I think if France, SA, NZ and Ireland were in different pools they would have probably topped each pool and we would have ended up having those epic games in the semi-final. Both teams would have been tested the same on the road to the final. Well done to all the teams that stepped up in this world cup. Happy we won the whole thing but wow what a close tournament and the hardest road in history.
I love watching the pundits like Tindall who were so against the Boks from the start.😂😂All I am saying is, we knew. Even after the Ireland loss, we knew how this was going to end.
Winning by a point is, in essence, no different to winning by 2 points as in both cases you need a penalty score to win. NZ beat SA by 2 points in 2015.
I was listening to radio 2000 here in Cape Town yesterday and they were interviewing Ox Nche’s sister. Her name is, interestingly Fox Nche, and she’s also a rugby player.
This is unbelieveably good analyses ,you see what happens when you okes start being professional and stop talking crap like in the other episodes …..you guys can actually produce a great show 🎉
What seems to be missed about Rassie going to another country is that SA's success is underpinned by a cultural dynamic and patriotism. Jacque and Rassie have known Siya and Eben and others since they were teenagers. He cannot replicate this by moving to (say) England.
Crazy how world rugby banned Rassie because he criticized the referee decisions in the Lions tournament.. but everyone from players to coaches could get away with openly criticizing refs in these matches... obvious witch hunt. Let them criticize the referee and style of play...
@@danedwadd62 his points are pretty damning though, and most of them not towards the ref but to the governing body. Dickhead fans on both sides made the situation untenable. However my first point stands, as it was a direct response from the first post and you seem to be attempting to deflect.
Mike Tindall.. Was struggling to compliment the Boks.. So biased.. But glad he conceded. Not sure what lines Rassie actually crossed, he's broken no rules
@@Mr-Litch Mike Tindall is burning bridges. He was socializing week in week out with Saffas he didn't have a good word to say about any of those boys or saffas and let me say it is best he stay away from SA or NZL for a long long time. People want his blood
You mentioned DuPont being injured and came back to play in the quarters. SA did without Malcom Marks and winger Mpimpe. Bongie was also injured in the final, all key players. And yet….
Rassie won't be this effective in any other country because of his controversial nature and be carefree afterwards...that can only work in South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
The Kiwi's are far from sour like these lot...because they know that they are the best rugby team and franchise so they are aware that they were beaten by a better Springbok team..and that's whybthere is an absolute respect for the All Blacks and Springboks... Today one of the Kiwi pundits said they are so happy that the World Cup was won by South Africa and not by a team like England... no one can stand the English.. and this lot is proof of why
"beaten by a better Springbok team" you mean the team that scored 12 points, 6 on the back of the refs? the team that's scrum got crushed by a 7 forward 1 back pack? the team whose lineout was destroyed all game? the team that didn't score a try? Don't preach better team, yes you have the world cup, but not the better team, probably not in the last 3 games of the tournament. A little lucky, but that is sport.
Tindal may well back pedal but his blind ‘patriotism’ undermines what might otherwise be insightful How is anyone to listen when we know how biased he is? Boks showed the skeptics. Rugby is about more than tries, and about teams not individuals. Boks for the three-peat in 2027 😂
Agree with Mike on Rassie for the England DOR job. I can't see it working and there are great English coaches around Europe that could easily do that job. Rassie just works with the Springboks. He was a Springbok and knows what it means to be one.
Mandela used rugby which was a white only sport in South Africa to unite our country. At that time it was ridiculous to use rugby which reminded us of apartheid to now bring together. So for South African players they never take it for granted that their country that is still going through so many challenges needs them as ambassadors. Their unity, love, passion when they wear the green n gold jersey is a honour.. That level of playing has now made rugby the most watched and loved sport. Even USA had to Jump in or get left behind. Mandela's power of uniting the world lives on🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️
Tindall held back on the Springbok hate. Overdue that England plays SA in SA (remember 2007?) One day we might get something in the spirit of the great sport we love from Tindall.
they played in 2018, which was a very close series. Pretty sure another series is going to happen as generally happens in 4 year cycles so England can visit NZ and Oz too
Top6 vs the Top6: England : P 1, W 0. Scots : P 2, W 0. France: P 2, W 1 New Zealand: P 3, W1 Ireland: P 3, W 2 South Africa: P 5, W 4.... 2 wks before RWC (where they played virtually 3 finals in 14 days), SA beat Wales and New Zealand with record wins . Boks achieved the impossible against the odds. Heroes all.
I would like for Tindall to come to sa without his gatgabbas just him. It will be fun. I mean the way Johno looked Tins while we was worming his way out of what he meant by what he said man I was waiting for the hooker hook. Fortunately for Tins we don't have to stoop down to his level
Have some respect. Sir John Kirwan was a great rugby player and an amazing mental health advocate when rugby players shied away from such topics - so this is a bit of a crass comment. And yes, it would be great to have him GBR - he'd be fun.
@philipkoekemoer4705 Lost a lot of respect for the French attitude when things didn't go their way...the death threats...the constant booing of the players and referees. People shouldn't have to be afraid doing their jobs and worry about their families. Not saying that's all of them, but sounded like it was the majority. Should take a long hard look at themselves.
Great show guys. Questions about Will Jordan - don’t understand the fuss?? Excellent finisher with open line and broken defences - HOWEVER very poor under pressure and does not show up anywhere on the field to do extra work. Have never performed in high pressure games. Not at all a ‘world class’ player - only a ‘try scorer ‘ with good strike rate.
Overall, the Worldcup was amazing, so many spectacular moments. However, the french crowd and their boooooing, and overall attitude after France got knocked out was very disappointing, to say the least.
For the past 20 years when people have asked me as a Welshman- why don’t you lot like the English? I simply point them in the direction of Mike Tindall and say watch him for 1-3 minutes
The difference between France losing and NZ losing was that NZ were super hot favorites France and SA was or should have been a 50/50 it hurts but it was a loss that can be accepted
From a NZ girls point of view (with reasonably limited knowledge of rules etc, some knowledge, but) I would like to make the comment of "Hello! - its good consistent goal kickers that actually wins games!?**# All the World Cup winners have had them, all of our great sides, all the god damn great teams anywhere have had them! 87 Grant Fox, 91 Eales, 95 Stransky, 99 Eales, 03 Wilkinson, 07 who-cares?, 11/15 Carter and thats just the World Cups (Yes I know Carter not in the final, got us there though). It must be said that our dominant run in the 90s had Andrew Mehrtons and the last decade has had success with Beauden Barretts boot.. (Richie Mounga too) So simple yet somewhat overlooked - in my opinion, (and everyones entitled to my opinion!)! 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴 Proud to be an ABs supporter - 1 point in it. Hardly a thrashing. 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
One thing I hope the other teams and supporters do in the future is take alot of what Rassie says and does in the media and on social media etc. with a pinch of salt. The man is brilliant at mind games and deflection but also just has a mischievous sense of humour.
Not only South Africa. My biggest issue is to do with all the cards and the inconsistancy around them. Also the TMO who now seems to referee games rather than the actual ref@@jameswyatt4443
greatest team has to be 2011-2015 All Blacks. This Boks team hasn't won a single Rugby Championship since 2019. The All Blacks won 2x world cups, had 1x unbeaten year, and 2 years where they lost only once. They dominated world cups, the Rugby Championship, and seasonal rugby.
@mcsnapples ou appels, I'm glad you mention that. Ireland had very good results in the last 18 months. That was between rwc. The whole world was then saying they the best team in the world, and you say South Africa, after winning their 4th world cup (no other country did that ever, plus 2 back to back) we are not the world best team?
@@jonnybaynham1689 By the way, winning regional cups like 6nation or championship, is all very well, the rwc however, is the ultimate cup, the best of the best, the cream of the crop. If you think a regional cup is greater than the rwc, it make you then the most stupidest person, I ever came across
Maybe you/we need to do what they do in SA (don't know about NZ,but I imagine it's the same)invest in grass root rugby. Free school rugby, for everyone?
I thought it was the worst RWC we've had. Portugal beating Fiji was the one awesome upset but the pools will largely go down as senseless 100 point dead rubbers. The one really good match was IRE v NZ. All the matches involving the eventual champion were arm-wrestles and bad for Rugby's image to acquire new fans. Loads of teams under-performed: Australia, Georgia, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, Italy... Wales wasn't great, nor a promising Scotland... NZ ARG was the most boring semi final of all time maybe. A red card final ... too much controversy with refs...
Boks had the hardest route so you have to have massive respect for the 4th WC victory. England proved almost everyone wrong and that was exceptional that they finished 3rd. Only going to get better. Same as NZ. I feel bad for France and Ireland but thats sport. Talking about players of the tournament, i would have gone with Dupont... and rugby pundit of the tournament would go to BK. Ben is by far the best commentator.
@@janevanreenen8768 I know he didn't het anything but is part of the dream team they put out with 5 Ireland players 5 French and 4 AB's. I would just love to know how those Merits work
Benjamin, you're not that bad at commenting a game, Lartot is the king in a worse way possible, but you talk way too much still, you gotta work on that man, cheers.
Funny how every YT video on the WC is full of comments from salty Saffas despite the fact that they won !!! Still feeling the need to justify themselves talking about win rate of 50%, winning away from home, and then complaining about how everyone hates them ...wonder why.
France lost a few fans with how they reacted to the loss. They should learn from the Irish. French fans honestly were quite pathetic. PSDT, Eben, Alldritt, Danty, and DDA I think are all tournament bosses, but Ardie deserved the award. That battle between DDA and Aki was a battle for the ages.
Wednesday and just watched the game gutted I knew the score .congratulation to south Africa but new zealand were wronged in parts of the game the red card should have been yellow.
Some of the greatest games I've ever seen to the worst officiating I've ever seen which basically won the saffas the WC in 3 separate games as well .. 💩
I wish they would just stick with Man of the Match and stop correcting themselves to say player of the match. Stop pandering to the blue haired, nose pierced minority ffs.
Lol Stuart Lancaster, Andy Farrell, better than Rassie? What do those 2 coaches have in common, 0 World Cup medals. 5 of the world players of the year were in Irelands squad, Farrell couldn’t get them past the quarterfinals
