The title of this video “were the Springboks lucky” when they had the hardest road to and including the final is LAUGHABLE!

So proud of Deon, they way he stepped up in the finals, immaculate !

As Gary Player said: The more you practice, the luckier you get.

What a great discussion. Even as a New Zealander these greats talking about their experiences in the big games and how they saw the flow, and influences, excellent stuff. I do disagree with the conclusion at the end though which concluded that the Boks weren't lucky to win. If you analyze the vast majority of the Big World Cup games, there's usually an element of luck, or bad luck involved, but that's the nature of the game. In the last final, there were so many elements that could have gone either way, and the bounce of the ball, luck, if you will, went the Boks way this time. Luck usually has a part to play in victories, however, in this case whatever went the Boks way, good on you guys, worthy winners. Can't wait to see you back in NZ.😁

Kudos to World Rugby for putting another episode of Boks Office on. The most enjoyable and thoughtful show about rugby I've ever watched.

That saying really applied to the Boks. The harder you work, the luckier you get. Only it's actually meant differently. The Boks really did their homework and practiced their asses off. Rassie applied statistical analysis to coach the team and prepare them. We had some luck, yes, but we deserve the trophy.

Oh, man. We were booed in the semis and the final? I ddnt see that on TV but now the RWC 2023 winner says it, the Web Ellis is that much sweeter. Go Bokke.

Deon Fourie hats off to you boet you played like a beast. Great player👏👏

We were playing against many other factors against us. The boo-ing never goes well with us but we pulled it through nail by nail from the quarter finals for 3 games with 1 point. History was made and wish my ol grandfather springbok was here to see it! Long live the springboks!

This is awesome. Love the stories from all these Springbok legends. Where is the full thing though? I need to see the entire video please

Tjooo this guy when he pull out of the mall from that line out, the pace and how hit the ticklers of England and fall short from getting a try was the most moment I felf the coming back and I was standing in my lounge screaming come onnnnnnnn Deon you guys don't how it feels even today when I watch that again 👏👏

@ 2:22 and following - About '07 - absolutely true. It was amazing to be a Bok supporter in Paris in that week and we felt it everywhere from the attitude of waiters in restaurants, the way we were received and treated in shops and hotels and just the random general public warmth towards the Bok identity. It was phenomenal in the way the French loved us just because they didn't want England to win. Never forget the cries of "Down wiz Rosbeef" 🤣🤣. Honestly (and understandably), Parisians are generally not very patient or engaging with tourists unless one speaks French but that week was different 👊

As a Welshman I love the boks, they had been slowly getting it together over the last couple of years, no suprise they won it again, pissed me off because the blacks are my favourite, I was actually in prison at the time of the final, missed the second half, seen the result on the news next morning

As an Avowed "SPRINGBOK" supporter, I have to admit that as a mere bystander watching the final on Television here in Spain, my heart was in my mouth in the final minutes. The result could so easily have gone either way. Fortunately, for South Africa and legions of fans across the globe, Jordi Barret MISSED, scoring those crucial penalty points in the closing minutes of this epic match. That to me was Luck for "The Springboks", and no amount of bleating by "ALL Black", fans about the referee and the "TMO's", can alter the fact of the "missed" kick, which cemented the Heroic "SPRINGBOKS", FOURTH WIN of THERUGBY WORLD CUP...! " GO BOKKE..." !!

That training camp in Corsica really paid off: just like Napoleon we came, we saw, we conquered France. And just like Napoleon we did it twice!

Deon is so right about the poms kicking game. That's all they do! And in the wet it could have been dangerous, but you guys just kept going at them. Lovely.

So fun to chat with friends after such a great world cup. So cheers guys. What it's all about at the end of the day.

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Each of their wins in the knockout stage, taken alone, could easily be characterized as lucky. In each match, a lot of stuff went their way. Yet, when you look at it in entirety, they made it thru the group of death which had two of the top five teams in the world aside from themselves, and beat three of the top six teams in the world aside from themselves in the knockout stages. So, they played all five of the other top six teams in the world and won four of those matches and even in the fifth against top ranked Ireland, they didn't use their best kicker and lost on kicks. The point is, that's not luck. And, if it is, you make your own luck with that type of performance. In fact, instead of lucky, you would have to say that this was one of the best performances of any team in any sport in any world cup. Match after match, they played the best and figured out a way to beat them all. That's extremely impressive and it's impossible to justify saying that you were lucky when consistently beating your top five rivals.

Luck?……………..which half wit wrote this title? RASSIE and the springboks just figured out that you win the tough games by getting …one point more than the other team……. I’m going to mow the lawn…………

I really enjoyed this show throughout the world.

No luck pure class love it that NZ still cannot except they not world best anymore 😂

You always need some luck. Every world champion in Rugby. history had a bit of luck and close games. But the Bokke truly deserved it. They had a great game plan every game and fought like lions.

Give it up! No luck… pure talent and strategy… moving on💪🏽🇿🇦💪🏻

1. Interesting that Brannas has a glass of water in front of him... steek hy die glas brannas weg? ;-) I agre with him - the QF was the most intense and impressive. When we won that my friends and I all believed the Bokke would beat anyone. the world doesnt realise how it backfires to make the Bokke "public enemy", it just stokes the fire. Please continue doing it

Where is the full interview?

5 of the World's Top 6 were beaten by us on the run to the RWC Final. History. Period.

Deon looks really young when he's around these guys

This should have been an hour long

Boys are back!!

The Etzebeth try vs France - best ever individual try in WC history

Deon Fourie and Kwagga made a moerse impact when they csme on.

WE BACK!

To win a World Cup you need a good team, good depth in the squad, a good coaching group, key players be relatively injury free, you need vital 50/50 calls go your way, you need the bounce of the ball in critical moments, you need your goal kicker to be on song, and finally you dó need some luck.

Where can I watch or listen to the rest of this!?

HULLE WEET NIE WAT ONS WEET NIE !!!! love for the bokke always

At the end of the day, lucky or not, they have the trophy,

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

As far as I'm concerned there's no such thing as luck,U make ure own luck/destiny! 👇 BOKKE FOR LIFE 🏈🏈🏈🏈💯💯💯💯🏆🏆🏆🏆🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

Will be interesting to look at the history. Has any World Cup side ever had a harder road to the final? In a row against top sides? Winning by 1 point each time? Has there ever been a harder tougher pool?

Both Referees now resigned.. say it all

Very lucky

Agree

I Nickname them the "GRADER." The first thing they did, they took out the All Blacks Captain. Watch how they did the RUCKING. That is how they won against the English too. "RUCKING." Look at how the GRADER OPERATER do the new road with gravels before the sealing done. That is their style of scrummage.

Deon is n yster - so bly hy het n kans gekry.Gee altyd sy beste👏👏

I like how they say US 🇿🇦🇿🇦

No luck involved ! Dude

It’s PRAYERS Not Luck. Brian Hanabana & Cheslin Kolbe together with Majority Had GOD answ Prayer. Also Hard Playing to the End and Although Kicker Was Not Always good there was other Ways that put Points on Score board.Supporters are Behind Boks not Luck and Many had x 3 Games of Anxiety and should be given Springbok Medals❤

first please reply i am a very big fan

I'm sorry but luck has nothing to do with it. It's a tough game and you are either down or up. How can someone say we were lucky, I don't understand that reasoning, if you are better on the day you win, not because of luck. Cheslin's save on the French kick at goal was not luck, it's because he knew what he wanted to do, he committed and he succeeded because he is an excellent player, just like every player in the squad. Luck is for gamblers at the Casino, come on guys. LOVE THE BOKS AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE WIN AGAIN IN 2027 😎

Lu ck and with the help of Barnes and his TMO.

You make your luck, so prepare an live your life to make your luck, and so everyone is making their luck, so then the best luck makers who fit into the universes' plan will come out on top...no wait the universe will modify its plan to accommodate you luck...who knows how the simulation works...

Of course they were lucky as well. Was it the sole reason for their win. Not by a long shot.

Lucky to win the final, but unlucky to have to face England in semi. So fair enough in the end /unbiased Aussie

15 All Blacks beat 15 Springboks. 14 vs 15 is not fair game of rugby. TMO was the man of the match. Tom Foley take a bow. Springboks have won three world cups and one big TMO gift.

Luck favours the brave

They were lucky, any team that's won the rugby world cup has been lucky at some point in the tournament

Before the QFs I said the winner of France/SA will win the WC. The French turned up on the day and no team ever beats them when they're on song. Springboks the first to do it.

Luck was not involved. It was not luck that Rassie and Jacques were smarter than other coaches. How many teams would take Deon Fourie to the World Cup. Most coaches would say, "Oh Fourie is 37 and he's too short" But Rassie doesn't care about numbers. Rassie knew that Deon is an outstanding athlete who plays with heart and soul. Whenever Deon entered games, he turned things around. The same was true about Kwagga Smith After Malcolm Marx went down, Rassie and Jacques could have pushed the panic button. But they didn't. They trusted Deon and Marco to be able to play as back up hookers. Then they brought Pollard back. None of this was luck.

I agree that they weren’t “lucky”, but I do wish more South African fans would recognise that a successful kick by New Zealand might (and who knows though) have been a different result. On an aside I was fascinated by the sign in the window….a round sticker with BLK on a black background, is that saying something?

They sure were

They beat all the top teams. AND have won 4 out of 8 world cups played in.🎉🎉🎉🎉 NZ are 3 out of 10 😢 🎉🎉🎉 SO Nooo!😂

no luck only skill --proven 4 times ------------so far !!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣

Or the kiwis choked

Yes they were. But then again, you make your own luck...

Lucky? Did they enter a raffle to win the game or something.

Completely. Both them and the Kiwis should make sure Barnes & O'Keeffe never have to buy a drink for themselves after knocking out the two best teams in the QFs with their utter incompetence.

"Were the Springboks lucky to win Rugby World Cup 2023?" Yes NO! doubt about it.

L.U.C.K.Y. END OF.....

It’s so sad to see the sport dying.

Definitely not. The Springboks exercised the technical skills and fought for that win . Stop laying these insultve degrading doubts to a great team. You ask all these degrading doubts because this is not a European rich team. I'm not the only one who perceive you negatively. I've lost all respect for you

Trust world rugby to imply luck, their draw didn’t stop the boks, just cheat rather, it’s easier

Face facts fellas , in the final ,the ref made a bad call against Savea and the Boks scored a penalty ( the ref made a mistake and said sorry ) , but regarding not awarding the try to the All Blacks because of a knock on 4 phases earlier was not a case of the officials not knowing the rules , it was a case of them deliberately ignoring the rule to favour the Boks ,pure and simple. It is a sign of the corruption that exists with the rugby ruling body. It was a shame as it could have been an epic final , instead a team that played everything except rugby won , and rugby fans wonder why the sport is in decline and losing fans to other more exciting sports. There's your answer.

Of course the Springboks got lucky. Everyone even themselves know this. Lucky that in rughy, unlike any sport in history, someone getting sent off is virtually guaranteed in every game.

As an Aussie licking our wounds from this dismal world cup, I can think of no other team that played as well or with the intensity of the Boks. Luck played a little part but in general the Boks smashed everyone else in their way. Nothing but admiration for they way they played, well done Springboks.

So, World Rugby is gonna milk the Springbok win till 2027? No discussion, chat, conference, podcast, interview, gathering, meeting is gonna change anything. Meanwhile World Rugby is not allowing other rugby channels to use any footage of RWC 2023 in their videos . Guys that are actually trying to advance the game and making a huge contribution to rugby in general. Instead, they gather some distinguished guests to come and discuss spilt milk. How childish can you be. Ridiculous!