Every game should be treated as a final .

@@benmateinaqara883 👍

Agreed! I got into Squidge about 4 years ago, when did a video on the big SA v NZ group clash. Been hooked ever since!

Dude i feel you!

Never seen a better comment

Life is like a box of chocolates, I'm stealing that 😅

duuude the loadshedding references, he a real one.

watching twice is so real

Honestly, when I'm driving I listen to podcasts on 1.5X. When I'm watching Squidge, I go to 0.75X because I don't want to miss any of the references 😆

Fair point ! Sharks battle 60 min vs a great Toulouse in CC (not the tired 2021 Toulouse, nor the 2022 Toulouse vs Leinster being heavily robbed by ref) and been impressive. A full healthy squad will be dangerous...

… couldnt win the URC at home final .. stop it already with excuses mate. NZ and Aus also travel lmao

@@tafatapaleao4588 The don't travel as much for Super Rugby

@@tafatapaleao4588 Losing the URC final changes nothing, that’s one game. The point is throughout the whole URC and Champions Cup, no club teams in the world travel more, which means you’re not going to consistently see the best of them as much as other teams. NZ and Australians don’t travel as much and that’s a fact.

You make a very valid point. Furthermore, the two losses against France and Ireland were away games, very tight games they really could have gone either way. I personally don't think Ireland and France have enough to beat us in a World Cup, even France in Fance. YEAH, I SAID WHAT I SAID!😂

and 14 men against France...

That can also be a hindrance if key players get a injured and aren't fit for the RWC. I wouldn't look too much into the timetable tbh.

I would argue that’s a disadvantage. Why is the RWC always at the end of the southern hemisphere season? It should rotate every World Cup.

@@yE6sniping imagine having a global season.....

I'm sure all teams will be running a mix of A,B & C players so it will be tricky to get an idea of exactly what will happen & which players will feature at the RWC.

Or get injured ?

SA is going to win the RWC again!

​@@paulap142and so we did!

U called it 🎉

U said it mate

Absolutely well said my brother. A couple of teams from other groups stroll to the semis. This draw rubbishes the world cup competition. Still, you've gotta beat the best to be world champs, so I am quietly optimistic for the bokke

Maybe those top teams should've done something about it with all the votes they have in their little cartel also known as the World Rugby Board

Why does the World Cup draw take place so early in the cycle though? What's the reasoning behind it?

Sure but what exactly would you do differently? Unless you do the draw the night before the first match kicks off you'll always end up with some highly rated teams at risk of dropping out. And even that is assuming a teams performance prior to the tournament (where the conditions and the intensity are completely different) is a precise indication of their performance in the tournament itself. Any tournament structure has flaws, and that is the price we pay for a fun spectacle every few years.

@@chinmayhejmadi7902 they've finally changed it for the next cycle so it won't happen again but the reason was to give the organisers enough time to organise and sell tickets, hospitality packages and so on (with other words: money)

He will, during World Cups youtubers can make as much or much more than an off WC year.

As they say its not who you play, its who you dont. I throughly believe if South Africa avoid France in the quarters they will make the finals and have chance of winning

Who? Like legit who underestimates Rassie and team? He is a fantastic water boy and coach 😊 South Africa (the world camps!) continue to play the ‘no one respects us’ we are such ‘underdogs’ cards. Understand it might be motivating for the team but come on, the reigning champions are not some odds against them all story 😂

Why do South Africans constantly try to portray themselves as underdogs? SA are one of the favourites to win the WC. Everyone is well aware of how good the coaching and players are. So who's actually underestimating SA? If SA win the world cup again it will be far from a shock.

Noone underestimates the SA coaching team, itss just the world hates Rassie for what hes done to the reputation of the sport.

Npc

​@@motomoto8383wot?

If the EPCR has the balls to do it. Should be banned. If an England player gets red card and 11 weeks ban for calling Barnes a fucking cheat, then the same level needs to apply to Johnny Sexton calling the officials a fucking disgrace.

@@Karma-qt4jihave a cry mate, it’s his last hoorah and you want a shit ending to it

​@Karma-qt4ji ah a disgrace doesn't have the same bite as a cheat which is an accusation of acting in bad faith so should be less than 11 weeks

Booooooooo

​@@tommatheson2821🤣🤣🤣 big baby.

Commenting the day after the Boks murdered the AB's, it seems to be clicking at the right time. They look a pretty scary prospect now

How are you feeling about the boks chances now?

We won 🐟😂👊

Your comment aged well… 🏆🇿🇦

There's a clip where vincent koch had a passing exchange with someone against australia in Squidge's video. I remember watching this match and realising that something was different as this was not how we play and this could be the start of something new. The game against France, especially the first half, was also the same case.

I'm very excited to see how far the Boks have come in the meantime. The fact that they were trying to add these new dimensions to their game, and still pushed the best teams in the world to the edge while essentially just playing practice games, gave me so much faith that we'll keep the world cup this year!

Sqidge mate they weren't kingmakers they were kingslayers they cleaned up every one they had the hardest path to travel and they got through in the end. In fact they were not kingmakers they were EMPEROR'S.

I really do believe we can win it again

Where is he now Swys that is?

@@qhamaclaasen4049on the supersport panel along with nick mallet and co.

Not convinced Nienaber will come up with a better attack which what we desperately need. Let’s get a Kiwi coach in and try something more ambitious

More like he couldn't handle the pressure and had a breakdown. Come now.

@@Wolf-hh4rv Swys is just as good at coaching attacking rugby as any Kiwi coach... Remember what he did with a modest Union like the Lions.. The Lions had a good 2-3 year run of dominance in SA and Super Rugby, but unfortunately falling short at the last hurdle

Hahahaha amper myself ge pis toe ek die lees hier tussen al die ander comments. fok 'n bra is DIK vir loadshedding.

boy i sure hope you are right fellow SA fan

Holding thumbs

naah

One we get into the quarters the cup is ours

@@ivanjohnston3204 you mean the semi's?

Eddie's bark is worse than his bite

Smart money. Only England in their half, Eddie is best in his first year, and whoever survives the other half will be in tatters.

I do rate Eddie Jones. I am sure Rassie is keeping an eye out for Australia.

Eddie is an ok coach. Look at his final months at England. NZL with Schmidt as a part time coach is a problem for any country

Quad Coopers face with that cadbury crunchy bar yellow jersey scares me

As in All Blacks supporter, will always prefer you guys if we dont. You have a scary team on paper.

i think saffa dont make it out of their pool

​@@MA-ik7ysclearly you have no clue.

@@MA-ik7ysconsidering that Scotland have never beaten South Africa outside of Murrayfield and haven’t beaten them since 2010, I would say it is highly highly unlikely. Unfortunately Scotland, as good as they are, just don’t have the power to match the SA pack. Even in their last game in 2021, SA won with ease and hardly had to move out of second gear and they have improved a lot since then.

It aint the continent that's a shithole brudda, africa is dusty diamond, the dust being the corrupt power hungry politicians in almost every country on the continent. If the people wipe that mess away instead of blaming eachother, africa and it's countries would be #1.

Why is it always that rugby players/fans love football, but it's not the other way around?

Nobody but nobody underestimates the most successful World Cup team.

Spot on. I like.

But far from the best coach, hopefully Rassie is acting at the head coach throughout the rwc campaign. Nienaber has shown be isn't world class.

@@Narapoia1 I think Nienaber is great! He won the B&I Tour with the team not having played a game for almost 2 years!

@@alexandernoussis1943 Playing some pretty dire rugby along the way though. Lost to Australia more than we beat them in the last 4 years. He's done okay, but no rugby championships, and an average win ratio. He's nothing special.

From an Irish man yea I know what many think about us this year but I really do believe this team is different from other years it's crazy tho because after 2019 I said that was our last chance to win a world cup ever never thought we would ever have a team as good again Well here we are in 2023 somehow we have improved on that in peak performance call it arrogance if you will but I do not believe there's a team in the world who can beat us If we play up to our max potential and why I say that ? Because while we have gone 11 games undefeated in a row a grandslam wins over the all blacks South Africa Australia We still have not seen the best this team can be of course it's up to us to hit that level when it matters but I'm telling you we can be better and God help the world If we hit that level

@@kurtpunchesthings2411 This Ireland team definitely is different. Exceptional squad, depth and style. That loose trio with Jvdf also very scary. Im hoping we beat you early in the pools(South African) but I feel Ireland are reallly flippen strong this year.

@@kurtpunchesthings2411 maybe Squidge is right. Ireland should lose to the Boks so that they enter knockout mode for the Scotland decider. They will then be able to gain the momentum from there and replicate Bok 19 success. It's not a question of player ability but mental toughness. That game against Scotland will essentially be a QF. And passing that physical and mental hurdle (I believe) will make up for all the previous Ireland and Leinster chokes. (sorry couldnt help it)

@@kurtpunchesthings2411 Yeah they're fine, they've not peaked, the are steady. They pools aren't so unbalanced as people like to make out either, Scottland are just going to get the short straw barring a massive upset. Ireland are all good.

@@brianzungu3249 The quarter final will be the quarter final.

That's just the thing - and everyone is making it out to be a hard Group for the Boks only????

And woke hypocrisy!

@@dalenewton9697 what are you on about? Doubt you watched the video

@@dalenewton9697 Aww someone has a different opinion to you boo hoo.

@@NemoNiemand497 I'm talking about his jypocrisy on identity politics, gender ideology, covid (Slade, Nowell), Isreal Folao, etc. (colloquially referred to as 'woke' thought)

Usually 'wokery' is part of some kind of monetization strategy or other. Could be a bit of an inferiority complex (about his own homosexuality) playing into it as well. Of course, these kinds of doctrines aren't created by social media content creators, and I don't wish to say they are. Ultimately they are ruling-class/establishment serving doctrines imposed top down (little/no public support), and that impetus begins above content creators like this.

We're sitting in opposite teams, but the same boat. The rivalry (combined with respect we have) with each other is nothing short of special. I hope we meet up with the ABs in the knockout stages, what a clash that could be considering both teams seem to be aligning to hit form at around those stages. I can't wait and am chomping at the bits to see what this world cup has in store for us. Enjoy it, Mike and the other All Black fans, much love from the world of the Springboks.

As an English fan, I need to tell you, we have very little hope. Somewhere between Bob hope & No hope. We don’t have a competitive front row, a tight head 2nd row or a large ball carrying 6. Our likely: 9, 10, and 15 will be the slowest spine in the tournament. Teams now know. Don’t kick to Steward, get to run at him and make him turn. Every time teams run at us and turn him, he falls over. France have at least 3 flankers who are faster than our: 9, 10, 12 and 15, let alone backs. Farrell will have again ‘flattered to deceive’ playing for Saracens. But top teams will make him kick away almost every ball. Our defense is shocking. In the last 3 six nations we are the only team from the old five nations with a negative Tries for and against record. It is minus 1. Take away 3 games V Italy and we have conceded 12 more tries than we have scored. Imagine having a defense that bad and kicking away 90% of ball ! Our only hope is that a few injuries might make us stronger. But the likely starting team is: too soft, too small and too slow.

@@peterbreen3039 On there day England can be a threat as well..Wish them well and good luck 🙏🏽.

@@jacqueskirstein9833 Yes be awesome if we go that far..But I wish the All Blacks good luck on there World Cup 2023 tour..As well I wish all teams around the globe good luck 🙏🏽

@@mikeherbert5099 in the last 3 six nations England have in total, won 6 and lost 9. They beat bottom team Italy 3 times. So again, in games against the old 5 nations teams, top 11 teams they are L 9 W 3. Things are very very bad. France recently beat them 10 V 53. It was humiliating. No team can lose by that score at home and then win a WC 7 months later.

Austraalias route will match SA's 2019. NZ the only top experienced team they met and lost to

@@leeofdoom4452 so Wales and England were crap then! Okay, maybe England was crap. They could hardly beat the All Blacks

@@NemoNiemand497 Wales were missing 10 first team players, and England had come off the back of beating France, then aus then NZ in 15 days... they were exhausted after 20 mins

Hahahahahaha!Australia can’t buy a win against us mate!I think we’ve won 13 out of the last 14 tests🤷‍♂️

@@leeofdoom4452didn’t play France , game was cancelled

I searched so very carefully for this comment. I thought that I'd lost my mind or was the only one that heard it! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Thats what she said

You can’t complain about ref calls when in that exact game kolbe should’ve got a red, pstd a yellow, kolisi a yellow for a neck roll which was in the build up for the 2nd try.

@@Nieljoyceniel Love how the irish come handbagging the comments if there is so much of a mention of "interesting ref calls". A bit jumpy aren't you?

@@Appels101 jumpy? Your lot run their mouth about refs yet they get a fair amount of calls

@@Nieljoyceniel Yeah, for the “best team in the world” you supporters are real jumpy. Have some confidence in your 1st ranked team. I think you guys know, on a neutral ground, many of those wins last year would probably have gone the other way. Where’s the World Cup being played?

@@Nieljoyceniel yeah, if you’d take a moment you’d notice my comment has virtually nothing to do with complaining about ref calls but is more about where the Boks find themselves in their World Cup preparations. So take a moment, sit down before you hurt yourself and think about your replies for at least 2 minutes before throwing Hail Mary Springbok talking points against the wall like an ape throws feces.

Very good chance of finding all their squad in the medical bay before their quarter final even kicks off

​@@powerbite92true that's why there is talk of fielding "B" teams for the Ireland vs Boks game.

More like, whoever wins, will go into another shit game against either the ABs or France. Good luck with that.

@mauroger86 now we understand what the group of death was about. it was about weakening whoever France will play in a quarter final.

One of 2 of the top 5 ranked teams in the world that emerges from the !/4 finals will win for sure. Which team will that be? South Africa, New Zealand, France, Ireland or Scotland

i drink to that

And today Italy u20 defeated SA u20, maybe the tide is turning

@@Bolognabeef thanks for the spoil. Was going to whatch that game now

​@@Bolognabeef2 completely different teams so your point is irrelevant.

We made it to the semi finals

@@athenkosimlindazwe in literally one of the most unbelievably gut wrenching, edge of your seat atomic slugfests I have ever seen. It was an all-time classic

That's how a quarter final should be haha