As someone who has had their fair share of struggles in wet weather: Fassie is my MOTM. Getting those high bombs so securely in those conditions is very underrated.
Fassi's attacking prowess has never been in question. It's his defense that calls for scrutiny, and this Wallabies team didn't really test him. He certainly didn't hurt his chances, that's for sure.
@@mthabitX Very disrespectful comment. Willie has created more try-scoring opportunities through his excellent distribution than any other player in the team. He makes one error of judgement and so-called "fans" like you are eager to put him down.
I was impressed by the little saw of Canan Moodie last week playing fullback for Bulls. Canan is perfectly suited to 15 too. Let’s have Fassi and Canan. We’ll want them both for the 2027 squad.
You guys are forgetting Damian is a our number so i see it 1st. Damian 2nd. Fassi, Le Roux will retire as he gets his 100. Canan is more of wing and hopefully 13.
Thanks Tim. I believe if the weather had been clear and scrums not uncontested, the Bokke would have put 50 points on the board. All conjecture, I know. Ellis Park is going to be amazing - high altitude and what a stadium to be in when at full capacity!🏆🏉🇿🇦
Jasper Wiese’s ban seems ridiculous long. We’ve seen Kellaway and White get away with lifting players above horizontal. They got nothing. Meanwhile Wiese is yet to play for the Boks in 2024.
What he did in that Premiership game was as bad as what the Italians did to Duane Vermeulen in 2019. You want to argue about Kelleway and White then fine, but let's not make excuses for Jasper.
@Karma-qt4ji Jasper picked a guy up kept him horizontal and then dropped him on his stomach. Red card 6 week ban Last week an Aussie player picked up Reinarch, lifted him above horizontal and dropped him on his head. Yellow card South Africa plays by different rules in this sport and we are still clearly the best. When a player wears a green jersey then open themselves up to bias and world rugby to not protect their safety
@@Forest9528 Wiese started with a cheap shoulder charge to the rib cage - only one intention there - then lifted the player and DROVE him head first into the ground. If you can't even be honest about the incident then there really is no point debating this. I understand and agree with your frustration that Kelleher and White got away with what they did but all that means is that they should have been sanctioned further, it does not mean that Jasper should have been sanctioned less. My take on the RC so far is that SANZAAR clearly are not applying the same harsh level to dangerous play as the rest of the world does. In a URC game, Malcolm would almost certainly have seen his yellow upgraded to red last week and Kelleher as well. Stop playing the victim. Leave that shit for the New Zealanders with their "Siya should have seen red".
When all is said and done, we may not have looked clinical out there in the downpour, but we come away with an aggregate 63 - 19 and 10 log points after an away leg in Australia where we usually battle. Some players played out of their socks today and others were not as good, but overall, we did the job we set out to do and now we are firmly in control of the the RC. We have to keep winning now, sure, but we are definitely capable of doing just that. We also learned the worth of a lot of the youngsters and that is money in the bank for us. Proud of the boys!
Also, i think a few names can safely and confidently be added to the pool of reliable test players, such as: BJ Dixon, Nortje, I think Marco VS, Fassi, and Thomas DT... Ah, maybe Elrigh L as well...
Spot on. Great comment! They're definitely creating depth and I thought the youngsters got better as the half wore on. Mapimpi and Sacha such basic errors that would've changed the game
How much does Kolbe have to do on a field to be in the best player in the world conversation. This guy is consistently delivering match defining moments.
Hey Tim, Kia Ora from New Zealand….mate, I absolutely love your videos, it’s soooo refreshing to hear your perspective on the Southern Hemisphere teams, and, especially liked your impression of John Kirwan( I’m sure he would laugh if he saw it(it’s a national sport in NZ to take the piss out of each other)…. I also really appreciate your enthusiasm and hope you have a blast in South Africa watching the Springboks/All Black tests…..
Also, you guys over there have 60 million fans, good for the channel subscribers 😅just saying, I might be wrong, could just be business, and he is a AB's fan
Grant Williams really deserves a start at 9. Yes, he brings it off the bench, but he really looks to be the form player at the position for the Boks right now. I’d like to see him start against AB at Ellis Park with Reinach on the bench, or maybe Faf if Rassie thinks they’d need a bit of extra grit on defense late in the game, but I’d lean more to Williams/Reinach on current form.
I have so much love and respect for you Tim. I love the point you made about Libbok, he's a great player however his greatness is overshadowed by his inability to kick. He's a playmaker and always creating opportunities but he's not appreciated and people crucify him quicker than the other 2 flyhalves.
I feel like Louw is doing good consistent things ... But just isn't that X factor no.8. I've always felt like he or JLDP were more similar to Mostert in 2019 as a utility flank/lock option. Van Staden never looks good to me, but then you look at his game stats and realise he did way more than you realised. Agree both are worth keeping in the squad, but not sold on them being first choice just yet.
@@simorfunfortunately when Willie or Damian are at fullback, who is gonna kick? Faf? Kolbe? They are not much better. I love Manie’s running game and his kicking game but off the tee is becoming a serious persistent issue for him that he needs to sort out.
I don't think it's hate. I feel for the guy. I know what it feels like to have a psychological hinderence in a specific area of performance. He needs professional help to calm his nerves. I think for now, he shouldn't be put under pressure to kick, until he is mentally fit for that. Goal scoring has won us World Cups. That is something we can not just ignore. So let's be fair, and not use the word hate liberally. That won't help his course
At test level in atrocious conditions, the youngsters did well enough. So all those scores are fair. Aphalele "The Weekend Special" Fassi is one of my favourites! He'll catch any ball and run it straight back where it came from all day long! He improved his defence slightly, but can still be better.
Good selection headaches to have. Rotation and depth tested. A win is win in wet conditions away from home. Some guys need more time to shine. We are at a good stage mixing youth and experience.
Cool im glade you are coming to SA 'again' i think you are hooked on our country, weather, girl's, beer and of course the Springboks 😂 you will enjoy Ellis Park Stadium its gote the best vibes ever. See u there. Here in Gauteng we have sunshine 365 days a year. I enjoy yr program.
The whole set scrum situation was sketchy and affected the game plan for the Boks, yet they adapted and still made it look relatively easy in the 2nd half.
I wouldn't read too much in the back-to-back victories against a team that is rebuilding itself. The 2 tests against New Zealand on home soil will give one a better idea how good SA is.
Tim, you made it to your 100K subscribers and beyond!! Well done! Shoo the rain was pissing down in the beginning, rain always makes me worried because South Africans and wet balls don't mix well haha. Great to see the younger players getting some game time, we have so much young talent coming through and the coaches need to give them game time to impress them because ultimately we will have to phase out the older players eventually. Manie Libbok is such an amazing player, I have been rewatching Chasing the sun 2 and he was such a huge part of winning the games with his play other than the kicking, I wonder if he can get the kicking right? Look Sasha is great too but the side kicks(not sure of the proper terminology) he puts through can change the game. Aphelele Fassi has been one of my favourite's since his debut, he had a number of injuries which caused a number of delays in seeing him back in a Springbok jersey, and I am so happy to see him back. Incredible hands and those long legs, just so fast. I think there will be a lot more of letting lesser known players get some game time in the near future!
Jan Hendrik was giving Allaltoia a hard time for his first time at prop, so I am happy with his scrumming, and yes accuracy wasnt that good for boks but it was pounding down with rain, , dont worry when we at Ellispark the sun will shine and we will run hard aginst the all blacks, cant wait. Boks can win both games against AB'S.
Wooooo! Over 100k subs bruvah. Been here since 6 nations 22 I think ❤
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Hi Tim Great review as usual. I thought Pollard and Libbok were a good combination. I'm enjoying the creativeness in the Springbok camp. I hope you have a wonderful trip to SA, especially Cape Town. Take something warm and a raincoat.
Thinking back to the twicknham game before RWC23, I think they might pull a 7.1 split, starting Rienach and Libbok with Pollard on the bench this time.
Alot of young guys, weather and nerves...wouldn't read anything more into it than we got the 5...they will learn from this....ABs will feature more of the A team guys and less of the emerging guys I think....so good practice and good experience...these guys will feature more against Argies
Hey Tim, Love your channel and content! So happy you had a great trip to South Africa and that you are coming back soon.. I was trying to find the vid where you mentioned wanting to interview Deon Fourie.. my brother made Chasing the Sun and can connect you!
Nortje worked his butt off for the whole game. Definitely put his hand up. Fassi has always been an exceptional attacking talent. That part of his game was never in question, and since the Wallabies didn't really stress the Bok defense, we haven't learned much new about Fassi. Grant Williams (just like Cobus Reinach) is insanely fast. There's a value in having two sniping, lightning fast scrum halves, who'll test and stress the opposition's D for 80mins.
Regards to Grant think he’s secured the bench spot, personally I think he’s more on form than both faf and cobus, but I think they rate his pace against tired opponents, so think he will be on bench for the foreseeable future
Hi Tim, think Jasper Wiese will be the first choice at 8 in the coming years. The youngsters need to establish who will be the back-up. Cheers, great channel
I like how Tim has picked up on our age old picking apart players short comings,(mentioning Le Bok and Williams ) that's so part of South African rugby supporters way of mercilessly and sometimes undeservedly roast the players they don't rate . We are VERY opinionated people ..right or wrong 😂😂
Hello Tim, Once more thanks a lot for your participation. Concerning JH Wessels one has to take into account that he is still very young as far as international props are concerned. I never played at this level but I was at my strongest and had the most endurance at age 33. I didn't think he fared so badly in the scrums save for one and perhaps two scrums. Concerning the rest I thought he was his opponent's equal and sometimes even the better. As far as the scrum rules are concerned it is an absolute mess. Most of the rime no one knows why or who contravened a rule, least of all the referee. No high level referee that I know of has been a prop. And on top of that the rules are just plainly ridiculous. Whoever made then do not have the faintest understanding of basic physics. I am a civil engineer who took physics up to 3rd year level at university so I have a basic idea of force, structure and motion. I am an advocate for reintroducing the rule that loose head props should bind with a straight left arm by gripping the top of the pants of the opposing tight head. In this way a rigid beam is formed on each side of the scrum, ensuring much more stability. This ensures that the scrum is stable once the sides have bound. It consequently ensures rhat the scrumhalf can put the ball in straight, and that hookers can actually hook the ball. Penalties are awarded if the ball had been put in skew, foot up by the hooker before the ball has been put in, and if one side starts pushing before the ball has been put in. Please never stop with you programme. We are looking forward to having you back in SA 😊
Watched both your summaries of today's game, Tim. As a Bok supporter, I always head towards you first. You report really quality insight. I agree about the new recruits who didn't take their opportunities. For me, Moerat is a quality leader, but his overall game doesn't qualify for international standards. Nottingham with all the quality locks we currently have. Secondly, I know the conditions were wet & heavy underfoot, but for me, Du Toit, who is the biggest prop we have, is far too nice of a player. For his height & weight, he should be far more aggressive against opposition and really bringing it. Make opponents remember him, which he's not doing imo. I'm a huge Grant Williams fan. I hope he doesn't become a bomb squader. He offers the Boks so much more in his natural game than that. 8th man? I'm an Evan Roos fan. He's a natural enforcer. People go on too much about his discipline imo. He'll mature like Eben Estebeth did. The main thing is, he's a beast, and he almost always crosses the gain line in his powerful runs. He's my 1st choice 8. He's 1 guy I believe he needs to stop stop/starting otherwise, he'll lose confidence and we'll lose him. He's already been made huge offers by the Japanese clubs. Otherwise, great show, Tim, as usual !!!
My interest is in the combo of Libbok and Pollard on the field at the same time. It might elevate Libbok amd give Pollard bok longevity, wish we got more time to see that
As a neutral right, Roos is the closest the boks will get to a ardie type player.People like to point out his mistakes, Ardie wasnt perfect when he was younger. But now he is the best player in the world. Louw is good, needs to adapt to play more of a 7 role.He carriers hard but, it never feels like oky he is going to carry 8 or 9 metres seemed to be tackled so easy dont know. Hanekom great talent, go watch urc does not have the raw carrying in a tackle busting hard man sense like duane, he is a more skill based 8.Almost like pierre spies if anyone is that old to remeber him ( my age is showing) Wiese, mmh good ball carrier, very close to his sealing IMO. Bok stocks not looking great at 8 in the top end lot of good enough guys, no world class guy.
Agree with all those scores! And I'd give the Boks 6.5 overall in that match! 😊 There were some good bits, yes, but the not so good bits were just shocking! 😂 Still, it wasn't a bad day at the office! Not many coaches can rotate a team AND come away with a bonus point win at the same time! 👌🏾 Lets see what we can do against New Zealand! The Mighty All Blacks seem to have their fire back which will make for a proper test! 🇿🇦❤🇳🇿
Ideally Kobe needs a backup. But Kobe is elite this moment. Moodie can cover 13 as well. cause at 15 Damian, Fassi, Le Roux are all specialist fullbacks for their URC teams.
I don't think the idea was ever to use Sasha as 10 against NZ, I think the idea was to see how he goes against Australia, pretty sure Pollard will be back for All Blacks
The thing you said about Grant Williams being the replacement no 9, in this case he was the cover if Van den Berg didn't play well. As was all the other bench players acting as cover if the young guns failed to fire
NZ didnt have 10 changes in their game against ARG..yet we still won comfortably and with the rain against Australia. I predict a close Aus game against the All Blacks this season during the competition.
Sascha was a bit poor last night and shouldn't have got the man of the match. He even admitted that. Fassi has speed, but he doesn't have the vision yet or confidence perhaps to be a younger Willie. So hopefully that'll come as I've seen him play some good stuff. A lot of the new guys were below par compared to the older more experienced players, but hey give them time and without playing in the shower. The rain has to be said was pretty extreme. Looked worse than Eden Park, which tends to be wet in winter. Doesn't really compare to most of the SA playing conditions even the Cape and Natal. But no excuse..I thought at times Australia stopped backing themselves when clearly their line out was better in the early stages and it could have been a little different come half time. However, Bok defence did the job. There was a poignant moment when Jesse was interviewed and he said they were being given more freedom to experiment. Perhaps the conditions stopped some of this and perhaps it's still early stages, but if this starts to click I think the Boks are going to be a real threat to other teams on the day with depth snd the ability to play decent running rugby and smash through with big mobile forwards.
