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Off The Ball Breakfast reacts to our cameo on #ChasingTheSun2, detailing how South Africa won the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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@user-rw1ed4ot6s 2 месяца назад

Congrats to Ireland for winning zero rugby world cups

@user-ff2nk1po8g 2 месяца назад

You took the words out of my mouth

@nlb741 2 месяца назад

And mine

@hc8299 2 месяца назад

Romantic ^

@njabulov.hadebe9102 2 месяца назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@homeentertainment6569 2 месяца назад

Also why the divorce rate is so high in Ireland, Can’t get a Semi!

@nlb741 2 месяца назад

Peter-Steph : what happened against Ireland was irrelevant …. True story!

@clemfandango619 2 месяца назад

Well done, boys. You're assisting the opposition wonderfully.

@cobusbrits2 2 месяца назад

Its just astounding how the OTB can tie themselves in knots about this...

@ramohart 2 месяца назад

Ireland, show us your rugby World Cup trophies. I'll wait...

@njabulov.hadebe9102 2 месяца назад

love it so much lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@leinsterfan1802 2 месяца назад

@njabulov.hadebe9102 no load shedding though 😂

@shawk2832 2 месяца назад

@bernardwelff8089 Месяц назад

😂😂😂 Facts

@JasonMAdams-tl4xh 2 месяца назад

Arguing with these guys is like casting pearls before swine. No point mense - loop aan.

@DD-RSA 2 месяца назад

As a Saffer. Thank you for your show and the hate you have for us. It spurs our team on. Good luck to your team in July

@shawk2832 2 месяца назад

why is everyone so dramatic ! its a paid for prescription model this show have, you all rise to the bait of a few pundits who don't actually speak for the whole of ireland, they didn't say anything demeaning, its no different to saffas or boks pundits. and ultimatley the piece was written by an english man about doping culture in south africa

@carlscholtz7842 2 месяца назад

At school boy level in South Africa, there is dope testing. At schoolboy level in Ireland, there is no dope testing…….which country takes it seriously??

@decekfrokfr3mdx 2 месяца назад

There's dope testing in South Africa for schoolboys because of the enormous problem that caused the testing to be necessary. There is no such widespread culture of use in Ireland (and if they make underage representative teams in Ireland, there is testing).

@user-ff2nk1po8g 2 месяца назад

@@decekfrokfr3mdxthere is also testing in south Africa , the springboks don't dope , grow up people who thinks they dope

@bradgerard7826 2 месяца назад

@@decekfrokfr3mdxHow would you know there's no widespread doping if you don't test?

@aidanmasterson50 2 месяца назад

Don’t mention Jantjies or that the country wasn’t signed up to Wada. Wouldn’t fit the narrative.

@71bootneck 2 месяца назад

@@decekfrokfr3mdxso steroid abuse is strictly a South African issue ? You are saying you don’t need to test for steroid abuse because as a nation you are so morally superior ? Dillusional Catholicism

@Sia_Meleni 2 месяца назад

Funny thing, you still come here to south africa to steal these doping players.

@Wolf-hh4rv 2 месяца назад

OMG find something better to talk about

@shawk2832 2 месяца назад

no they don't .. there isn't one south african on the irish team. there is however plenty irish coaches & analysts on the boks team. why is everyone so dramatic ! its a paid for prescription model this show have, you all rise to the bait of a few pundits who don't actually speak for the whole of ireland, they didn't say anything demeaning, its no different to saffas or boks pundits. and ultimatley the piece was written by an english man about doping culture in south africa

@jacqueslandman8044 2 месяца назад

@@shawk2832Rob Herring...

@warrenmcgregor8434 2 месяца назад

The level of self-righteousness and condescension displayed by this lot, again towards SA, is almost English! It seems funny that these can't seem to fathom that the Boks are actually bloody good at rugby, much of the time. Rassie used this as motivation, not because of the rugby know-how of otb talking heads😂.

@clemfandango619 2 месяца назад

When did the English condescend to South Africa?

@mikeperkins4356 2 месяца назад

Spot on!

@propellerhead428 2 месяца назад

@@clemfandango619 Forever! some of the worst sportsmen, only surpassed by the French.

@decekfrokfr3mdx 2 месяца назад

You’re a bunch of overly sensitive cru babies. The smallest criticism of your team and you all flip out and feel disrespected. Grow up and lose the grievance culture and victim complex.

@shawk2832 2 месяца назад

@lwandamfenqe2056 2 месяца назад

Funny how now they want to choose which clip Rassie must use to motivate his players

@brentblake1070 2 месяца назад

Rassie takes winning world cups seriously ... and especially getting out of the quarter finals

@davidross1481 2 месяца назад

he was simply addressing the type of crap spewed out there

@warrenvaughan6941 2 месяца назад

Look…you cannot be at the top of a sport and not expect to be criticised, lied about or mocked! If you want to be the top dog expect to be cut down. The Springboks are the top dogs of rugby…look at the world rankings and look at the trophy cabinet. I would rather be criticised for being champions than be the losers who criticise the champions.

@FR-je9bw 2 месяца назад

The medicine cabinet is the cabinet under discussion here!

@warrenvaughan6941 2 месяца назад

Aaaahhhh….no…smearing, lying, making up false and sensationalised stories is what is being discussed here. Evidence is what counts. Not stories! Anyone can make up a story - it’s what the media and journalists are paid for. Then the idiotic public buy it hook, line and sinker…it also makes those that are bitter feel a lot better.

@davesmith826 2 месяца назад

@@FR-je9bw Remind me again: how many Irish schoolboys have been tested for PEDs?

@warrenvaughan6941 2 месяца назад

Exactly! They have no testing…imagine if they did.

@user-rn9co7jc4t 2 месяца назад

I fully agree but you’d think that after winning the World Cup back to back, winning Lions tour Post Covid and being no1 ranked team, you would sort of think the whingers would take a minute just to congratulate or take time to stop trollin a little bit

@Ballas56 2 месяца назад

Choke Kings - IRELAND

@WalterWhite-sm2dr 2 месяца назад

U mean PROTEAS ?

@JouNaai1448 2 месяца назад

Yup you absolutely did . Go back to the comment section of all the childish videos you did throughout the world cup and even before it. Loads of South Africans told you that all you are doing is firing up the Boks. We as South Africans all really appreciate your contribution to our back to back world cup success. We hope you guys get over your semi final demons. we've never lost a final and you've never seen one.

@shawk2832 2 месяца назад

@-Barbossa- 2 месяца назад

It was taken from 2018 cos that’s when ye last put up substantial content on RU-vid 😂

@KiloPage777 2 месяца назад

😮😂 yoh

@boerieroll 2 месяца назад

Never forget that Ireland have never lost a World cup final, while France and England have both lost 3 and even Australia and NZ have lost 2 a piece. Well done Ireland

@keithjulie7873 2 месяца назад

Hilarious! 🤣😂

@leoncolwin8645 2 месяца назад

The difference between Rassie and the Irish coach is that Rassie can motivate a group of men to play like a pack of desperate starving wolves. On the other hand, Andy Farrell could not motivate starving wolves to eat meat

@freightlinefanrsa7282 2 месяца назад

Man that's funny

@shawk2832 2 месяца назад

@shawk2832 0 seconds ago why is everyone so dramatic ! its a paid for prescription model this show have, you all rise to the bait of a few pundits who don't actually speak for the whole of ireland, they didn't say anything demeaning, its no different to saffas or boks pundits. and ultimatley the piece was written by an english man about doping culture in south africa. and its clear as day that the boks have been caught doping & banned players. you all are so sensitive

@DirtyDawgSailing 2 месяца назад

Watch the full thing lads. You'll learn a lot

@dylanjamesweggz3573 2 месяца назад

Ireland is certainly impressive given the population of Ireland, however South Africa has far more obstacles than Ireland will ever have. Every Irish fan says “at least we have electricity” yeah good one mate and yet without electricity 4 RWC vs a big fat zero. The doping conversation is a joke, South African school boy level and in pro competitions takes far more tests than that in Ireland. We just built different. Don’t be jealous. The struggles every South African goes through moulds these monster that destroy you.

@pmarkc3743 2 месяца назад

I'm a South African and have been 2 Ireland and I greatly admire your island/people and history. BUT, your rugby punditry really for the most part terrible AF! Even the hated English press gives a more holistic view on Springnoks even when its a contentious issue. But i suppose thats why Some nations like AUS, NZ, ENGLAND SPRINGBOKS and FRANCE-(been 2 finals twice) those non-chokers while IRELAND cant. Their rugby societies, even some salty-punditry understand that value of providing balanced views 2 inform and promote game and not like this BS show consistently vomiting anti-Springbok trash. Probably 2 mitigate the self-loathing of chronic World Cup failures. Sad

@101MIGHTYJOE 2 месяца назад

I'm just glad u had access to electricity and the internet due to the years of power loading to watch these 3 muppets

@pmarkc3743 2 месяца назад

@@101MIGHTYJOE ignorant bigot

@shawk2832 2 месяца назад

@thegreytone Месяц назад

@@101MIGHTYJOE it's okay, mock us!! We haven't had electricity shortages recently because it's election time but after it's over we'll get back to loadshedding.

@sandrah5156 10 дней назад

Rather that than your oh so beautiful climate

@brandonstclair898 2 месяца назад

Clearly you don’t get it…watch the documentary before commenting. Wont spoil the fun for this platform. Brilliant documentary

@michaelgowie1814 2 месяца назад

I am a South African living in Dublin. I'd like to correct a comment in this video. The one that 'all South Africa wanted to do was beat Ireland'. Hello. All South Africa were concerned with, was winning the world cup!

@JDSouth1444 2 месяца назад

Love how the REAL & RESPECTED very well known rugby media personalities have called out media broadcastiing for their negative unsportsmanlike rugby comments about the Springboks... .😅😅😅😅 OTB ...lesson for u - Dont bash a phenomenal country like South Africa. Congratulations to South Africa for what had been branded by the international community who has watched Chasing The Sun as the best sporting documentary ever made. You have shown the world that you a country with amazing talent not just in rugby ...

@boardingbear526 2 месяца назад

Keep trying to figure out why Rassie didn't use another more recent clip of you lads. While you work that out Rassie will shine that Webb Ellis Cup.

@moderndaydisciple6024 2 месяца назад

You guys are such chops.

@typhoon123 2 месяца назад

A Northern Irish man here.. SA best team in the world. Irish punditry can be crap and unrealistic.. Sure England in the 6N had to be down to 13 men to beat us!!.... Its different Coaches playing mind games but pundits no.

@monster_spencer 2 месяца назад

Remove Aki, Gibson-Park, Lowe and Hansen (all Southern imports), from that Irish set up and see where they would be.

@101MIGHTYJOE 2 месяца назад

A country that has electricity and doesn't support Russia?

@sandrah5156 10 дней назад

Irrelevant @@101MIGHTYJOE

@grahamarthur 3 дня назад

@@101MIGHTYJOEdon’t worry we have electricity here. We get it from the sun. Come and visit so you too can experience sun 😎

@iamnemo1943 2 месяца назад

Boy oh boy! This is what i love about the irish pundits! They're oblivious to the fact that they're adding fuel to the fire.. keep on spewing hatred towards the southern hemisphere teams. July is around the corner... Let the fun and games begin!

@user-gm2pi3hj1k 2 месяца назад

Yes it's a huge detriment to their own team. But they want to be hate-watched

@matewis9387 2 месяца назад

@@user-gm2pi3hj1k the views don't lie

@MrFarr007 2 месяца назад

Ireland is in for a hell of a tour come July.

@willemsteyn7808 2 месяца назад

Springboks was waiting for Ireland in the final. How could they be so stupid, we all know Ireland NEVER wins a knockout game.

@user-dd4lh1ze9v 2 месяца назад

Thank you for the motivation material. We were running thin. Nothing like a bogeyman to get you across the line.

@SwiftSP 2 месяца назад

Ireland had a great Nzl series and before they meet the All Blacks in the quarters their pundits were just singing how they are not afraid of the AB's anymore and we know how it ended...... Moral of the story respect your opponents, play hard and if you win remain grounded....... Q

@Stromblad2211 2 месяца назад

Bring the wine to SA theres enough cups there....

@wayneelse6397 2 месяца назад

This is too funny. Half the Irish team is South African. 😂😂

@decekfrokfr3mdx 2 месяца назад

Rob Herring is Ireland’s third-choice hooker and was born in South Africa with Irish heritage. No other South Africans in the squad..

@heinrichswanepoel6566 2 месяца назад

We are not aloud to scrum We are not aloud to choose a 7 / 1 bench We are not to use motivation clips Are we aloud to even run onto the rugby field

@petes9524 2 месяца назад

As long as we're not too loud we'll be allowed.

@keithjulie7873 2 месяца назад

@@petes9524 🤭

@glenvilakazi3263 2 месяца назад

Ireland is the most consistent team Rwc quarter finals

@philapholisangozi6363 2 месяца назад

And thats where they'll forever finish. Never winninga cup.

@rebel3369 2 месяца назад

Doping isn't the issue . . testing positive for illegal substances, now that's a problem. South Africa gets tested more than any other nation, which in by large is unfair. You test positive, you get a 4 year ban. If testing in Europe was the same as it is in the Southern hemisphere, some very interesting result would appear.

@ivanmynhardt 2 месяца назад

you are responsible for SA winning the RWC🤣

@mamoersebaas2654 2 месяца назад

We Saffas seen this movie before .nothing new this type of Tall poppy syndrome. being narrated by the Propoganda BS of of the aussies for years .The irish just taking over from the aussies nowadays .Excuses being rugby union is not our nr 1 sport ,because we competing with NRL ,Rules etc . nowadays its the irish with gealan and some other weird irish invention sport .Excuses why they cant 😂get past a quarter..It is just BS excuses

@zeninyazema7822 2 месяца назад

Lol... The fact that you think they are stupid is why he placed that clip... Lol... Rassie is trolling you... 😂

@RikiLouw69 2 месяца назад

It felt so good winning the world cup. So Ireland, how did you feel after winning your first world cup?.....Oh wait, my bad.

@patrickoconnor6566 2 месяца назад

Clown comment by a clown.

@fredperry523 2 месяца назад

Salty, salty salty !

@markboland3590 2 месяца назад

And the Irish teams and Ireland are clean as a whistle right????

@patrickoconnor6566 2 месяца назад

Yes they are,do you know something, otherwise, let us know or else shut your hole.

@yvettemsnoah 2 месяца назад

Oh oh wait, thanks for your contribution 👏👏 we’ll use this clip in the next one 🤣🤣

@dusnmatr 2 месяца назад

Thanks, great motivation for July!

@KeiraIlze 2 месяца назад

It is not the only moment they use. Like you say, context matters. Go watch the movie. It is not always about you. 😂😂😂

@BK-vz3mx 2 месяца назад

Introducing the show you dont know the name of as part of your own show...professionalism. Thank you for being so arrogant and giving us that motivation to go on and win 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆

@ACDV848 2 месяца назад

Blah blah blah. Well done Irwland. You are worthy world cup winners! 😂😂😂

@ivanmynhardt 2 месяца назад

Amazing how people in Ireland know more about what our kids do here in South Africa, go eat another potato mate.

@georgerobinson4678 2 месяца назад

These comments show how clueless these show hosts are. Context is everything you muppets! Do your homework 😂 🏆🏆🏆🏆

@DenverJohn 2 месяца назад

I've won the same amount of rugby world cups as Ireland.

@KenKirchmann Месяц назад

Me too

@intothemultiverseai 2 месяца назад

It worked so why you guys crying about it? Why you guys complaining about things that worked

@I69420H 2 месяца назад

almost like listening to baloons deflate.

@travismparker Месяц назад

Sounds like the 3 best Quarter Finalists

@homonaledi640 2 месяца назад

You guys have no shame

@warrenvanaswegen8565 2 месяца назад

As good as the Irish team is , the converse is true for your pundits.

@TheThinkingMathematician 2 месяца назад

As a South African - I love this show

@gerryvanheerden1330 2 месяца назад

Same here on both counts

@user-ff2nk1po8g 2 месяца назад

@@gerryvanheerden1330selfde hier ek lag my gat af Vir Al die stront wat hulle praat

@johanbester8109 18 дней назад

Rassie’s in your head bru…cannot get him out!

@ferdigreyling1951 2 месяца назад

Right here is the reason I turned from actually supporting Ireland when they're not playing SA to supporting any team that plays against Ireland.

@richardlawrence3056 2 месяца назад

Old troll clip meets new troll clip

@eddiepresence5800 2 месяца назад

It's to pump up the guys for the game ahead.He will use different stuff for other teams as well.

@WalterWhite-sm2dr 2 месяца назад

lol.. 😂.. thanks guys… don’t worry Leinster will win the urc and champs cup… u got something to look forward too…

@ragnarlothbrok7834 Месяц назад

Note, our boys scrum in games from grade 1, in the UK you only start to scrum when ?. We play a full team 1-15 from grade one, UK play in a bunch like pre-school ? kids ?

@dve804 2 месяца назад

Ger is the best motivator for the Boks followed closely followed by Pratt Williams. Please can u invite these 2 muppets onto the show again?

@njabulov.hadebe9102 2 месяца назад

the comments are the truth ireland and its pundits dont want to admit 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@KiloPage777 2 месяца назад

😂 How do they turn this into something that backs up their nonsense?

@Lostduke_ 2 месяца назад

Still No Rugby World Cup Trophies in Ireland

@SG-lj8uu 2 месяца назад

I like how he pretends to not know the name of the documentary 😂 0:12

@ferdigreyling1951 2 месяца назад

Ha ha, Eating it now, hey? And - you've just given more motivation.

@davidmathewbiscombe1930 2 месяца назад

I love the way these guys try and make the Springboks look bad at things they have said.

@iambrayden 2 месяца назад

What you guys fail to realize is that it's the SA doping council that is catching all the dopers no the international one and doping is a problem at school level where it's not policed remember Aphiwe Jantjie he was band by the SA council... but you guys will do anything to bring the boks down yet yr teams in Europe all have SA players. Shame on you

@chrisanderson8762 2 месяца назад

Lol, these three stooges getting worked up over a clip from 2018 being used in a team talk/meeting. They sure can dish out abuse SA's way but sure as hell also can't take any whatsoever back in kind😂 Willing to bet Rassie used that clip knowing full well it would end up somewhere where these "intellectuals" would see it.

@jacquescoetzee47 2 месяца назад

Basically the Irish in a nutshell. Dishing out abuse and being too thin-skinned to take it.

@cici2716 2 месяца назад

🏆🏆🏆🏆🇿🇦

@pholosomore9831 2 месяца назад

In South Africa we say, Thank you! You guys are prime example why you will never win the World Cup!🤣

@Arti-ficiallyChi 2 месяца назад

They see a still and think it was about them and motivating SA about doping 😅😅😅😅

@LawaaiBraai 2 месяца назад

Im sorry the only "Outstanding" point is your empty world cup cabinet.

@600moo 2 месяца назад

Maybe Ireland should have watched some more motivational videos before their quarterfinal.

@oldman774 2 месяца назад

Love the arrogance and flippancy off this show, where's Matt Williams, he takes the cake 😜

@Joe-ns4cg 2 месяца назад

I don't believe doping is rampant in SA schools rugby in relation to the rest of the world, I don't get the point of bringing this up. Internationally, there is pressure to perform and become the best in the world, and I'm not going to be told that English and Irish schoolboys and professionals dope less "if they do at all 😉". I've surrendered myself to the possibility that the best professional sportsmen in the world might all be doping to reach those levels of performance due to everyone's dedication to the sport, whether that is rugby or sprinting or ice skating. My observation of the scandals we've seen and the accusations globally of doping puts my mind at ease that in order for international sports to be competitive, either no one is doping or almost everyone is. There is no goodie two-shoes country in sports.

@VivRademeyer 2 месяца назад

tell me you haven't seen the documentary without telling me you haven't seen the documentary.....

@isaaclesibakgomo1938 2 месяца назад

The three idiots don't still don't understand why he used that clip 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

@dcs4880 2 месяца назад

Be clear boys…you beat an SA team that had SEVEN changes to the side they started in the final. You beat their B team…by 5 points. Imagine Ireland dropped half their starting 15 and played the Boks or NZ? They’d lose by 50. SA just understood that it’s a long tournament and they need players fresh enough to make it to the final,not just to the quarters as Ireland like to do.

@petes9524 2 месяца назад

A Manie kicking off day is all they beat.

@Robbybabes1988 2 месяца назад

Yip our kicker lost us that game and the previous games we played against them.

@petes9524 2 месяца назад

@@Robbybabes1988 no, that was while Rassie and Jacques were sifting and sorting. That done, cup won.;-)

@ZALevi 2 месяца назад

Thanks for bringing the hate towards the South African team. Please keep it up heading into the matches this year we appreciate the work you do since it helps our boys stay motivated. We can't wait to finally play you at home.

@davesmith826 2 месяца назад

Coaches need sources of motivation to fire up their players. Farrell and co. are too smart to give their rivals anything of substance, so Rassie turned elsewhere.

@RonaldBartels 2 месяца назад

Is that whiskey or coffee in your mugs?

@theofilusbouwer3430 2 месяца назад

Yes Ireland won battle and lost war and Ireland would not have stood a chance against france

@francoisvanaardt1721 2 месяца назад

Just listen to yourselves 😂

@matthewalexander7574 Месяц назад

Sour grapes 😂😂😂😂

@liamwilliams6651 2 месяца назад

All of OTB viewers are South African

@grahamarthur 3 дня назад

Probably every rugby RU-vidr exists only because of us South Africans. There are 60 million of us and we love rugby. We are the golden goose of rugby. (Just ask NZ and Aus about that!) Perhaps it’s time to actually appreciate us for that!

@johnpeter3626 2 месяца назад

Trying to diss the doc when he says, "Oh is that what it's called?" He's supposed to be a knowledgeable pundit but he doesn't know what the best rugby doc is called 😮.

@LionOnSea 2 месяца назад

Julle weet nie wat ons weet nie.

@kennyg-cyclingmythology6345 Месяц назад

Comments not positive, are They? What can You learn from That lads?

@hennocronje7689 2 месяца назад

What do you actually know about what is happening in South Africa? To go off and claim that they dont take doping seriously proves it.. They actually do take it seriously! Thats why this clip was used to motivate the team. Otherwise what would be the point of using it?

@jaysonmccarthy8273 2 месяца назад

SA 4 out of 8 WC's IRE 0 out of 10

@yvettemsnoah 2 месяца назад

I just come on here & mess with y’all! We don’t care, we the greatest rugby nation on Mother Earth!! How many do you have??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@shivengoberdan8884 2 месяца назад

The way the Irish fans were celebrating on social media after that win you'd think they'd won the world cup 😂😂😂

@grahamarthur 3 дня назад

No one ever talks about how the game ended either. As ball comes out from maul on Irish try line whistle blows. It was that close - and a game that we could just as easily have won. Irish talk as if their victory proves that they are the better team. There was very little to separate the teams. Yet we accepted the loss and said well done to Ireland - then set our sights on the ultimate objective.