Brutally Ranking Every Springboks Performance for Rugby Championship so far!

[@RUGGARUGBY]

Fassi has been the find this international season. Whenever he was picked, never looked out of place. The more opportunities he gets, the more he'll excel in my opinion.

[@anthonylees5735]

I think Fassi is a fullback gem in the making - I agree.

[@robcrocker348]

Unfortunately Salman is nothing more than 1-2 at international level

[@quaziforus]

Slap Mouse? or Moer Rat?

[@RozWentworth]

Lol...not a fan of Moerat either...sorry

[@springboks87]

Ja, totally agree. I haven’t seen anything that Rassie and the boys have that make him so desirable. Maybe just not enough play time but I don’t rate him.

[@jameswyatt4443]

If Rassie thinks he’s good enough, he is. Know your own ignorance, I think I trust Rassie more than all you people online.

[@iJuStDuIt]

He's not in the right rat or gear. He has NOT been chosen because of his current performance, but HOW well he managed the Junior Boks

[@RobertHerbst93]

remember to absolutely moer that subscribe button

[@quaziforus]

G Williams will always be on the bench because he is essential there for a 6-2 split. On the positive side he will always be in the team, his body will take less blows but most importantly he will win more caps.

[@nondumisolehutso9180]

Jesse is 9-10 on my side , hardly make any mistakes. Sasha is a 5-6

[@johnlaurenkaitlynjenniferb6878]

Really liked this video and the way you did the tier rankings, very clear and well done.

[@phillipschulze168]

Except for Willie Le Roux butchering the 1 try in the 1 test, we has really good for the rest of that game. I think you are basing your whole score for Willie on that 1 play. Willie gave us so much go forward ball and spread the ball out wide in the match. Rating Sacha's second game as a 5-6 is inconsistent to what you gave Willie. Sacha also butchered a try so why not treat that the same as the 1 Willie butchered?

[@ethancroft5512]

Fully agree. The bias is blatant.

[@ndumisodatini3373]

He is biased indeed. He's got favorite players and he doesn't like other players. I think he's got some agenda. He is controversial.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

I keep hearing how he supposedly butchered that try. I don't agree. It was a play initiated by him and Sacha and Sacha unexpectedly made a break. Le Roux had to then keep his eyes on Sacha to wait for the pass and he couldn't know whether the outside backs even saw the break. This was happening at full speed as well. He didn't have time to look around and assumed he was alone. That's not a butchered play, this is just what goes on in broken play.

[@ernestmabaso9267]

Broadly agree with your rankings.Interesting your 9-10 rank is dominated by the forwards. It shows that against ABs our backliners and everyone else needs to step up their game to be in that highest rank to stand a good chance of winning both their games. You need to close and cover all angles to beat the ABs convincingly. Thanks for the video🎉

[@Alec-sanderMeirellesDoCantoECa]

I saw Sacha make too many mistakes to be in the 7-8 category

[@gihanilangakoon]

I agree. Everyone's gotta be more objective and not get carried away by "early days" syndrome. He's good though, and has more to do to "settle in"

[@Karma-qt4ji]

Can someone please explain to me what Pollard did to deserve a 5-6? First game: kicked the ball dead from the restart *again*. Passed the ball once, ran once for zero metres. Made 2 tackles, missed 1. No kicks at goal. Made 3 tackles. Second game: 1 from 2 kicks at goal. 2 passes - 1 to Manie to make the play and the other went behind the backline completely, putting us under pressure and killing an attacking opportunity. Zero metres made. Am I the only one who actually sees what he is producing at the moment, and is not blinded by what he has done in the past?

[@KizitoLugano]

I look forward to these honest videos week in week out. Truly wholesome content. As always don't forget to absolutely more thar subscribe button everyone.👍

[@randomlyfactual1943]

I think maybe have a plain white category for "too little game time". Fassi to me was a 10. Playing the way he did in THAT weather? Fantastic. Difficult to be hard on Sacha given how badly we beat Australia and in what conditions that was done. Him and Willie Le Roux were the playmakers and if you beat a side by 26 points, that means they did their job well. Ox and Malherbe to me is always a ten. Many people forget that a great loosehead becomes a poor loosehead next to a bad tighthead. Kitshoff and Nche will go down as two of the greatest loosehead props in the history of the game, because of the platform Malherbe and Koch gives them

[@jameswebb-hl2vu]

Thanks what you are doing Please do the same for New Zealand then compare Boks to AB's

[@siphumelelemshubi9121]

I will keep liking your videos so you can bring Russie and Siya. I did subscribe. I like your channel.

[@kennethpayle3670]

Marco pushing Siya for 6 jersey? What are you smoking?

[@ethancroft5512]

Look at the stats. Marco consistently outperforms Kolisi in every match, even though he has less game time.

[@mthunziphakathi4215]

​@@ethancroft5512Nah bro, Marco has far less impact than Siya. You are being bias if you think otherwise.

[@ethancroft5512]

@@mthunziphakathi4215 The stats say otherwise. Marco makes more tackles and gains more meters in carries than Kolisi, in spite of only playing around 30 minutes every match.

[@mthunziphakathi4215]

@@ethancroft5512 Siya gets more go forward in contact. Then you must look at the roles each player is meant to play. Siya is more of a clearer and disruptive player in the rucks, less in the poacher role. If you think Marco is better than Siya you have a real problem.

[@ethancroft5512]

@@mthunziphakathi4215 Sorry, but it is simply not true that Kolisi gets more go forward in contact. When he makes meters, it is usually when he is out wide, running against backline players. Even so, Van Staaden outperforms him decisively in average meters per carry.

[@davidekerold9071]

Love this concept of this video. It will be interesting to see if Rassie sees it the same way as you.

[@willem8b873]

My 2 cents subjective ratings. BJD 8, Grant Williams 6, Morné vd Bergh 2, Cobus Reinach 7, Handre Pollard 6 Start coaching, Manie Libbok 6, Makhazolo Mapimpi 8, Willie le Roux 4 Start coaching, Jessie Kriel 9, Cheslin Kolbe 8, Sacha Feinberg Nkomezulu 7, Fassi 8, Kurt-lee Arendse 10, Lukhanyo Am 7, Jan Hendrik Wessels 5, Marco van Staden 8, De Allende 7, Gerrit Steenkamp 5 , RG Snyman No Rating no game time, Kwagga 8, Ruan Nortjé 7, Ox Nche10, Salman Morat 4 Too much game time, Bongi 5, Malcolm Marx 9, Frans Malherbe 9, Elrich Louw 6, Siya 8, Vincent Koch 8, Johan Grobbelaar 5, Eben 9, Thomas Du toit 7, PSDT 10 (Need 6 more to have unbeatable team)

[@Paul-yq4fh]

Moerat 2

[@mazibukomail]

Fair, but bit too tough on Willie.

[@YupinDayaram]

good video, do more of these

[@Straightdeal]

Just a comment on your categories. I think you should link a category to a whole number. Example: 5 is average, 6 is above average, 5-6 does not really say anything.

[@quaziforus]

Libbok to start at 10 next test? Pollard at 12

[@WesselJooste-yh6xi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@likhayam]

​​@@WesselJooste-yh6xi I agree 💯, it won't happen

[@randomlyfactual1943]

Not just no, but hell no. That's something you try against Portugal and Romania; not against the All Blacks.

[@thabza441]

Salmon is a 5.5 (needs more game time) and Nortje is a 6.8 - boardering in being good, deserves another chance. Louw is a 6 - tried hard, was solid without being remarkable. Roos would have made a bigger impact on both those games. Can’t wait to see Gumede when he gets his chance. Come on Hendrikse!! Great show.

[@lizilemanona]

You should have done this video at the end of the rugby championship

[@beammeup8458]

How do your "moer" a button ?? Has the language changed in the time i have been away ?

[@SihleFani-t6i]

Moerat needs a game time guyz, although his impact is questionable,lets give him a game time you will never know ,

[@ThembalekhayaSimanga-mc3br]

Not enough said about PSDT. He is currently the best player in the World for me. Pollard under pressure will always be a 9-10

[@ant208]

Am certainly did not play better than De Alende.

[@wahlinator17]

moerat needs to go back to club rugby

[@kennethpayle3670]

How do you rate Manie on a 10 minute outing?

[@derickpetersen3967]

Dont ever disrespect Bongi like that my man

[@ethancroft5512]

Bongi has the lowest work rate out of any international hooker.

[@wernerfolscher6909]

Jordan, I always rated your rugby iq, Willie le Roux made one mistake in the first game. What you’re not taking into account is the 22 passes he made from fullback vs Sacha’s 19 at #10. Remember Sacha and Mapimpi also butchered tries but you don’t penalise them. I can just roll my eyes at the low resolution thinking from all the Willie haters out here…

[@aluncurtis6124]

This illustrates the embarrassment of riches the Boks currently have.

[@skqivel7437]

Jesse 9/10, libbok 4, van staden 6

[@Karma-qt4ji]

And Pollard?

[@skqivel7437]

@@Karma-qt4ji pollard hasn’t done anything wrong yet so maybe a 7

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@skqivel7437 kicked the ball dead from a kick off, passed the ball behind the entire backline, made 1 kick from 2 attempts in the second game.... So what has Manie done wrong that he deserves a 4 where Pollard clearly pisses perfume despite his meh performance?

[@skqivel7437]

@@Karma-qt4ji maybe a 6 for pollard, Pollard does a lot behind the scenes that manie doesn’t do. Manie literally came on and got smashed while we had advantage which lost us momentum, he just didn’t look confident in the style of play. Hoping that he can be better in games coming forward but for now I would only play him against Argentina off the bench maybe

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@skqivel7437 LOL again, like what? In 20 minutes on Saturday, Pollard touched the ball twice in general play, and did sweet FA on both occasions. Manie was on for 9 minutes, and touched the ball 8 times. The time he got "smashed" was the time that Handre didn't know what to do with the ball so simply flung it to him because Willie was not playing. Watch it again, boet.

[@carldanelaubscher1489]

Man I love your work most days, but it saddens me somewhat that your baise clouds your judgement..... Some of your rating is purely on your feeling towards a player rather than their play/output.

[@phelansa23]

Sascha makes way too many mistakes. He should drop down one category until he sorts that out. You also underrate RG tremendously, and Moerat you over rate. RG is the best center playing at lock. The mans soft skills are just ridiculously good.

[@SVXNINZI]

Pushing Siya!!!? 😅

[@karlvanrooyen7402]

no willie ..please

[@RUGBYBOY-dr7qs]

Sasha at 10

[@Quin.CR7]

Boet you say Cheslin had a phenomenal phenomenal performance and then you give him a 7. Haha. Maybe learn the definition of phenomenal, or rethink your numbering. Thanks for your views!

[@tienieventer4793]

Moerat is a 1 spectator

[@chrismia2402]

Both Willie and Mapimpi butchered a try, Willie created plenty of other tries so I can’t see how these 2 are 2 categories apart. 1 category difference is hard to explain, 2 is unreasonable.

[@darraghmckinley3845]

Great video Jordan 🔥 interesting opinion on fassi I actually think he needs to step up more if he wants to be as impactful as Damien willimse fly half situation is interesting I think it should be sacha feinberg and libok on the bench. I think South Africa are much better and more exciting with Tony brown.

[@blankmedia01]

Louw is too high ..we need a proper 8 and so far we don't have one.

[@kennethpayle3670]

Elrich Louw 5-6. No more

[@YallCrazies801]

Not gonna lie, this video was a bit boring. So long and didn’t add much value like some of your other videos. I think you should do positional analysis videos, like how good Aphalele Fassi did and how he compares to Willie and Damian.

[@briannhlabathi7947]

Fasi 9-10 everyone else is fine

[@randomlyfactual1943]

Absolutely agree. "Wet weather". Imagine grass and soil in your eyes, the inability to hear your team mates, imagine the ball turning into a bar of soap. Yet this Mofo comes and is as solid as a rock. He genuinely does not get the credit for just how hard it is to pull off that performance in those conditions.

[@kobuswelgemoed433]

VAn Staden was not good

[@gerriegeldenhuys6253]

Shasha is not as good as you make him. Siya is the 4th best 6 in the country. I would love to see Sasha against the All Blacks. Moerad was poor. Elrich a young great player.

[@Flo-FAFO]

Eben was definitely 9-10

[@kobuswelgemoed433]

There are a couple of players that is lucky to get your high ratings . Louw for instance , never get over the advantage line. Norttjie very good at line out but .Fassi was good under the high ball but never join the the back line. Even if he received the ball from a pass i don't think he will have scored. Mamimpi As a right wing and he has not learn to put the ball under the left arm then i don't now how can you rate him so high

[@malibongwemalinga8871]

Damien should be worried that 12 position is under threat Am is building up nicely the more he starts watch him start cooking

[@randomlyfactual1943]

Very few centres in history would be able to push Damian out of that jersey for these Springboks. He needs to be rock solid on defense and be an extra loose forward when the situation arises.

[@VegeTa-ud2ms]

😂 fassi not even on the same planet as Willie even Green is better than Fassi.If Willie didn't get injured agents IRL we would have won!.Fassi game will get exposed agents better teams you can c it in URC gannot play under pressure.he is a long way of Willie and D W !! Squad player at best 👌

[@mthunziphakathi4215]

Fassi is guns. Just say you don't like him.

[@mickeymouse-xr9gy]

Libbock is overrated. Tyrone Green should be in squad as a utility back. Libbock is making up the numbers(quotas ) together with Moerat. Moerat is a quota. Lucky to even be in Stomers team.Van den Berg is better than Hendricks . Should have been given another opportunity. Hendrikse service is so slow. He retards the entire momentum of the backline. Still feel there are a couple of players in Europe that should be in this squad. Kolisi is not playing a full 80 minutes...time to drop him(7-8? not a chance). Boks need a mongrel fetcher in the loose trio. Smith is the only real fetcher. Big problem for this team is securing that ball against top sides. Ireland made inroads into the Bok gameplan by competing for ball on the ground. Erasmus not picking enough fetchers in team.

[@Karma-qt4ji]

So sick of this political bullshit! There have been 6 new caps given to white players this season, yet you think Rassie is so shit that the only players of colour he can find to fit into the team are the number 7th ranked lock who is only there due to injuries to other players and Manie Libbok, who is actually preferred over both Nohamba and Masuku who play in the same position??? Of course, you showed your true colours when you spotlighted our Captain for not playing 80 minutes, completely overlooking Malcolm, Kitsie, Vincent, Thomas, Eben, Vincent, Sous, RG, Jean, Jasper and Kwagga who also don't usually play 80 minutes, due to this thing that we do, known as the bomb squad. Ireland made inroads against the Boks because Pollard can not or will not play attacking rugby. He kicks goals, and if Willie is not on the field, our backline is dead. Remove your white tinted glasses and have a good hard look at what he actually contributes to the side these days - you will quickly realise why we lost to Ireland.

[@mickeymouse-xr9gy]

@@Karma-qt4ji get rid of race quotas in SA sport. No reason for the need for quotas. It's got nothing to do with "representation". Its a punitive measure. Sport need not be "representative" Sport needs to be accessible to all. Selection is a different matter. You earn selection by talent, form and perseverance. Not race. You talking BS if you think teams in SA are not selected on the basis of race. If all players are selected on merit, why is there a need for quotas?

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@mickeymouse-xr9gy That was not your argument the first time around, was it? You used politics to demean players selected by Rassie to represent us - now you question why that politics exists. It exists because rugby was NOT accessible to all. We only accepted a smattering of black faces in white teams and then we put them on the wing "where they could do least harm". Remember those days? They forced us to consider black players and we now sit with an unprecedented amount of depth in all positions, back to back RWC's and a large number of world class non-white players. But people like you will never see that, you will always just point to the guy you don't like and blame the colour of his skin. You will never understand or accept that these world class non-white players in our team are only there because the ANC forced us to consider them. How embarrassing is it when the corrupt dickheads in the ANC have done more for our rugby than SARU did? If we had followed your method, we would never have heard of Chessie, Sacha, Kurt Lee, Lukhanyo, Fassi, Beast, Bongi, Ox, Trevor, Siya. What excuse would you have then?

[@jksinorbit]

Sascha can't be above 6/7...one good test one below average. The boy needed a reality check anyways

[@WesselJooste-yh6xi]

Manie was a 3 at best!

[@Karma-qt4ji]

And what was Pollard? Kicked another ball dead from the restart in the first test, kicked 1 from 2 goals in the second test, passed the ball twice - once to Manie to make the play and once behind the entire backline to put us under pressure. Is this the performance of someone in the 5-6 category?? Is this a better performance than Willie le Roux in the first test, who made a single mistake but touched the ball once every 2 minutes on average and completely controlled the backline?

[@WesselJooste-yh6xi]

@@Karma-qt4ji manie is not even in the same discussion as Pollard so you cant compare the two. One day if that day ever comes for Manie to achieve what Pollard have then you can try again but until then you have nothing meaningful to say.

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@WesselJooste-yh6xi Look at the topic of the video, boet. Performances for Rugby Championship so far. So tell me, what has Pollard done that Manie hasn't? You immediate response was to talk about Pollard's career but that is not the discussion here.

[@WesselJooste-yh6xi]

@@Karma-qt4ji Manie performed exactly the same as he did since the day he became a Springbok. That is his career as a springbok very average and mediocre. Pollard showed his class over and over literally winning the RWC for South Africa and as we all know class is permanent. same goes for Sasha he will be a great cause he consist of that X-factor to become a class player but Manie just doesn't!

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@WesselJooste-yh6xi You can't even answer the question, can you? It's not difficult, simply tell me what Pollard did in his two appearances at the Rugby Championship that made him so much better than Manie. What did Manie do that made him so mediocre? Pollard was on the field for 20 minutes on Saturday, Manie on for 9. Pollard passed the ball twice, once to Manie and once behind the entire backline, Manie passed it 5 times and ran 3 times - 8 touches in 9 minutes to Pollard's 2 in 20, with neither of Pollard's being very good at all. Where is the class in those two touches? But you lack the basic common decency to judge them honestly on their actual performance, insisting on judging them according to your opinion of them. Not very respectful to the guy selected to play for the Boks by the coach who won back to back World Cups, is it? BTW, Pollard did not win the RWC for us, our defence did. Pollard kicked four goals and I am exceptionally happy that he did that, but let us not for one minute believe that 12 points would be enough to win a game against the AB's without a monumental defensive effort.

[@dylanbradley8523]

Decent surface level content from this guy. Gaining popularity from clickbaity thumbnails. Lots of other Rugga podcasts etc with significantly more insightful opinions eg: RugbyBits