England dominate, All Blacks collapse and fronting up with Kirstie Stanway | House of Rugby in Japan 

This guy is a fantastic interviewer. He lets interviews breathe and he is respectful to the mood/context around an interview. Like in this interview he doesn’t let kirstie off the hook but he’s respectful to the fact she’s gutted.

Fair play to Kirstie for coming back on. She’s spot on about the lack of interest in NH rugby. I’ve been on here with a lot of Kiwi fans and they have almost all been gracious and classy in defeat.

Oh this is so so sweet.

Totally surprised she came back. That's gutsy. Well played Kirstie, respect level up a notch.

where's Haskell to say something inappropriate when we need him?

I am so excited that all these analysts are writing off the Springboks because come Saturday it will be raining humble pie's.

She's a NZ fan, not a rugby fan

That South African female commentator Elma Smit is way better. Elma is humble, knowledgeable and respectful.

In SA we do watch Six Nations, Top 14, Premiership, so we know how good England will be!! Anything can happen in a final though! May the best team win!

Thank you Kirstie. Massive respect for coming back and holding up your hand and saying you were too cocky

So fun watching this as a springboks fan

"I suppose we were too cocky"... Understatement eh.

I'm still knocked sideways with how much of a complete team performance that was. Every man from 1 - 15 was tremendous!

Cant believe I've only just found this channel.Loving how magnanimous the kiwis are being in defeat.Yes they were cocky going into the match but so would any team with their record over the last 12 years Can't wait for the final.I was away with the army in 03 and 07 so really looking forward to a good contest

As a Kiwi it's a bit disrespectful to say we didn't know anything about them hahaha I'm 100% sure I'm not the only Kiwi that watches The Gallagher Premiership and French Top 14 lol Before the RWC even started I knew only 2 teams could topple us and that was S.A and England. Once I saw France and Argentina lose to England, I started prepping for a war in the semis without being disrespectful to Italy and others in our pool and yeop my nightmare came true hahahaha Congrats to England, thoroughly deserved it! Even though we lost doesn't mean I stop watching rugby in the Northern Hemishpere lol

The All Blacks and their supporters always believe that they are going to win, and I would even say that the NZ public almost demand it. However the All Blacks had every right to expect to win, given their stellar record. England just played an unbelievable game. The question that still needs to be answered is can they repeat that level of performance and keep on doing it. If England want to compare with All Blacks lets see if they can dominate world rugby for the next eight years. Given that performance even a Bok supporter, as I am, has to admit that the England looks like it could do the same to the Boks. I do think the Boks will ask a different set of questions of England though, so I am just hoping that final gives us a good contest at least. Go the Boks!

Well done for fronting up even through gritted teeth. Even as an England fan I can’t see us pulling the same performance against SA on Saturday. England are going to have to knuckle down big time to win this.

Kudos to Kirstie,she fronted up and I respect her for that.

As a South African pretty much in the same time zone as England. We follow on Supersport Great Britain , Irish, French and Italian rugby . We also watch Australian and NZ ( even school rugby). As a rugby journalists why does she not watch world rugby , even to see how the opponents play .

Sorry but NZ didn’t “collapse” they were well beaten on the day by a better team. On another day it might have been different.

I gave Kirstie stick on Twitter after the last one so I’m giving kudos to her now for coming back. And because she’ll be cheering the Boks.

As an England fan, I've waited a life time to say "NZ good defence, but where's the attack and they kick the ball away too much" ... NZ didn't lose the game, England won it. I hope that the great coaching staff and great ABs who are retiring, get recognized for being great ABs and wonderful representatives of their country. It will be wonderful to see what Scott Robinson could bring to the NZ team. One final thought ... good sport for showing, but she ended as an AB fan, not a rugby fan which is often the major difference ... 6N fans love the tribalism of the competition and celebrate it, but we also love the game.

The biggest thing to come out of this is that no one disputes that England were deserved winners.no bad calls,no fluke, no luck. England completely won that game.

She’s right about England’s mentality. They went in believing they’d win and never lost that belief. New Zealand couldn’t counter it.

As soon as the final whistle went, I couldn't wait for this episode!! Swing low sweet chariot!!

Never underestimate the Springboks. This is a one game competition now!

God, she's even insufferable in defeat.... 🤫🤫🤫

I don’t know how Kristen got a job reporting on rugby. She is incredibly one eyed, comes across arrogant. How could she or New Zealand not realize how good England have become its unbelievable.

As a kiwi I was cringing watching her arrogance in the first interview. She to me was like the guy who got the Webb Ellis cup tattoo. Good humble pie for the one eyed fan types and certain nz media who have unrealistic expectations on the ABs. How could she not have seen England being on form?

As a South African, after smashing England in the final, it's soo good to hear "the Boks have no chance". We just love the underdog tag. Already heard we have no chance defending our title in 2023 ... let's keep that going

When asked why she wanted South Africa to win, she answered, "What allegiance do I have to England." What allegiance does she have to South Africa? She didn't say.

Sorry but no genuine All Blacks fan could be that suprised by this. Of the 6 games played between the 2 sides since England last beat NZ in 2012 (by a signnificant margin), there has only been one match where there was more than 8 points in it with the last 2 matches being won by 3 or less.

Fair play Kirstie that cant have been easy.

Agree the hardest part for a kiwi is that they didn’t manage to compete

I love the way reporters say the ABs collapsed and that England stormed their way past the ABs. Yes England played better on the day. Well done England. But let’s look at it in context. During a World Cup and semi finals, ANY team has the ability to win. And the ABs will bounce back. The stats show what the ABs have done. Can’t wait for the ABs to play England again.

She is annoying NZ are going to watching our All Blacks play for bronze. ."if you don't support them when they are down don't support when they are up" England played a great game Respect x

i'm looking forward to jeff wilson's Breakdown show when it airs wednesday night - ali williams and co will surely have to spit out some praise to england this time?

I think Eddies point about NZ press being AB fans with pens is valid, but I think she gives a good explanation why that is. There's probably little call for a journalist to cover any other rugby. Fair play to her for coming back on and being honest. Can't imagine Stuart Barnes being as willing to say he got it wrong because he hadn't been paying attention to other teams.

Watch out for SA. They might surprise you all like the English did to the All Blacks the past weekend.

I really don't want to say this but-- even in defeat, she's still obnoxious.

She’s a good sport for coming back on and I respect that but I still feel like she is just an all black fan rather than a rugby journalist. Sure, New Zealander’s may not watch the NH rugby games but as a rugby reporter, that is her job. Kinda crazy she doesn’t keep up to date with other games round the world. I’ve pretty much watched every game of this World Cup with intrigue especially with 2nd tier matches and I’m just some punter who has a run around on a Saturday!

Funny how NZ and Bok fans support the other but no NH team back Eng.

To clarify... the NZ media were cocky. The players nor the majority of the NZ rugby public were not. Confident yes, and rightly so, but not cocky. Now I see the British media is behaving exactly how NZ media did leading into last weekends semi. It was one exceptional performance.... be careful to not over egg the omelette.

the all black scored less points than Leicester scored goals against Southampton :)

Noone knew what england were gonna do?! Is she even a damn journalist?!

Really enjoyed that, she’s a good sport! Glad to hear she’s supporting the Boks, even if she thinks England will win... I reckon she said that to keep things sweet! Missed a great chance to ask her who better between Itoje and Etzebeth, or which England players would get into the Bok side (not many I reckon) 😃

A follow up interview Way to respond to audience 👍👍👍

Real sport to come back Kirstie and thanks for supporting the Springboks! Joe real English gentlemen...not to many of those! ;-)

Her saying there’s no way South Africa will beat England makes me think otherwise based on previous predictions

What a lovely girl. Good on her for fronting up despite being gutted.

Good on her for coming back on the show; good sport, Kirstie. (By the bye, I thought people way too harsh on her in the comments below last week's vid.) Looking extra good this week too (though it may be a bit iffy to say so); mourning becomes her.

I feel sorry for Kirstie... does she know of a rugby player called Sergio Parisse... a brilliant player stuck in an international Italian team that loses most of the time... but he still puts on the shirt for rugby... he’s got integrity Kirstie.. narcissistic qualities, just thinking about SELF... “time zones”.. there’s a problem in New Zealand ...It’s what she represents..

Well done Kirstie, that interview took a lot of guts to do. People giving her flak for not knowing about NH rugby don't understand the NZ rugby fan mindset. For them, the AB's are the ONLY team that matters. The vast majority will watch their club play and the AB's play. I doubt most even watch the other games in the Rugby Championship that don't feature the AB's, let alone 6 Nations.

I live in Auckland. This is proving to be a pleasant work-week.

How can she say they didnt know? The amount of match tapes available to them to analyse... You cannot tell me that NZ do not analyse teams?... Hansen is an amazing coach... I`m 100% sure her statement is incorrect... You dont have to watch the games live due to timezones-- watch it when you can...

Alex is a G !!! Really likeable bloke

Good sport Kirstie, Well done! Just a suggestion, if you genuinely have an interest in Rugby I’d suggest time zones don’t really matter. These days there is a wonderful place called The Internet. It’s packed full of all sorts of informative Northern and Southern Hemisphere Rugby related content and it’s open 24/7 ......across all time zones.

Fair play for facing up and eating some humble pie. Although not too much in admitting to support SA for the win on Saturday. ;)

Brilliant video......very honest.

Alex, very classy and sympathetic as ever. And it was the right thing to do to ask for respectful responses at the end. That said, it would also have been the right thing to do to moderate the jingoism and dismissing of the opposition in such an offhandish manner. She's either a journalist or a fan. Yes, you can be both. Just not at the same time when you're working. I think that's what was so off in the initial pod. Anyway, credit to her for fronting this....although a lot of the mea culpa was contextualised by 'we in New Zealand'. If you're going to 'own it' then please own it yourself.

i do wanta watch on friday, think lookin back it does matter, bit about failin n gettin on with it again" not that i always do

Not that it's likely to happen but were the ABs to go on a prolonged slump for a few years I suspect you wouldn't find this girl anywhere near a rugby stadium. She seems to be all about herself.

Brilliant from Kirsty to come back on despite the pain Great show

I find it interesting some of the comments here, England played well and deserved the win, you win you lose, But we Kiwis will always stand by our teams, call it cocky call it what you will. But thats what it takes to play and win sport, its about giving your all and facing the worst. It was a big tough game. Our next meeting will be a big one too. Im with Kirsty and want SA to win!

Man all rugby aside, Kiwi's have seemed so gracious in defeat. Anyone who fronts up like that after getting it wrong deserves a lot of respect

bloody gorgeous wahine! Respect. C'mon England!

First! Oh boy! I've been waiting for this! nb 4:10 Random guy taking photos!

A great interview. didn't know that is the NZ perception of rugby. more please

Was that Haskell taking pictures of the ducks early on, anything to get in the spot light.?

Joe is very gracious.

I’m English and I think why would any kiwi watch northern hemisphere rugby. They play the best rugby in the world so what’s the point for them? It’s like people from the UK with football, why would we watch Southern Hemisphere football (soccer) when we have the best league in the world?

8:27, O Kirstie It is just a game of Footy and it should not define who you are. There are people who have suffered the worst tragedies in life. Absolutely amazed by Kirstie Stanway's shallowness to compare a game of rugby with the Tyfoon 🧐 Thanks Kirstie for supporting the BOKS 🗣️ GO Springboks🇿🇦

Kiwis are remarkably confident going in, but generous in both victory and defeat.

Fair play she came back and ate her humble pie. Big respect 🤘🏻

Credit for coming back on I suppose. I hope the blinkers stay on in NZ because ultimately it will hold them back and increase our chances of making this happen more often.

The point about NZ being AB fans not Rugby fans is spot on, helps the rest of the world to understand where they're coming from. Also, in NZ the media don't help as they are very insular and fail to report on or show anything to do with NH rugby. Also, their pay TV doesn't offer anywhere near the level or quality of coverage the likes of Sky/BT Sport gives to the UK/European game.

I've been waiting a long time for this haha

It feels like crap i know we have had years of feeling like that so it feels nice to feel something different for a change. Respect to you guys. P.s I also Think we need to face each other more! Looking at how many matches we have played against one another over the past 5 years its so little its ridiculous.

What NZ TV stuff does she appear on? Is any of it on RU-vid??? Love to see what they were saying for their audience before and after the game.

Even after the loss it is just me me me me me. Disgusting. France is historically another nemesis for NZ. Why would you not give European sides more respect.

Kirstie is brilliant and bold just like her team. A great sport. However overconfidence verging on arrogance caught out Kirstie and her Kiwis. The more desperate side was England after their 2015 debacle. England’s win was no surprise to anyone familiar with England’s build under Eddie post 2015.

Respect to her for returning and fronting up!

Fair play to her, faced the music. Best of luck with her career

I’ve been waiting for this all weekend

have you given up on Haskell completely? good idea.

She was doing so well until she said, it`s just a game. If that is the case, then why is the loss so hard to take and will take some getting over. So now that the AB are out, it`s just a game and not one of the biggest sporting fixtures, hmm.

Let's not bang on about NZ not turning up because that takes away from the world class performance England produced, we were better on the day by a country mile and that's it really.

Oh good lord we needed this, guessing she felt the heat from the last interview

George Bridge ? WTF did he do wrong ?

There is a difference between being cocky and expectation, 12 years on top does engender a certain expectancy but England have changed all that, never seen them play so well, congratulations to England

Interesting insight into the differences in rugby cultures. NZ strength is they focus on their own game and performance, but they may have been too insular and under appreciated the competition from northern hemisphere now.

Can I say as a kiwi that we don't like the way she's talking, even in this one. Kiwi fans have evolved from the late 90s early 2000s. We do take pride in how humble our team is in loss or victory, and this is seen across sports. I feel like the lack of arrogance in kiwis has somehow all gathered and manifested in this woman! Most kiwis knew that England is not a team you want to meet in the knockout stages, just didn't expect the dominance of England. Fairplay England, please ignore this woman.

Fair play to Kirstie to come back on, she’s a good sport and Alex is a gentleman and a class act. I do think that the NZ reaction to the AB loss is a bit over the top. The nature of sport means no team in any sport ever wins 100% of the time. This wasn’t a huge upset either because England have been steadily improving and have world class players so they ought to have been worried. NZ got beasted by SA pack in the first game, hammered an Irish team that played so poorly I reckon even Australia would have put 40 points on them so I don’t really understand why this AB team were being so highly lauded before they played England. Steve Hansen should be rightly proud of what he’s achieved and the NZ media should realize that and accept that on the day, they got beaten by a better side. It happens, that’s Sport.

She really doesn’t understand fans, we will watch the last few games and I bet all Kiwis watch the bronze game.

This is insane!!! I’m still in shock!!

Kirstie got two predictions wrong: the quaterfinals and the finals prediction.

"feel free to dm me I'm not reading them anyway" means I'm reading everyone because I care about peoples opinion of me.

LOVE IT! Well done to her, hope the messages aren't too bad :( I think the football fans were watching :'(

Fair Play.... #respect ... Love Kiwis

The biggest smile on my face right now, but I wish it was a bigger score haha