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You probably the only person who laughs at people being poor because of the countries economy.. these things happen ..

@@gerardbenson1844 😂😂😂you a fool

S A seems to forget Ireland 🇮🇪 beat you in the world Cup Can you Call yourselves world Champion..???

Also a Bok supporter… great & different perspective! ❤

Absolutely spot on. Jesus the rubbish spouted about this has been a joke. Completely taken out of context.

all the bok supporters said the exact same thing to irish fans in the pub when Ireland beat SA in the RWC. It was no disrespect to any team. EE is now doing a lot of crying as his ego is hurt

FFS, Maybe it’s a cultural misunderstanding but we are not arrogant. It was meant as a sign of respect to a team we just beat that they would meet again.

At last a reasonable reply! I would think what was said was, hopefully we both meet in the final. I doubt for one minute then Irish players were that arrogant to say that to any SA player. The respect for SA would be massive in the Irish camp

Still nobody cares. Ireland obviously think they are something now. Sit down and show respect peasant

QF team

We know you were and still are a quarter final team.....see you then final nogals😂😂😂😂....the Irish are hilarious

That's true, you have entered the conversation at least which is nice for you guys after so many years of being on the sidelines

This is what I hoped professional rugby would do, create a more competitive environment, it's been gradual but Ireland have jumped the que, congratulations to them, ABs supporter.

Yeah as opposed to that Smaller guy they have on sometimes

A lot of the Boks forwards are a lot smarter than they look. They're parodied by the pundits and fans of opposing teams as lumbering brutes. No guesses as to who this benefits 😉

Most of the starting Springboks have matured into ideal Role models since Rassie took charge, it's something that a lot of rugby nations unfortunately lack nowadays

sounds to me like Ireland is in his head. Professional players rarely talk crap like that unless something is eating them up. But, this is good dressing room material for Ireland this summer.

@@celtic333ful The only question you should ask yourself is whether it's true. I doubt he'd make it up and that tells you Ireland were - despite some valiant attempts to portray this as a mark of 'respect' on this forum - getting ahead of themselves. You CANNOT assume you will be in the final before you've reached the knock-outs and anyone who counts out the All Blacks is a fool. It's especially counterproductive if you've never passed the quarter finals, and when you've just clinched a tight game against an SA side that would have won had they brought their kicking boots. I say this as a half Irish, half South African. I want the Irish to win the next World Cup but they will not if they believe their own hype. For many years the All Blacks were the same - wiping the floor with all and sundry in between world cups and then wilting under the bright lights of the Webb Ellis. More than a few people in the Irish set up need to cultivate a more humble mindset. Sexton's antics after the NZ loss gives a good indication of the sense of entitlement he had. Neither the ABs nor the Boks would EVER say 'see you in the final' in a group stage game because they know better than anyone how silly it is to put the cart before the horse in knock out rugby.

@davesmith826 Etzebeth is talking shite. I can guarantee you no one in the Irish squad took AB's for granted. He is just playing mind games ahead of the series in June.

Without a doubt. SA hasn’t beaten Ireland since 2016, Ireland didn’t win the RWC. Both sides got everything to prove

​@@Gallalad1it will be epic but to be fair South Africa should have beat Ireland in autumn 2022. There is not much between them on any given day

@@paulcostello1807 oh yeah without a doubt! Same in the world cup. Both teams are so fucking good. I was saying it to a friend that I think there's no a T1 in T1 consisting of France, Ireland, SA and NZ. Every time any of them play its like a clash of titans. I do hope SA gets over its issues at home. Its a bad sign when like half your squad is playing in Japan or France. They deserve to play at home.

​@@Gallalad1True.However it's good for team depth as we have seen for the past few years.

@Gallalad1 Yes, but that was the last time Ireland played in South Africa. I am sure if Ireland played more games in SA the stats would look a bit different.

Opening line is clearly “click bait” and lazy commentary.

Wales are shit

Lmao Wales are trash always have and always will be and honestly should be looked at as a second tier nation 😂

Be a bigger man...

The French stadium officials chose to play that song, it wasnt anything to do with Ireland. I like the song but it's not really fitting in that kind of moment.

The whole story is a big load of nothing. Sad to see a great player like Etzebeth peddling it.

@@CutieSenussi so agree with you. I was both surprised and disappointed to see Eben Etzebeth take this path, so unnecessary. Also hugely disappointed that both Jim and Dan were on the sidelines encouraging it. SAD indeed.

@@lizzyhanahoe4197 Thats the English Lads for you, what's the old African saying about the horns of the wildebeast and the roar of the lion?🤣

@@kevindevane6175 indeed ☘

Completely agree. Bigs is an awesome replacement

Agreed.

Nah man, love Goodeh! Bigger is also great. Should have them both but Goodeh is a favourite

Biggar is great pundit but absolutely shit banter. Can’t beat Jim & Goode taking piss out of each other

Thing is Ireland thought they were unbeatable...underestimate a team like the ABs, risky business in world cups. Also Lowe's tackle was a once off, I believe there is a stretcher with his name on it at both venues😉

Kiwis are always tough players to play against

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Having won a series in New Zealand, I do feel Ireland didnt take the All Blacks too seriously.

​no

I think EBEN had it spot on. No question Ireland was believing their own marketing department

Yes I agree I think he interpreted it wrong but it happens

The obviously didn't mean it how he's making it out . He's bitter because he got picked up by a winger.

he's from Wales 😂

Has anyone thought to question eben here.. he might be exaggerating slightly.i don’t doubt maybe one player said it as a joke almost but for eben to individually count 12 players and remember that number this long after the match coupled with the emotions of after a game.

The Spring Boks don’t understand that kind of thing. It goes over their heads.

A charitable interpretation.

@@davesmith826 From an Irish man... he might be able to interpret it better ya clown

Yeah I'm a Bok fan and I agree. It was meant as a compliment after a very hard fought victory, and one of the best games of rugby ever played.

It's very arrogant

Jim was pretty average at best

​@@Colin_Powerhe had 200+ caps and 60+ international caps...

Ol Jim became a man in SA.......the story is pretty funny

​@@Colin_Power obviously a casual fan

I was angry he never played for England! 7-1 bench with big Jim coming on around 50mins he’s damaging folk!

Remember in 2016- 2017 those were the darkest years of Springbok rugby where ABs twice put 50 points on us, Italy and Argentina for the first time beating the Boks. Ireland couldn't win a series in SA against the worst Bok team of all time and mind you that was your 1st win against Boks in SA.

​@siviwenjajula5844 oh boo hoo😂

@@siviwenjajula5844 It was the first time, but, 1965, Ireland 9-6, 1970 was an 8-8 draw, 2004 Ireland 17-12, 2006 Ireland 32-15, 2009, Ireland 15-10, 2014 Ireland 29-15, 2016 Ireland 26-20, 2017 Ireland 38-3, 2022 Ireland 19-16, 2023 Ireland 13-8. In the past 22 games, Ireland won 9 of them and drew 1. In the 12 game of the professional era... since 2004, in 12 games, Ireland have won 8 of them. You should really check your facts before you make a total f00L of yourself.😉 So maybe the first win in SA but Ireland is very well accustomed to kicking overconfident Boks arses.

@@brianmsahin all these Irish wins you've listed are all played in Dublin apart from 1. Hence I said in over 100 years, you only beat the Boks once in SA and that win was against the worst springboks team in history and that worst team won the series 2-1. Plus Springboks have beaten Ireland more times in Ireland. Those are the facts. I'm not even gonna talk about WCs😅🤣

@@siviwenjajula5844 Remember when Stander was red carded in the opening few minutes of the deciding game? You know the advantage that gives, having had the same benefit in the RWC 2023 final

lol

James Lowe 👍

Funny how the Irish claim this moment with James Lowe being a New Zealander and all🤣

@@nickeybotha2155 Funny how South Africans celebrate Mtawarira

@@John-mi2rt Funny how South Africa did not buy Mtawarira. He came up through the same amateur ranks as any other player, without having played professional rugby at the highest domestic league and being selected for the All Blacks. 6 tries in the RWC QF between Ireland and New Zealand, all 6 attributable to New Zealanders.

@@Karma-qt4ji Mtawarira is Zimbabwean end of. You can dress it up however you see fit. He is a foreigner who played for South Africa. He is also not the only foreigner to play for South Africa so you know where you can shove your hypocrisy

British & Irish lions, that's its official name.

Next lions tour is in Australia and Lions don’t play in SA again until 2035. For all we know SA teams might not even be playing in Europe by then

Will Australia be able to fill up stadiums

not silly, great bit of mind game shithousery

@paulM-gs7jz I have to agree. He probably spent all night on the phone to the boss trying to come up with an angle to play. Im obviously an irish fan, but I don't see this summer series as the must win that it's being made into. It should be a chance to blood players on both sides. Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to happen.

@@burncarlow Yeah Irish here too. Rassie has a playbook and it is in full swing already by the sounds of things

@paulM-gs7jz I like the guy as a coach I'm just fed up of hearing the constant noise. I know that's what he wants but annoying all the same. Takes away from the good experience.

What are you on about?

​@@AlphaNevada123 It was basically a show of respect, meaning they fully expected SA to get to the final and they could go again as it was a close game.

much like kant isnt a swear word

Id say Eben knows this but he's trying to get under the Irish players skin with the summer tests ahead

@@AlphaNevada123 Have you ever tried to explain things to an idiot? Not easy

It was arrogance. The whole world saw the display of arrogance by the Irish in the Rugby World Cup. There was no mistaking it.

​@@jobe1888any examples to back up ur statement

@@jobe1888 you were mistaken clearly

@@jobe1888 And let's be honest the saffa fans are no one to talk about arrogance.

Etzebeth absolutely missed the comment and chose to be arrogant.

Hahaha fine set of bangers 😂😂😂

Doesn't mean shit they lost when it matters, SA had to do it 3 times. Against 3 teams better than Ireland. Yes England is a better team than Ireland when it counts, that group made the 2019 rwc final and came close the second time.

It appears that missing the point is a national disability

​@@raubi1549 England's only achievement was that the semi was as close as it was. Put Ireland, heck put Scotland in England's place in the pool stages and they'd practically be guaranteed a semi final spot as the teams they faced were levels below them.

England literally just beat Ireland. Only Northern team not to battle it. ​@@MrRedsh1rt

Hopefully not with a book of excuses when Ireland win their games

Mate the All Blacks didn't say that when beating us in the pool game in 2019.

There's no chance the Irish boys said that, he's just stirring shit before the summer tour.

@@rick1892 There's no chance the Irish boys said that? He's going to lie on a podcast that all the Irish guys are going to see? Grow up man, of course they said that. Ireland were very confident about making the final, despite their awful WC record.

It's on Spotify

Pay for it and stop been cheap

which could mean get them next time when we play them in the future.

@@RabbitholeIsrael nope, 'if they make it' means if they make it to the final, not just any time in future

@@sechuan how do you know? did you ask him? 😂😂

@@RabbitholeIsrael srsly lol? what do u think it means, being interviewed in a world cup, after a loss? what do u interpret 'if they make it' to mean? if the entire irish team makes it out of the world cup and continues playing rugby hahahha? also watch the interview, u think Jim is asking Eben if he can publicly say what Eben said if he meant they will one day play ireland again.. ja maak sin

@@sechuan exactly ek is die regte kant

How do you know this 😂 SA doesn't have this mentality, the players are humble that's why they achieve so much

Spotify!

@@TheRugbyPod Boo

Oh yeah, with all the RWC finals Ireland have been in. Makes total sense.

I'm Irish too and I'm surprised that they said this. Probably a bit of adrenaline and overconfidence after beating the world champs. Anyway they learned their lesson.

Yeah he totally contradicts himself. He thinks Ireland are cocky, turns around and says the same thing to Big Jim

@@Stephendenham his worst career World Cup result has been 3rd place and the Springboks’ worst ever World Cup result is Ireland’s best. There are few teams and players that can have the confidence to say things like that and Eben being one of the best players in a Springbok team that has played three 7 game World Cups in a row is one of them.🤷🏽‍♂️

Yes but he said that to a Springbok

100%

That comment in no shape or form indicates that they underestimated NZ. You can believe you'll win against a team and still respect them

NZ missed two kicks, don't come here with kak like that, where is your evidence? Typical sour Po3s answer.

Time to move on

You only have the right to claim credit for this if the dude is an Irishman. He is not. He happens to be a New Zealander.

Its your world cup final, 1-1 is probably most likely outcome

Who cares about the series in bokke, its 2027 that counts now