George got challenged to rank a group of randomly selected Springbok rugby players without knowing whos coming up next! Let us know how you would have ranked them in the comments.
Different categories for different forwards. Greatest Legend forward - Frik du Preez (SA player of the century) Fittest forward - Andre Venter (This guy worked harder during training than any other). Toughest meanest forward - Bismarck du Plessis (Richie McCaw dub thee the most feared player in world rugby) Strongest leader - Francois Pienaar. (He is the instigator of Rugby turning professional in South Africa post 95 - This was a wild ride of inner politics in SA Rugby.) Best captain - Victor Matfield. (His success with the Bulls made him a very charismatic captain.) Best forward who never went to the world cup: Gary Teichmann. (Had he been selected to go to Wales in 1999 history would remember him as the first captain to have defended the world cup NOT JUST the 17-test winning streak.) Best genetics - Die Windhond - Hennie Muller (This guy was a freak of nature whose name is part of Rugby folklore.) The ultimate forward - that depends on the complete package. The best captains were all forwards. Comparing John Smith with Pienaar and Siya the better player is most likely John Smith because he is the stronger leader - you need the x factor to have earned over one hundred caps.
Where is Bismark, Victor Matfield, Frik du Preez, Gert Muller, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter Steph du Toit, Piet Spiere du Toit, Rob Louw, Louis Moolman, die Du Preez boeties, Uli Schmidt, Kwagga, Morne du Plessis, Burger Geldenhuys, Gert Smal, Wilco Louw, Malherbe, Koch, en menige Noord Transvaal en Vrystaat stutte.
I had a pen next to me and each time a name was mentioned I would pause the video and rank legend. Here is my list: 1. Smit 2. Eben 3. Marx 4. Burger 5. Bakkies 6. Os 7. Juan 8. Brussow 9. Andrews 10. Beast It was great fun but man was it very difficult. If had to switch two players it would be Andrews and Beast.
If he was mentioned he would be very high up for sure! But as mentioned right at the start it’s NOT a list of who we think is top ten players of all time, just a list of forwards to be blind ranked!
i thought 10 was going to be Victor Matfield, John Smit was bad enough amoung the names not there yet. I would have put Os and the Beast in my bottom slots and been happy with them making an appearance while saving some higher slots. Definitely some missing legends i would have to be holding some not bottom slots for. It's good some of the newer players weren't on the list, recency bias with how successful the current team has been.
@@paullouw4524 Hi Paul thanks for the comment, as per the start of the video its not a top 10. Its just a blind ranking of a mixed group of players to make it more difficult for George! hope you enjoyed and keep an eye out for the next one!
