The Rugby Championship 2023 - South Africa v Australia - Rd 1 Highlights 

Absolute champ 👌🏼

It's amazing to have a rugby fan far in Qatar! Let's look forward to this year's World Cup together!

My dear Mr Suleiman. May your joy in Rugby strengthen you and bring you much excitement in the years to come I am an old girl and I have loved Rugby Union ever since I was a kid. Shukran.

oh isn't that where the fifa world cup was?

Deadly Match Mate 💪

Nah it will heavily disappoint as always

It usually is

Two Rugby mad Nations on the edge of their seats, AGAIN!!!

But the ref might screw SA like they usually do

Don't need variation when you have three world cups? 😅 But yeah, we are definitely seeing different things that south African eyes aren't used to seeing. All this with what some would call a 'B' team.

Thanks Champ 👍

​@@RubiousGlagoriousyou could just say thank you, no need to be arrogant

@@sinai1687 a little arrogance always goes a long way but yeah, that's why I added the emoji to show that it's only meant to be a light hearted comment and I then proceeded to agree with the comment...🤷🏻...

Imagine how good that " Limited " game is to take 3 world cups ... like you say

Yes with Referee's help.

​@@thelionheart3562the ref wasnt calling stuff for both sides, aussies got lucky as well with some missed calls

I don't get it.Take it on the chin like we do I in SA.Not to mention u got 2 tries from miles forward ⏩ passes.Yet we didn't complain.Stay humble guy.Learn something from it.

@@thelionheart3562 hahahaha

Well done South Africa! The best game of Rugby to watch! NZ v SA! Both champions!👍

I started watching the full game, then I accidentally closed out and found this.

It was more than 10 hours. It felt like they didn't want to broadcast it.

They were doing this towards the end of the super rugby comp too

Yeah, why the hell did it take so long?

Exactly, all their was were those studio vdo game uploads.

They are the problem here is the springboks are just too good!

​@zukilentunja2720 A weak Australia made them look good,we know they are good,but be honest here,Australia we're pitiful last night,the real test is next weekend.

@@Andy_M986 That was South Africa’s B team and it murdered the aussies imagine what the A team can do!

We need them to be strong and competitive

@@zukilentunja2720 Hope they show up next weeke then mate.

As is the new 37 year old Bok captain

😂😂😂😂

Don't be a smart arse mate 😁

The years fly(half) by

​@@Hennie1373Except for him playing for the Boks for many years unlike the new old Aus player 😂

the backline moves was what the coaches were hidding from everyone. This will be the new style, just ahed of the RWC.

Cannot agree more. Looking forward to the coming match against the Black Ferns in their backyard. As a South African ALWAYS my favourite to watch. Years of grind, friendships made for life, their silky skills against the Bokke power upfront. Good to see our backs being given more freedom to express themselves. Going to be a cracker. Who "wins?" Firstly our beloved game, secondly the fans. Riveting stuff.

Well said mate from an ABz supporter

I agree we must be humble in victory ✌️ the Aussies will certainly bounce back much stronger

Why would anyone mock SA rugby? You guys always have a capable team that is always a threat. From an AB supporter (who has had his hopes dashed more than a few times by an 'underrated' SA team)

No nation can mock South Africa's team. But we sometimes can argue about South Africa's supporters, like everywhere, assholes are good at being loud, from a French ;)

​@@gustavetoison7066 yep unfortunately every nation has dumb dumbs making stupid comments...😑

Get real man. If you think he has anything to do with anything you are kidding

I agree. Well done Mzwandile!

​​@@truthminister5828 mean, do you honestly think that he has no impact on the backline? Dont understimate a mans capabilities because of his race.

​@@jadenphilander8799nah he's just shit.

@@truthminister5828 lol you think the backline coach has nothing to do with the performance of the backline? why do I feel like if the backline were terrible you wouldn't be saying he has nothing to do with it?🤣

Oom Willie is die mees onderskatte rugby speler in die Springbok span. Ek nooit van hom gehou nie tot ek mooi gekyk het hoe hy speel.

Dood reg! His try assists are awesome. So much respect for him after seeing his interview on Chasing the Sun. True definition of team player.

Willie had a great game. His clearance kicks were off the chain all match.

As a South African, I could not care less about the Wallabies and All Blacks.

Very interesting Wales v Australia RWC 🤪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

​@@Alias-gy3tz u say that like New Zealand is still not arguably the best in the world.

@@Alias-gy3tzthere’s a high chance of this statement aging poorly

@@hmmahlahbahhhhhhhhhhhh2123 Why? I don't care about them. Is that a problem for you?

What do you mean fair selection? South Africa literally has race quotas for black players that the coaches have to meat.

@@HecClaytos4956 fair doesn't not mean perfect in our rugby it's always been biased favouring white players having few different races it's a progress which I feel it's fair considering our rugby history .

@@siyabongamatroos5470 no most of the best players are just white because most people who play and support rugby in South Africa are white.

@@HecClaytos4956 ok so according to you whose the white player or layers that are deserving to be in sprongbok but are not in the squad ?

@@siyabongamatroos5470 Im not going to point to any individual player and say they should or shouldn't be in the squad. But we clearly know that racial quotas cause some white players to miss out.

I'm so glad we fixed our issues at wing. Haven't had decent wingers after Habana and Peterson retired but the last few years selecting Kolbe and Mapimpi has injected new life into the backline. This has inspired a new generation of wingers who may be a little smaller but they're super fast, skillful and punch above their weight. Wing depth looks awesome at the moment. Also have Fassie in the mix who's ridiculously quick. And Le Roux the fullback seems to be in form again which is so important for our backline. Quietly optimistic for the Boks but won't get my hopes up until we start to see real results.

As a South African, I must say League is really doing a number on you guys. The amount of talent at League, should be here and its crazy how packed a stadium gets during a NRL game vs SR!

The memes where a bit too much 😅 "Emotional damage"

​@@dusnmatrI nearly died from laughing in that moment. I'm desperately trying to find a clip of it to show a friend

@@thembalethudladla42 Seems to me SR ended up killing the grassroots heart of rugby with poor attendandaces? NRL has only managed to increase in revenue, maintain high crowd numbers and add a new team (Dolphins) and as you say the sheer talent across NRL as well as the league game creates great spectacle. I used to watch SR back in the noughties and late-90s - not anymore. Switched to NRL and it delivers each week. Just a shame the Saffas don't have a team in the NRL ! I got to admit the Southern Hemisphere Internationals and then throw in top sides from the NH in Union are hard to beat but below that level: Rugby Union feels really turgid. The internationals it's all about heart and glory and rugby union comes alive at this level still. You can't beat the national support the Bokkes get nor the Kiwis!

​@@dusnmatr I loved that one 🤣🤣🤣

As an Aussie I thought this team was better than their regular team. The regular team play boring rugby but this team plays exciting fast paced

@@thomasrodwell563 Luckily we don't care what you think.

SA have a giant A Team atm, no A and B

@Alias-gy3tz Don't tell me you'd prefer watch Handre Pollard and Faf de Klerk kick the ball away every two phases than watch these guys tear up teams like they did today. If Pollard and De Klerk played this game, the Bokkes wouldn't of cracked 30 points

@thomasrodwell563 that is true for sure. Besides those 2 kick-heads, we have amazing depth in all positions except Flyhalf. Hopefully, Am will get back his form and prove again that he is one of the best players in the world.

*Get Woke Go Broke.* You reap what you sow Australia! Has there ever been a bigger washed up *has-been* than Eddie Jones?

Yes!

That pass drifting slightly forward u reckon

The ruling is that it’s not about the direction that the ball eventually ends up, it’s about the direction it’s travelling in as it leaves the hands. So that pass was fine the way I see it and one would think the TMO checked it. Would like to have seen Australia’s last try in slowmo though.

​@@hsmedsvikmate don't waste you time trying to explain things to toxic 12 year olds on RU-vid.

Australia rugby has died a while back sorry

@@prudeuncle Valid point. Sorry it was my first day on the internet. I'm still learning.

u mean to say the stormers and bulls players.....lol

From the present Munster

There is only one team that can stop the Bokke, and that’s the Bokke themselves. I’ve said what I’ve said

It's 1 game 😂 no wonder why the entire world wants world loves to see you lose with that arrogance

I mean, they've been stopped many times over the last couple of years, I see no reason why NZ, Ireland and France won't do it again

They AB's just stopped them dead in their tracks lol

but the springboks have not beaten the allblacks at a world cup for like 20 years now

Also before rd 1

Hold on to your seats, stock up on your heart pills, the two old rivals at it again

Yeah. Will be a huge ask to beat the ABs in Auckland, but playing mount smart stadium rather than Eden park where they last lost in 1994, so that's a little point in our favour.

Thanks mate.Looking foward to great campaign.French are a strong outfit.

Thanks to my French boet, a man does not have a soul if he doesn't hold some love for French Rugby. If my beloved Boks don't retain the WC, I'm rooting for your boys.

@@RassieErasmustheGOAT We are strong as well but I'm little bit worried. You are playing games currently while we are training... French players had a long season with the Heineken Cup and our French league Top 14 were the level is pretty strong. We can see why our French under 20 are pretty good to watch in South Africa. Physically you are the strongest and so efficient.

​​@@jeremymonin8343 wish we could support our local league like you guys do in the Top 14. South Africans mostly support the Springboks and couldn't care less for Sharks, Bulls, Stormers and the rest. I really admire the French for that.

​@@ezrolly898is that true? Are match attendances and general interest low for club matches in SA?

Forward or not, most tries by Australia don't really have any bearing on the game come full time....

At least we know Rassie won't be complaining about that one

Australia's first try was a forward pass.

Mate half the boks tries had a forward pass in the lead-up. Ref was too scare to call them

@@zacharychen4548 hahaha learn your rule on passing the ball

Nah we sucked well before that!

@@timothysmn yous were at least competing with the top teams

Watch the game with both eyes 👀 not one. Aussies out played, welcome back Eddie Jones.

@@greyhamlogan2255i dont think you realise how big altitude plays with player performance lol only the ABs adapt well.

@@tafatapaleao4588 I think both teams play on the same field..... stop using it as an excuse.

Yes how come the kiwi’s adapt to altitude better than the aussies? Something with latitude you reckon? 😂

@@greyhamlogan2255 I know I know :)

youre racist

SA put on a very good performance considering missing some big players. Don't always look at refs.

Worlds smallest violin is playing for you right now

Saffa fans can’t stop complaining about him. Fark up mate.

Agreed. Don't rate him at all. All he can do is run. Can't pass or tackle at all

It should be more difficult during the WC my friend...😅. From a french fan. Friendly 😊

French are looking good no doubt.Exciting times!

They sure did in Auckland. 😂

You ran away from sa to live in oz?

​@@samoday2992Did you lost your brains??? Run away from what ?????

Tin ass Springboks victory as usual. They'll still beat Ireland at the World Cup though.

Springboks lost last time they played Ireland .. lol

@@christianmccann9400 What World Cup was that one ?

@@JaemanEdwards beat the world champs and everyone else .. no 1 in the world pal see you at the WC .. lol

@@JaemanEdwards Boks under 20s .. wtf lol

Two refs tries. If that's their best, then they won't win this World Cup

Naaa 2nd team is better...they hunger to prove themselves and full of FIRE!

I'll come back to this comment...

​@@vvr881You probably right. They had nothing to lose.

And 1 week later the springboks get pummeled by the All Blacks. outclassed in every facet of the game.

@@Hadouken1232 haha funny one, yet we managed to get 20 on the score line. Hardly a massive beating. Non the less, Wallabies can't even muster a win at home against Argentina. Very poor indeed

Really my opinion he messed up the english team 😊

is it though?

@@jdhifyeah and the springboks destroyed them last time too

@@zukilentunja2720 mhm..

@@jdhif It’s better to lose now then in the world cup

@@zukilentunja2720 but south africa has not beaten the ABs at a world cup in like 20 years

Good luck in advance mate.🇳🇿🇿🇦

Surely you’d just have play go on and the TMO check it in the background

😂😂😂😂😂

It looked so much like a prepared strike play, executed beautifully

@@ezrolly898 I think that's exactly what it was. I really enjoyed it.

Nah, they're garbage. The worst I've ever seen of them in my lifetime. They're very lucky they've got a favorable pool in the World Cup, otherwise they'd be out in the group stages. But even then, just like Japan, they'll go out in the quarter finals.

@@conorcahill5422many said that in 2019 look what happened

@@zukilentunja2720 They got beaten 40-16 by England in the quarters. Yeah, that's kind of my point...

books? Who are the books? The only 'books' I know of is the type that you read...

@@Alias-gy3tz haha corrected. Tks.

Faf is the man, he will start. Make peace with it :)

Williams pretty impressive as well, we need to forget HJ, one good season and mediocre since.

I respect your opinions. Thanks for them. Faf is most likely to start and yeah, I’ve made peace with that of course. Lol But, I think most would agree that Reinach is what we need to link our forwards and backs more effectively. He is a proper scrummie. Faf slows it down way too much and Hendricks’s is a good 3rd option. If we want dynamic rugby that would put the All Blacks at 6’s and 7’s, then Reinach has to play. That’s just my humble rugby brain at work. We are much more fluent with him at scrummie

@@wernertukker5420 Faf can play pretty fast as well, he is simply following the Springboks game plan. I like Cobus, but Faf will play. He was immense for the Springboks in 2019. The Williams laaitie looks like a great prospect for the future :)

Ja, like 10 hours later. 😱😱😱

Be patient😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I'm willing to be wrong but I've seen you guys tinker and add guys last minute a lot and it's really sad. Just wish you could get more players coming to Union vs League because this is really affecting your SR teams.

@@thembalethudladla42 we haven’t had a consistency with team selection for years now. Part of the reasons why Rennie was successful was we were fielding different teams every week (granted most of the times they were because of injuries or players going back to their overseas Clubs). Jones like to try and mix the old with the new and I’m all for that but when your first game in charge is against the Boks I dont think it was the right game to try and experiment.

*Get Woke Go Broke.* You reap what you sow Australia! Has there ever been a bigger washed up *has-been* than Eddie Jones?

🤣😂🤣😂

😂😂😂Only ABs can do back to back. Longest to hold WEB ELLIS CUP 8years straight!

Did you mean b team?

@@sagamauga8074 Longest to win your second though. 24 years?! Useless.

​@@sagamauga8074you want a gold medal😂

It affected the score line.

They were scared of a comeback

Forward pass and couldn’t keep them in single digits

Was the game against NZ beautiful to watch too? 😂

@@Trajan2401 it was indeed

I would not call winning the Rugby Championship pathetic, or a draw over NZ in NZ pathetic. Sure they built well during the WC but certainly not 2017 pathetic

​@@Graham159871Australia is going nowhere with that pack if forwards. Will Skelton won't even make my club team. What 7s the point in being big or picked for your huge frame when all you're going to do is lurk off to the side?

They have done that in the last couple of years - where have you been?

@@uberboizsorry how many games have SA played Aus in Sa in the last 4 years? I will give you a hint it’s zero. Where have you been?

@@777Mattman Sorry, what's your point? Are you saying SA lost the last previous few matches to Australia because they didn't play in SA? lol sure, if you are so desperate for an excuse - didn't know the world champ needs to play at home in order to win against a 7th or 8th rank country in the world. 🤷‍♂

@@uberboiz ok my post flew over your head. SA has unfortunately got a poor record in Aus, no matter what team they pick they struggle there. However Aus have a shocking record in SA so if they had played half those games in SA and half those games in Aus the last few results would look quite different. And yes as world champs it shouldn’t matter but playing at home is a big advantage.

@@777Mattman lol please, your post didn't flow over my head. Your post is filled with failed logic (or excuse) that trips yourself, that's it.

Does that idiot learn nothing???

Yes. Could even win given their easier route to the finals ✌🇿🇦

@@wot4922 true

Agree. Australia's problem wasn't the coach, it's the lack of good players. Firing the coach is never going to solve a lack of players.

Your right it wasn’t a forward pass but there was a player in front of the kicker which is why it was brought back if you listen carefully. Score at halftime stands

​@@777MattmanI see... I misread the call

The poor lad scored his first test try on debut, let him have his fun.

@@zephanish ah right, I forgot about that. Yeah you're right, my bad - and it was pretty much the best try of the match so fair enough

Ikr. That was bizarre. It was like he'd been watching another game. Completely tone deaf.