Must say, you've got the right attitude. I see other RU-vidrs react to this and just have the "oh well, we suck" reaction. You're one in few who are genuinely passionate.
As already mentioned, Rugby in SA is more than just a sport. It's a culture. We give our toddlers Rugby balls for Christmas and then raise them on a diet of beef and potatoes. Carrots and spinach are for pudding.
American "sports" are a joke and everyone knows it. Baseball and hand-egg both suffer the American virus which is commercialization. A regular hand-egg match consists of 83% commercials.. Take football or Rugby and see how much commercial DURING the game there is.. I'd say close to absolutely none, though I have seen some handball where they do split-screen during timeout for commercial(silent ones, we still get to hear the refs during timeout). I don't like it but they never stop showing the match so that's at least good.
As a South African we know that USA doesn't focus on rugby from school days, and don't hear much about the club scene. Japan has poured money into rugby for years. Club rugby they get top players around the world to come play. This leads to having the best rugby minds in the country training locals.
To be fair.... the Springboks are most probably the most physically challenging team for any international team to play let alone a Tier 2 nation. The scoreboard is not always an accurate reflection of how well or poorly a team has played.... so don't be so hard on the US Rugby Team. As the sport gains popularity in the US the level of play is bound to improve....
We should not compare a baby in diapers with a 26 year old in their prime.......its just not fair....and with the japan situation, we got caught with our pants down, it happens to everyone.
We are taught from a young age how to pass, tackle and take hits. Rugby is not just a sport here in SA, it's a culture. You should check out some of the South African school boy rugby, that's the key to international success. Once the US starts developing rugby at elementary school level the same way we do, you guys will have a tier one team in 10 - 15 years. Some of the school you can check out are Paarl Boys High, Paarl Gymnasium, Grey College, Oakdale, Grey (Port Elizabeth), and Paul Roos Gymnasium.
💯 bro. Rugby is a way of life not a sport that you get into to earn some money. It’s not about money it’s a way of life taught from a young age! The love for the sport and especially your team mates is all that matters!!!!
I went to go watch my ex's nephew play his first season of rugby. He was like 7 I think. It was my first time seeing that age group and it was the funniest thing I have ever seen on the field. Almost every play ended up in a maul situation 😅 And the games were so well supported too, decent crowds.
Bro, I love the content but I'm sorry for this. As a South African watching the US team and an American reacting to this, I was laughing my arse off the whole time XD
South Africa were Monsters that world cup, they eventually lost to the more stacked All Blacks in the semi fianl with players you know like Ma'a Nonu, Sonny Bill Williams, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Julian the bus Savea and many more.
2015 final team. Was hella stacked, the best in history. New Zealand: 1-Joe Moody, 2-Dane Coles, 3-Owen Franks, 4-Brodie Retallick, 5-Sam Whitelock, 6-Jerome Kaino, 7-Richie McCaw (captain), 8-Kieran Read; 9-Aaron Smith, 10-Dan Carter, 11-Julian Savea, 12-Ma'a Nonu, 13-Conrad Smith, 14-Nehe Milner-Skudder, 15-Ben Smith Replacements: 16-Keven Mealamu, 17-Ben Franks, 18-Charlie Faumuina, 19-Victor Vito, 20-Sam Cane, 21-Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22-Beauden Barrett, 23-Sonny Bill Williams What's more, all of these players were in great form. Class is permanent, plus great form all of them = no chance. But South African teams have a way of rising. The All Blacks managed to rise more and you can see how they did it.
my prediction is that I the next 10year the face of Wold Rugby will change! The USA will put so much $$$ into the development of Rugby in their country. Some schools have Rugby and their is Club's. New Zealand sent player's & coaches to help them. Hopefully next Cricket 🏏 will get more exposure there
As an Aussie, I'd like to see US Rugby step up a level, but they need good competition in between world cups and better junior coaching. And man, I love and hate the Saffas, they're so tough and dirty 😄 Etzebeth is a unit 💪Great vid man.
South Africa loves the Wallabies too, that is if we don't play against you on your home turf. But seriously, you guys are back in the top 3 and awesome.
@@MajestyandMonarchy you do not speak for the whole of the country. Dus altyd die wat op die paviljoen of op televisie die sport kyk, wat die meeste te se het al het hulle geen idee het wat, werklike atlete deurnaak of deurgaan, hierdie kommentaar kom van iemand wat weet, en ook een van die bokke se familie lid is. Ons kruip nie gat nie.Praat vir, jouself.
@Timbabwe 51. There is no love or hate, for you guys..I am unapologetic about my comment, you are way too arrogant. Now, you are in a dictatorship of a country. Yet for the last part, I will say that I am sorry. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
2015 SA was stacked. Just a pity for us 2015 NZ was more stacked LOL. You mentioned Beast, Etzebeth, Habana. Our best player on the field was probably the little 9, le petit general, Fourie du Preez.
One knock on from Matfield when the Boks were getting towards drop goal/penalty range was the tiny difference. I believe South Africa would have smashed Australia in the final had they got there.
Your reaction encompasses the reason why other countries love this sport so much. We all love vicariously winning I guess. Love the channel. Keep it up bro.
Dude rugby is merciless, its kind of exponential too - if a team is even just 1% better over 80 mins that difference will tell more and more over 80 mins. If a team is 20% better… its going to be a long 80 mins for the losing team.
This is a very true comment. Have been on both sides of a disparity like that. Is crushing when you are on the receiving end but also not super rewarding if you are the team pulling away - it gets easier and easier and so less rewarding.
USARugby is worse now. Over the summer we lost to Canada and Uruguay in qualifiers for the World Cup. They dropped down out of the top 15 and I'd not be surprised if we're headed out of the top 20. The bright side is that no matter how bad we look against the ABs the only way our rankings change is if somehow the USA wins. /grin You want to be a fan of an international team? Adopt one. I adopted Whales decades ago. They have a a blend of Agony mixed with Ecstasy that I enjoy.
Wales will be playing USA soon. We have bitten off more than we can chew with the upcoming autumn internationals. Btw, thanks for the support. You're welcome here anytime bud.
You must remember Uruguay was one of the country's were south Africa went over and introduced the game there in fact there's a South African link with Paraguay and Uruguay, in fact south Africans settled in those two countries, and Afrikaans language is still around
I haven't seen an american reacts to rugby type channel before where they actually know who the players are..this is awesome man love the content and enthusiasm
I watched a short documentary about the US getting their rugby game up. From a South African and life long Springboks fan, you guys will get your game up, Im looking forward to see what brand of rugby the US will bring, when they figure out how to combine the strategy and dynamics of American football into their game, with athleticism and toughness
Bro, good for America, getting out there and playing Rugby. I'm from SA and I'll tell you something, every lost game teaches you how to be a better player and a better sportsman. The outpouring of love this year and support for the Springboks from America this year made me emotional man. Hats off to you guys, you will only get better and better!
Enjoyed your reaction - well worth watching! I don't mean to sound like an ass, but the US really can't call their Domestic competitions "Word Series" of anything. The only International teams they play against are Canadian teams. If you want to step up into real International arenas, you gotta compete against the rest of the world, and that includes getting your asses handed to you multiple times.
Thank you for posting. The US will get better and better. Here in Springbok country, we love the game and worthy opponents. USA will get there. Blessings from South Africa.
Watching for the first time and already into the first part of the video and I’m LOL when you mention Beast! I kinda already know I’m gonna love this reaction! 🤣🤣🤣 Proudly SA 🇿🇦
Love your videos. It would be the same as South Africans trying to play baseball or NFL. This is what we grow up with... Appreciate you finding out about new cultures and sport though!
Hey buddy I got to tell you man just listening to your comments is hilarious Hahaha I can hear it, you like the Springboks as much as we do. Keep up the good work and enjoy the game!
I actually love watching some USA rugby .... it's a tiny bit chaotic, but you see some beautiful plays come out of the chaos... you often see a ball fumble turn into something magic
The problem is the USA doesn't invest nearly as much in rugby as we do. I'm not just talking about money. We already start developing players in school. If you have South Africans suddenly playing NFL, you'd see the same result, only it would be American teams running over us. It's like expecting an MMA fighter to beat a boxer at boxing or vice versa. Not gonna happen. The USA simply doesn't have a strong enough rugby culture yet.
Many retired rugby players went on to play in the NFL, it's really not that difficult to understand if you know how to play rugby and have some ball skills.
I just subscribed in anticipation of your reaction to tomorrows game. All the best from NZ. Oh, don't get pissed off, it's people like you who will get Rugby moving in the US and then world watch out.
Bro, ZA are like the Lakers of Rugby. We win a cup every 3 championships. And to your point, if you got that top tier talent, wich goes to Baskteball, Hockey, NFl, etc. going into Rugby with the money backing it up, USA would be right up there, no doubt. People have been saying it for years, USA is a sleeping giant.
True fan hurts when their team loses. You my friend are a true USA fan, and rightly so. Some day the Eagles will be up there with the Rugby Greats. Just give it time. Awesome reaction though, keep'em coming.
🤣🤣🤣 Man, u made my day by ur reaction 😂,I'm South African broa bt the way u react it made me laugh than being happy, wat makes is that u c the levels of the play,& u totally know that USA wasn't gonna stand a chance, I won't blame USA for the lost bcz they have no much experience about the game,same as USA soccer team is very weak, bt I don't blame em I only blame the USA sport management,they didn't give the Americans the opportunity to persuade on sport activities like cricket , soft ball,ect, soccer team & rugby is the new thing to them, they use to only watch it not playing it
For the USA doing better (although they don't start off well), their match against Scotland in Houston 2018 is a good watch. That was actually a good year for US rugby. Sadly the World Cup in 2019 was a disaster, they didn't perform at all and went home with four defeats and the least tries of any team in the competition. And in qualifying for the next World Cup, they lost over two legs to Uruguay (to be fair Uruguay are the No.2 side in south America. beat Fiji in 2019 and are improving rapidly) so will have to go through more playoffs to qualify (which they should, but you can't be sure). Part of the issue is the Eagles recently have rarely play matches with teams on their level. Ideally competitive ones, though those have been hard to come by in the last few years. Hopefully the Americeas Rugby Championship will restart properly, but there's very little the USA can learn from being thrashed by New Zealand (their next match) or tours where the play England and Ireland and get heavily beaten (as they did this summer). Winning close matches with teams with less prestige but comparable quality would be a lot more useful for developing players. Sadly I think there's a certain arrogance that the USA is a big country and should be playing the big teams even if that means frequent heavy defeats.
Hallo to rugby fans,in SA we start playing rugby from 8 years old,if you like it you must try to get a rugby rules book ,so when you watch it you will really enjoy it,to answer some of you questions,a try are 5 points,a converted try add 2 points ie 7 points .A penalty conversion are worth 3 points.We love rugby and we support our National teams.I enjoyed your video .
Rugby is alot about skill and mindset and tactics. You could take you best NFL players and they'd get trashed by a actually rugby team it's not just about size and speed.. It's about skill.. And most importantly heart, pride and respect for the game.. Something Rugby has heaps of.. Obviously vice versa a rugby team would be nearly useless vs a pro football team.
Go for it mate!..You got the right attitude!..But you only get better with time, and experience..It will come! Right now, your kittens in amongst the lions!..Rugby is growing around the world rapidly, it's an olympic sport now..You have to go into the high country, find some players whose knuckles drag on the ground, smothered in hair and grunt a lot!..Have them strategically shaved and into rugby kit, rumour is, thats what we've all done!..You can always pick a rugby player, we've all got bent noses and no front teeth!
"The South African team was stacked in 2015" The All Blacks: Best kicker in history ( Dan Carter) 2 time player of the year (Beauden Barrett) The best center combo ever (Ma'a Nonu & Conrad Smith) Richie McCaw, The franks brothers, Kieran Read, Prime (Julian Savea) The best ever halfback (Aaron Smith) and the one of the best backs to ever play the game (Ben Smith) and theres still more
Jerome Kaino, and two of the best locks to ever play for New Zealand both in form, Keven Mealamu... Even Sonny Bill was in Prime form and was not close to a starter for this team
Amazing video! My favourite South African rugby player is either Bakkies Botha or Eben Etzebeth (I played lock myself). You should go check out a compilation of the original enforcer (Bakkies Botha). Strength and ruthlessness at its best. Keep on creating great content!
I know how you feel watching your team being 'bare arsed' (not scoring). Always following teams that are at the top. Imagine following a team where you had to wait 43 years between, being in the crowd, to see them win a premiership again. That teaches you toughness and resilience in adversity.
I think the separation of elite and other teams is slowing down the progress of other teams. There is a separation between the top teams (maybe top 10) and other teams in all years except for the RWC year. And that divide is massive and this shows in the results. There needs to be a way to improve those teams players. Maybe inclusion in high level tournaments like Super Rugby or Heineken Champions Cup, or more tests between the two groupings
Even including the national teams in some of the club level competitions would be good. USA playing in the URC with the SA super rugby sides and some of the Welsh, Irish and Scottish clubs would help immensely. That's basically what the Jaguares were prior to Covid in the old Super Rugby competition. Can be grueling for a small player pool but might help expand interest in the US and also give them some exposure to decent ongoing club level games.
Bro, they were trolling you when they told you to watch this. When you opened with “I don’t want it to be 100-0 or nuthin” I’m like “oh, he doesn’t know”.
I think the fact that all USA sports like NFL, NBA etc. are played within the USA and not challenged on an international level makes a large difference - so you may be good in the US, but not necessarily in the world.
2015 Springboks weren't really on song, not nearly as good as the current Springbok team. As for USA they aren't much better now at 15s than they were in 2015 but your 7s side has improved quite a bit. If you want to see if the US has improved they are playing New Zealand on the 24.
USA need to work on endurance mainly!!! they get tired quickly, the best style for usa would be a attack style, you guys are good at track and field! build on what you have!!! south africa has endurance and strength mainly, new Zealand have craze acceleration and endurance!! ENDURANCE IS KEY, ITS A BOXING MATCH WITH 40MIN HALVES
With the success of Major League Rugby in the USA I reckon the USA team will be much better by the next world cup. Playing alongside experienced international players will have helped them learn. This last season of MLR was really good, the teams improved so much as the season progressed.
I think it will be simualr to Cougars or Italy, it will develop over time, but still be vulnerable to funding / politics. Cananda had issue too. They could have been much further on but the structure has made it hard for them.
Rugby in SA is like football in Brazil, if one of your teammates was injured during a game and wanted a replacement, you could just stop any guy from the street for replacement and he'll deliver.
USA is definitely getting better and the more exposed you guys get to the sport and the more kids start to play from a young age the better you guys will get, you have all the resources to produce top athletes, just need to get the kids playing!!!
