The scariest thing about Etsebeth is that more often than not whenever he is imposing his version of 'discipline' on an opponent he has a grin on his face. The guy is afraid of nothing and would happily take on the opposing pack on his own. And yet people who've met him say that, off the field, he's one of the nicest guys you're ever going to meet.
Of course. On the field he is safe. When there is a possibility of getting kicked to pulp by 5 attackers in back alley or being arested by police he rather chooses to act "nicely".
@@sakabula2357ye I remember them days when all you saw were green and brown pixels running around on screen then you hear people say that was a punch but all you see is lag
im a aussie n i love this bloke wish we had more players like him in our team. SA plays good old fashioned rugby not the new pansy rules rugby that's why they won the world cup
aussie fan here n the way he plays is why aus n eng aren't rugby world cup champs aus n eng are too soft now n play with the poxy new rules not real man rugby rules
No one in the NFL? Take him on in what? You think he’s stronger than anyone in the NFL 😂 besides, you think rugby or NFL players are the best fighters or what? Like a pro boxer or MMA fighter couldn’t put him to sleep. What bench pressing records or powerlifting records does he hold? What titles does he hold in wrestling or any other disciplines? He looks to be a really hard nosed rugby player. Let’s just leave it at that🙄
He's literally the biggest coward in the game, are u mental?! He grabs lads and keeps them at arms length, never throws a punch unless your back is turned. Classic meatheaded jock who needs a slap more than anyone. It's an 8 min compilation of him collar-grabbing people, and the only punch he threw was to a man on the ground. Reeeally heroic.
@@PB22559 Nah, Pieter-Steph Du Toit is too nice😃 He's a beast but he's nowhere near as aggressive as Eben. RG Snyman is the guy that can be compared to Eben.
@@JohnDoe-iq9bz Too nice? Lol he's the exact opposite. Grabbing jerseys and pushing people means nothing. Du Toit puts in more tackles than anyone and they're usually big impact hits. I was watching 2 of the Irish forwards being interviewed not too long ago. They were asked who the toughest opponents they've played against and both Ryan and Doris both said Du Toit. That he's the player they'd want on their team.
got to love it when 5 guys trying to get Eben off their teammate and he's just grabbing on to him and smiling 😂...Etzebeth is a great "enforcer" that everyone wishes they have on their team
In my 20+ years of watching rugby, never did I think I'd see a harder man than Bakkies Botha then this youngster called Eben Etzebeth shows up and the rest is history. The crazy thing is that Eben is more than just an enforcer. He's a very intelligent rugby player too.
Best and hardest rugby player in the world. Team Etzebeth all the way baby! Eben Etzebeth is absolutely brilliant, true icon and legend in the game of rugby! 🏉🩷🏉🔥🏉☠️🏉💪🏽🏉
Absolutely amazing strength 💪 what a fantastic player after a great hand-off he still manages to take at least 3 players on knocking them over like bowling skittles I did not see 1 player get the better of him in all these clips he is colossal pure strength
To all the guys saying but he never throws a punch its professional rugby with cameras all over, of course he's not going to throw hands, but hey, whatever makes you feel less insecure.
@@markp1549he knows if he punches someone he will get a lot of dicipplinery action, h3 rather do that when he fights, if any player throws a punch it will bite them back later, also if he throws one he may accidentally kill the guy
Great tribute to some of Etzebeth's bounces, runs and tackles I hadn't seen before. Although it is necessary to have an enforcer in your pack, he certainly backs it up with athleticism and skill.
@@helicoptergunship when the player runs with the ball and a tackler tries to tackle him but the ball carrier bounces the tackler off him. Another expression in south Africa is “Die bus is vol!”
It often seems like a strategy, "you wanna pick on my teammate? then try and have a go at me!". He takes over when his teammates are in a fight and actually he usually ends up defusing the situation because nobody is going to swing at that guy.
I'll second that, back in the days when jaws were broken, not buttonholes! ruclips.net/video/H5muWz2FGB8/видео.html this the 80's - bad, bad business haha The famous '81 Springbok tour of NZ - civil unrest in NZ
Who noticed a lot of the fight moments with him he was actually laughing at the guy his fighting with but the ground wresseling with Lood was hilerious😂😂😂😂
There's more than just sheer strength and madness to what he does, there's some level of technique involved. For starters his longer arms allow him to dictate grip positioning during the pushing/ pulling. We can see at 0:45 Alan Alalaatoa can't reach Eben but Eben can reach Alan. Secondly Eben almost *always* is the first one to push/ pull during these confrontations with other players. Seems like that initial escalation is where the momentum is won, when the other player is a little bit caught off guard.
0:10 when you don't wanna look like a pushover, but you don't wanna get in a fight with Eben, so you just shoot your look totally in the opposite direction
The only issue is that AWJ does this to many opposition players, now that it's being done to him it's different. I'd choose the double world cup winner ahead of any lock forward from any era.... Cheers🍻
3:16 jajajajaja, cuando se encontraron con Lavanini fue una reunión del hambre con las ganas de comer. Entre los dos juntan más tarjetas amarillas que años de vida
He is just insanely strong - I honestly don't see how any of those guys would have any chance against him and he knows it. He pushes them but doesn't actually fight them because he knows he can seriously hurt them if he goes at it
I have met Eben and and he is a very nice guy, but I think he can rip your head off once he is in game mode. He is a beast! But one of the nicest guys to have a beer with.
in number 3 a teammate hit tackled by a guy pulling him down by his hair/ i’d have reacted the same way. Don’t do that kind of foul unless you are ok with getting jacked up.
It'd be hard work playing against him. He'd wind you up to the point of wanting to do something stupid to him but then you'd have to endure the wrath of your team for being undisciplined.
The thing about Eben Etzebeth, Not only does he stand up for himself but also for his teamates, maybe not everyone agress with me when i say im taking his side, but jf u dont pls dont comment something rude. Eben etzebeth is always in fights but he's only in them for good reason, and when thr coach told him to settle down, he did! Eben etzebth is a good guy, also whenever the other team thinks they can hurt him by pushing him as hard as they can, its nothing to him he probably doesnt even feel it at all 😂😂 Love u Eben ❤❤❤
When he folded Bismarck, who in his own right is a tough SOB, Eben sealed his status as perhaps the best 4 that has played for the Boks... many will argue that it's Bakkies that holds that title but my money is on Etzebeth
Don't support violence in any shape or size, unless to protect oneself or loved ones. In view of this, in the majority of the cases here, he is being protective (and again... not supporting violence.) towards his team mates or himself... AND I SAY AGAIN... in the majority of cases.
He’s like a happy human forklift, grabbing people with two outstretched arms and moving them around while smiling.
The scariest thing about Etsebeth is that more often than not whenever he is imposing his version of 'discipline' on an opponent he has a grin on his face. The guy is afraid of nothing and would happily take on the opposing pack on his own. And yet people who've met him say that, off the field, he's one of the nicest guys you're ever going to meet.
Of course. On the field he is safe. When there is a possibility of getting kicked to pulp by 5 attackers in back alley or being arested by police he rather chooses to act "nicely".
@@Voodoo_Robot Without weapons I wouldn't give much chances to these 5 attackers.
Until he meets me
What you dont know is how the Etzebeth brothers used to clean out a bar in the old days. 😂 they used to lock the door behind them for fun.
@@Everlaste2112I heard those stories is it true though
I love this guys fighting style. He just grabs you by the shirt and says "lets have a chat."
And that's your idea of fighting? 😂
Ja well nowadays with an average of 23 cameras following the game pretty hard to do any more...I miss the old days..
If his rugby career failed, he would be a fighter, all he will need to do is grab em and it's game over
@@sakabula2357ye I remember them days when all you saw were green and brown pixels running around on screen then you hear people say that was a punch but all you see is lag
That’s not fighting is it
im a aussie n i love this bloke wish we had more players like him in our team. SA plays good old fashioned rugby not the new pansy rules rugby that's why they won the world cup
BS they are on the juice.
@@Marcburg21
omg then it's you who holds the secret to victory, of course!
@@KeidanDiath You know it and are as thick as shit if you don't.
@@Marcburg21 South Africans are tougher, this can be seen in the UFC aswell, as the current world champion is also South African.
@@Marconel100 In one division? You do understand how combat sports work don't you?
One of the all time greats and a player you'd always want on your side. England fan.
aussie fan here n the way he plays is why aus n eng aren't rugby world cup champs aus n eng are too soft now n play with the poxy new rules not real man rugby rules
Or Wales hmm
A friend of mine says Eben is just like Seb Chabal, a proper gent. Then they put the kit on and beast mode emerges.
Love it
Ha gaaaaay
Chabal is not Jewish
There just big and clumsy, there not MMA fighters.
A friend of yours 😂😂😂
As a yank I love football. But there is NOT ONE person in the NFL that could take this guy on🤷
No one in the NFL? Take him on in what? You think he’s stronger than anyone in the NFL 😂 besides, you think rugby or NFL players are the best fighters or what? Like a pro boxer or MMA fighter couldn’t put him to sleep. What bench pressing records or powerlifting records does he hold? What titles does he hold in wrestling or any other disciplines? He looks to be a really hard nosed rugby player. Let’s just leave it at that🙄
@@dan-ws2sf who said anything about mma?
@@jonathanrebolloso5170 I did
Which American calls himself a yank? Lmao you ain't not American buddy
@@kirksmith347 true! You called him out on that one. 🤣🤣
That’s how gentle men fight, just grab, push and talk!
Hardest man in rugby union, tossed Itoje around like a rag doll ! And I’m English 😂
A bit like being the tallest dwarf.
He's literally the biggest coward in the game, are u mental?! He grabs lads and keeps them at arms length, never throws a punch unless your back is turned. Classic meatheaded jock who needs a slap more than anyone. It's an 8 min compilation of him collar-grabbing people, and the only punch he threw was to a man on the ground.
Reeeally heroic.
Du Toit is up there as the hardest. I think he's even tougher than Eben.
@@PB22559 Nah, Pieter-Steph Du Toit is too nice😃 He's a beast but he's nowhere near as aggressive as Eben. RG Snyman is the guy that can be compared to Eben.
@@JohnDoe-iq9bz Too nice? Lol he's the exact opposite. Grabbing jerseys and pushing people means nothing. Du Toit puts in more tackles than anyone and they're usually big impact hits.
I was watching 2 of the Irish forwards being interviewed not too long ago. They were asked who the toughest opponents they've played against and both Ryan and Doris both said Du Toit. That he's the player they'd want on their team.
got to love it when 5 guys trying to get Eben off their teammate and he's just grabbing on to him and smiling 😂...Etzebeth is a great "enforcer" that everyone wishes they have on their team
Very impressed by this guy’s jersey holding prowess.
But I wouldn't mind watching it again. Die Hard Rugby's videos are so high quality!
My ball. My rules. Love from Scotland Eben.
In my 20+ years of watching rugby, never did I think I'd see a harder man than Bakkies Botha then this youngster called Eben Etzebeth shows up and the rest is history. The crazy thing is that Eben is more than just an enforcer. He's a very intelligent rugby player too.
2:40 the England forwards looking after their scrumhalf as forwards should 😁
Best and hardest rugby player in the world. Team Etzebeth all the way baby! Eben Etzebeth is absolutely brilliant, true icon and legend in the game of rugby!
🏉🩷🏉🔥🏉☠️🏉💪🏽🏉
Absolutely amazing strength 💪 what a fantastic player after a great hand-off he still manages to take at least 3 players on knocking them over like bowling skittles I did not see 1 player get the better of him in all these clips he is colossal pure strength
To all the guys saying but he never throws a punch its professional rugby with cameras all over, of course he's not going to throw hands, but hey, whatever makes you feel less insecure.
He needs to throw one to see how tough he is when he gets one back. He’s a boring shirt grabber.
Idc about this comment, I want that whale emoji
@@markp1549he knows if he punches someone he will get a lot of dicipplinery action, h3 rather do that when he fights, if any player throws a punch it will bite them back later, also if he throws one he may accidentally kill the guy
The last man, literally, in the world, you want to have handbags with.
Eh mike Tyson?
That would be a great match up
@@ricddjdb1219
I'd take my chances with him over a chap like francis ngannou
@@NSJ09 You jave ZERO chances with either of them so comparison doesnt matter.
😂😂😂
Great tribute to some of Etzebeth's bounces, runs and tackles I hadn't seen before.
Although it is necessary to have an enforcer in your pack, he certainly backs it up with athleticism and skill.
What does bounces mean?
@@helicoptergunship when the player runs with the ball and a tackler tries to tackle him but the ball carrier bounces the tackler off him. Another expression in south Africa is “Die bus is vol!”
@@MrTomkzn thank you for so graciously explaining that term to a casual here. Learn something new everyday!
Eben is a Beast. Glad he is on our team
Takes a whole rugby team to hold Eben at bay! Respect Eben respect South Africa
It often seems like a strategy, "you wanna pick on my teammate? then try and have a go at me!". He takes over when his teammates are in a fight and actually he usually ends up defusing the situation because nobody is going to swing at that guy.
A living Legend 🇿🇦🇿🇦👊🏻👊🏻
Someone should put together a compilation of AB V SA punch-ups 1950s-70s. Pretty savage I remember.
Agreed better than all this modern holding bs
I'll second that, back in the days when jaws were broken, not buttonholes!
ruclips.net/video/H5muWz2FGB8/видео.html this the 80's - bad, bad business haha
The famous '81 Springbok tour of NZ - civil unrest in NZ
Can we get a Francke Horn Tribute? Man has been on fire for the Lions the last two seasons!
For anyone that doesn’t know. The guy he’s fighting in the second clip is his lock partner in the national team which makes it all the more funny.
Who noticed a lot of the fight moments with him he was actually laughing at the guy his fighting with but the ground wresseling with Lood was hilerious😂😂😂😂
Never throws a punch though, and always careful to lock up with guys half his size 😂
I didn't see any 3 foot 4 inch tall players in the video.
Nobody is as big as etzebeth
10 sec into the video he throws a sucker punch to the back of the head of a downed opponent. Pure class.
To my surprise he looks smaller than the Welsh player at number 8, Alun Jones? And yes, that one does seem more of a draw.
Throwing a punch gets you sent off.
There's more than just sheer strength and madness to what he does, there's some level of technique involved.
For starters his longer arms allow him to dictate grip positioning during the pushing/ pulling. We can see at 0:45 Alan Alalaatoa can't reach Eben but Eben can reach Alan.
Secondly Eben almost *always* is the first one to push/ pull during these confrontations with other players.
Seems like that initial escalation is where the momentum is won, when the other player is a little bit caught off guard.
You definitely want him as a team mate,not an opponent.
When Eben and Lood went at eachother I think the world tilted on its axis a little.
...and again when he sat Bismarck down.
...and Coenie.
8 minutes of collar holding
Yeah...I thought that was peculiar. What is that?
Probably because if you punch or kick anyone you would get sent off😂
@DerekLH44 which is why hockey is better, or at least it was until a decade or so ago. Very similar sports, but hockey fights are crazy 😂
Punching gets you a red card. Eben Etzebeth is not one guy you want to mess with😉
Cause none of em know how to box
0:10
when you don't wanna look like a pushover, but you don't wanna get in a fight with Eben, so you just shoot your look totally in the opposite direction
Did not fancy it when faced by Alun Wyn Jones. In that contest there is one legend of the game, the other is Etzebeth
The only issue is that AWJ does this to many opposition players, now that it's being done to him it's different. I'd choose the double world cup winner ahead of any lock forward from any era.... Cheers🍻
Alun Wyn Jones doesn't have shit on Etsebeth. Just because he is an old man with more starts doesn't make him a better player😂😂
Just love the big boerseun....jut one,can take out many!!??❤
The best lock to ever play the sport
Not been watching long then eh.
After Victor Matfield yeah I'd say so.
Boertjie POWER ! 💪🇿🇦
3:16 jajajajaja, cuando se encontraron con Lavanini fue una reunión del hambre con las ganas de comer. Entre los dos juntan más tarjetas amarillas que años de vida
He is just insanely strong - I honestly don't see how any of those guys would have any chance against him and he knows it. He pushes them but doesn't actually fight them because he knows he can seriously hurt them if he goes at it
He wears his heart on his sleeve on the pitch and goes into Beast mode 🇮🇪
I have met Eben and and he is a very nice guy, but I think he can rip your head off once he is in game mode. He is a beast! But one of the nicest guys to have a beer with.
in number 3 a teammate hit tackled by a guy pulling him down by his hair/ i’d have reacted the same way. Don’t do that kind of foul unless you are ok with getting jacked up.
Eben is a monster.... proud to be South African
The one guy that would have your back even if you were wrong he would defend you
*Everyone else:* Throws a punch
*Eben:* Let me hold that shirt of yours you mofo!
Guy can compete in the gladiator games😂
Notice that he never throws any punches and always accepts the ref’s decision!
When your friend gets attack, eben fight for you
No wonder he is most people's number 4 in their fantasy rugby team.
It'd be hard work playing against him. He'd wind you up to the point of wanting to do something stupid to him but then you'd have to endure the wrath of your team for being undisciplined.
the moment he throws an actual punch will be the REAL Moment he actually lost his Shit... this is still keeping it cool not to knock a head off 😂😂😂😂
Grasping at hand bags! Na, he's a toughie, can't deny it
“It has always been a dream of mine to see my reflection in your helmet as you charge at me with murderous intent”
holy sh17! the very fact that Lood deJager would stand up to Eben makes me respect him so much more, even though he got sonned
nO FEAR AT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
The thing about Eben Etzebeth, Not only does he stand up for himself but also for his teamates, maybe not everyone agress with me when i say im taking his side, but jf u dont pls dont comment something rude. Eben etzebeth is always in fights but he's only in them for good reason, and when thr coach told him to settle down, he did! Eben etzebth is a good guy, also whenever the other team thinks they can hurt him by pushing him as hard as they can, its nothing to him he probably doesnt even feel it at all 😂😂
Love u Eben ❤❤❤
Pretty much unmovable
Amazing!
""He has serious mental problems, brought on by the use banned substances........!!!
Eben reminds me so much of Bakkies. Always up for a fight on the field but the nicest guy off the field.
I cannot stand him - but he is GREAT/SUPERB PLAYER - and fighting is a part of that Game!!!! and he is Great at Both! Thanks!
He just bumps off Bismarck of all people. Wanna see Etsebeth & RG Snyman in a browl !!
My daughter of 9, knows this man has an impeccable ability to move monsters.
Give him your shirt he'll never let go of it
When he folded Bismarck, who in his own right is a tough SOB, Eben sealed his status as perhaps the best 4 that has played for the Boks... many will argue that it's Bakkies that holds that title but my money is on Etzebeth
If rugby didn't work out I'm sure he would be a WWE superstar. He is one of the strongest Locks in the history of Rugby
Lui, c'est un buffle ! Il est fort comme un buffle !
thanks
Imagine if Eben and Bakkies had played a hundred tests together.....
Press his button and it's game on
I can promise you one thing, you don't wanna mess with this warrior
I do agree with him defending his mate when the guy pulled on the hair, can't do that in Rugby.
Make a good wrestler 😂
Just grabs guys & scowls 😖
Last part showing mans actual skills were impressive though
yea tough guy and all but we are gonna have to agree nobody is afraid of him, sorry.
Do a Bakkies Botha vs Eben Etzebeth video...
As a Aussie these 2 SA players are my fav players in the last 20 years i just wish we picked players like this for Australia.
I love Eben.
Una agarrada con Lavanini, éste muchacho también esta tan loco cómo Eben. 😅
It’s all a bit of foreplay before the the after match function
The guy is an absolute beast
I like this Man!
Not losing his shit: he knows what he’s doing. He enjoys being a bully.
Yeah he really messed up their shirts. What a bad ass lol
He looks one crazy guy. I'd want him my team any day
He's very sweet hey!
And very humble, the guy is huge🤭
😂😂....❤..Etzebeth...what a player...🇿🇦🇿🇦
Guys almost 6’9”. Monster.
May God kindly give me back my Strength 🙏
Was going to be in trouble with SBW ther!!!
Don't support violence in any shape or size, unless to protect oneself or loved ones. In view of this, in the majority of the cases here, he is being protective (and again... not supporting violence.) towards his team mates or himself... AND I SAY AGAIN... in the majority of cases.
The biggest shirt lifter in the game 😅
He loves seeking out either his opposite number or the biggest oke😂
An enforcer that can play. Will make a great captain
Of all the opponents that Eben takes on, the one I would least like to take on is Tomas Lavanini...
He is gonna realize its not worth it when you have to nurse those injuries when you are older through your temper
A new sport came in mind.... "THE GRABBERS"...
The biggest shirt puller ever,would have loved to seen him do this to someone like tim rodber or jerry collins back in the day
Would pay to see him knock Jim Hamilton sparko.
The slow mos look like two lions fighting on the discovery channel
This is a Man’s game and that’s guy is a living beast…
3:16 Is the one I liked the most.