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Don't talk nonsense. Did you not have Geography in school? Everything below of the equator is south.

@@sbok9481 do you understand what quotation marks are used for

The Boks hardest game in the world cup was against Wales as it happens and were quite fortunate to win.

Your right bro, they've never been an entertaining rugby team to watch, they play boring Rugby Like the Northern Hemisphere as far as I can remember, I would never waiste my money on that gay ass Rugby, I'd rather go watch the First XV game.

@@spanspeksquarepants 2005?

It's trying to squeeze a narrative in that is yet to exist the SA sides have been playing SA sides or playing in Japan England and France they have not played any X Pro 14 teams. But I'm sure when they do this guy will say the same. Seriously lazy stuff

@@spanspeksquarepants that Lions team SA beat recently would of got a hiding if they came to NZ this year, just wait till we play SA this weekend in Aussie bro, let be the first to tell you, yous don't deserve the world Cup and this weekend will prove it, SA lucky England were tired in that world cup final

He also said it put him to sleep. Just mind games.

And now .....the All ⚫◼⬛blacks are in the dark ...So shut up you ludicrous lot.Woman commentators should talk about Netball Oops did I say something wrong😊😊😊😉😇

I agree! People forget that the Springboks power forwards game won the last RWC - not the NZ running game - and I am a kiwi too!

@@thefobbieii2888 wow this is refreshing. we must all cheer on great rugby - regardless of who ever wins - that is what makes us appreciate the game of rugby. ABs definitely a benchmark and SA have always risen to the occasion and seasonality is at play here since springboks clearly suffered fitness wise - made the Aussies look so much better than us.

Then don't watch go elsewhere then simple

@@thefobbieii2888 then watch another show & who are you these are 3 legendary All blacks & blackfern but you know better who are you that's right nobody

Who are you anyway these are legendary All Blacks but you know better than them so who are you??? Nobody

All Black's don't play that hold the ball as long as possible crap bro, we play expansive Rugby it's in our DNA, and in our domestic comps you'll see that its a Rare thing to see penalty kicks to win games, we play to entertain the crowds and put on show not play boring Rugby that makes people want to go to sleep 😁😆😁, its all about the tries for us, we want the Chicken or we go without.

@@jay.jl.6782 Tiring the bok’s and opening up gaps.. is about tries of course. What else do you think it means, so they make a break and score with a field goal or penalty, or deliberately have a scrum or line out? Take your dark glasses off before you think.

@@andrewheath5948 I'm responding to your hold the ball as long as possible comment, was meaning that AB'S won't play that way they, they'll play the farmer game which is our best weapon and it's pretty much an unbeatable style of rugby, how we spouse to starve them of the ball if we gna be kicking it to them from our red zone everytime we are in it. Farmer Gameplan bro do you know where it originates from.

that was the problem kept losing the ball and not taking the penaltys when on offer

Hahahahahahahahaha wtf you saying now?

‘The boks are shit’ but we can only scrape past them by luck of the draw in the 78th min

I think he's referring to the number of Boks that play/have played for NH teams. Just a quick count in my head and it must be close to half the team. 4,5,8,9,10,12

So true, its been that way for as long as i can remember, I use to watch currie cup from time to time if I was up early in the mornings to catch it, otherwise its not that exciting to watch, NZ women's domestic comp is far more exciting and entertaining than the Currie Cup. Fuck me days...

Rubbish it's got nothing to do with the politics it's because the currie cup is just boring period and no matter what players will always go where the money is even nz players go to the northern hemisphere for money

@@wildgoosechase7700 mate how long have you been a Rugby Fan you must be new to our game 🤭, NZ players go overseas to chase the money at the End of their Careers mostly when they get old or in their 30s and are no longer upto the standard of NZ Super Rugby Level. And Not all SpringBoks players but alot of the SpringBoks top players go overseas in their Prime which is so fuckn sad to see due to a lack of support from their Government I guess, and when they come back to South Africa to play International test matches they're chemistry with the team is not the same because they just slot straight back into the National team, this is just my personal opinion and understanding of what's going on with SA Rugby not sure if that's the case thou and no disrespect to our other Kuzzies across the Ditch either, but as for NZ players they can't go overseas in their prime otherwise they can't play for the All Black's and the NZ players that do go overseas early in their Careers are the 3rd or 4th or 5th string players that know they probably wont make the AB's, to be an All Black u gotta play domestic Rugby to get into the AB's, off the top of my head I recall no more than 4 or 5 players to have ever been able to go on a Sabbatical overseas in the history of NZ Rugby, they didn't even allow Carlos Spencer the opportunity which was disappointing for me, and Sabbaticals have only been allowed by the NZRFU over the last 10 years or so and Daniel Carter was the first to do it in our country koz he wanted to travel, lucky he was Dan the Man otherwise NZRFU would not have allowed these changes in the system, Carter was always gonna leave that year even if it was gna cost him his position in the team so they had to make an exception for their superstar, normally the players get a 6month Sabbatical these days so that they can come back within the year to play domestic comp so they tweek and tune up their engine's again to our standards of making the national squad. We play for the love of the game not the money, our players are the least paid players in World Rugby if they're playing here in New Zealand, but it's not about the money for us it's outweighed by the passion for the game 🙂. South African Rugby is still strong enough to compete at the highest level and are still one of the best teams out, I just believe if their System was the same as ours they probably would be a far better team than our All Black's and would be dominating world Rugby worst than what the AB'S have done in the past and present, imagine that...😍🤩😍 Holy crap sorry for the long ass txt lol

@@wildgoosechase7700 what you don't get and what my point is, is that there is lots of money in sports when you sell out the stadium, game after game. The cury cup will also be exciting when it has loads of revenue from packed out stadiums and it can afford to pay for the best players and coaches from around the world. Think about it.... why do we have huge rugby stadiums in South Africa? There was a time when there was a need for them. They used to be sold out. But the South African public is tiered of the politics in our sport. It's time for the international community to start putting pressure on our government, just like they did during apartheid

URC is thriving

I think Australia looks fairly strong at the moment. England have a lot of potential, the squad just announced looks extremely talented. Will have to see how they get on in the autumn, but I agree the all blacks look different gravey.

It's been that way for some time. Frankly, it's not good for the sport, but that's not up to NZ to fix.

France or England would probably beat you again, England really showed us how strong you guys are and how well you handle pressure in big games. You are very good when you can dominate but when teams get in your face you in big games like world cups you can literally see your whole teams confidence melt like a snowman in heatwave.

This aged well lol Dumbass....

Haha me too

That's the only thing that makes you happy you sad pathetic little boy.

@@beaztsnipr no, watching you squirm also makes me happy. Watching me happy makes you sad. Get used to it boy

@@tommcg7564 Chur bro.

These comments are so funny to revisit. How’s that malaise going? The ABs are the worst they’ve ever been, losing 5/6 of their last games, losing a series at home, falling flat in the Autumn Nationals and being outclassed by the Boks in (arguably) their last three encounters. Oh, how much can change in 10 months.

How are these clowns so oblivious? They think everyone has been playing rugby and has had a handle on covid19 all along.

Breaking News: SA Rugby Fan Blames Covid-19 for Crap Performances We apologize for this non-breaking news event; SA fans (and Directors of Rugby) have been blaming something other than their own team for years.

😆😅🤣😂😁😆😅🤣😂

@@fidget2020 2 crap performances. Previously we won the Lions series and the WC. So not too bad. Also NZ lost to Argentina when they returned.

CCP-19 came from the Beehive in NZ.

That's a team full of islanders in NZ! lol

@@028TuvaluanHero Obviously you don't know what a running game is.

@@028TuvaluanHero and SA is full of Afrikaans who originate from Europe

As an English fan, I agree. We in the Northern Hemisphere just don’t do move the ball enough. The SA Lions tour was really disappointing, speed and ball movement running the Boks off the park was what we were promised, the fans wanted to see it, just did not happen. The Premiership semi’s and final were much more of an advert for what we want to see Really looking forward to seeing the Southern Hemisphere lads in November after the break last year. 👍🏻

@@dougsaunders8109 of course you would agree 😂 and there ain’t no other team we hate losing to than the English

Exactly why you wouldn't be a coach. Such a losing mindset.

@ Sizwe who's we?

Lost backline strength? We just beat the AB and our backline absolutely dominated them

@@aphiwembande8661 wouldnt say that mate, 3 tries to 2 suggests otherwise...Look I didnt mind the boks winning at all, I want the boks to be a consistent adversary.But you must acknowledge that the abs have had the wood over the boks to the detriment of the rivalry.I want to see the boks back as the team to be feared and going back to the future is the way forward for the boks.I still watch in awe at the bok backs of old,,Gerber,Reinack,Du Plessis,Botha,Mordt etc etc and it is so awesome to see the boks playing the game again

@@lockk132 did you actually watch he game? Our backline absolutely manhandled the AB's. Don't just look at the stats

Adaptation?

Yeah but is he wrong

Anybody remember Bryans coaching record? 🦗🦗🦉🦉

Great Players don't often make Great Coaches. But John Kirwan is got some good insight.

People who don't have experience in Rugby have no business telling ex - international players they know better than them just being cry babies after getting done by Australia

Bryan Nicholson where's your rugby playing record....jack shit id say

They beat South Africa at their own game. Hardly razzle dazzled, only 70 passes from the Wallabies.

@@mvubu6823 no first game SA lost, 2nd game Aus can claim they won outright

@@StaalBurgher0 I didn't say anything about that. The Aussie tactics were not flash. We dropped passes and missed tackles. It was dreadful. Look at the game stats though. They didnt do anything fancy

@@mvubu6823 yes certainly, SA played worse in the 2nd game than the 1st

You lucked the lions series

Ruby Tui is her name. She is a very knowledgeable person and is an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 7s. She’s has every right to be on the show

They are not unfit. They are most probably burnt out because most players play abroad and then continue playing this season. The body doesn't have time to rest and repair.

@@sbok9481 true good point, I felt a few players had not played in quite a while such as pollard vermeulen etc but yeah this early 20 week isolation bible tour thing must be taking its toll

The only team that has played like the Springboks was England (coached by an Aussie).......

@@oldmanwillyboy2786 Well, truth be told but, Eddie pretty much had an obsession with that semi final 4 yrs out. He put all his eggs into that 1 basket & had nothing left for the final dance 🤣🤣. Exactly 2 years on, & Eng are still trying to figure out a strategy for Cheslin 🤣🤣🤣. Ffaarken AB's Hard !!...

Yes. Its a bit unfair to call SA rugby northern hemisphere rugby.

The coach can only do so much....on the field players have to make individual decisions themselves which then impacts the rest of the players instantly and they only have a split second to make the right decision 😅🙂

@@jay.jl.6782 well actually professional rugby the first 3 phases from a certain field position is meticulously planned. It's called a game plan mate. Considering test rugby less than half the game goes beyond 5 phases you do the math

can't blame the coach when the majority of the top players in South Africa National Set Up is playing in Northern Hemisphere anyways... South Africa haven't played Super Rugby since 2019 before Covid happened. tough ask to get the players to play with different style then what they are accustomed to anyhow

@@RoyLimisAw3s0me what the he'll is evrybody talking about that the hole Springbok team players is playing in the northern hemisphere, if you do your research then you will see its not even half of the team that plays in the north and other half plays in south Africa and it has been like that for many years since the game of rugby went professional

@@clintonnewman9886 19 players with NH teams; Super Rugby affiliated team hasn't played against a Super Rugby team for 1 year plus due to covid restrictions.. gotta say the optic of what the pundits say is kind of true; I am just a fan of Rugby Union; i love to see teams using possessions to win games :)

@@clintonnewman9886 and South Africa professional teams is playing mostly in NH now so they are playing different style then what Australia and NZ is doing.

@@RoyLimisAw3s0me well the coach sets the plan and the players execute. Like yes, you could say that players are missing tackles but I honestly think part of it is due to the insistence of using the rush defence, even after it had become painfully obvious that Australia had figured it out.

How're you doing?

@ William Fiji The Boks moving north is practical. Many of their players are based there. The time zones suit them as well. Familiarity breeds contempt, so the saying goes. We play them so much that it's lost its allure. I wish the Boks well

That's why you have a losing record against the all blacks right crybaby.Typical loser having a cry even after your south African teams managed just 3 titles out of 26 odd years of super rugby you re still saying sth African rugby is better than nz.The stats don't lie bokke.Unlike in apartheid days on the rugby field you want to be on the black team.Good luck bokke boy,haha open your eyes to running rugby.

Nothing better to do? Besides you would think that the team plays a pattern the coach dictates

Their is nothing dull nor boring about Springbok rugby if it was then there wouldn't such a big cry to change the rules to destabilize it .they should then just left it cause it will demise all by itself .all this commotion has gotten into the boks heads and it effecting their execution of this dull &boring game .this dull and boring is the base of all victories if you watched the past two weekends .understand rugby if you leak tries you are more likely to lose games even can have best rugby skill it's proven with the fiji,tonga and Samoans.

O.k so England beat the ABs,who then lost to the Boks in the final who had lost to the ABs at the World Cup 🤔

@@legendarynesian787 Comment of the thread.

agree...its cringey and embarrassing

Nahh your just butt hurt, dont watch

Some people don't like cold hard reality. Take the criticism and use it to improve

typical boere mentality! not surprised! smh

Oh for fuck's sake. I'm going to guess you had no issue with the racial quotas pre 1990?

@@rothnieoosthuizen3728 there was no racial quotas pre 1990. The coloured team called WP liga were not good enough. Played Currie cup B section.

@@koosvandermerwe8298 of course there were quotas. Provincial teams and Boks had to be 100% white and same to any opposing international team. Next you're probably gonna have a yarn about Errol Tobias, or Brian Williams. Save it.

Thanks but NZ can keep their coaches . We don’t need a NZ coaching the Boks ! We are doing ok , thank you !

Gross

No,we have enough of our coaches being used v us.

@@thomasluke980 I'm okay with not sending you one of our coaches, but please, your not doing ok ?

Last season that SA was playing super rugby the sharks were on top of the table, and the bulls were in 4th. Do your research.

@@neilvandenberg6519 lol last year uz weren't even in the comp and NZ teams have won the last 4 or so , you guys can't even a Italian club to win the rainbow comp , so just go away SA we don't need you and that's coming from a huge amount of kiwi fans

@@kennethharris1580 I’m not saying last year, I said the last season when SA were in the comp. also i’m a saff living in NZ so ik people don’t want us here, i fully believe we’re gonna get smoked this weekend but i’m just correcting what u said because it was wrong

Try telling that to Mark Keohane, Naas Botha and Nick Mallett!

What a cry baby focus on your team & stop bitching like a girl you know your getting done by 20+ at least hahaha

And yours aren't..pppfftt

@@spanspeksquarepants why are you here just to troll your getting a good rugby smashing this wknd & you can give John Kirwan all you want mate your going into full depression & the pain will be triple what it is now

If you haven't notice then last nights game was a great indication of how much the boks game plan has changed from the old pick and go forward dominance to endless kick kick kick...........only one hemisphere synonymous for way to much kicking to the point where 80% of their points are from penalty kicks. Yeah............NORTHERN so open your other eye and pay attention

No difference between north and south rugby?? 😂😂

@@TheRadFactor you missed the point but anyways better luck understanding the comment next time

What? We won back to back titles giving us 3 World cups which at that time NZ was the only country with 3. Boks can claim 2 world cups before NZ won 2. But Australia won 2 World cups in a shorter period of time than both NZ and SA by winning 91 & 99. The ABs won 3 World cups faster than the Springboks. ABs won 87, 2011, 2015. Boks 95, 07, 19.

Wow what a cry baby you know you'se are getting a smashing so say whatever come this WKND your heart will bleed black bro

Three world cups each but at the end of the day that is just a tournament and no more. To be the best you need to consistently play like the best. The telling point is that South Africa has the best winning record against NZ out of everyone who plays the AB's {Aus are second} with 36 wins to to SA and 59 wins to the AB's which is quite a margin to NZ. The AB's have scored 2050 points to SA's 1577 points . The AB's have been ranked at number 1 for 80% of the time that the world rankings have been in place...... just have a think about that ?? I would like to add however that this weekend will be by no means easy . The Bok's are going to be up for this game and the we know the AB's would be best to to not underestimate them. The Boks are the AB's biggest rivals and have some awesome players and they will adjust. Should be a good game.

They are commentators commenting on why the SA team lost. It’s their job. And such a terrible loss cannot be sugar coated to make people like you happy, your team won’t win by telling others to shut up. Live learn, improve that’s all you can do.

So it's the world's fault youz were in a apartheid era

And England were always called a boring team when they beat the ABs......