American Reacts to the Future of South African Rugby 

This is the only american content creator who'm I don't have to explain anything anymore and just purely enjoy his reaction🔥

Kurt-lee arendse is the personification of a springbok. Man he is majestic as he runs. Great winger

Proud South African here! 🇿🇦

a lot of these player's names are in Afrikaans which developed from Dutch, which is why some of them are so difficult to pronounce. one thing to remember is that in Afrikaans when pronouncing "W", we pronounce it the way you would pronounce "V" in "Volume" we also pronounce "V" like F. So like Henco Van Wyk would be pronounced "Henkoo Fun Vake"

I’m loving your channel. These young men are amazing and we have loads of talented young players. Apart from the fact that rugby is huge here in South Africa, remember who inspires these youngsters, who are their hero’s. Rassie is a very wise man😁🇿🇦

Man, I love your fresh perspective, and that you recognise athleticism and technical skill. I really think you would make a fantastic broadcast rugby commentator. Rugby needs a personality like you. Your enthusiasm and your appreciation and excitement when you recognise amazing athleticism, or skill, or just men being proper men, is absolutely fantastic!

As soon as you watch the schoolboy rugby, you'll understand why we're tops. There was a schools rugby tournament for instance this whole Easter weekend 😍

When you get a penalty, you have 3 options. Kick for the post and get 3 points. Kick for posesion, by kicking it out of the side lines. Tap and go, gaining no possession or points but keep possession of the ball.

im getting into rugby myself and im loving the sport and these vids

You should watch Chasing the sun. Its amazing and It gives a great view behind the scenes and a more personal connection to the players and team culture.

@16:37 that's why they're called springbok🐐🐐😊

When you get a penalty you can either kick for goal or the touchline, or you can take a tap and run. Taps are preferred close to the opposing goal line when you need more points.

The future is big for south Africa we have Canan Modie, Kurt lee arendse,manie libbok

You should try reacting to South African warcries, performed before Rugby Tournaments in south Africa! Mostly by All boys schools

A few of these guys actually played in the recent match against Wales

Thanks for this man!

Great vid. Just subscribed. Keep up the good work and we will keep producing great rugby player.

A penelty is when you can kick for touch kick for goal or tap

Great reaction. From a South African, respect. I love that more Americans get involved in this game that we love so much!!

Hope you check out Daniel Carter soon. He has the most points when it comes to kicking for points but he was also an amazing all-round great player.

Sas that so many ppl dont subscribe to this channel. Your reactions and commentary make this my favorite sports channel at the moment

You can take the tap or a kick to poles or ask for a scrum or kick the ball out of bounds for an attacking line out throw it all depends on the game situation and the position on the field the penalty was awarded to your team.

I have known Cameron hanekom for a couple of years he was at my house like a month ago great player

A tap comes from either a penalty or free kick (free kick is given due to a scrum collapsing)

My dog!!! You’re killing it! So proud!

Nice video bro🎉

So for the school boy please search Luyanda Kunene from maritzburg college and for the tap it’s for something like offside or high tackle of any penalty you can tap and go but the ball must come and like of ur foot

With the tap if you get a penalty you can choose to go for poles or tap or kick out then its you line-out you can also choose to scrum

love the vids

Much love brother ❤

Another suggestion for you to watch is Seabelo Senatla. Mostly a sevens rugby player, but speed and skill on another level!

That scrumhalf Grant Williams is the fastest guy in the Springbok squad, he's faster than most wingers. Also, this video didn't have Hacjivah Dayimani (flanker/8th Man for the Stormers) for some reason, he's one of the best young player in SA.

Your willingness to learn a new game is great. (I believe the USA is a sleeping giant) I am South Africa and I coach primary school rugby. The talent we have here is great, but once you see the development and coaching that takes place from primary (elementary school) school all the way to university, you'll understand why we have such depth. Much like football for you guys over there. I enjoy your videos👌

The "tap and go" is an option you can take off of a free kick. Essentially its just a kick. You can kick for touch or open field, tap (kick) and run it or opt for a scrum with your feed in. If you kick out you lose possession though. Only on a kick out off a penalty will you retain the throw in.

‘He’s not the most graceful being…’ brilliant comment. 😆

Grant Williams already world cup winner 2023. He is currently the fastest player, especially halfback. In the Romania vs. SA, Grant played right wing. Like the majority of the Springboks, the back line, he is also a utility player. Tapping is a free kick option

AH man as a South African, I love your videos. I can't believe your knowledge is already so good just off a few videos. All the other people I watch that react to rugby are well not as smart to put it lightly. So just to clear up some things. Most of the people you saw in this video are ages 20-28. I think Elrigh Louw was the oldest in the video, but people like Sacha Mngumozulu are only 20 years old same with Ruan Venter, Henco Van Wyk, are all under 25 years old which is crazy that they just got out of school. To also explain like the back row and outside back terminology. Outside back is 11,,,,, 14,,,,, and 15. So they can play anywhere in that positions. Back row is 6,,,, 7 ,,,,, and 8. So they can play any of those positions. You get players that you can call versitile, that means they can play almost like anywhere on the field, most of the players come from 7's. which if you don't know sevens is rugby, but with only seven guys and they don't have like the URC tournements and those type of stuff. And to explain some of the jerseys here, In South Africa there are seperate teams, that are not international teams if you understand, Like Pretoria has the Bulls, Cape Town Is the Stormers, Kwazulu-Natal is the Sharks and so on, so all the cities of countries in south africa have a rugby team playing. Those rugby teams hold the international rugby teams players. Like Canan Moodie Plays for the bulls Kurt-lee Arendse also for the bulls, Sacha plays for the Stormers and so on. And some of the big big players like Cheslin Kolbe, go to Japan and play for their rugby clubs, because they get offered a lot of money, but they still play for the Springboks for international test matches. There are a few South African players that have completely moved to other lands, but then they have to have a ID in that land and all that stuff, And they have to live there for like 4+ years. Then they can play for the lands international team like Duhan van Der Mervwe Is south african, but moved to Scotland to play there. The tap and go's you can set up from a penalty, but it is usually only taken when they are close to the try-line

Hey man. Do you have a video on you and your back story. Are you an NFL coach? How long have you been interested in Rugby? Did you study coaching? It would be interesting to know these things. If coaching isn't your job then it should be. You really know what's what.

For the little taps you can get from penalties/ free kicks. For any penalty there are 4 options: kick to touch, scrum, kick at posts or tap. Being in the red zone and getting a play like that could push you over as you only have to make five metres. Teams would make decisions depending on where they are on the pitch.

You're really sharp hey. For a non rugby player you got the whole thing quickly!! I'm amazed. Honestly. As far as I know USA has got a rugby team now, think they're called the Eagles?

Another amazing reaction brother🙌🏽💯🫶🏽 Fiji Drua is on their 3rd year in Super Rugby. Their 2nd year the made it to the Quarterfinals and Please can you do some reactions on Drua Best Tires in 2022. You’ll be on your feet the whole time.💯💯💯💯

Another banger, my bro! Glad to see you keeping up with the next gen players, but I'm still waiting for you to check out the older goats Cullen, Carter and Gerber, though 😉 Cullen is my favorite; so you know that says a lot! (make sure you check the Real Rugby channel videos on them). Much peace and love from South Africa as always.

South Africa has the biggest school boys rugby game in the world!!!!! it is paarl Gimnasium vs Paarl boys High. the staduim holds about 30,000 people and is full every year they play and is watched by even more people on the tv

South Africa is a rugby factory. We may not have electricity or running water. But at least we are pumping out future Springboks. --- also we HATE those turquoise kits. It's a disgrace to the green and gold. ----- And it's usually a 5 meter penalty. When the opposing team made error close to their try line. The other team can tap and go. (Usually the quicker the better, other times, it's strategically done slow). The captain can call from a scrum also.

Bro I broke both my clavicle playing rugby and still playing

Besides the rugby we have an UFC middleweight champion and 400m world champion currently.

South African rugby is Brazilian football right now. Beaming with talent. As usual. I hope manage and help them develop properly. Not all of them will dawn the mighty green and gold, but definitely great prospects.

95% subscribe rate ! Kevin Har: DAMN !!!

12:27, when there is a penalty, you can choose a scrum , tap and go , kick for a touch or a penalty kick

What's up, QSN. You must go and have a look at Bryan Habana videos. Keep up the good work you buy, far one American who knows what's going on in Rugby, and you're still learning .

When awarded a penalty which is short for penalty kick, you need to kick the ball. This includes simply putting the ball on the floor and just tapping it with your foot which then counts as a kick. It all depends on what the captain deems will give his team the largest probability of scoring a try. For example, should penalties be awarded closer to the touch line from say anything within 30 meters from the tryline, you'll often see teams kick for touch into the corner which will then give them the throw in at the lineout from where they can set up a maul. Penalties given 5 meter from the tryline and say closer to the centre of the pitch will often result in the captain calling a scrum, but they also have the option of just tapping it and giving it to the big men to burst over the line! I must say, you see more and more teams utilising the 5 meter tap option nowadays (other than at school where there is usually that one massive kid) which was a trend started by the Bulls a few seasons back! The captain also have the option of kicking at goal. This will mean walking back in line from where the penalty was given to give the kicker a reasonable angle to the posts for 3 points vs the potential 7 from a try.

First we had Gio Aplon then Cheslin Kolbe and now Kurt Lee Arendse, and all of them were mentored by there predesor Gio was was a mentor figure for Kolbe and now Kolbe is a mentor figure for Arendse and you just love to see it man just them bringing that coloured stepping and running rugby we all deserve

"Is he related to..." (Van der Merwe) Kolbe? I don't rightly know but they're Spiritual Animals with legs made out of lightning. Arendse: I'm a Monster ! Played with him (Arendse) under 14-16 in highschool. Loch Ness is where he was born.

Has anyone ever recommended to watch Pierre Spies? Hes a 8 th man with FREAKISHLY serious athletic ability. Must have been one of the fastest forwards of all time if im not mistaken. Great athlete to watch in action as he made his way from winger to forward through his career. He comes from a family of track athletes and he had a huge frame to help him negotiate through attempted tackles

Franke Horn, Evan Roos, Cameron Hanekom, and Ruan Venter all went to the same school.

Must watch u will enjoy rhe chasin the sun 1 and 2 Best wver sport documentaries.

Henko van Wyk Pronounced: Henk-oh fun Vake Good video, keep it up.

Hey there just a small TIP on Afrikaans pronunciation, we pronounce a letter 'V' with F,, a 'W' with a V, good reaction as always by the way

Check out Jorenzo Julius aka the Boogeyman, he was a schoolboy BEAST. Defo one for the future for SA

Roos needs to work on his temper,I think Habekom is a better option.Grant Williams was the fastest player in the 2023 RWC squad.

If you like Cheslin and Kurt-Lee go and watch Gio Aplon. Hes was probably the pioneer "small" guy in South African rugby.

You should watch south african school boy rugby and bakkies botha the real enforcer

Just a quick comment to say that Sam Whitelock is retiring at the end of the season. I think I already listed him as a player to react to. Well, seems like this year is the perfect year to do so!

for continuaty Rassie will need to be in the picture or someone in his calabre as a coach...

dope content

If your checking some promising players you should have a look at the future of the Italian national team, they have some really promising players coming through

Best Nations in World Rigby going by Size, player pool, finances, Trophies (History + Resources) are as follows - New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, England, France, Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Argentina, Japan.

7:14 you are probably thinking about Duhan van de Merwe and no they are not related, but Duhan was born in South Africa.

Please watch Lukhanyo Am is class, the man has great skill, logic and amazing at reading the game play! Thank you for watching another South African video. ❤ Again, I love your comments on the players and play. Keep doing what you do! 😊

Yes the tap is awarded after a standard infringement

To pronounce Henco Van Wyk's name, do the following: Fun Vake

a tap can be taken at a penalty or free kick (half arm)

Christian Cullen, The Pakirikiri Express... No words if you think Cheslin is good

Check out Jerenzo "The Boogieman" Julius.

React to NRL, you going to love it.

Check out Hababa. Thanks for your great content all the way from proud South African

It gets worse when you realize who they're competing against for the international team. Each player has 2 or 3 others who play just as hard right behind them

Thank you for this content. You really should look at real rugby for compilations. We are very excited for the new and upcoming talent in South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦. Excuse the language classes in the comments it is just the nature of South Africans more so the Afrikaans speaking people to correct others. Sorry about that. I am Afrikaans married to a English man and had to learn not to correct him at all times.

Bro AMERICA got the ATHLETES for sure get rugby going on the grassroots at schools you gonna be a powerhouse here in south africa primary schools have under 6 years old teams playing school against school all the way up to college / university. High school you have ie under 12 years with up to three teams under 12 first team second team third team all competing against anorher schools under 12 years olds first second and third teams then the next level is under 15 year olds competing.

Please do one for Lukanyo Am. And one for Damian Willemse

You should react to Kurt lee arendse he is basically another Kobe

React to bryan Habana he was a winger for the springboks

13 Kurt-Lee Arendse please (KLA)

Henco Fun VEEyk ( pronounced like that!)

Grant Williams was the fastest rugby player in the previous world cup,absolute speed demon

Yet everyone hates SA because their frontline and backline are next level...keep being a fan!

South Africa vs Ireland is coming up...

I may be wrong but I heard Grant Williams is quicker than Kolbe

Trip with feet is illegal, you are allowed to ancle tap a player.

It penalty's that gives the tap and goes

Hopefully this is an april fools video. I expected checking out the 1864 nz v usa highlights for today (hehe)

Roos is 6'3, 240

Please do a reaction video of Chassing the Sun 2 or Rassie Erasmus

Number 8 is front row

Van wyk is pronounced Fan-veyk (from no.2 henco van wyk)

You need to check out Damian Willemse

Henco van Wyk = Henco fun vape (but k instead of p)

🏆🏆🏆🏆....🏆

Grant Williams may be faster than Cheslin Kolbe

The people's albow😅😂