*angry World Rugby screeching noises*

How Glasgow won the URC video please, pretty please with haggis on top....

One of the biggest advantages of a powerful scrum is that the opposition pack is quickly utterly exhausted. Been there and remember the "jelly legs" syndrome.

Proud south african here (Full on "weve won it 4 times kind of fan") and id say the AB scrumm is well underrated. We struggled quite a bit against them in the final, and they had a back as 1 of their 8. I cant think of many games where we were dominant in the scrums vs the AB's in my lifetime.

The Boks have the best tactical scrum. Doesn't mean they have the best stats, tho they're the most versatile and situational by far

If it is possible and of course if you are interested, Chasing the Sun 2 Episode 4 focuses the Springboks scrum coach and team training in that aspect. Just to provide another approach and considerations to this element of the game. Thank you for this 👍

As a South African, NZ's scrum has always impressed me, they go head to head against us and hold strong.

Hit this notification quicker than Sam Parry left the Wales squad

One time I was playing blindside flanker for my men's club. We were playing a 'friendly' against the local University. Naturally our scrum was very dominant. Being a friendly match we weren't attempting to beat them up. We just wanted to dominate and we were. Due to conversations after the match I found out that at halftime the college boys were trying to figure out how to counter our scum dominance so someone came up with the idea to pull us in an effort to make the ball come out the back in an uncontrolled manner. what happened was, to them, unexpected. We drove the scrum and ball up the pitch some 40 meters up the pitch at the pace of a trot. Their backs were jogging backwards when the ball finally came out and the try was easy. I also remember one of their locks saying as they were being shoved up the pitch, 'Well, that didn't work." There is a reason our props weren't interested in bullying their opponents. As one of my props said, "If I have someone right here that I can beat, why would I want to do anything to cause him to be subbed out?"

There's nothing more Squidge then to talk about Super Rugby for the first time in a long time in a video about scrums. Never change

can we get the Drua to play the Springboks...just want to verify something.

I think it is safe to say the Springboks have the best two scrummaging packs in the world because in training they scrum against each other. The starting scrum pack will practice scrummaging against the Bomb Squad in training which means that the Bomb Squad will by definition be as good as the Starting Pack.

My god, I as a Saffa and SUPER BOK supporter almost had anxiety at the the end of this vid thinking Squidge not gonna say Springboks the best playing at our favorite part of rugby! Thankfully Squidge is a wise man and reason prevailed.

ABS scrum when they swap in jordie Barrett for Cane is the best scrum 😂😂

The amount of research this will have taken. Wow.

I guessed Portugal. My cat said Bokke.

Squidge had us all on strings for 13 minutes😂😂

Easy, which team opted for a scrum in their own 22 against the favorites to win a competition?

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Absolutely loving the content this year lads! Keep it up

You've outdone yourself again with another amazing video! Your level of detail and analysis is second to none! This is actually a very complex question and a very interesting answer r

Great video as always squidge! One thing though, you mention the welsh were getting the ball out of the scrum quickly in order to make the other team's forwards run and therefore tire them out. As a front rower, I can promise there are very few things in rugby that are more tiring than a scrum, especially the tight five!

You make me chuckle every time I watch one of your vids. Thank you.

Huge improvement on the audio quality since the last one I watched, please keep this setup Squidge!

squidge clearly missed the Italy U20 scrum this year. Italy U20 whole game plan is "have a scrum, destroy the opponent pack, win a penalty, lose the ball, have a scrum, repeat"

Saffa here. Love the incredible knowledge squidge delivers, there simply is no equal. Cheers Bru 🇿🇦🍻

Great analysis as always.

LOL! 15 against 14 in a world cup final with a back in the forwards and NZ still had the best scrum!

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Great video as always! It would be great to see scrum-halves actually be required to throw the ball into the middle of the scrum and not straight under their own players feet. That would bring a whole new element into the modern scrum.

Great video guys - really enjoyed that 🤙

Great insights Squidge once again.

Really good, interesting video! Keep up the always brilliant work

Liked for the advert because I know how hard it must have been to weave that copy.

Wait, what was that bit on Canada 10 person scrum?! Would love a broader history of scrummaging

First minute: It's South Africa. Fifteenth minute: It's probably South Africa. Everything in between: Pure joy. Missed you Squidge.

One of the big thing about scrums is the poor way tv covers them. Its drama if you zoom in but instead they zoom out. You miss the wrestle.

Another great video - making us think.

Absolutely love your videos!

Thanks for pointing out the FD and their scrum this year. When i saw the footage of them being beaten (once) that you put up,...... it was the Blues - yep, they won the cup this year. Took the best to beat them! (for the record i am in Perth and go for the Force).

Why I as a Bok believe we have the best scrum is when we need that penalty to get into the semi or final of the world cup you just know they are going to get it. Being able to use the scrum tactically like that is a huge differentiator.

This channel and these guys are awesome!!!

Man, youtube aint the same when you are quiet.

Thank you! You really should have a newspaper column.

This past weekend the Boks were practically walking forward against Wales in the scrums and they were penalized a few times. 🤷‍♂️

Thank you for another excellent video! The scrum is a crucial component to the game and you've just highlighted some of the variables that can happen from a scrum. It is in simple (weight, brute force) yet extremely complex (posture, scrummaging, bind and tactics). It even works on a psychological level within the game. If your team is more dominant at the scrum, the opposition tight five KNOW it and have to do damage control. They are no longer as much of a threat at the breakdowns because they carry every unsuccessful scrum in their heads for the duration of the game. When the pundits of "The Breakdown" get their knickers in a twist about how it slows the game down, they are simply making a very public display of their ignorance. (Must be a back line player thing) A person would think that they would have more appreciation for the opportunities borne from set pieces. In any event. I wish you would do a bit more in-depth research on scrummaging in Rugby ( I would watch it!) Perhaps also compare how it changes the nature of the game - say - versus Rugby League.

this made me miss packing down. I played all over, but props get my vote, if you have a good one it will be a good day

Such a lovely video

you made the correct choice in the end.

AB most underrated in the world.... But Squidge would never say that because a Kiwi bummed his BF.😂🎉

South African club teams are hindered by having to scrum against each other for so many games each year. And generally I would say the URC teams of all the leagues in the world have the strongest scrums.

Teams have all sorts of sneaky plans to destabilize dominant scrums. I reckon the team with the best record on their own put in - when the other team has less opportunity to make a mess of things - probably has the best scrum

This was very interesting. As a bok you feel ours is the best based on their performance in key moments. I think the question one should be asking is which scrum would you NOT want to face in a clinch moment. Therein lies your answer... :)

I’ve got my fingers crossed for a Canada vs Black Ferns video 👀. Though I’m a little biased, being Canadian myself 😂

Love the video. Club vs international scrums aren't that comparable to each other. It's like comparing a heavy weight boxer to a light weight boxer. The question should be who has the best scrum internationally and who has the best scrum in club.

The scrum from the Italian U20 team was pretty good this year, especially in the game against france.

It’s the springboks can’t believe you didn’t mention them! 😂

hit the notification harder than a Charlie Ewels tackle

genuine question - why was there no penalty against the boks in the final scrum of the WC final?

Let's see at the end of the year

This video was shorter than the average time it takes from the whistle blows to scrum completion.

Depends what the objective is, tire out the opposition aerobically by speeding up the game or tire out the forwards anaerobicaly by contending the scrum.

I haven't watched the video yet but the answer is obviously The Ospreys

great video

"SO DO I!!!"😂😂😂

Go on fiji, show em how it's done

Ooooh I know the Springboks !!!! Wait who 😮Fijians scares me

With Razor the All Black's will have the best scrum in world rugby. It might not be that way at first, but I think with careful planning the All Black's will soon have the best scrum.

Nice...!

Loved that 😂😂

Suggestion: this video looks at offensive scrums. Can you do the same for defense? Who wins the most penalties against the throw, turnovers etc.

It's fascinating to me that the stats don't bear out the perception or reputation of the boks. I would love to see someone do a scrum by scrum breakdown of the bok WC campaign (or any test series really. TRC, 6N, whatever) with all the camera angles to see how often the ref gets it right because as an uneducated fan sitting at home it feels like scrums are often just chaos and the ref relies on reputation a lot more than what they're actually seeing. I would love some analysis that shows that feeling to be wrong.

Boks scrum is so good that refs give the first couple of penalties and then realise that the match will be one way traffic if they don't dial down their standards. Wales game last weekend a good example but also Bulls vs Leinster ( to a lesser degree)

I really thought I was a patreon member where I would see my name in the credits. Every episode I look for my name like a fool and I don't see it. HAHA. Never thought it would be so important to me but apparently it hacks into some part of the brain.

Squidge has gone backwards.

Could you do a how Glasgow won the URC video??

I would like to see a stat someday of points gained per scrum. So if a team scores a try that can be directly linked to a scrum or kicks a penalty, those points should be totalled and be devided by the number of scrums. Could really be a good way to show the boks has the best scrum😂🇿🇦

Boks Scrum is a headache

Haven’t watched this yet but if it isn’t the ospreys then I don’t wanna know

1. NZ 2. NZ with Jordie on the blindside 3. Ireland, France or maybe South Africa

According to Irish referee Chris Busby Wales demolished the Springboks yesterday….

Loved the rugby league comment 😂

The Springboks. End of video😂😂😂

great video. ';m guessing you haven't seen Gloucester play rugby for a while to call them an "attacking team"

AB's

This video almost seemed like clickbait lol then it turned out to be awesome

The boks is the obvious answer. As a NZer, it’s not their scrum that concerns me as we are more than capable in that area and the boks couldn’t get an advantage when we had a back packing down on the side. The ABs will have a very good scrum again this year (need to replace the push from Retallick though) so this will be another fascinating battle when we meet the boks this year

Man the boks get low in some of those scrums 👍

So based on that what do you believe gatland is trying to achieve with welsh prop selection

You must have been furious to see Screech and Carter give a good account of themselves on Saturday.

I haven't watched the video yet, I probably know how he could potentially argue against the boks so i will come back if my mind is changed 😂 But it has to be the springboks i promise you it is the boks, modern non South African and mainly European refs do not blow the scrums correctly instead they let scrums play out because the ball is available. When they should be giving penalties. Infact some refs i have seen literally only look too see if the ball is available, their eyes dont even look at the scrum they only look at the back of the scrum. Ive seen and can remember plenty of occasions springboks should have had penalties but due to the ball being available they didn't get the penalty so that can affect stats

best fly halfs videoo

Genuinely thought that was Seth MacFarlane in the thumbnail

I was an awful second rower playing in a drinking team with a rugby problem for a few years…. Scrums are literally the best thing about rugby. Pure joy. Interesting that the Drua and the Waratahs were the least penalised at the scrum but had terrible seasons. Waratahs worst season in their history and the Drua never won away from home.

Cheery and whites year? Could be lol

But then again....... We do have the best scrum love Saffa

I was expecting England women’s team tbf

This is what GSP does!

Whoever the ref allows it to be. Look back at Union history, when scrums were mostly fair and hookers could compete. Feeding the ball as they do now destroys the spectacle. Also the other shenanigans to consume time lead me to agree that a scrum is clock off until the scrum is legal. Also anyone found guilty of dropping a scrum, immediate red card for dangerous play.