The Springboks Being The Most Powerful Team!! (Reaction)

[@_Justin_Case]

In South Africa, we have an event called "Craven week," where many talented schoolboys are identified and recruited for rugby. Grey College has a remarkable history of producing numerous Springbok players and is widely regarded as one of the most successful institutions in developing rugby talent.

[@wesrobmat]

I played Craven week coming from Table View High. I didn’t get far but it was still a great experience. I love LOVE rugby and only played to have fun.

[@D3adf1y]

just add that Grey rugby is ranked higher than most countries and is the most successful rugby school/collage in the world, (with a 90%+ win rating over the last 30+ years if i remember correctly)

[@kris....99]

paul roos has the most springboks ❤

[@ilyaaspetersen9074]

Players from rugby clubs, High School, and Uni all try to get picked for Provincial clubs (e.g Western Province) through trial matches they get invited to. Best players of WP, plays for Stormers as they are the same insitution. Then all Provicial players in the teams like Stormers, Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions etc, do their best in their tournaments to stand out. After that Dr. Rassie picks the best players that suits his plans and play hard to represent the springboks.

[@thandisilec835]

“Lol I don’t think they go to college” here as a South African watching KZbin videos in my varsity on-campus residence using campus Wi-Fi, instead of prepping for test on Friday 😂

[@madrileyZA]

@1:49 the most iconic clip of the bomb squad...Mbonambi looks badass with the whole clique behind him.

[@stuartwood9339]

The “College” system is known as the Varsity Cup, it’s got a bunch of insanely talented players representing their universities, it’s crazy

[@DieHardRugby]

Thank you guys for the congratulations. The uploads will become more frequent now 💪

[@dunsonhouse]

Much love family

[@JohanBothma-y3w]

Congratulations on the baby....keep the content going.....it's people like u the makes the BOKS stay alive

[@JohanBothma-y3w]

​@@dunsonhouse ....fam the springboks scrum is like the US NAVY of rugby.....it's un much in strength and planning.... much love to u

[@rudierasmus8162]

South-Africa does have universities, one of the biggest uni leagues is varsity cup The international season has just started this part weekend

[@LollyJ]

We do have university leagues which is one of the feeder systems into the professional teams, and the Springbok squad is chosen from those professional teams. 2 current springboks (Eben Etzebeth & Damien de Allende) played for my brother’s university team and from there were drafted to a pro team. Some players are scouted directly from high school, and lots of the pro teams have talent development academies that scout talented players as teenagers. And FYI, it’s been calculated that in each scrum, the forces exerted on the players is equivalent to that of a high-speed car crash - and they have to be strong enough that their bodies can take that many times in each match, week after week. It’s next level, pure brute strength & toughness.

[@Eerierdutchess89]

Exactly this. Just to comment on the car crash brutallity, I heard Ox broke the scrum mashine in their gym. 😂 These okes are pure muscle and strength.

[@annabrisley479]

Springbok love to youse 🇿🇦

[@KarlRichardMartinDavids]

We have the Varsity Cup which consists of two university leagues. These universities recruit players from the Craven week and give them study opportunities. They then play for the universities and many Springboks come from this program. Players from the Varsity Cup gets recruited into provincial and professional clubs that complete in national and international competitions from where, if good enough, gets selected for the Springboks

[@charltonlackay4995]

Love that you guys are loving our national team the Springboks, also love the content, keep it up. So from high school or varsity the players would be scouted and signed to a rugby club like the bulls, lions or sharks which represent a province, basically the equivalent to your rams, cowboys or patriots in American football, sometime they would be picked up by clubs in other countries like Ireland, England or France. Thereafter, the players, depending on their club performance would be chosen by the national team coach (Rassie) to represent south africa (THe springboks) for test matches or competitions like the world cup. Simply put, if the rest of the world played "American" Football, the USA would choose a squad/Team from the entire NFL to represent America in the world cup for American football if it existed, hope you can understand the analogy 👍

[@Karl3Lang]

Springboks vs Wales in London this Saturday at 2pm (9am eastern time)

[@dunsonhouse]

We gotta lock in ✊🏽

[@Eerierdutchess89]

Some of our High Schools are named College. Like Grey College, but it is a high school. Higher education is done at University - usually private higher education. We do have higher education, funded by government, which is called College, like Tshwane College where you get a degree. So yeah, it is confusing. But 2 different things.

[@davinloparimi6082]

They are scrum King's🔥

[@jasonkleinhans3277]

When it comes to springbok players, it is a national team. That means that the players are chosen and called up from club rugby teams to represent the nation that is south africa against other national teams. Think of it like the Olympics where the best are called up to represent their nation Also for the rugby season, the springboks played their first game of the year yesterday against wales which they won handedly. Their next game will be against Ireland, currently world 2nd best rugby team in 2 weeks time.

[@alpozongo1485]

South African has the best production of talent. The has only been 1 non-south African play in the Boks Jersey in South African rugby history

[@jameswyatt4443]

Not true. Corne Krige - Zambia Tonderai Chavanga - Zimbabwe Brian Mujati - Zimbabwe Although compared to other countries the Springboks definitely have a much better record of playing only players born in their country.

[@jacqueslandman8044]

​​@@jameswyatt4443At least they're from the same continent

[@jameswyatt4443]

@@jacqueslandman8044 That’s irrelevant. I’m not bashing the Springboks. I hate that other countries have so many foreign players. And I love that we don’t, but facts are facts, the Beast isn’t the only one.

[@jacqueslandman8044]

@@jameswyatt4443 My comment was tongue in cheek, not confrontational.

[@jameswyatt4443]

@@jacqueslandman8044 Once again, your comment is irrelevant. This isn’t a confrontation, we’re not even disagreeing on anything.

[@epiqsoundz8846]

Springboks is not one of the best teams in the world, they are the best team and the greatest of all time 0:22

[@annabrisley479]

The season is started. It's winter time in the Southern Hemisphere now so it's rugby season 👌Summertime is usually cricket

[@llewellynbooysen]

I'm from South Africa and rugby starts very early in your school career. You don't need to go to college to be a Springbok.but sometimes it helps if you go to the right School or College. Here rugby is life like NBA in the US

[@irfaandeveroux2808]

Technically there's no off-season. First, it's the Northern Hemisphere called URC where our Franchise Teams compete When that ends, it's the Currie Cup where teams of our Provinces compete for the oldest Cup in rugby history, it's the most sought after local Cup. Each province has a Franchise Team and the Provincial Teams feed the Franchise Teams. Your schools and Varsity Rugby feed the Provincial Rugby. South Africa is the largest exporter of professional rugby players Then it's the Craven Week (during our first quarter school holidays) where schools compete. Which is also the Season for International Rugby called Test Matches played between Countries, which can be a once-off Test match or upto 3 games. Countries may tour each other home and away When that ends, it's the Intervarsity Cup in a league format between our Universities. The Champions Cup, which was previously known as the Tri-Nations ( New Zealan known as the All Blacks; Australia and South Africa compete) but they have added Argentina and Japan. Then it's wash and recycle

[@philad1439]

Most new players are coming from Varsity Cup that means SA universities league, at high school they usually play for Baby Boks which is under 20 then upgraded to Springboks

[@Hatedbyloner]

That scram 😂😂

[@dyllancoppin]

Its that pap the gents are eating that's where the power is.

[@craigmillan6044]

The BIG grudge match is coming up - the 2 match series against Ireland. They beat South Africa in the Rugby World Cup and this is the first return match since then. I've just seen the Springbok squad for that first game, and the skills of the old and new players - the depth of talent is truly phenomenal. Pity Ireland my friends!

[@jasenkomraz5433]

The one thing I love about The Springboks is that they are really united South Africans! The real rainbow nation. Black, white and colored standing together!

[@Jannie71]

When you play school rugby youcan get chosen for teams for example every province in South Africa has a team like the Bulls Lions Sharks. then you play trails against every school in that province to make the team. example i played griquas which is the northencapes team. then while you play that pick players to move further. Later on you can play for the team in your province if your good and play for them in colleage or in universitys. then you can be chosen to play for springboks u/21 springboks or blitzboks if you have the talent

[@izanamiledwaba1330]

There is college rugby league called "Varsity Cup". The scouting starts during High School competitions. 🏉

[@jackquinmatthys565]

The reason for South African scrums being so powerful is because they don't practise scrums using a machine like others. The have two powerful scrums, which was seen when they used the 7-1 split to go up against each other during practice

[@thaps_thebe]

Just like any school, after high school is college. But ouchea you can be recruited from college, and there are clubs (teams). You find them in the rugby union. Its equivalent to the premier league or laliga. Just like the NBA, There are various teams like LA lakers or chicago bulls. And than you have the USA national basketball team.

[@SHUTUPNOWW9360]

springboks play vs Wales this weekend

[@dunsonhouse]

We definitely got to lock in

[@RozWentworth]

No...we train rugby players from 2 years old..lol we basically breed them...this is a religion in SA as you guys know by now. We have high school then university...

[@Hrodwulf9]

South Africas got an incredible feeding system to produce Springboks, with a long and illustrious tradition, it goes something like this: Elite schoolboy rugby league produces players chosen for Craven Week (named for Danie Craven an old time legendary administrator for the sport in SA) Craven week standouts get selected to attend academies at the various provincial sides, the academies also source talent from disadvantaged areas like Siya Kolisi who got picked to the Wester Province academy while he was from a poor area, it's the source of our pool of black players who can't attend the elite High Schools. From here the kids join club sides and the Varsity Cup University league, unless they are picked to join the senior provincial team directly, or they'll join the Junior Springbok sides at the under 20 or under 21 Age groups. Most of our Springbok talent today has been playing together since their days in the junior boks, so these guys know one another extremely well and the way they talk it's like their Springboks career really started as junior Boks. The whole system is very close to your Pro Football leagues I would venture to say, except we end up with a strong national side instead of a strong regional team in American Football leagues. If you've read all this congrats, I'll be publishing it as a short story look for it on Amazon soon.

[@bulelwashezi4540]

the word 'college' refers to trade schools in South Africa. We call the main tertiary education university or uni or varsity.

[@DupoLio18]

eyo SPRINGBOKS ARE PLAYING SATUDAY

[@zuko_sa]

😂😂😂 "What yall eating?!" We have a special diet. Wanting to prove a point wherever we go. Just because we have a wicked past doesn't mean our future dims our light. It's a common thread we subconsciously possess as South Africans. Its a spirit of wanting to show excellence no matter what industry you're in. It's our spirit 🎉

[@shelr8204]

The 1,2&3 and insanely strong to keep the scrums up. +- 950kgs of weight on each end pushing against each other.

[@lightningRatPack]

Well i goes normally high school then university the provincial clubs then Springboks. but depending on your skill you can skip stages. But also understand the Springboks is a massive team there are different teams like team A and team b and so on but there are also different age groups. So some people are picked like a 16yr old and train to one day be a springbok player. The team you watch is the best of the best.

[@hermancoetzee696]

Yes, we go to college/university first. Then work and or sports. Or for sorts you can get recruited with a university scholarship.

[@DuanePayne-q2y]

The Springboks play test matchs now and Already won Irland 1 to 0 in the series. SA is die hard rugby❤

[@jeanm27]

Salads don't win Scrums. You should watch Chasing The Sun 1 and 2. It will give you valuable insight into the Boks

[@AidenEybers]

Players get selected from the age of 19 playing for uni or playing for a provincial team e.g The Bulls.From there the international coaches e.g Rassie Erasmus sees your talent and recruit you to play for them

[@giddysoga1949]

The scrum is almost similar to what the Eagles play at the 1 yard line. I think they may have taken the concept of that play from the scrum.

[@ashwilljantjies1710]

No there is high school , college and provincial levels before u get to national level , there's also SAA that's like a second team of the nationals

[@traceyneuville6834]

Watch SA/NZ yesterday !! We only needed 10 mins to win !!

[@anchendorfling5468]

We are African Warrior's and Vickings united.

[@annabrisley479]

Boys start playing in primary school at the age of 6 💪

[@herchellewilliams8211]

we recruit from highschool and university, especially local rugby clubs

[@ContendwithChristJ12-1]

South Africa play Wales ths weekend. First game after WC

[@anthonyafonso3599]

You guys much Watch "Chasing the Sun" that Springbok Rugby. Highly acclaimed.

[@nosihledlamini3814]

We call college university, we use the word college very loosely, hilton college is a high school, and yes they go to universities. There are also rugby teams in university,

[@ThatOneBroskii]

Please watch Chasing the Sun 2 to see why that scrums are so strong 😅

[@travkruger292]

Springboks (1) playing Ireland (2) this Saturday (6th July). Going to be a epic battle, watch it if you can.

[@sibongileonu368]

High school and college are 2 different levels. College being higher. Rugby is a religion in sa. Played from primary school but then seriously in high school. Recruitment starts from there including rugby scolarships

[@jaspermalan3640]

We create players from primary school anwards,the go through high school and university, to the pro levels, to international

[@Just_JasonZA]

School, then Vasity then league then country, South Africa grow their own, we do sometimes have other Afrcan born but only if they have rights to live and work in SA

[@dominicmangolele3682]

What happens is they pick the best player who are form South Africa to play for South Africa against other countries And then they have their own team where they week in and out

[@hopeaguero7460]

France game was crazy and the audience was in French favour then William called scrum all of sadden the stadium went silent everyone had they hands over their head cause franchise new what was coming springboks bully the hell out of France with scrum.💪🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@derekfelton8287]

jUST VPLAYED NO 2 IN THE WORLD BABY THIS WEEKEND

[@flinfaraday1821]

Believe me, winning the world cup was not easy. Teams are very close at the top.

[@AFRIKAansLekker]

Hey Yo, 22nd June its the start of their new international season, we are playing against Wales,and portugal is also in the mix, it will be intresting to see how they progressed since worldCup🫶..aweh🖖

[@pamaerysovershares7373]

The college and high school being one chat made me laugh. No there’s a domestic league (domestic teams based in SA and other countries) and springboks get selected from there.

[@merlinbotha363]

Springboks are a national team. You pick from South African citizens , like team USA at the Olympics

[@terwinfillis6475]

Did you guys ever figure oit the bomb squad?

[@travissmith4322]

you should watch the rugby documentary Chasing the Sun

[@luvuyosrbmix8721]

Ok this is going to require a proper lesson. Boys start school around 6-7 years of age. They don't play any games for 2 years they just have practice where the coach throws the rugby ball in the air and all hell breaks loose for whoever decides to catch the ball. This game, as abnormal as it sounds, actually serves a purpose, as the positional skills and talent of each player are revealed (good passer, stepper, loose forward, strength) before they are ready to actually play an organized game. They watch all the Senior boys play in official interschool games that are rated and tracked by SA Rugby every weekend during the season from under 9 to u 18, usually a whole day affair for every scholar in a rugby school. This is for 2 years, just sitting there and dreaming of playing for their school and having only 2 practice days per week. They are deliberately being starved. After 2 years, these players start their primary school careers from under 9 to under 13 playing barefoot and the earliest games every winter since the under 9 game is the first game of the School's Saturday. Please note, there are more than 1000 rugby playing primary schools in South Africa. If good enough at under 13, some of these players are selected to present their state/province in their first provincial tournament. Step 1 to a Rugby Career. They start High School at under 14. Please note, there are more than 1000 rugby playing high schools in South Africa. If good enough at under 15, some of these players are selected to present their state/province in their second provincial tournament. Step 2 to a Rugby Career. Senior High School Rugby starts with under 16s then Under 18s, with each school having one 1st XV (First Fifteen), the best players that school has to offer. If good enough at under 18, some of these players are selected to present their state/province in their 3rd provincial tournament. This under 18 tournament also has a provincial/state Final, and a SA Schools side is selected at the end of the tournament. These are the best school boy rugby players in the country for that particular year. They also get to play about 3-5 international games versus other Schools teams from around the world. Step 3 to a Rugby Career. After High School, there a number of routes: Route 1: Amateur Club Rugby Route 2: University (Varsity Cup & Varsity Shield) Route 3: Under 20 Provincial Players who are selected to play for their provincial team at under 20 are seen and groomed as the next generation of professional players for that province. A player can do everything but if they do not represent their province/state, they probably won't make it as pros. Competition is fierce. This is where players also start getting paid contracts. If good enough at under 20, some of these players are selected to present their state/province in their 4th provincial tournament. This under 20 tournament also has a provincial/state Final, and a SA Under 20 side (Baby Boks) is selected at the end of the tournament. This Baby Boks Team prepares and plays in the under 20 Rugby World Cup every year. These are the best under 20 rugby players in the world for that particular year. Step 5 to a Rugby Career, with a high chance of entering men's provincial squads (Bulls, Stormers, Lions, Cheetahs, Sharks, Pumas, Griquas, Eagles, Leopards, Griffons, Bulldogs, Elephants). A South African rugby player has 4 years positional and game experience at 13 years. 9 at under 18, and 11 by the time they earn their first pro contract at 20/21. While all of this is happening, we are all rugby fans and there is current Rugby to indulge on at Schools, University, pros you name it, literally a religion, not to mention rugby intellectuals that you will find in every corner and crack of this country. The Springboks are the ultimate end product of this filter of filters, the #1 Rugby Factory in the world. So when you see a young player who has just made it to the Springboks, know that this person has been cooking for years already, waiting for his chance to put on the jersey.

[@RiaPienaar-h7f]

You forgot bulletjierugby which starts atound the age of 5

[@luvuyosrbmix8721]

@@RiaPienaar-h7f Lesson learned.

[@WinterWeaver]

NRL is only popular in Australia, NZ and the pacific islands. Rugby Union is more popular in the rest of the world.

[@juanjoubert9128]

sa playing Ireland this Saturday at 5pm sa time

[@thabopike5842]

Lol not him saying High School and College is like one thing. We got High School, Craven Weekend We got University,varsity cup. We got Provencial tournaments We got the Rugby League Then the Springboks High School - University - Provencial - Rugby League - National... Not easy at all

[@derekfelton8287]

college is University - same shit

[@teforamokoka5857]

I miss the F1 reactions

[@lynbotha7721]

Please understand… South Africa is not trying to get up to your sub standards America. You actually have to get up to our standards 😂

[@dyllancoppin]

🤣 We have High School College and University

[@WorldbestDJDuoTV]

Springboks where not in their best yesterday at London but they still beat wales 41-13 just imagine

[@sidwaldtwilliams7873]

Only the best high school and best colleges the rich kinda schools those they come from there

[@barrys1342]

We eat cows for breakfast with legs of lamb

[@greglindstrom1705]

you get limited subs in rugby, South africa saved them all for the big guys in the scrum then swapped them all at once. players on other side of scrum could of been playing 60 mins

[@joaopedrodesousa2555]

u guys need to react uefa euro 2024 highlights

[@DeanSchutte]

They go to grey colege

[@hehehe6810]

the secret is biltong

[@blessingiyomi]

nahh we have well acredited universities

[@dominicmangolele3682]

No high school and and college is not the same thing

[@MorneFourie-zc1oo]

SA are rugby thats why they try and slow us down with rule changes

[@sharonengelbrecht1861]

MOST OFF THE RUGBY PLAYERS ARE EDUCATED PLAYVRUGBY AT University you call it College

[@absdesignz]

SA always get mauled over by Pacific teams. Fiji 🇫🇯 Samoa 🇼🇸 and Tonga 🇹🇴

[@hopeaguero7460]

Salad don’t win scrum🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@LyleTarentaal]

SA.RUGY4LIFE❤