ, SA and Aus are really competitive mindset cultures when comes to sport . Beach and park touch rugby, backyard cricket and loads of sport at school at all schools . We are sport and competitive culture minded - Rabid almost !
those last 37 defensive phases while commendable, we should have never been in a position to do that, we had the game and field position under control and Smith with less than 3 mins left kicks the ball away, we had field control and that almost back fired and we easily could have lost that last 2 minutes
I think we can all agree that mainly SA's tactics won them the world cup. They didn't dominate more than the other team in either of the KO games but their tactics were nigh flawless, they defended like savages and made an offensive impact everytime they could. Also, their kicking. They missed one out of 13 kicks I think vs 2 from France and NZ each in their games against the Boks. Farrell did his job, maybe they would've played the final if he'd channeled a bit more of a drop-Wilkinson.
Big talk before a game puts more pressure on the team.....
Shows you how we southerners back eachother up..great to see it..Boks and All black pride
PSDT got a head-on-head hit from Pernaud just before his HIA. Yes, another miss by Ben and the TMO
Enjoyed the conversation regarding the HIA etc. Bok supporter
Be interesting to see what Scott Robertson does with Sam Caine
The 2 Hype trains coming to end.. we all know it’s gonna be Argentina vs England final
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Hmmm... no one mentioned 'who's the ref'?