Springboks knock out hosts in epic! | France v South Africa | Rugby World Cup 2023 Full Match Replay 

You know the match was incredible when you realise halfway through the video that it wasn’t the highlights but the full game 😅😂

This is by far the best rugby match ever played. Even people who never watched rugby will be engaged from beginning to end.

I’ve never seen a single rugby game ever and I have absolutely no idea what was going on in this video but I was entertained

That slap back by Etzebeth was a seriously phenomenal play. His physicality is obvious but he doesn't get nearly enough credit for his game sense. The guy's rugby IQ is off the charts.

36:42 has got to be one of the most legendary moments in rugby history - calling the scrum on the mark. Thanks for including it on this video.

This WC was special! The match ups, finals worthy games being played in the group stages, then the knock outs! The best rugby ive ever seen. God willing i will be around to watch the next onel

The Best Rugby game ever played by the Mighty Springboks of SA. I AM an Aussie, but the Boks suprise me all the time.

Watching this is just pure pain. I know it was one of the best rugby match every played but as a french this bring me back to the abyssal state of sadness I was at the end. I hope we will get this good again..

First 40 minutes might be the best half of rugby we will ever see in a World Cup. Great advert for the game!

Cant get over how perfectly the kick from Jesse sets up for Kolbe 😮‍💨😮‍💨🔥

I am South African, and, in this game, I understood why Antoine Dupont was player of the year. If South Africa did not win this game, I personally think France would have won the world cup.

As a French supporter it's frustrating to have such a nicely built-up side, maybe the best french side so far, and still seeing them fall short. No disrespect to the other top 4 teams but I think this was the real RWC final, and it happened way too early in the competition. I question myself : why should the RWC draw take place 2 years prior to the event ? With a totally different WR ranking ? It had us see the top 4 teams in 2 groups, and led us to a really bizarre QF draw. (WAL v ARG ? Really ?) Just like the french football team built on the euro 2016 final loss, I believe Galthié, Dupont, Alldritt and the u20RWC champs coming up will raise the bar even more and build a French Rugby Legacy like never before. We have a great squad coming and one day it will be us.

This game never gets old. It will go down as all time classic. Well done to South Africa and France for an epic duel.

I love rewatching this game, full or highlights. It literally had everything. Willemse calling for a scrum off that mark is one of the greatest calls in the game...only one team in the world can do that in such a pressure cooker game 🇿🇦

in my country, rugby is not a popular sport, but I hope I can recognize a top sport, hats off to the RSA national team

This match made me appreciate Kriel and de Allende.

Fascinating how SA exposed the French under the high ball twice in the first half both times resulting in tries. Such contestable 50/50 kicks had to be dealt with better by ideally the fullback or the French left winger. SA’s 3rd try to Kolbie also resulted from pressure creating a turnover and brilliant awareness of space by Jesse Kriel.

The boos went silent when Polard converted,🤣🤣

Greatest rugby match of all time. The greatest advertisement for rugby 💪🏾

Looking at the last 10 minutes of this game the French just fell apart and it seems it was a combination of pressure and fitness. The Boks looked super comfortable playing at this intensity and were just managing the game.

We will never experience a game like this ever again....💪

Thank you world rugby 🇿🇦

If you don’t watch this and your a South African rugby fan you aren’t a rugby fan.🇿🇦

Watched the full match again. What a game. What a come back. "Go rumble get you some son" 🇿🇦

Definitely a top 5 Rugby World Cup Game of all time

Oh ! Un hold-up de 1h38 😢😅

That first half will always be special, the scoreboard pressure was insane from the onset.

Absolutely fantastic game, never seen a first half like it. Just noticed how Etzy went and gave the French prop a little "sorry mate" hug as he was sent off to the bin. That's really class, especially after a fierce half like that.

Given the context, this is surely the greatest rugby match ever played. The quality of play from both sides was just off the charts. That first half.....wow!

"Bravery, absolute bravery on their call, to take that tap..." @ 1:19:36

Ben O'Keeffe Adore !!!

Merci à World Rugby de mettre ligne ce match, et donc de permettre au monde de voir à nouveau l'arbitrage nullissime de O'Keeffe et de ce TMO inexistant, aussi bien, sur l'en avant d'Etzebetz que sur le contre de Kolbe ! Bref, en résumé de montrer comment World Rugby choisi le vainqueur d'un 1/4 de final de coupe du Monde !

Best rugby game ever watched like over 20 times

Posting this feels like it would get France down even more than they already are right now

It's that green and gold jersey that made the players feel immortal and won the whole bluddy thing lol! World rugby will probably be thinking to ban the jersey as it possess great super powers lol

1:09:41 I wonder why this tackle was not reviewed on Pieter-Steph du Toit by Damian Penaud? The SA player went off for a HIA and there was no review or replay of this?? It was a clear head clash and Penaud did not bend down to tackle correctly and should have been sent off clear as day!

Sprinbokke will make it a 5th WC next time.

The SA penalty at 67' is the game-defining moment and is all wrong. Clear hands on the floor 1:21:38. Feel sorry for the French. Good game

Ben O'Keefe a-t'il reçu sa montre en or ?

France put up a mighty brave effort they are a force to be reckoned with But SA made every moment count

Worst example of a host nation booing when SA scored. That's why they lost

Funny how SA Bokke played with only South African born players in their squad while all the other RW international teams had players from other countries in their national RWC squads.

As a Bok supporter, I have huge respect for Dupont. He placed the boks under tremendous pressure. What a legend!

This is rugby at its best

1:37:36 That is what a team with no more ideas looks like.

Full match, this is going to be good ⚡️⚡️⚡️world Rugby, An All blacks vs Ireland next please! 🔥🔥

The only Northern Hemisphere team worth playing. France!!!! Respect.

In hindsight you realise how truly epic this win was, with the entire French nation behind their team.

This commentary duo is so hype. I love it!

Thanks for this, France took a knock physically and emotionally after the loss, you can clearly see that they are not the same team in the six nations.

I've watched this full game about 12 times already! THEEEE GREATEST RUGBY MATCH OF ALL TIME!

Elizabedi was born!!!

High quality knock out WC game from start to finish. Kudos to both teams for avoiding a conservative approach. Attractive rugby heaven❤

the greatest match in history...also in his tragedy, Ben o Keefe had to receive his gold watch.

Who is this commentator?, he is fire🔥🔥🔥

my 12th time to watch this incredible match, full of rugby rules we diddnt know

Thank you, World Rugby. Now, please upload the match when we (Springboks) faced Ireland. I love that match more than this one because although we lost and I was fuming at the time. The quality of play and the intensity was unreal. Yes, we missed crucial kicks at goal, and Ireland's lineout wasn't functioning, but apart from that, the game was insanely good. People (except Irish fans) forget this game because it didn't have a lot on the line, but in my opinion, it was the best game of the World Cup.

THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED OF ANY SPORT!

Just seeing the thumbnail and title brought a smile to my face in 2024 :) Cheers for posting!

By far the greatest rugby 🏉 match ever played 🎉

My favorite game at the RWC😍🇿🇦🍻

France players wanting to know how Dwayne Vermeulen can come back on the field😂😂😂😂😂

The Nkalakatha break in @ 1:37:54 is the cherry on top

A fantastic game this was 🙌🏻🇿🇦

That was an AWFUL call by Ben O'Keefe in the 68"!! Kwagga Smith clearly had his (right) hand(s) on the ground beyond the ball ffs! Penalty should have gone to France!! Btw, I'm neither French or Sth African!! GREAT game though!!

Probably the most neck and neck RWC match ever played. High calibre from both teams but the Boks just had that little bit extra. Talk about calm under pressure !! Boks Forever.

Chelsin Kolbe is the cousin of the legend himself Wayde Van Niekerk? No. fckin. way.

I clicked on this video so fast 😭

Beat game of rugby that has ever been played. Back and forth a nail-biter until the end between 2 great teams.

that crowd was so toxic. never heard so many boos before.

This is the greatest rugby match I ever saw. This match shows that this special Springbok is the Greatest Rugby Team Ever. These scenes will flash by me on my deathbed: - Heart pounding pace of the first half - Cheslin charging down Ramos - Mannie kicks going through (we were so stressed for him 😅) - hand of Eben to smack it back - The Kwagga Theory - The tactical substitutions of the Springboks for HIAs Pure genius by Rassie and the Team.

How Lekker is that

16:11 and 16:50 Danty is clearly hit in the face by Du Toit (either head to head or shoulder to head). He is the vulnerable player as he is on the ground, and we see that he is getting treated for a head injury. How did the TMO miss that and how was that not a red I don't know. Cherry on the cake Dupont asks the referee to review the play and he denies him that request even though there was clearly foul play

C'est très magnifique!❤

I realize English comments adore the French team! Me too! Greetings and love for the rugby! I smack you deeply my guys! Thank you for this game, we love you! It is the best game of the world! Let's go, civilisated people, play Rugby! Bisous les copains

The best Rugby team 👌 in the world 🌎

☘️see you in.july my springbok friends❤

What a game. Enjoyed it once more. Boys gave us a spectacular show.

I can hardly imagine a more well deserved victory. The French are extremely shady sportsmen. Just look at the faf to pollard pass or Mauvaka holding the ball kn the floor getting a penalty .

El mejor partido de rugby de la historia

France beat NZ in the opening match. NZ definitely did not want to face France in the final - World rugby's solution - put in a NZ ref, 2 NZ touch judges and a NZ TMO for this match. WTF were they thinking !!! I am a Saffer (Ex Springbok) living in France, so I did not care who won - but the reffing in this match was beyond shocking - All I (and the rest of the rugby world) wanted to see was the two best teams in the world play under impartial reffing - how could the 4 NZ match officials be impartial when the result of this game decides who plays against NZ later !!! There is a lot of criticism in the comments below of the French crowd - they were not booing the Boks, they were booing the ref. Some of the shocking decisions that changed the course of the match:- 1/ at 1.11 green clearly puts the ball out - Blue 5 m attacking scrum, not green goal line kick. 2/ at 6.16 green 4 knocks the ball down - yellow card and blue penalty. 3/ 7.46 blue player knocked by green 4 before ball is down - not green try but blue penalty 4/ 17.21 green 13 leads with left arm into blue players throat - nothing happens and green score - no try but blue penalty 5/ 24.02 green 13 leads with his elbow at face level - again nothing happens. 6/ 28.45 green holds on to the ball - blue penalty 5m out. 7/ 121.47 - green hand on the ground - not a penalty for green - 3 points given by ref to green World rugby - you need to do something about the quality and consistency of your refs and you seriously need to review what refs you assign to what games - try - if you can - to be impartial. Hats off to all the players on the field - you guys were beyond awesome.

!!THE SPRINGBOKS ARE VERY SOLID, CREDITS TO SA RUGBY🇿🇦🏉🌍 !!RACING 92 VERY BLESSED TO HAVE PLAYERS WHO PLAYED A KEY PART FOR BOTH THESE RUGBY NATIONS,SIYA KOLISI AND CAMERON WOKI ALONGSIDE GAEL FICKOU...WE ARE SO BLESSED WITH SUCH GREAT RUGBY ALL ROUND🏉🇿🇦🤝🇫🇷

36'40". Moment of the 2023 World Cup. Commentator Justin Marshall was not sure what was happening.

The Head contact with Eben Etzebeth was on the shoulder and im still so salty about it😂

Quel vol dès le début la France n'a jamais été arbitré pareil face au comonwealth

Thanks for posting this❤❤❤❤

The country that does not believe in itself. Our land, our people. Ons Suid Africa.

C la ou on voit qu'on doit gagner

6:15 that's a knock on ! what is the result of a knock on at 5m from the try line ?

Now we need Ireland vs All Blacks

' Well it Would have been foolish, to think they were going quiet into this Parisian Night'

Wow, what a game!❤

Can't we just rename these 2 quarter finals as the 2 semi finals, cause the semi finals were so lackluster compared to these 2 games

I'm still having trouble digesting Etzbeth's forward at 7 minutes, not whistled by the referee

What a game!!!

Who is here after Chasing the Sun2

This is by far the best ref if had the pleasure to watch

1:21:40 one hand clearly on the ground. Should have been penalty to France

Ty for the fist ! Great O'Keefe match !!!

Jesse Kriel DOES NOT get the credit he deserves. He had an outstanding WC. CREDIT where its due Jesse. WP!!