Eben Etzebeth vs Maro Itoje

I think it's safe to say Eben won this battle... He pulls Maro to the side as if he was a little kid. I think the Lions learned their lesson to not try and mess with the worlds best Enforcer.

[@brianmoatlhodi8444]

Lmao, Eben is FOREVER smiling in these scuffles. I think he enjoys this MORE than the actual rugby

[@freedo7266]

He probably does I swear him and his brothers used to start bar brawls or sosmething. Might be imagining it but I heard it somewhere 🤣

[@Thomas-vk1mi]

Probably haha he does next to nothing around the park anyway compare to maro

[@matreynolds1]

Yes, it's almost like he's a thug.

[@biglemwn9720]

But thats all he does it grab them, literally if he does it to the wrong guy hes gonna get his nose broken with a headbut like

[@olgafourie9140]

@@biglemwn9720 Head but you say. Try again. Not Eben Etzebeth. Hy gaan jou bliksem.😂

[@moosesnWoop]

Violence: Happens Eben: Smiling

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@moosesnWoop]

@@MKRM27 world champions, sorry what?

[@danemyburgh]

Eben is following in Bakkies' footsteps. The enforcers! Who will be next?

[@olgafourie9140]

@@MKRM27 As Eben jou vat. Gaan jy nie movies toe nie😂

[@Tedkelvin]

"That grab and drag that ass here!!" Really calmed itoje tirries.

[@jeremymerrifield7244]

But Maro was the best player in the series. Eben is so limited

[@nataliescott]

@@jeremymerrifield7244 eben is way better than itoje

[@colettemoolman4410]

Eben is only teaching Otoje the lesson to pick on someone your own size after otoje tried to bully Kolbe

[@jordannangwala4608]

😂😂 Itoje and Curry moved on If Kolbe doesn't pull the Jersey nothing happens Kolbe started it

[@kylebutler3545]

@@jordannangwala4608 - Itoje nudges Colby prior. Then Colby reacts which leads to everybody getting involved ..

[@countycricklewood]

The week before? M.I taught E.E how to play and slapped him outa the way at ruck time. Swings and roundabouts

[@partybiscuit]

Eben is a posturing tit.

[@docrxps_rsa7660]

Kolbe...The the shortest man..with an Amazing speed😊& strength love that player💯👏

[@proudkiwi7641]

I have so much admiration for Eben Etzebeth. He ALWAYD has his mates back and if anyone picks on them he will go after that person like nothing else. He is a true enforcer something I wish our soft All Blacks had.

[@proudsaffa2357]

Appreciate your sentiments. But mate, your ABs are not soft, not by any means. My 2nd favourite team.....love the Haka.

[@bobstone9692]

Brad Thorn ?

[@proudsaffa2357]

@@bobstone9692 speaking of enforcers, then it's Brodie Retallick for me. Tough man also.

[@rooibaard365]

Yeah the All Blacks have always been our best rivals.

[@ryanwilkins7080]

Holding people by the shirt for a couple of minutes is a pure waste of time punches are rarely thrown because of the length of the bands. Just getcon with the game. You being a All Blacks fan should appreciate how good your team is and just enjoy the rugby

[@bakedbean2503]

love how Eben immediately went for him 😂 probably after all the memes and shit from last week

[@petefrench4198]

There's a few carry-overs from the WC Ruhann. MI was constantly monstering Faf - who wound up getting the better of him!! Not many folks like MI: he's a sneaky cynical person always inclined to get little digs in but then can't back it up. EE is just plain aggro & in yr face. As you say he homed in straight away regardless on MI. T'was good to see the saffers shit on england!!

[@absoluteking95]

Huh? What memes

[@14rs2]

Itoji putting some of his weight into Eben while Eben continues to walk him backwards says it all really 😂😂

[@patrickchilds2987]

Two great locks having a tussle. Nothing to get excited or upset about

[@182Warren]

One great green and gold lock having a tussle , the other nope

[@patrickchilds2987]

@@182Warren hard to tussle on your own ?

[@lawrencegower9044]

Itoge isnt close to being a good lock

[@patrickchilds2987]

@Lawrence Gower How so ? What aspect of second row play do you think is he lacking in ? Set peice? Breakdown ? What is your baseline for being good Why do you think possibly the highest earning player in the game isn't any good. ?

[@clintoruss153]

I think Mario shat his pants

[@RPedro87]

Even his headgear was like "shit, im out, you on your own bro"

[@michaelkilla4976]

Eben be Itojie in the ring. My money is on Eben but it would be sick

[@Laurentus]

We talking dirty or fair, here? Fair = Etzebeth, all the way. Dirty = I reckon Itoje, actually.

[@thegulagarchipelago5921]

Nah, itll be one way traffic.

[@derekallan1341]

@@Laurentus Eben would slaughter toejam

[@dax1788]

Some people don’t know where even came from, he’s a rough dude, use to fight on the streets

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@michaeljohnson-thiman4975]

Etzebeth loves it. Aaahh the bromance, I thought they was going to snog each other lol.

[@phillipshepherd1465]

Just some true love going about. At least it was from a position he could defend himself.....Use it or don't. If you give some don't cry when you get some! Love that is.

[@tumelo4526]

True say! * that* wheel is real

[@derekallan1341]

toejam praying on peoples back will forever stay with him. He is a coward and when the men come for him he becomes a coward

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@danemyburgh]

Eben is following in Bakkies' footsteps! Who will be next in the line of Springbok Enforcers? To carry on the legacy!

[@dbjmk8083]

Probably another juicehead.

[@Waywind420]

I think Eben has surpassed Bakkies at this point. The list of players he has personally dominated is not only impressive in length but impressive in name.

[@derekallan1341]

@@dbjmk8083 like your comment. You have no enforcers unless you want to sing like fairies in kiss catches.

[@pholelamapeyi4589]

he's mentored by Bakkies before every game to do one thing and one thing only .... beat the crap out of anyone who tries KAK..!!

[@robertharkess8875]

Etzebeth makes itoje look like a child 🤣

[@TJ543345]

Eben would mop the floor with Itoje. I’m a Kiwi supporter and even I know Eben is a different breed

[@derekallan1341]

pleas try and talk some sense into these deluded POME people.

[@TRUMP-2024-UK]

Yes Eben is a monster and one of the toughest dudes in world rugby.. I'm Welsh also.

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@adampeckham8541]

​@@derekallan1341Racist? ...

[@derekallan1341]

@@adampeckham8541 duck off with your racist . I am a black person

[@dlldll]

Friendly banter.

[@bigbadfrank]

You all saying how Itoje got manhandled...show me someone else who could get rag-dolled by Etzebeth like this and stay on their feet. None of you lot that's for sure!!

[@charlieauckland]

Etzebeth still made Itoje his bitch lol

[@bengunn9254]

Well said

[@coxnballs]

Obviously the average person isn't gonna stay on their feet whilst being manhandled by Eben, but nobody expects them to. Itoje is similarly sized, maybe a bit weaker so I'd expect him to stay on his feet. It's not like it's a great feat for him.

[@gerryvermeulen3065]

Bliksem them...never did like the Poms...back in 1973 to 1977 in the South African Navy...under the Simons Town Agreement with the British Navy....we had fun and games with the Poms...especially weekends...with our weekend pass.. ..To Cape Town off course....We just said hello..you know...

[@holitipu]

Not Poms to you..unless you 're Australian..stop appropriating

[@orical2832]

Love it. Ruckus breaks out, Etzebeth looks for and goes straight at Itoje who was actually minding his own business at the time... 😂😂😂 Showed him who's boss. 😁

[@adamlouw9575]

are you dumb, he shoved Kolbe???

[@garyodriscoll7988]

@@adamlouw9575 Technically yes... But Curry did more. Make no mistake.. he saw his chance at Itoje and he took it. Gotta Love it.

[@tumelo4526]

@@garyodriscoll7988 True, this was his gap! legendary SIRname BTW ;)

[@garyodriscoll7988]

@@tumelo4526 So is yours!

[@jonathandavis8599]

@@tumelo4526 aka surname

[@Teacher-lj6in]

Huge asset to the Sharks...good to have the greatest enforcer back on SA soil...

[@naidoo307]

Eben was bossing him around ,upper hand there dragging him around like a rag doll 😅😅

[@derekallan1341]

not nice to be a floppy

[@kevinbradfield833]

Failed in his attempt to throw itoje to the ground as he did with De jager. Nil points as they say in france

[@derekallan1341]

@@kevinbradfield833 just tell your toejam to stand on his feet and pick on someone his size. He won't because he is a coward. He still pulled toejam through all of those people and threw him around like a floppy

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@Garethjames696]

Eben also got put to the floor the other day by a 19yo Georgian winger

[@reiner164]

Itoje got the little brother treatment there.

[@HenryDube72]

Can you upload one with AWJ?

[@ThabaniTBowseHadebe0909]

Tom Curry bullying a kid with a hat on #SquidgeRugby LMAO

[@ogk_scoobz749]

Nah fok😂😂😬the fight can be how serious fokken eben wil just laugh😂😂😭

[@zabaleta66]

I liked Etzebeth and Retallicks "lapel straightening" a few seasons back.....even Stevens that one!

[@GooseBJJ]

The day Itoje got a reality check.

[@l.a.p.d6133]

Threw him around like a kitten😂🔥

[@dbjmk8083]

Both completely leveled each other in 1 on 1 tackles that tour.

[@derekallan1341]

Eben was dominant and toejam was not

[@timmo491]

Etzebeth,Vermeulen and Kolisi were humiliated by Itoje, Curry and Lawes last night lol 😂

[@thomaspeacey9666]

you never beat eben in a stare down

[@thomaspeacey9666]

maro just looked like a loony

[@partybiscuit]

Great if you're 10 years old. Otherwise it's a bit silly.

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@thomaspeacey9666]

@@MKRM27 bro ur so salty the springboks won the series 😂😂😂LMAOO

[@freedo7266]

@@MKRM27 I heard once etzebeth and his brothers used to start bar fights and brawls. So assuming that’s true he probably is hard. What do you class as being hard anyway if he isn’t 🤣🤣

[@matthewokeaf6961]

Itoje standing up to Etzebeth and good on him too. Eben thought he could take him 🤣🤣

[@JasonSputnik]

Itoje got ragdolled badly there... and looked scared af. In a legit fight you just DON'T want to face a pissed off Etzebeth...

[@1FinityRugby.]

Eben wanted all the smoke💨😂😤

[@tumelo4526]

Eben 'Extrabreath' smokes too much!

[@thegame6929]

He tried to swing Itoje to the ground, didn't work!

[@matthiasgree7251]

Still made him look like a muppet

[@derekallan1341]

@@matthiasgree7251 Heheheheheh you are so right. He also had to pull him through an army first to get to him.

[@vus3655]

@@nielrossouw7831 if he swung him around like a pillow he'd be on the ground , the fact he couldn't get someone that much smaller then him to the ground shows me he isn't the "Scary Guy" Everyone thinks he is...

[@vus3655]

@@nielrossouw7831 and plus , Itoje showed no fear in that even though he's much bigger then him also makes me think he's not that scary on the field.

[@nielrossouw7831]

@@vus3655 Read up on the Etzebeth family. They will ruin your day if you mess with them.

[@sbrother176]

Eben Etzebeth chose him exactly for the knee on Damian. Karma LoL 😅😅😀😀

[@LJBrown25]

This happened long before that even occurred.

[@sbrother176]

@@LJBrown25 he saw it in advance. 😂😂😂

[@ianabrahamson785]

I got the impression they were just fooling around

[@seonggi-hun7482]

Two legendary players right there

[@MKRM27]

Just the one. The other just stares at people, pretending he’s some kind of psycho.

[@fnotirre]

@@MKRM27 can’t tell which one you’re talking about lmao

[@BforBlitzkrieg]

@@fnotirre he is talkin bout eben

[@fnotirre]

@@BforBlitzkrieg lmaooo ok that sounds about right 😂😂

[@coxnballs]

Eben isn't really known for his rugby skills. He's known for grabbing shirts and smiling.

[@goldenbeserker5683]

I want to follow those footsteps of Bakkies and Eben my top roll models I may not be a lock I am a Hooker But the passion they had for the game was and is something to admire

[@phillipshepherd1465]

I just no need to know, what does it mean when this Dude remove his head gear?

[@dintlentsoko3689]

They were letting him know that its Etzebeth's house and in 🇿🇦 it's a sign of respect to take your hat off when in someones home😂

[@andriesferreira725]

Eben went straight for the clasp on his headgear and snapped it off. Old rugby trick.

[@nice1256]

That's for Hogg Bite!

[@knightswarm1]

Etzebeth would give Itoje a propper hiding!

[@gerstan4543]

The bigger and strongest man ain't always the hardest, just couse he can grab some 1s Jersey and drag them around doesn't mean he'd give an hiding out

[@kerryholmes5586]

Ger Stan Eben would clean the floor with that pretender. Research his (and his brothers) history, Itoje wouldn't stand a chance!

[@gerstan4543]

@@kerryholmes5586 they are rugby players kerry not boxers or mma fighters or street fighters, Untill they go 1 on 1 in a ring or a cage or a street, then u can decide who's cleaned the floor between them, so let's just stick to the handbags on the pitch for now

[@partybiscuit]

Eben is a posturing tit.

[@AlexH-wq3vq]

@@gerstan4543 that Etzebeth family grew up street fighting... With a bit of rugby on the side 😂

[@EthanGordon007]

"Father" and "Son" having a disciplinary chat. Pick on someone your own size.

[@taumusara3953]

Hail King Eben

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@taumusara3953]

@@MKRM27 says a guy whose getting beaten by he's wife daily

[@kiwitalkspodcast]

Itoje and Curry were tryna bully cheslin lol

[@dbjmk8083]

Because he basically murdered someone illegally.

[@koosverwey]

Lovingly reminder

[@stubalmer3884]

Eben just a windup merchant.a good one at that.

[@richardjeans1827]

Really all he did was pull his scrum cap off...bet he was really scared 🤣

[@darthmaul408]

A bit of handbags. Etzebeth wanted Itoje. Itoje only. This was a decent opportunity to grab him.

[@anrichviljoen5541]

If anyone needs a pass time, just read some of these comments XD absolute quality content.

[@tasanalytics]

It makes the series even more exciting!😂

[@kdzmatrrmat8068]

Most of these scuffles are started by the smaller guys😂😂😂😂

[@abla929]

Even as one of the biggest springbok supporters I like itoje however since the lions and that knee to Damian de Allendes neck I lost my respect for him

[@Laurentus]

I haven't, I still like and respect him. We had Bakkies Botha, one of the dirtiest players of all time. If Itoje makes you not like him, then he's done his job.

[@robwitthoft7673]

Grow up...he is their enforcer like bakkies was for us.

[@Laurentus]

@@robwitthoft7673 Exactly.

[@boynz7069]

@@robwitthoft7673 but bakkies wouldn't hit someone and cry when they hit him back that's the difference between and itoje

[@colettemoolman4410]

I already lost respect for maro with his attitude at the world cup medal ceremony

[@henrybullock4514]

Maro actually pocketed him all game up until this point. After this got dominated in the second half

[@proudsaffa2357]

Eben is way more physical, way stronger than Itoje. Would ragdoll him all day. That said Maro is a good lock.

[@ademcirpan8298]

Itoje knows who his father is

[@jeannewillemse6433]

It's not just posturing. Its agitating the other person into throwing the first punch so that at the very least both of you gets sent off the field. If you Initiate contact and throw the first punch, thats probably just a red card for you.

[@SASZA.101]

Don't try the Boer.. Just.. Don't.

[@hugenerretho9151]

Otoje looks so terrified like he is begging Etzebeth to spare his life

[@trevormccallum4607]

What about Stuart Hogg, very apt surname, pigging out on Willie Le Roux’s arm! 🐖🐖🐖

[@G4MBIT]

Lol. They kinda went for their opposite numbers.

[@MabokhelsMabokhels]

Eben Reminds me of ...Bakkies Botha!

[@carbonblade1]

Too right…thugs 😂

[@clt242fg]

No I don't think that's fair - not that bad.

[@carbonblade1]

@@clt242fg to be honest he’s a great player and I’ve noticed he has calmed down over the last few years…

[@clt242fg]

No - he's not that bad, or that violent.

[@derekallan1341]

@@carbonblade1 go look at your own and I will name them if you want. At least Eben does not knee on peoples throats and bite people like two of your players. I can get talk Sinkler a bit more but will save you the embarrassment. Eben 2 yellow cards in his whole international career. Cant say the same for your so called hard men who are just thugs

[@mikejulz87]

I like how Etzebeth always pick a fight against the locks of the other team..lol

[@thebardvuyisananil.nomtshatsho]

Do y'all notice how Siya Kolisi was all over stopping the fights?

[@tasanalytics]

Keeping Eben in check😂

[@tonymeredith9116]

Yeah, Kolisi is quality.

[@JasonSputnik]

Eben ragdolled Itoje like nothing. Scary SOB

[@DC-cw8mv]

Eben is bigger and stronger but essentially it is a game of rugby not a fight and I would have Itoje in my team over Eben any day. He’s a better rugby player.

[@johandutoit1773]

Its just Rugby...not ballet! 🤣

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

His father and uncle wrestling champions

[@trevnevit123]

Enforcer vs nause

[@jeremymerrifield7244]

Eben is the third best second row in the world... Maro is way way way above him

[@roy8130]

luv itoje as a player but he got rag dolled by eben...luv ebens rugby also,luv watchn when he and brodie battle

[@dax1788]

Some people don’t realize where eben came from bro, he used to brawl on the streets

[@MKRM27]

If being hard was staring at someone with a slight smile, this SA guy would be really tough. It’s not. And he isn’t.

[@imnotluke]

​@@MKRM27You keep repeating yourself, Shakespeare. Stick to your cringe wordplay, no one is taking you serious in this comment section ;)

[@markhamer4168]

Being the heavyweight champ of some Cape town suburb doesn't mean shit

[@vus3655]

It's rugby , grow up you absolute tit. If you support a rugby player because of there fighting background you clearly don't know much about the sport.

[@phoenixfridge1495]

E.E would have had more trouble with Hoggy He knew what to do Head under opponents chin and push forward

[@ademcirpan8298]

Etzebeth schooled itoje over This series

[@Thomas-vk1mi]

Apart from scrapping what does eben actually offer?

[@kerryholmes5586]

A RWC Championship? What have you got son?

[@Thomas-vk1mi]

@@kerryholmes5586 hardly a mature a response?

[@tiarnan76]

@@Thomas-vk1mi but a correct one - so to recap - what have you got son?

[@derekallan1341]

more than your toejam. Toejam is I think the tallest wing in world rugby

[@kerryholmes5586]

Thomas. Perhaps not a mature response but Eben is a far better player in a far better team unlike Itoje and his pale English/British counterparts. It must be so disappointing supporting them. Sorry son....

[@pule977]

Itoje remains Eben's dog

[@Urbanvik1ng]

At about 7 or 8 seconds in to video did anyone see Dan Biggar go face 1st into his team m8 fuk me bet that hurt

[@WalterWhite-ln7fs]

Watch Bongi ... nice shove on 10 then gives 7 a nice short collar punch into face ... lol

[@a-rod279]

A double world Champ ,Eben “The lion king” Etzeberh Who’s the other ??

[@daradare1856]

Itoje said he looked up to Bakkies Botha in school so what are u saffa suprised by his antics looool

[@kerryholmes5586]

Etzabeth would smack Itoje like a red-haired stepchild.

[@derekallan1341]

there is a rumour going around that toejam is the bully member of the 7 Dwarves

[@milorudge5110]

Elizibeth always smiles because thats what folk with learning difficulties do. Now lets get back to a real viewer's sport, shopping malls being robbed......

[@kerryholmes5586]

@@milorudge5110 who on earth is Elizibeth? Learning difficulties indeed, you must be smiling like no other! Chop!

[@LionOnSea]

Etzebeth is an absolute master of that collar grab short jab combo. Itoje gets it on the chin just after 00:07

[@penilizer5179]

You can clearly see Hogg bitting Willie in the beginning of the video.

[@clt242fg]

Come on.

[@meloonegta]

Third games itoye, and etzebet will .be à batal for strong man, itoye one of the black male dominant that england never have in rugby moderne history 🇫🇷

[@holitipu]

How can anyone give a thumbs up to a comment that makes no sense

[@jovesheerwater]

Wherever there is niggly, nasty, dirty little incidents you'll find Itoje. Nothing too obvious, but he does it repeatedly. Watch him closely.

[@clt242fg]

OK Etzebeth's a thug - but we knew that. Move on.

[@shaunadams2121]

Eben proved nothing. He's a pantomie villain, nothing more, when a punch can't be thrown.

[@tommyhassan3545]

Etzebeth would eat itoje for breakfast

[@neverindoubtjones4789]

Big deal. Push, push, shove, shove. Fannies.

[@johnyanderson6604]

Rugby play clock is ticking, Eben's time is up

[@kerryholmes5586]

Itoje is a good player but he's not fit to clean Eben's boots.

[@AIJimmybad]

He's meaner, stronger, tougher and better than Itoge... for longer.

[@bengunn9254]

Shame Courtney Lawes was busy dealing with someone else.

[@kevinmatthewjoubert9650]

Dont fcuk with the Eben, only one outcome

[@MrTomkzn]

Eben singled Itoje out because of Itoje's previous dirty tricks on other players. Its such a pity that Itoje, with such immense skill, cocks it all up because he lacks discipline. He's not a brutal enforcer like Etzebeth, but his dirty nit-picking fights are used for one thing - to rile up the Boks. Itoje is arguably the best player in the squad and Gats probably has a tough time trying to get him to maintain discipline...

[@ZO150ZO]

Tom Hunter - after checking out some of his interviews - thought he was a down to earth bloke - but now see the true colours - hope Jay Z sees the knee on chest/neck of Damian deAllende

[@MrTomkzn]

@@ZO150ZO yup, I saw some of his interviews too. A lot of players are down to earth off the field. Bakkies is a prime example of that, such a good bloke and sense of humor deluxe, on the field is another story. Let's hope Itoje (and others) can maintain discipline or else this weekend will be ugly rugby.

[@Urbanvik1ng]

Sorry bout 4 seconds in

[@_8uzakile513]

Eban ichi enforcer 🇿🇲

[@steverowlands338]

Respect to Maro, Eben normally ragdolls everyone....none of that there so........

[@unclenubby]

Moer hom

[@dirkface]

seems like a useless overreaction from Etzebeth. I'm not sure any of these guys at that level, especially Itoje, are impressed or scared.

[@dbjmk8083]

@Lol Lol they ran a train on him back in 2012 tho.

[@wilko5283]

Etzebeth fanny girl by name, fanny by nature. Never once enforces on anyone he knows will lamp him, Cudmore would take his chin off, Haskell would flatten him, in fact a Tuilagi right left would sort him out. More air than a hot air balloon

[@rob.1]

Players throwing handbags around. Move on. Anyone that thinks any player is scared of another player in this era is daft. No one does anything except grab, push, and smile. Nothing to fear. All just posturing.

[@HC-uf4tv]

Not a fan of etzebeth thinking he’s GOD’s gift but itoje is a nob so I was all for this 😂

[@Adam-zq5rw]

Etzebeth tried to sling Itoje down with zero success.