REVIEW: Springboks win at Loftus, but epic game awaits in Durban

[@claireforbes1808]

I wish we could have the Xhosa commentary with English subtitles available. Love how those commentators commentate during the game. So passionate

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

Great idea and then maybe we can all learn an extra word or two.

[@kelesam]

it would be difficult to have subtitles in live time, but if possible it would be great.

[@adc5897]

@@kelesam Google Translate can translate in real time - even though not perfect. These services are getting better with AI too.

[@claireforbes1808]

@@kelesam I know. But it would be so great. Loved watching the translations during Chasing the Sun 2. It was só great!

[@SteveWarlee]

Your not well.

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

I have a lot of respect for Andy Farrel and Ireland. Hope the next game is even better and that the Boks remember their true nature and not veer too far away from that, to their detriment. Encouraging signs overall.

[@joslinbeukes1585]

The Xhosa commentator 😂😂😂😂😅I would also love to see the subtitles. His Hella funny. I like the way he commentate

[@gavinstrelitz1558]

Solid analysis. Boks will find the balance between traditional strengths and moving the ball and when we do look out. Our decision making and game management wasn’t great but will get better. Credit to Ireland for never giving up, they will be better next week as well.

[@declantunney403]

Very good review Brenden well done! Keep up the good work! Irish fan ☘

[@NickSchoonwinkel]

Leer die taal dan sal jy verstaan wat hy gese het.

[@seanheideman7343]

Thanks for the wonderful content during the week. We made the trip from the Eastern Cape and enjoyed every moment. Met you last year at Ellis Park before the All Blacks test, Vata introduced me to, I also went to Queens. Look forward to this week's content, keep up the fantastic work, we all enjoy it very much.

[@BrendenNel]

pleasure, and thanks for watching

[@toscabrutus1781]

Dit was fantastiese wedstryd! Baie intressant! Groete uit LIma Peru!

[@adc5897]

you are far from home, meneer.

[@SikhoThomas-mz3hh]

That 1st try! We should've ran that play the entire day! There was Loads of space on the outside. I guess we can only get better.

[@tomhayes750]

first..congrats to South Africa, deserved winners, not perfect, but very well played second...the match officials were bloody awful.....

[@timbaker4253]

They got every major decision correct - my only quibble is that they allowed Ireland to get away with murder in the rucks and at scrum time

[@groenrizla2513]

Such a brilliant effort for keeping the ball in field, the benefit of the doubt should be given to the player unless there's clear evidence proving otherwise, the fact that Kolbe scored is secondary. If there was another camera angle or from somone filming from the crowd it would settle it. It wouldn't have been such a nailbiter if Pollard didn't miss 9 points at posts, was a bad day goal kicking for all teams. All in all both teams are going to up their game next week and it's great to see the Boks testing out different tactics and to think it was only their first real test. Ireland are going to be tough to crack in Durban though, Boks are really going to have to work hard to win.

[@SlMiSe]

It's class the way the Boks and the ABs move their games around the country. Adds an extra dimension, especially for tours like this. How good would it be to see a proper test game in the GAA stadiums in Cork or Limerick.... The buzz would be brilliant. I presume sponsorship deals and what not unfortunately prevent that from ever happening.

[@kevolab4356]

Let us not forget how many 50/50 calls go against us when we play the Irish in Dublin every year.

[@FromCouchto]

Well down bok deserved the win, from an Irish point of view I’d hate to see Ben shithouse be TMO for an Ireland game again, bad enough to see him be crap in the URC he has no place at international level

[@Burninglash]

I have to take issue with your comments about the tmo. That was excellent use of the tmo. Just because you didn't understand the call on Lowe's try has nothing to do with the correct call. FYI the call was 9ne of the Irish players lying on the ground used his leg to hook tue ball back. That's illegal and is the kind of cheating the ref would find hard to see without assistance of the tmo. Same goes with the held up call and the ball kept in play call. Yes the ball kept in play decision wasn't conclusive but its reasonable to believe Lowe did everything to keep it in play so without conclusive evidence to contradict the on field call was right. Nothing unfair about it. Rub of the green goes to home team which is a big part of home advantage. But as a general statement that match used the tmo appropriately and the calls were technically correct. You should be praising the tmo and ref performance.

[@tilmanvondelft]

Agree

[@robertswaine204]

No the issue was that the neck roll caused the Irish player to go to ground and effect the ball and that action was caused by a SA players illegal move. Anyway, who cares, we go again next week.

[@Burninglash]

@robertswaine204 my point was not about the specific decision but rather that tue tmo use was very minimal and used to provide info tue tef could not pick up on his own. Ie enhanced the refs effectiveness.

[@marantz1]

Loved this video Brenden, I always appreciate your analysis. In regards to to the controversy regarding Cheslin's try, whether the ball was in or out, the reality is that poor decision making by Lowe is what put Ireland in that position. So don't feel too sorry for them 😂

[@waynerockman1242]

We were terrible at the breakdown and Faf was extremely lethargic at times. We have to sharpen up around the ruck and counter rucking. Hope Casey is ok after that tackle though.

[@PhillipDawson10]

I called the Ronan Kelleher playing/kicking the ball back when on the ground in real time. If the TMO did not pick it up, then I would have accepted it, because we have had a lot of bad luck with TMO's. The James Lowe decision, you have to accept that James Lowe previously in the game had the sense to pass the ball into play from outside which resulted in a try, So saying James Lowe was good in the one instance and was not in the other, is that not an insult to James Lowe's skill. What he did for the first try was brilliant. There were a lot of other decisions that could have been picked up, as Irelands were constantly playing or holding the ball while on the ground in the ruck, or cleaning from the side. In the end the game is done, and hopefully both teams will play the next game trying to make less mistakes. Cannot wait

[@readesiun988]

Shame you didn't call the neck roll,it was because of the illegal neck roll his foot hit the ball, it should have been a yellow card against SA. Take another look and be honest with yourself

[@hannesbornman1045]

Andrew porter kept pulling Malherbe down and pre-engaging. I really hope next weeks ref picks up on it.

[@albertvanlingen7590]

Wildkard channel had a very accurate analysis of exactly that...

[@AC-hu3xk]

Yes, 100%....technical issue... need find a way. Irish are good at this. Even the 9 was getting hit in the ruck.. They just hit the ruck on time for guys to get thrown back and get thrown into our 9.

[@kevincallaghan3212]

Stop moaning boks ye won

[@lizzyhanahoe4197]

🥱

[@martindekock4719]

It is fact Faff is slow with service he must shape up

[@albertvanvuuren3890]

Brendon - brilliant - the stats gives a total different perception. The fine line in the end result and luck and take the singular opportunities to put points on the board is crucial.

[@thabza441]

The 50/50 calls almost never go Boks way. It was absolutely shocking to see them made in our favour… a welcome change for once!!

[@VOSRE]

You were on making sense until you talked about the tmo .... the disallowed try was clear that the Irish player kicked the ball back to their side while he was on his hand and knees...in the Colby try it was close but there was no clear evidence that is was out ..... but there were plenty of missed calls ireland was allowed way to much on the ground in The ruck and there was a clear tackle to the head in the second half that they did not even check ... think at the end it was a great game with most of the calls evening out

[@trint417]

And you missed the neck roll by La Roux that preceded him kicking the ball

[@sandorclegane3658]

I just watched virgin media live stream with Matt Williams. Matt said the Springboks discriminate against backs by picking 6 forwards. Matt literally said "back lives matter"

[@sley39]

Hehe hehe I am waiting for the live to finish so I can watch & analyse their take on the game.😂😂

[@sandorclegane3658]

​@@sley39let me some it up for you. Springboks bad Irish the best. Back lives matter

[@waynerockman1242]

Matt is a joke😂😂

[@abrahamkoopman3711]

😮😊😅😂😂😂😂

[@Camcolito]

Learn what "literally" means please.

[@jaykaye594]

Scrappy game, two great teams canceling each other out, Bok better on the day. Roll on the next game.

[@ElijahMan2633]

2nd game they’ve played since the RWC, most haven’t played for a while in Japan and new faces in the mix. It’s expected. Next week will be epic. 🇿🇦

[@jeanm27]

I have always thought that of Cheslin at 14 and Kurt-Lee in 11 are a better fit for each of them and I'm glad we saw that yesterday

[@hamletheneke4472]

Remember the forward pass by Porter the last time we played at Aviva. That was a crucial try as well and cost us the game.

[@AC-hu3xk]

Yes, 2018, Irish player kicked in the ruck, and we lost.. noTMO came to rescue us.

[@lizzyhanahoe4197]

OMG 🥱

[@MartinGordon-x6u]

Agh give it a rest. It was 6 years ago

[@kcahill2777]

Good man Brendan, good review. 👍🏻🇮🇪🇿🇦

[@kirtap2601]

Why is playing the ball on the ground a technical call? The Law is quite clear in this regard.

[@sley39]

Ok let me weight in on the tmo decisions, because it seems to me nobody got the memo...as part of the knew law changes it gives the tmo's authority to make live calls & allow them to go back plays more then 2 or 4 phases which ever one was the previous rule of law, in the event of an infringement before the try was scored, so all the calls was spot on for me!

[@Mo-yd8xc]

That new sports minister they showed cheering at the end is really a "former" gangster?

[@dn822]

Probably still one.

[@aleccastro4761]

@@dn822 'Probably' ? He made it into ANC government, he's reached peak gangster level :) But on a brighter note, I believe a few of our Bok stars will go into public-service and politics one day, and we'll once again have leaders to be inspired by (RIP MADIBA)

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

Oh yeah he is. When he was swprn in as member of parliament the jusge asked him to sit and he replied: "The last time a judge asked me to sit he made me sit for 10 years"

[@aleccastro4761]

@@UlrichHoltzhausen 😂

[@richardhenry5015]

Ge is the minister of sport, at least he seems to like and understand rugby. He really enjoyed the push over scrum

[@Gorilladome4664]

strange game...Pollard?? Faf?? Nice to see opening up the game but where was the physicality? Scrum, first half??? WTF? I hope we dont lose our culture trying to play AB rugby.

[@waynerockman1242]

Absolutely!!

[@nevillepieterse9983]

Yes, agree the Xhosa commentary way better when Siya hit Henshaw…’sit down down, and stay down boy’ lol😄😃

[@lizzyhanahoe4197]

That’s a really sportsman like statement - not. The Irish don’t stay down.

[@revenant2979]

​@@lizzyhanahoe4197You don't understand the Xhosa culture and sense of humor and the very beautiful language. So bad comment.

[@lizzyhanahoe4197]

@@revenant2979 apologies, please say it so I can understand, thanks in advance.

[@albertvanlingen7590]

Remember Ireland also lost the first test in New Zealand...... Ireland will target Durban so actually the hard work has only just started for the Boks. Hope Rassie is ready for what's coming!

[@MartinGordon-x6u]

Too many irish injuries , ireland will struggle in the last game

[@MarcellePotberg]

I enjoy the match when it come to the Boks i arrive 30minutes before they start i mist out nothing at all ❤❤❤

[@henryfinnegan7728]

Very fair review of the game. The game of rugby is not being helped by finicky TMO decisions on some technical rule when not requested in real-time by the referee with a good view. The Lowe try is a case in point. The spectators in the stadium and the TV viewers are being denied the glorious parts of our game. TMO decisions like this are game changers. Finicky application of the Laws will ruin our great game.

[@marnoster]

We got caught out wide a couple of times getting isolated and Ireland’s breakdown and contact turnovers stopped our momentum quite a bit

[@myronalcock4716]

Highlight was the SA national anthem, totally epic. Entertaining match, the Fighting Irish just wouldn't quit. Boks did well to come away with the win (perhaps fortunate). But as Rassie mentioned it was just a bit too stop/start - tough to come to any judgements.

[@martinvanrensburg4441]

Jy praat baie nonsense.weet niks van rugby af nie

[@abrahamkoopman3711]

​@martinvanren😮😊😅😂😂😂sburg4441

[@Kenny-zn6dl]

Watched that game again today and christ almighty the irish were robbed in that match and the referee was clearly biased towards the home team, heard some comments saying south Africa were rusty??? Didn't see that, the other team in green were better and some ridiculous ludicrous refereeing decisions decided that game.

[@louisvanniekerk2612]

I would appreciate it if you do not use the Lord's Name in vain irrespective whether you received or did not receive the Holy Spirit, which testifies that He is the Son of God, therefore God himself.

[@Kenny-zn6dl]

@@louisvanniekerk2612 that is brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nkanyiso131]

Well since you took the time to watch it again, maybe you can give us some insight into the numerous infringements at the breakdown by Ireland?

[@KimpusMaximus]

You should change your background picture to a springbok instead of star wars .

[@hughgroenewald1435]

Hey guys, I have the world's respect for Rassie but I am concerned that he is going to allow Tomy Brown to change the DNA of Springbok rugby i.e to dominate with foreward power and pressure? We have won 4 word cups doing exactly that! Score more tries, sure, but no team has (ever) been able to match our forewards or been able to absorb the choke hold and pressure they apply for 80min? Certainly a bit concerning...if it ain't broken.... Cape Town

[@joewhelan5018]

Lucky result for the Boks. They got all the calls from a hometown TMO and referee. Ireland created their tries. Books depended on luck for 2 of theirs

[@aleccastro4761]

you call chasing a touch kick at top speed on the 1% chance you get to it, then kicking it ahead at full pace and beating other guys (in better positions) to score.. 'luck' ..? You call that final scrum 'luck' ?

[@ajayc641]

blind much?

[@andrewbrennan4423]

​@@aleccastro4761I'd call the final scrum luck as all previous scrums failed or were penalised.

[@enriquenelson7184]

So Ben Whitehouse the Welshman and Luke Pearce the Englishman are hometown officials? Do people even think before typing? The calls were really tight. Really 50/50 decisions. Maybe just maybe - James Francis Rawiri Lowe, the New Zealander, had a shocker for Ireland? If he left the ball, no try, and the TMO does not even need to be involved. Sacha kicks off way to deep and Lowe plays it forcing a scramble and 5m scrum and the Springboks get the penalty try. Were the Boks lucky - extremely. Does it matter now - no. We go on to the next one.

[@AC-hu3xk]

Oh, man. GO WATCH THE 2018 GAME PLAYED IN IRELAND , HOW YOUR TEAM KICKED A BALL IN RUCK AND SCORED.. DONT TALK RUBBISH. ABSURD RUBBISH. PRETENDERS VS GENUINE WC champions. 😅😅😅

[@w00000]

If I remember correctly Malcom Marx also got a turnover??

[@brianharvey9765]

We could've hammered Ireland if we played better and slotted our kicks. Then again, Ireland could've won the game if luck fell their way a bit more often. Fine margins at that level I guess. Boks look a bit rusty in their second game after the World Cup. But Ireland look very shaky considering they've played and won the Six Nations already this year.

[@davidwalker2402]

Ireland haven’t played in 4 months , when SA arrive in Dublin in November we will hear the usual mantra they are tired after a long season. Go figure…

[@lizzyhanahoe4197]

Ummm think we could have won if we played better too. - silly statement.

[@Ivanoskyao]

This new style they are trying to implement is not in our DNA. Stick to the basics, changing too much.

[@fanusprinsloo7037]

I would say the penalty try from the scrum was a scrum lost.

[@NelsonGym]

They build differently yes defnitely like bulldozers 🤣🤣🤣

[@StaalBurgher0]

The balls was clearly played on the ground in the lead up to the Lowe try. Sorry but not sorry there is nothing controversial there. The Kolbe try was lucky yes because it probably was out but it could not be shown on camera. That said, Lowe's attempt was too ambitious. So TMOs did not favour the Boks, they were 100% correct calls. Unlike Dublin and Paris where the wrong call was made. Not to mention the TV screen simply not working against FRA. Please spare me.

[@rogerlong8306]

Neck roll on Irish player? Pity the TMO was one eyed but absolutely no surprise there having seen his performance over the last few years.

[@StaalBurgher0]

@@rogerlong8306 sigh... makes no difference. 1st penalty Aki goes off his feet 2nd penalty Irish player impedes arriving Bok player 3rd penalty neck roll maybe because Irish player is driving the SA player off the ball, not being cleaned, that is unlikely to be penalised 4th penalty playing ball off feet No try. No matter how you spin it.

[@OriginalVenomZA]

Yeh, That should be the default language when youget ass whipped. Done. You learn the language, or just understand, that you've been dealt your cards. You are more than welcome to come again. But do so at your own risk,

[@obySedgefieldgemofourgardenrou]

More possessional kicking

[@Johnsmith-jl3bk]

Sorry, stop watching at 4 mins , stand still mate and stop editing every 20 seconds

[@JohannesphilipusCorneliusMeyer]

Ag tog rassie kry naas Botha in om Jul te Leer,,,box kick is uit

[@mountainman9145]

The first TMO debated decision was clearly ball played on the ground by an Irish player on the ground in a ruck situation and was clearly illegal. The second debated TMO decision was far more dubious as the view required from a camera was not there and so the ref and the TMO decided to go with the refs initial feeling - that it was a try. I felt the ball hit the Irish players hand while coming back into the field of play while his foot was firmly out of bounds - therefore line-out and no try.

[@EolasColas]

That Irish player on the ground was neck rolled

[@mountainman9145]

@@EolasColas Fair enough I did not see the neck roll. The ball was being worked back (on the ground) to South Africa and then it suddenly shot forward to the Irish side.

[@AC-hu3xk]

Talk about TMO and Ref calls. Go watch 2018 game played in IRELAND. What hapend , how boks lost....crap happens .

[@NelsonGym]

Just shows how good the Boks realy are that Ireland could bot even beat them with a man short and being rusty....

[@EolasColas]

SA were playing at altitude at home with 50k fans.. they should be winning! Can they win in Dublin??

[@Camcolito]

What? Ireland are missing some of their best players and are playing away.

[@jeramy576]

When has SA been on the wrong side of TMO decisions? You are the TMO world champs. 5th best team in the world at best

[@nw4145]

B nel, u dont add value dude... go away

[@BrendenNel]

And yet you watched. Strange. Have a great day

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

There are people that disagree with you, including Irish.

[@BrendenNel]

​@@UlrichHoltzhausen and that is their right. Your point is?

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

@@BrendenNel My response was meant toward the @nw person.

[@BrendenNel]

Sorry mate misunderstood :)

[@mitakon21]

Lowes try was rightly disallowed. Ireland won the ball illegally...period. Great call by the TMO.

[@mitakon21]

Ball thrown back into play by Lowe on the penalty before his foot was grounded was also justified. The ball was out of his left hand before his foot was grounded. His right hand wasnt visible but the ball was free in the air. TMO was right again..

[@MartinGordon-x6u]

Sorry but his foot was on the ground......however the best team won

[@Smith-hl6ms]

No win just daylights robbery

[@mitakon21]

No it wasn't, and don't waist ur inconclusive breath.