American Reacts Everybody Was Afraid Of Him | Sébastien Chabal Is An Aggressive Freak Of Nature

[@BlueDusk95]

Chabal is French. Played with the French national team and with a club in England. He retired in 2014 and has been a sports TV commentator since then. His nickname was "The Caveman".

[@casadenomades7541]

L'anesthésiste Cartouche Demande aux All Blacks

[@thomaslefort-duviolier5611]

​@@casadenomades7541 demande aux blacks 🤣🤣 Chabal est légendaire

[@rogu3rooster]

I know a couple of people who have met him and he's the epitome of a gentle giant and an absolute gentleman but put him on a rugby pitch and he's a completely different animal

[@moussetache1815]

Confirming, really nice and also funny guy, when he was on a TV show he easily got into the spirit and entertained people and was sweet. Sure, on the pitch he broke some bones and also wasn't afraid of getting hurt. Not sure about Botha being that nice but he was two times meaner.

[@vi-cz1fd]

I crossed him...And i am alive

[@sueyourself5413]

He's a bit like Eben in that regard. Rugby is a battle not a sport.

[@jahcut]

His nickname was the anesthesist 😂

[@KyrilPG]

Yeah, he's French. I like to call him the "Neanderthal freight train", that's fits him perfectly! Apparently he's gentle and calm as an old house cat in everyday life. Only on the field is he a rampaging monster. He was filmed inside Disneyland Paris' Tower of Terror and he was a LOT less confident than when playing rugby! 😂

exactly in real life he's a teddy bear and super cool ^^

[@caroledsd1243]

I met him once, and he was very gentle and nice. On the field, he was rough but never illegaly!

[@saderangetekdebeat6550]

As a French I can tell you Sebastian are the best symbole of what french are...not submissive fighter and at the same time pretty kind/patient and gentlemen...I don't know if another men can representer better french

[@KawaiiGarden]

He’s french. An amazing player, a force of nature, but a big teddy bear and a sweet heart. He only looks scary when he plays 😉

[@gavinhall6040]

Thankfully long retired now. Great Sale player in the English Premiership and obviously a great French patriot in the international game.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

France's "Caveman" - a beast on the pitch and a true gentleman off it. If you haven't reacted to him yet, try some Jonah Lomu! And yeah, it's not a safe sport and some of the tackles can be rough but the most dangerous ones are all illegal and the players - despite being aggressive - are professional enough to know where to draw the line (99% of the time).

[@emmanuellengagne6188]

I had opportunity to meet Sebastien Chabal, very briefly, shook his hand (was afraid to loose all my fingers ;) ), but he s actually a very gentle, soft and nice guy.

[@Rivv96]

I had the opportunity to meet him at my previous workplace and chat with him for a bit a few years back. Even through he did age a bit, he is still very intimidating, but surprisingly pretty chill.

[@Moultes_]

everyone knows and loves him in france. Big bear, monster during the match, incredibly sweet, nice, and helping people in real life. Every rugbyman was afraid even the all blacks. CHABAL !

[@maxizic35]

Sebastien CHABAL is french and he looks scary but is very agreable if you are with him. great guy. Brute on the field but a gentleman in life

[@AlbandAquino]

1:40 I know what you're thinking. How he is not dead already. (And yes he is French) Well, I've been asking myself that question for the past 15 years... 😂 I've played Rugby. On the field I was known as the "Quintal" (French word for 100Kg, translate to 210lbs). Stopped when I got injured. But man... Sébastien Chabal is a Monster. In a good sense, Rugby wise...

[@Isylin]

Yeah...a lot of countries underrated France. But in a lot of things, France still a powerfull country! Manufacturers, engineers, sports, technology, science (chemicals products is the first country's export), fighter aircraft capacity with the best aircrafts (the Rafale win every tests and pilots too), culture of war and tactics... I'm mixing it all up a bit because there remains a resentment in the hearts of the French which is powerful and which pushes the people to constantly surpass themselves in a very high level of reliability. I don't say France is the best...but it's a powerfull, precise and efficient people. 😱😱 They are scary sometimes....🤣🤣

[@MawattWillis]

Tu t'amuses bien mon gars! Bonne découverte de la vraie culture de France ;)

[@Medulle38]

Je plussois: il y a plusieurs chaines d'américains qui sont sur le cul quand ils découvrent le rugby, qu'est ce qu'ils sont cons :) :) :)

[@Angusmoi]

the rugby world cup 2023 is in paris and will start in september, i'm sure you could find some match on youtube.

[@tibsky1396]

In real life, Chabal is a nice guy. The rest is just rugby.

[@robholloway6829]

Bakkies Botha is 6 ft 7.5in and, at his peak, weighed 273lb

[@PytheasFidus]

Chabal stay into the rules. Never illegal as the second one.

[@nedludd7622]

You could also look up Chabal's teammate on the French team, Serge Betsen whose nickname was "la faucheuse" meaning "the grim reaper" because of his tackling.

[@jahcut]

Chabal is french and played for Racing 92 clubs whose shirt is White and Light blues....like the argentinian flag

[@joyfulzero853]

The tackle at 9:40 is known as a 'tap tackle'. You grab or 'tap' the ball carrier's ankle or foot to disrupt his stride pattern so he goes down. Sometimes you will see a winger heading for the line do a little back leg skip to prevent a tap.

[@mattgomes7762]

Chabal à peur des araignés et est apparemment hyper gentil, on entend aussi beaucoup d'anecdotes de fan etc ... Élogieuse sur sa façon de penser et d'être. Il a recadré aussi des journalistes anglais et en vrai pour toutes ces choses là, je lui porte une grande sympathie (en plus de la reconnaissance pour son parcours de rugbymen à l'équipe de France)

[@T3MrLan]

"We're in France, we speack french" Oooh yeah !

[@mattgomes7762]

@@T3MrLan Oui voila haha

[@yannisfaussie3889]

His sky blue & white stripes jersey is because of his rugby club 'Racing 92', in Hauts-de-Seine region, near Paris

[@malpa2345]

Man I miss Chabal

[@JosipRadnik1]

Little sidenote: Rugby was very popular in France and Britain about 100 years ago. There's at least one french fighter ace in WW1 that survived the air war over the trenches only to be killed playing rugby.

[@peronik349]

how to define Mr Chabal?? out of the stadium, imagined a mother bear with her cubs, it's very nice on the other hand on the playground then there it is something else! there mama bear is in "defense of the little ones" mode and it can hurt! the world of rugby had another "phenomenon" called Jona Lomu a New Zealander over 2 meters tall, lots of muscle and not much fat and a very good player

[@Storm-in3fj]

Sebastien Chabal is french of course ^^ And he is one of the best and prefered french rugby player. I met him and you can trust me that guy is so fucking impressive (+1m90/126kg) but he also is soooooo nice

[@mariecaillaud8693]

Chabal is our french beast 😂 we love him ❤❤❤ so sexy 😂

[@keithm6252]

As a Springboks fan and fellow Saffa .....Bakkies Botha was just a dirty old beast 😅......Chabal was a powerful, elegant beast lol!! and really had great pace too . Check Jonah Lomu , Jerry Collins and Henry Tuilaga some of the toughest "machines" in rugby history.

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

4:28 It should be illegal to show footage of Chabal without the hair and beard. All that footage should be hunted down and destroyed.

[@martinsear5470]

As an English Rugby fan I can't stand him, however as a rugby fan he is a legend.

[@vtvt6656]

Yet he was incredible for Sale when he played there...

[@guzy1971]

Tu es un gentleman anglais 😅😊😅

[@theparisiancorner9622]

When you play rugby, you just think American foottball is for ladies

[@ovszk9579]

Sébastien Chabal 1,91 m, 113 kg et 8 % de masse graisseuse.

[@Angusmoi]

they learn how to fall and to tackle . less scars than soccer .

[@DavidWatkiss]

hard but fair, a damned fine Rugby player, saw him many time always gave 110% even in a losing cause, true professional

[@dainkawarrior.1030]

Don’t forget, American football is basically the sissy version of rugby😄

[@ludi63]

C'est assez impressionnant le nombre d 'autobus qui passent sur les terrains de rugby lol

[@TheGiff7]

You really need to look at Faf de Klerk the blond in the other clip you were considering. He’s about 5’8”. Plays scrum half and is fearless.

[@weaselbusters]

he is a bull terrier!

[@vtvt6656]

@@weaselbusters then Dupont must be a rottweiler ...🤔😉

[@weaselbusters]

@@vtvt6656 dupont is a pittbull with a brain!

he's from here in france and he's so kind a real teddy bear in IRL now in a rugby match he was someone else lol, but realli king gentleman, yep he's french but when some other country takes the blue shirt france as a white as well, and on 1:40 or 3:55 something like that he broke the jaw of an all black on this match, even if it doesn't seem so, the guy had blood coming of his mouth but here it cuts right after ^^ here in france he is our di maggio of rugby lol but i think he is too old now and retired but do tv commenting

[@joyfulzero853]

The big South African, Bakkies Botha was 2.02 metres (6' 7--6' 8") and 124kg (273lbs). I doubt he would get through a whole rugby match now without being sent off (especially the head butt on the back of the head would be a red card and guaranteed match bans!

[@coxfire]

Chabal s from my hometown. An nice bloke (well, on a field, not so much) even more impressive in the flesh. Bakkies Botha is the scariest rugbyman ever: a true, insane (albeit entertaining) butcher

[@downeedles9249]

He does look scary , but he is a wonderful and very nice person

[@joyfulzero853]

a much hyped video title as is so often the case. He was a good player (up to a point)and looked the part but I never noticed anyone being 'scared' of him when he came up against England for instance. I would imagine lots of our forwards were keen to have a crack at him.

[@FromAgen]

It would have been interesting to see him in American football as a linebacker.

[@leebrailsford251]

Sea bass is the only dude I've seen to hit the number 11 legend Jonah lomu from two steps away, with enough force, that he slid over lomu ahead.

[@dafyddlloyd868]

Bakkies Botha is over two meters tall, and weighed around 125 kilograms while playing. That's around six foot seven, and around 275 pounds.

[@marieparker3822]

Connor, have you seen the New Zealand rugby team doing the Haka before each All Blacks' International?

[@mohamedbenferha3665]

Hi i'm french and i played Rugby too he wasn't the best technically but so powerful player and for the morale fr the team is like Spartans with Leonidas. it will be great to see him vs Lomu !

[@mohamedbenferha3665]

The black number eight was knoxked out at the impact , he didn't arrive to walk , he broke teeth to black captain too !!! The problem is adeanaline when you pkayed. you're with your team

[@richjmb5522]

McJibbin you're great!

[@TerranSol]

Just so you know... The average height for rugby players is 6'2, the average weight for rugby players is 240lbs. So those guys you see towering above the rest are around 6'6-6'8" with a weight ofteb reaching 300lbs. That's all muscle bone and sinew, very little fat.

[@ergi0001]

7:37 totally legal

[@scottishfm5184]

The French sashquach

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

That’s a younger him before he grew his hair and became the sea bass cave man his is later 💪👍

[@MustaLaatta]

One, even one of them gettin' pissed off and in my side of an bar fight, LOL

[@vuillemardromain4259]

In france , the children play to rugby !is fun !

[@newandoldtech5634]

1:10 is that eye normal?

[@mintsauce7490]

French rugby god

[@jaxxoceans3866]

And Americans wear Hella protection. Rest of world don't

[@POpperoni75020]

the scariest thing is his mind, this guy is at war, on the ground, think carefully before challenging him

[@rhysjones6666]

Bakkies Botha is nearly 6"8 (2.02m)

[@melscienerf5977]

Those hits you were talking about where your head gets whiplashed and can hit the floor. Yeah they're highly unpleasant to experience, I got caught unawares a couple of times and got hit like that, had the concussion that they tend to cause too. If you know its coming and can prepare your body it's not so bad, though not exactly pleasant 😂😂

[@yanntreizh8567]

Chabaaaaal...🎉 all american football players would have been scary in front of him, with all their protections..😂😂😂😂😂

[@Rocky19837]

Bakkies Botha is 6"7 and 285 lbs

[@happyspleenful]

he may look scary but damn he is a sweet and nice teddy bear. Hope you realised it by the end of the video: the second guy was not Chabal.

[@PATRIOT1690]

Botha wouldn’t last five minutes in todays game without getting a red card……

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Because he pulled him back it’s not illegal to follow through with a head butt... well, technically it is but nobody gonna pull it up... guy deserved it!

[@danielmacdonald721]

Bakkies is way more than 6ft 3, his height is listed as 202cm

[@yoch5383]

One match against NZ (best team at this era) you can see chabal hit nz players so hard that one guy litterally spit blood after a hit from him lmao

[@regplate2923]

I know the saying is ‘I wouldn’t like to meet him in a dark alley’ but…. Then again…..

[@IanDarley]

Bakkies Botha - 6' 7" 273lbs

[@lyndahodge7552]

Football 80% of the time pretending they are hurt/injured. Rugby 80% of the time they pretending they are NOT hurt/ injured. Real men.

[@christopheb.6121]

It's sure Rugby is not the NFL ! 😂 We don't need middle age armor for playing 😂

[@binigregory3854]

helo you should see antoine dupont to

[@nathang2783]

Botha was more like 6'6 or 6'7

[@AntTheDogGuy]

Bakkies Botha is 6 foot 7 1/2 (2.02 m) I met him once, it was oddly at a German Shepherd Dog show, one of the breeders had sold a dog to his manager and the show was in Pretoria where he lived and the dog breeder asked if he could get Bakkies to make an appearance and he did so I went up to meet him and shake his hand and get an autograph. He was sitting down initially and when i went up to him he stood up and i just remember him getting taller and taller and my head going from a level position to almost looking straight up, besides the height he was also huge!!! he autographed my shirt and then almost crushed my hand when he shook it after but it was worth it... he was a really nice guy smiled and laughed with everyone who came to talk to him

[@bbmas1930]

Yeb Chabal was tough but clean, Bakkies....not so much on the latter.

[@federicomartin14]

Punch the foot its called "French Tackle"

[@Ray-ej3jb]

Do you not realise yet - you can only be hit / tackled when you have the ball. So what this means if you have the ball you are ready and waiting, you tense yourself up. The only nod I will give to American football they can be hit at ANY time which is why they (try and) justify padding

[@joyfulzero853]

That's also why they think they can go in 'helmet first' although I believe that is illegal (and truly stupid).

[@fernanddurler4709]

Bakkies was 6’7”

[@ikeettgaming]

And after that you ask why european dont look so much us football with all the protection , if you dont smell blood in the front row its not a good match ;)

[@05Rudey]

Botha? Nearly 6'8" about 280 pounds.

[@enemde3025]

AT LAST. YOU HAVE A MUG !! It's only illegal if the referee sees it !😉

[@MetaFootballTV]

Jonah Lomu. Needs to be checked out.

[@dubhanr]

😂😂Bakkies botha gotta be at least 6'3. Conner he's 6'7 273 lbs

[@andrewdunckley]

Babies Botha was a monster on the field and intimidating AF... but a friendly guy when he is drinking... Nice combo reaction...

[@Leglaude1990]

The last punch is brcause the guys foul play

[@skyzoDBois]

We call him "the cave man"

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

I know it was only Namibia but what a sight when a loose forward is galavanting in space like that!

[@lyndahodge7552]

Warriors

[@denisescutt1865]

Very nice gentleman. Neanderthal looking.😊

[@arunahoost4208]

CAVEMAN 💪💪💪💪

[@robbie_]

No word of a lie, limp-wristed beta males in the UK started sporting beards following his first Six Nations match, as all the lady journalists had written gushing articles about him ("cave man"). The beard became "fashionable" again.

[@hadrien49]

u pronounce his name correctly for an english speaker ;)

[@Ray-ej3jb]

Stop calling it a 'stiff arm' there's .o such thing on rugby

[@seasonedbeefs]

Yanks have no idea

[@warrenjones5559]

Bakkies Botha RSA

[@pierregastie-leroy4922]

Sérieusement ? tout ca pour un mec qui joue au rugby ? et pas le meilleurnile meilleur jeu

[@stefselene3926]

after Chabal ,aka the anaesthetist , Hannibal Lecter , the caveman .... in France we have a 19 years old player ...Posolo Tuilagui ... worst better

[@richardwest6358]

Have you ever watched a whole rugby game ? From your silly questions and statements - i presume not.

[@vincygarifuna]

Hey there’s no need for that comment. He’s learning that’s the important thing