HOCKEY FAN REACTS: Eben Etzebeth "THE GREATEST ENFORCER" Springboks

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Checking out the top 10 moments from the most recent Rugby World Cup. Some sweet plays and some stuff I was confused about in this one. Let me know about the stuff I wasn't getting in the comments. And if you have requests for videos thumbs up any you'd like to see sooner than others!
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro/Wikipedia Look Through
3:20 Reaction
12:50 Discussion/Outro
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#rugby #rugbyunion #springboks #ebenetzebeth #canada #canadian #reaction

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@voortrekkersekind 4 ай бұрын

The Springboks had 140lbs dumbells and he found them to light so the had to make custom 165lbs dumbells for him to train with.

@GratLove7 4 ай бұрын

Love that you actually get a bit of info about the player and the position before reviewing because I've seen other channels reacting and have idea on who they are even reacting to or what team they play for ...and when it's a scrum, the comment is always wtf are they doing here-what is this tug of war they are doing.. So pleasure to watch your video because it shows you are keen on learning and giving and informed reaction

@EamonnReacts 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I remember another reactor that I used to watch (I forget his name, he was an Aussie that reacted to hockey) do the wikipedia/info thing and always loved that so I figured I'd try it out. I'll make sure to keep doing it. Definitely gives me more context and such.

@glennbotes8937 4 ай бұрын

A derivative of he's surname is 'Ysterbeth' , loosely meaning Ironman in Afrikaans. He could realistically become the most capped Springbok in the next year even, if he remains fit and uninjured. Great reaction channel here. Hope you carry on with your various rugby reactions in the future.

@davidfortuin4146 4 ай бұрын

In our recent history of playing rugby at the world stage we are blessed to have freaks of nature from one generation of players to the next. After Bakkies Botha who's known as the Original Enforcer, a violent man on the battlefield we had Eben Etzebeth as another Enforcer 2.0 who's just as ruthless but calculating and not careless as Bakkies.

@ruanniemann2604 4 ай бұрын

Fun seeing you struggle through the names, good effort lad. Locks are often the "enforcers" the *goons. Etsebeth has 70kg dumbells. He is a big lad

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

Eben has matured into a very fine man indeed; a leader by example and a great ambassador for South African and World Rugby. He is the latest Bokke "enforcer" giant, but there is no: "Greatest Enforcer" of all time, simply a continuation of tough locks within their respective career spans. With the up-most respect to him and the Bokke faithful, there have been men tougher than Eben that have worn that coveted Green and Gold jersey with the Springbok emblem, in my opinion. Eben can 'look after himself' though, against any of the other "enforcers". God bless him 🏴‍☠☘.

@Stephen-fl3zj 4 ай бұрын

Yeah he is on that line of almost taking it to far but its like you said it gives the other team something more to think about, he mostly lives in their head rent free xD

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

Seeing Bismarck put on his arse was "unusual". Not too often that that happened during his rugby career. "There's always some bugger harder than you out there m'boy!" rings true.

@Stephen-fl3zj 4 ай бұрын

@@KernowekTim yeah unfortunately i saw it happen live and yeah not that easy running over bismark but damn eben made it look like a breaze xD

@xAvaragex 4 ай бұрын

@@KernowekTim Bro I watched that game live that day. He was literally like 19 fresh out of high school, he gave Du Plessis a concusion and we all know Du Plessis could be a pretty hard man himself!

@annettekolb3103 4 ай бұрын

Rassie and Jacques Nienaber always say....why fight and get kicked of the pitch. Rather look the opponent in then eyes and smile at them and get in their head

@Baz502 4 ай бұрын

Look forward to seeing your subscribers grow and grow.

@jjgodfrey4205 3 ай бұрын

04;44 Is what we would say in South Africa " Die bus is vol {Pronouced} fall" which is Afrikaans for the bus is full! 🤣 Appreciate your deep research into the player profiles thats unique! with love Bokke Fan from SA

@DonaldDods 4 ай бұрын

for context this was our previous enforcer : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7hlkqSD2N-Rkqs.html

@rudolphvanrooyen2655 4 ай бұрын

Yes, Bakkies Botha retired when they started having HD cameras in the matches. He knew he could not hide anymore! Lol

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

True. I used to enjoy watching Victor play and also Mark Andrews.🏴‍☠☘@@rudolphvanrooyen2655

@gideongardot6990 4 ай бұрын

GREAT video! Test matches are only between international teams. Eben has probably played more than 500 professional games. Thank you again for a great video.

@Deencat_ 4 ай бұрын

He's a Tank! Great stuff man. 👍

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

Eben and the former English lock Johnson would be a fair craic, I think. Like him or not, Johnson was a very accomplished "enforcer". He could 'take it' as well as 'dish it'. Hard fella.

@tristanjohnson111 4 ай бұрын

Another notable springbok player is Faf De Klerk. He is a great playmaker, small like cheslin but a pitbull, always taking down bigger players. There is a video called 'the giant slayer' on diehard you should react to about him. Love the more informed reactions, great content

@EamonnReacts 4 ай бұрын

I've gotten a few requests for him. I'll check em out soon.

@annabrisley479 4 ай бұрын

Love love love!! New sub from South Africa 🇿🇦. Do more rugby videos please

@justranting4510 3 ай бұрын

6:49 the guy tackles the guy by the hair, that is what triggers Eben and why he attacks the offender. He is their to protect his team mates. He was captain 12 times.

@CJ_McK 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoying your reactions, keep it up bud! For anyone still kinda new to rugby I'll always recommend checking out some Nigel Owens videos. He's one of the all time great referee's, and it really adds some insight to see the game from that perspective. Plus it doesn't hurt that he's fucking hilarious sometimes.

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

"Our" Nigel is a true Giant of refereeing. I broke when some hooker threw in a squint ball and Nigel blew up saying, " I'm straighter than that ball was!" A sound-out fella fer sure🏴‍☠☘

@EamonnReacts 4 ай бұрын

ooo I love referee stuff. We have a guy like that in hockey thats really funny. Whenever hes mic'd up he says some funny stuff. I'll add him to the list.

@arnodk2852 4 ай бұрын

It's called a hand-off. He's tame compared to Bakkies Botha (also a Springbok player back in the day).

@annettekolb3103 4 ай бұрын

Celebrations after try score is always big specially Springboks builds moral

@ivanmynhardt 4 ай бұрын

well Boks bought 75kg dumbells for his arm curls just think about that as arm curls

@dylanjamesweggz3573 4 ай бұрын

Important to note that while he’s aggressive and Menacing he’s got one of the best disciplinary records of all forwards in the world pertaining to yellows and reds.

@rudierasmus8162 4 ай бұрын

i think he captianed the boks 12 times if im not mistaken and if you wanna see a aggressive team check out samoa or fiji

@annettekolb3103 4 ай бұрын

Fun fact before Eben played lock he was actually a winger

@annettekolb3103 4 ай бұрын

You can look into pieter stuff du toit Duane Vermeulen and siya Kolisi as he is the springbok captain. Eben or Duane or Bongi take over leadership if Siya is not on the pitch

@phughes4224 3 ай бұрын

He's got three brothers, even bigger and even meaner. They don't play rugby which is a shame for the Springboks :)

@milesdust3465 4 ай бұрын

Regarding his speed he is comparable to Usain Bolt the first 30-40 meters. Cheers from Italy!

@pulse101111 4 ай бұрын

Try Fa De Klerk the giant slayer... Also springbok

@gertsteenkamp6970 4 ай бұрын

Please leave him alone out. He is my springbok in south Africa.

@lizbemarais2040 4 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say he sets the tone, but he definately enforces things, lol

@lizbemarais2040 4 ай бұрын

A guy who sets the tone is usually the captain

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

Aye, Siya certainly sets the tone.🏴‍☠☘👍@@lizbemarais2040

@damonarchary1582 4 ай бұрын

Bro do you know dricus du plessis..the ufc middleweight champion from south Africa. He recently fought strickland in Toronto...dricus also wanted to be a springbok as a kid

@EamonnReacts 4 ай бұрын

I do know him that's awesome. I was planning on doing a deeper dive vid on him shortly.

@TomasGerhardusSmith 3 ай бұрын

Only 7 people have had over 100 tests for springboks eben had his at 30 which makes him youngest ever bok to reach. Takes like 10-11 years to reach 100games. Most people get to 50test and retire

@davevanvuuren578 4 ай бұрын

Don't know if you have been in a confrontation before, but, when the guy smiles at you like that, its time to back off because you don't know what to expect. Dave south africa

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

Smile back, and just stand your ground. Better the possible hiding and looking into the 'knowing mirror' after at a gutsy bugger, than a 'runner', in my experience😊😉🏴‍☠☘

@user-ff5gi7tx8b 4 ай бұрын

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@gdd2959 4 ай бұрын

If etzebeth played NFL he would probably be TE

@thepatriotsrage661 4 ай бұрын

He is an absolute MONSTER. Very few players before him have had the same effect, except for Bakkies Botha and a few notable others. Now understand that the Springboks are made up of 15+ members of equal or better talent. Easy to see why they won their 4 RWC in 2023. A point's difference in still a win, paint it anyway you like.

@HeeniKeke 4 ай бұрын

South Africa played majority of match against NZL who only had 14 players smh….and couldn’t even score a try. NZL with 14 players scored try

@thepatriotsrage661 4 ай бұрын

@@HeeniKeke So what, who won? We did! End of discussion.

@cadillacsun618 4 ай бұрын

4 time Champs 🏆🏆🏆🏆

@bigscaryman7421 4 ай бұрын

React to Joshua tuisova or the tuilangi family

@bonginkositshabalala276 4 ай бұрын

Fun fact Eben is the smallest of his siblings

@helenavanheerden8455 4 ай бұрын

Eben Etzebeth doesn't start fights but he steps in when other teams players play dirty or attack his team mates. That's why he is called one of the best enforcers of all time. If you want to see a fighter then search his predecessor Bakkies Botha

@xAvaragex 4 ай бұрын

Check out our centers. Our number 13 Lukhanyo Am and Eben is the best in the lock bar none. Am is an absolute playmaker, pure class.

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

I recommended himself checking out Danie, but I am 64. Danie Gerber is possibly the best Bokke centre I have ever seen play. Maybe the best ever. But that's just my opinion man.☘

@Arti-ficiallyChi 4 ай бұрын

Many years ago you could get away with throwing punches on the field and just get a penalty.. the rules have changed over the years and now you get red carded... but that's one of the reasons I watched rugby...the physicality. After the matches the teams get together for drinks and all that animosity on the field is put aside. Can celebrate and they do especially when playing an important tournament but it's not an in your face celebration...because rugby as brutal as it is is all about respect.

@HeeniKeke 4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the game of 80mins is not refereed outside of this. Majority only will see what happens on field and game, and that is how players are judged as sportsman

@ockertvanniekerk-ze5nr 4 ай бұрын

Do a video on bakkies botha

@shellcross 4 ай бұрын

The Springboks have won 4 Ruby World Cups followed by All Blacks (New Zealand) with 3

@KernowekTim 4 ай бұрын

And they won each one of them fair and square, too. Fair play to them👍🏴‍☠☘

@HeeniKeke 4 ай бұрын

SA won last World Cup with penalties only and playing against 14 men….yet you call that fair? A fair game is 15 v 15

@andrethegreat22_za39 4 ай бұрын

Discipline is your own responsibility@@HeeniKeke

@HeeniKeke 4 ай бұрын

@@andrethegreat22_za39 Just stating facts that SA won RWC against 14 players. NZL played 62 mins out of 80 mins with 14 SA played approx 18mins out of 80 mins with 14

@andrethegreat22_za39 4 ай бұрын

@@HeeniKeke I’ve seen your other comments. Your using that as some kind of excuse or trying to discredit the win. If the roles were reversed I doubt you would’ve said that about the ABs…

@NukaRoach 4 ай бұрын

He doesnt punch and slap. He loves getting under your skin. Usually yellow cards would be given first if players arent disciplined then red later. Im a ref myself. Great video though

@alanellis1442 4 ай бұрын

test are games played that are between to countries . so he has played 100 games against other countries

@saiyandemonisher 4 ай бұрын

You should check out Cheslin Kolbe the ultimate athlete man is fire

@aldee3 4 ай бұрын

He already did

@EamonnReacts 4 ай бұрын

I checked him out a few days ago. Video should be somewhere.

@HeeniKeke 4 ай бұрын

Loved seeing the Irish team pick Etzebeth up and hold him in the air helpless…. Etzebeth could dish it out but couldn’t take same treatment done back to him Sadly I feel South African fans idolise players who display authority over others and see it as gamesmanship

@CJ_McK 4 ай бұрын

South African here, Controversial opinion incoming. Never understood why people love Etzebeth (Not just Saffa's, Ive seen many reactors love him too) Sure, he's a great player, but his attitude totally spoils anything positive he does... If he keeps it up one day he'll just end up like Schalk Eye Gouging Burger. Remembered for the worst, forgotten for the better.

@jksinorbit 4 ай бұрын

We will see who is dishing it out real soon...

@pierre2898 4 ай бұрын

@@CJ_McK old rugby fan here. People do not remember Schalk for the worse. Maybe you do, but you cannot speak for all rugby fans

@thepatriotsrage661 4 ай бұрын

Sour Kiwi eh?

@CJ_McK 4 ай бұрын

@pierre2898 to be fair, maybe youre right, Im a fairly young rugby fan here, I definitely don't speak for all rugby fans, just the ones I've talked to about it. I grew up watching Schalks last few years on the field. They weren't his best years, but that's the lasting memories I have of his time on the field. Needlessly violent, giving away penalties that would cost us games, just because he wanted to hurt people in unique and interesting ways. Obviously I'm a little bitter. The team wasn't doing great at the time, and I felt like he wasnt helping our game or our image... Appreciate you not simply calling me an idiot and moving on with your day... I'll do some research and try to find something good to remember about him too. Any recommendations?

@00Animosity00 4 ай бұрын

Out of interest and assuming he had the skills, how would someone like him translate into hockey as it is also quite a heavy contact sport?

@EamonnReacts 4 ай бұрын

There are very few guys his size in hockey. Can only think of maybe 3 guys that are the same height.. nobody else is close to his weight though. There are a few giants that ended up being great players like Zdeno Chara for example but most guys that are that tall end up being the "goons" of the sport where they only play once in a while and just fight someone instead of really playing hockey. If Etzebeth learned how to skate at a pro level he'd most likely end up in the fighter category. Hockey's weird because you'd think bigger would be better but the coordination needed to skate sometimes hurts the big guys.