Willie hasn’t got 95 test caps for nothing. While he does make mistakes, all players do. In my opinion, from an attacking perspective, he was the reason the bulls beat Leinster in the URC semi’s, so definitely a really good player

Mannie libbok is so underrated He needs to work on kicking so he can prove them wrong 🦾🦾💪

I like the way you put up the player's photo when discussing him.

Bru just a few months ago you were on 11k now you are on 16k well done!

If we see Willie at the 2027 WC then I will eat my hat, we have enough great young talent such as Sasha, Willemse, Fassi and others to step into the 15 jersey. Fassi is massively underrated and could become a great 15 if given enough game time

The coach can't pick everyone. This is just a reality and a reality of life in general. This is a high profile series against Ireland. Lots at stake.

esterhuizen another who never gets a chance

Unfortunately you can only choose 23 players. Roos is the future and Kwagga can play 6 because Kolisi is getting older and might not make the next WC. Time to look for a new Captain.

Did you see what Steenekamp do to the Leinster scrum? I do however would have loved to see Du Toit at loosehead. However Malherbe and Koch are over 34 and not likely to see 2027. Du Toit and Wilco will be awesome replacments for 2027.

Eish the way you described willie vs fassi...i was stuck haha. Fassie did so well last game. Hope to see him again out there one day.

Don’t forget it’s a ‘club’ home game for bulls players including Willie, Gerhard, KLA, Marco etc

Rassie is giving his old boys a shot to redeem themselves on the RWC Ireland loss. No hate to the other players, but feel like that squad really didn't take the IRL loss well. Anyways, with this much depth, the Boks are in serious contention for 3 in a row in 2027!

andre esterhuizen works better with libbok because puts him in space his good games so far have all been with libbok people ignore this

Willie Leroux has been instrumental in every game his has played. South African rugby future looking good

Willie is a brilliant player but, he must stop watching himself on the big screen. When he makes a mistake he always blame his fellow players. Willie you are brilliant

Yes Edwill had a great season and a fantastic debut for the Boks! But in my opinion we need to opt for the experience in this first test against Ireland to break the ice and get the first match W! Love your vids btw

Hot takes: Roos doesn’t play Bok rugby yet, he plays for Evan Roos, he keeps running away from support and against Ireland that will kill us. Fassi has the pace and the hands but doesn’t have the vision, can’t kick and not mature enough to manage, needs guidance. Esterhuizen just isn’t smoking the pipe in the bok jersey, it’s his kryptonite at the moment. Vd Merwe, one game (against the wooden spoon) doesn’t make a Bok. He’ll play Portugal again.

isnt it funny age is always brought up as a reason why masuku is likely not going to be involved yet masuku is the same age as edwil LOL

This Springboks side is a complete monster, and shows that the coaching staff are taking this Irish side very seriously. But without sounding negative, and can someone confirm this. Did Rassie say that most of the current squad won't be there in two - three years time, as alot of them are getting older.

But Willie is loved by almost everyone i know

Also Cameron Hanekom when he is fit to play

The Rugby Championship will be very interesting. The players that miss out here, will have their chance to impress.

With he amount of talent in the side its inevitable that some players will miss the cut

Elrigh louw and Wilco louw being left out of the squad alone is criminal and surprising

Sacha Mngomezulu will have ZERO problems performing under pressure. That's a generational talent, pin this comment and come back to it on Saturday night.

Very few of the main 2023 WC players will be in the 2027 squad. The squad is undergoing a natural transition. Willie will be played until his 100 th cap, then younger guys will step in.

There have been many players that I believed were more 'adequate' than 'superstar' when chosen, but in Rassie I trust. There are and have been 'better' players in many positions, but certain combinations work better than others and at the end of the day, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Before the world cup Rassie only let the new/youngsters play when there was injures and they had no other choice, we need new blood like they proved against Wales

Poly let himself down 9 pnts madness

Only foreigners don't love Willie Le Roux.

3:38 doggy dog world 😅 I used to say the same thing, until I saw it written as dog-eat-dog world haha I 100% prefer Kwagga at 8 over Roos, who I don't feel has gelled with the Bok systems yet. He's far too individualistic, and always undoes his great work by going straight for the line and running away from his support, failing to look for his team mates...he's got so many good qualities, but I just have no faith in him at international level yet. He needs to work on his game intelligence.

Have to hold onto the Raeburn Shield over this tour. Nothing less will do.

Libbok is class

We have an over supply of talent in SA, that's why I have no issues if some of the players leave and go on to play for other countries. The talent production machine is insane, we have enough depth to put together about 3 solid squads that can compete against Tier-1 nations. We have nice life problems, and we are suffering from success.

I suspect that Willie le Roux will reach his 100th cao this season and will probably retire from test rugby, he had a great season for the bulls and probably has a year or two of top flight rugby left in those legs.

Willie le Roux's problem is that he's protected by the coaches, his one on one tackling is atrocious

We can easily make 2 quality teams

When you say he's lucky to get selected. You immediately lose credibility. Learn your lessons and choose your words better, otherwise your your people won't subscribe.

What about Cobus Reinach?... Since Rassie has no problems selecting madala's, Cobus is still the best attacking 9 we have, unless something happened in Japan this season that I don't know about since the WC

You need Wilco Louw

try using different thumbnails, can never tell if youve uploaded a new video or not lol

So, if somebody does not agree with you on Willie, then “they just dont see”? Willie is slow. His defence is suspect, and he is suspect under high kicks. He also spends more time whining at the referee than even Sean Fitzpatrick did. There are better 15’s.

I think a lot of the losers may well start the second Irish test...

Stee-ne-kamp.

Anyone choosing Pollard over Manie have not been watching rugby over these past three years.

I mean Libbok should have been included in this test match😢

Manie isn't coming back😂😂😂 He had his chances to prove that he can handle the heat. He couldn't handle the heat during the World Cup, and neither could he handle the heat during the URC Quarters. As soon as Masuku gets the opportunity to shine, then it will be 1) Pollard, 2) Sacha 3) Masuku 4) Hendrikse 5) Libbok

Second best #10 after Pollard 😂🤣😂 Misses more kicks than than he gets over ..... can't kick under extreme pressure. If he was white and kicked like that.... he'd just be peeling oranges.

I miss Elton Jantjies and Sbu Nkosi.

If Pollard had not played in the world cup, the Springboks would not have won the 2023 world cup and it would have been Libbok's fault. This is the logical reason for Rassie's decision. NB!!!!!! TINK LOGICALLY.

Very happy Am chappies are not in the team