The days when Otago rugby was revered through out the world and Carisbrook was “ The house of pain “ Afternoons on the terrace with my mates watching Goldie, the Bear, Tbone and all the others. Magic days. As my hair turns gray and the beer gut expands. Memories more the sweeter.
Look closer old man they are still there born and bred and stamped on their brain of every talented all black on their first game , hope and dreams seen pioneers of future NZ rugby but I’m just an ignorant kiwi fan
Yeah mate, the Scarfies of Carisbrook, especially the students, was an incredible thing back in the 90s. Young people flooding in and becoming instant Otago fans was fantastic - back when the Ranfurly Shield was the biggest prize in NZ rugby.
I never sat there, but I envy you. I imagine the Otago fans sitting in the Terraces justifiably expecting to beat every single team that dared to enter Carisbrook, from Auckland to the British Lions.....golden years, you are lucky to have been there, for real.
Agree, the days at games at Carisbrook were so great as a kid growing up, the Otago Team at that time was so good as they stuck together for a few years, I was away from Dunedin when we beat the Lions in 93 but a large crowd of us watched that game from London , it was so good. Jeff was a world class player in that position.
Golden years my friend. When we went towards Super rugby we lost something here. Remember those epic Ranfurly Shield battles of the early 90s and that fantastic Otago team that took down the Lions in 1993? there was real strength and real depth in NZ rugby like never before.
He is currently host of Sky Sports The Breakdown (available on youtube). I forgot what a great player he was. Such a humble person regards his sporting achievements in his weekly banter with another great winger, John Kirwan. Thanks for making and posting this tribute.
There were arguably a few who were as talented as him in the history of rugby, but it's hard to think of anyone who in fact was more talented. He would make my all-time XV.
What an athlete he was. As a Saffa here in NZ it is very clear that the Kiwis love "Goldie". What a sportsmen - a very accomplished All Black but he also played cricket for New Zealand scoring the winning runs in an ODI against Australia. He won national field and track titles in high school and once scored 66 points in a school rugby match scoring 9 tries and 15! conversions. The guy was a points scoring machine in every discipline he tried. What is also not really well known is that he edged out the great John Kirwan as first choice right wing for the 1993 All Blacks tour of Scotland and England and that choice mainly hinged upon a try he scored for Otago to create an upset win over Auckland at Carisbrook. Probably the only thing he didn't like was goal kicking but how many wingers do you know that kicked a penalty and 3 conversions at test level? Big fan of his, except when he scored against the Boks. :-)
Man, this guy is just SO BLOODY GOOD. His stride width and takeoff strength is incredible. That try in the third minute against Auckland was just INSANE, so goddamn good.
When i was younger, SIMBA chips used to give out tazos of famous rugby players in their packets - Jeff Wilson was my all time favourite so needless to say when i finally got it, i was over the moon :D
Wonderful player! Great skills! Genuine try scorer. Great energy. A great servant of the game. And, still going strong in the media game. Really enjoy his rugby analysis.
What can you say, but I bloody hope that my country (NZ)keeps producing young gifted players . They have been on a conveyor forever but I’m just an ignorant kiwi fan
Thanks mate! Let's hope the Boks can get back to where they need to be. There is nothing quite like a test between a strong AB and strong Springbok teams. May the rivalry last forever...
@@Matt-er1ks mortlock from aus was good. I think the Irish boy was so overrated. He still holds a grudge. At least the Aussie boys just get on with it. And the springboks don't even mention it.
Try at 8:40. I remember watching this live on the Tele at a mates house live. Day time rugby in South Africa. We then went out and started playing rugby. Was awesome intensity.
Not only was he one of the best, he also played alongside Jonah and Christian as an all black of greater longevity. Skill alone, and he was known in that time as the golden one for a reason
WIlson was my hero growing up, I was there when he scored every one of the tries at Carisbrook in this video. He scored that first try right in front of me, I remember it like it was yesterday. This brought back some very fond memories. Also, I didn't know Lomu never scored against the Boks, that's an interesting stat... Great channel!
Thanks for the support mate! As a South African I don't care much about that Lomu stat. I think we were obsessed with stopping him which allowed Cullen and Wilson to score all the tries. It's a nothing stat and takes nothing away from what a legend Lomu was
@@RealRugby I'm rewatching this a year later and at 8:03 there were 3 very flat passes in that play, especially the last one... I could entertain an argument that it wasn't a try if I wasn't from NZ ;)
@@locominyana8916 I don't remember Roff being a big exponent of the kick and chase but he was very good - world class - still not on the level of Jeff though I think it's fair to say.
Was my boyhood hero. Remember scoring a chip n chase one day in club footy u16s and my old man (also the coach) said what the bloody hell were you thinking.. said I’d learnt it off Goldie haha
The comments on this video are a disgrace. Despite the fact goldie has somehow hurt your feeings expressing his rugby opinions (especially as probably knows more about rugby than 95% of the people on the planet) he was a magnificent player. If it wasn't for the fact that the All Blacks had so many other magnificent backs at the time, the crowds would be amazed by him. In almost any other team and any other time he would be the stand out back. And he was an all round athlete too.
He was a genius out there. The greatest right wing we've ever had and I'd argue (with extreme bias of course) he's the best all round winger to have ever played the game. He had everything really, just a totally class act. He'd probably have the all time AB try scoring record if he didn't throw tonnes of inside passes to supporting players. Utterly unselfish. Moreover, NZ's international wingers in his day didn't see quite the amount of ball they do in today's game. Nowaday's wingers cut in-field a lot more and they'll have a 2nd Five or Center taking their position's for moves, etc., Anyhow, in Goldies day Bunce, and Cullen got a tonne of tries, because, they saw a lot of ball in the middle of the pitch and they were good finishers. Sometimes, though they were inclined to a bit of goal line fever where they could've passed and made things safer. Ah, well can't complain to much, but when I think about the relative scraps Wilson had to work with it only increases my admiration.
SMC01ful I agree with you mate. One of the greatest wingers of all time and for some strange reason a bit under rated. He was awesome and as a South African he caused us so much heartache. That try in the series clincher at Loftus in '96 still hurts. He was probably the wing with the most all round skills the game has ever seen. Absolutely brilliant!
Thanks mate, nice to hear an opposing fan. Yeah, I think Wilson is the sort of player a true Rugby fan appreciates. Hence, the "underrated," lol, there are some true dumb arse's out there. Bob Dwyer called Wilson the best all round winger he'd ever seen. He know's a thing or two does our Bob. If you know your Rugby, he's pretty much number one, or there about's. As I was saying in his era, wingers weren't cutting inside like they do today. Moreover, training has changed remarkably, boots, etc. I'll tell you one thing bro, Andre Joubert is up there in terms of Full Back's mate. Class act, just a smooth operator. We loved Cullen of course, but me and my mates rated Joubert freaking highly over here in NZ. In fact when injuries began to take their toll on Cullen and he lost a yard, you could see he wasn't as polished a player as Joubert in his pomp. I'm also going to mention Dannie Gerber... fuck me what a player. Years ahead of his time, he could play anywhere. I'd love to see the doco about him bro. Him and Stu Wilson were the two most gifted backs of their era. You could play those guys anywhere on the pitch.
SMC01ful Ah, a man that knows his rugby! Danie Gerber is in my humble opinion, the greatest centre ever. It's a shame the world didn't see more of him. There's a reason he's our featured video on the Real Rugby channel. He had everything. Pace, power, solid defence, a wicked sidestep and he was smart on the field. I was lucky enough to have met him a couple of times. A true legend in real life as well. Joubert was great, he peaked late in his career, but still a wonderful player. Second only to the great HO De Villiers, again, in my humble opinion
Woh you've met him... FFS, he's one Bok I'd love to meet. Yeah, Gerber had it all. When someone say's he was the best Center of all time I don't disagree. I think one thing he had going for him was his surprise factor. You know he wasn't watched or studied like today's players are. If he was in today's game he'd still be bloody good, but his ball running, might be slightly curtailed with marking, etc., Yet, we had some pretty average coaches in his time. We tended to focus on shutting down Naas Botha. The reasoning being was shut down Naas, and you'll dry up Gerbers ball. Yet, due to us not studying Gerber properly he gave us huge headaches; because, he was a smart bastard and knew we were after Naas, so it looks to me he'd run the 2nd Five, channel. Another cool thing Gerber did, was stand quite deep so he could hit the ball at pace. So fuck marking the guy, he was a total menace. Quite extraordinary what he could do. As De Villier's, haven't seen enough of his play to go one way or another. I know he caused us some major hassles in 1970. I like what you said about Joubert; indeed, it's another thing Cullen didn't do so well. Joubert as you said got better as he aged, Cullen, on the other hand didn't.
SMC01ful Don't get me started on Naas... my childhood hero. I have two rules when talking about rugby. 1. Don't engage with any Western Province supporter who goes on about the 5 golden years of the 80's. 2. Don't engage with anyone who thinks Naas was a one dimensional player who could onlt kick... Naas was actually a great distributor for any back line. People in SA remember him as a kicking flyhalf, because he kicked so bloody well. But so did Mehrtens, Carter and Wilkinson. Naas had it all and Gerber, Du Plessis and Mordt were better players for having him on their inside. Doc Craven called him a rugby genius
Cracked under pressure in the most important games 94 - vs Aust 95 - MIA during world cup final vs SA 99 - semi final vs France at full back with Cully out of position. Ben Smith is a greater & more all round player.
I consider Wilson the most skilled back I have ever seen play with the exception of Carter and maybe O'Driscoll. Even a player as good as Ben Smith couldn't dream of some of these tries.
@@EllliotJackRussel1 You can worship him all you like, but he's not even in the top 10 centres of all time, too self-involved, mentally weak. All about Brian, as evidenced by his behaviour when Gatland dropped him in Australia, and indeed on the 2005 tour to NZ. Not exactly focused on the team was our Brian.
Called the Golden Boy as he played both Cricket and Rugby for NZ before he was 20. He could have chosen an International career in either sport. However his favourite sport was meant to be Basketball. He probably could have represented NZ at that too.
jeff wilson and christian cullen are in my mind 2 of the best allround skillfull rugby players ever lomu was big and fast and could score when others couldnt but ask him to use his brains in a match and your on your own
bigblue2121 bob I have said it time and again too be a truly great player you have to be a good decision maker in general play. You can have the physical presense but with out the appropriate grey matter you are and always will be in the middle of the pack. Conrad Smith is a great one for knowing what to do in tight situations, adversely Fekitoa not so much.
Yeah.( Jeff Wilson ) he spillled the there against the Aussies at a crucial moment which more tham likely would,ve been a try and the wimning of the match theren for the All Blacks
