HOCKEY FAN REACTS: Why Tiny New Zealand Dominates Rugby

[@SlowfingerJC]

I'm Welsh and The All Blacks are gods. Their commitment to rugby and their connection to their culture is for us unbeatable. But one day ........

[@douggraves8958]

Born in Canada I worshiped the Leafs. I moved to NZ in my 30's and there is no difference between our love for hockey and the Kiwi love for rugby. Nice video. Players can play for anybody else in New Zealand in either of two NZ professional leagues when the All Blacks are dormant. All Blacks are paid to play. They earn about $7,500 a week, but stars can make $1m a year. Women's rugby is every bit as tough as men's and honestly, more fun to watch.

[@ReklessRagnar]

We used to start playing rugby at age 5 when I grew up in New Zealand. And that was full tackling. A lot has changed since though. And yes All Blacks earn very good money.

[@clarkejones8090]

The most recent Women's Rugby World Cup final, played between England and New Zealand (in 2022, I think ) was an enthralling game of rugby. Both teams really skilful. The teams played to their different strengths. The contrast added to the quality of the match. I think this match might be available to watch on KZbin. The match might be technically termed the 2021 final. Yes, there sure is tackling in the Women's game. I enjoy women's rugby ( fifteens and sevens ) at present as much or more than I enjoy men's.

[@mphozotwa4363]

As a South African, I have to say the 2015 All Blacks team was untouchable. Teams went into the 2015 world cup knowing they are playing for 2nd best

[@OG_sondog]

Being a Maori/New Zealander and rugby fanatic the only team I get nervous when the AB'S play is the Boks

[@kobuslouw9533]

@@OG_sondog I would get a little more nervous if I were you. Seem like the Boks aren't the only ones who can rival you.

[@TomasGerhardusSmith]

2013 Ab won all their games for the whole season

[@kobuslouw9533]

@@TomasGerhardusSmith over a decade ago

[@TomasGerhardusSmith]

@kobuslouw9533 They asking about best Ab team 2011-2015 ab team who smash our current Boks side

[@Pacificbertaboy]

NZ have more wins against their opposition in their oppositions home. Super impressive

[@Brucemcleod2345]

They have to play in NZ to play for the All Blacks. We have Kiwis playing overseas but they often end up playing for other countries

[@Rotavegas1]

NZ womans international rugby team have won the world cup 6 times out of 9

[@HayManned]

The rugby world cup has already happend, and South Africa won. Ireland aren't ranked first anymore. But i love New Zealand rugby, they are so good. The Abs vs the Springboks are the biggest matches every year

[@jakeclough8090]

Biggest matches yet don’t get crowds as big as the 6 nations 👀

[@Desmondo58]

Canada is now becoming a force to reckon with especially there woman's 15s and 7s

[@HayManned]

@@jakeclough8090 schoolboy rugby is more exciting than six nations.

[@jakeclough8090]

@@HayManned oh behave 😂😂

[@HayManned]

@@jakeclough8090 am i wrong?

[@HeeniKeke]

Eligibility Rules Currently, players must be contracted to a New Zealand franchise or union to be eligible for All Blacks selection, ensuring Kiwi talent remains in Aotearoa and keeps the national game strong. Previously, players would look offshore as they approached the end of their playing careers. With a small population along with being geographically isolated, tough eligibility is only way to keep many players in NZL

[@grandadneal8114]

Yeah dumb rule really....Razor wants it changed.....it doesn't make the game stronger it makes other countries stronger like Ireland. South Africa don't have that rule, lots of their players play in Europe. 4 world cups doesn't lie.

[@tomok7775]

Sonny Bill Williams. Double International. Boxing Champion. All round, a good human.

[@juica4488]

Your awesome bro. This was great vid about Aotearoa New Zealand Ruby To much bro!!

[@edoj7860]

Good reaction mate. Interesting that the same thing is happen to Canada with hockeyHere's a sub from a Kiwi.

[@chrisbishop2311]

In terms of players having the opportunity to play overseas to play overseas to earn more money (while still being eligible to play for the All Blacks), they have a scheme/set-up for elite (or long serving) players in the Squad that have played roughly between 60-80 tests to go overseas for a season (usually during Super Rugbh off-season or outside of International season).

[@zavirca]

Some of the All Blacks have a clause in their contract that allows them to play overseas for a short period of time before returning to NZ to be eligible for the All Blacks squad again. Allows them to make some good quick cash and have a bit of a different experience playing a different style of footy.

[@troyrarehale2517]

Nz women's rugby the Black Ferns are dominating as well, and in the 7's.

[@EamonnReacts]

Awesome I'm gonna check em out soon.

[@JaemanEdwards]

The Black Ferns are far from dominating anymore. False information.

[@troyrarehale2517]

@@JaemanEdwards Copium.

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@troyrarehale2517 If copium means the truth, then yes. And I'm their biggest fan. I still think they win the next Women's Rugby World Cup. You sound like you're not really that big a fan with ignorant comments like yours. The Black Ferns have dominated world cups but in the recent wxv series, they lost to France and got hammered by England. You probably don't even know this.

[@navahchapman8793]

​@@JaemanEdwardsAccording to SA world cups is all that matter and the black ferns have 9. You are coping, take your own advice and stop being ignorant

[@kevinobrien3063]

When I was 15 .I and many others played for 2 teams at once. Play for school team on Saturday morning and club rugby team on Saturday afternoon. This included 5 trainings per week. Did this for 2 year before making the first 15 for the school which also play on Saturday afternoon. Anybody who was any good played for 2 teams at once . Sometime you play with someone in morning for school and be trying to knock there head off in the afternoon as they played for a different club.

[@cadifan]

To be an All Black you have to be a professional player at the top of your game and currently playing in NZ. The women rugby players play every bit as hard as the men.

[@greglindstrom1705]

All Blacks are famous like movie stars here in New Zealand.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Cornball comment

[@JaemanEdwards]

That's great little boy

[@shaunhovell8262]

In NZ we normally start playing at 5yrs old and NZ All Black Sir Wayne "buck" Shelford will always be a rugby football legend because of his 80s game against France, 10mins into the game he went into a aggresive maul losing 3 teeth and having a French boot rip his scrotum open, leaving one testicle exposed he went to the sideline to have it stitched up so he could continue playing

[@eloisepasteur]

The All Blacks have a sabbatical system, a year away from playing in NZ, for senior players to go abroad and play, usually in Japan. This lets them earn a bit extra, play some rugby but at a lower level so they can relax and prolong their careers. It’s important to remember that although their wages aren’t as high as they might get paid for playing abroad, most of the All Blacks also get some serious income from advertising, many multiples of their rugby income. Maybe it’s changed now, but when I was last there, you didn’t see adverts featuring players who had gone abroad and I’m not sure if they got their advertising yen, euro or pound. I certainly don’t remember seeing any former AB get significant advertising time in the U.K.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Great observation of the selection eligibility rules. It's to safeguard our product. We will still lose players, but our product remains strong.

[@MrWillt100]

Keep it coming my friend you'll get there.

[@rittherugger160]

Most nations have the rule that you must stay home to play internationally, even tiny Wales where it recently has become a big issue. South Africa only recently dropped that requirement. It is especially understandable in New Zealand 's case due to It's isolation from the rest of the world. If the All Blacks want to practice and some of their squad plays in Europe it's a big issue. Sure they can (at great expense) fly in but their internal clock is going to be off some 12 to 15 hours. That's not exactly a best case scenario. If South Africa's boys are playing in Europe they have a lower flight time and they pretty much stay in the same time zone so it's much less of an issue. It makes even less sense in the case of Wales. If their lads play in England they could get to Cardiff with less than a 3 hour drive.

[@EamonnReacts]

That makes sense too. I guess I'm just so used to more north american sports where the international play is so infrequent and teams generally don't play with each other other than like a week or two before a tournament.

[@richardmatatahi4563]

That ain't a requirement in New Zealand with Beauden Barrett currently playing in Japan with Toyota Verbliz and still be eligible to play for the All Blacks in 2024 and return to DHL Super Rugby Pacific in 2025 after resigning with the NZR and the Auckland Blues til 2027. No longer a requirement it seems players must play in New Zealand to be able to play Internationally for their country.

[@JaemanEdwards]

​@@richardmatatahi4563Yes it is a requirement. Special dispensation is being made for special players. It's happened before.

[@richardmatatahi4563]

sounds like a contradiction@@JaemanEdwards

[@richardmatatahi4563]

I meant having to be a requirement to play in one's country to represent that country@@JaemanEdwards that is not the case, Beauden Barrett as an example.

[@andreheynes4646]

The equivalent to ripper rugby in south africa is touch rugby ....which we do in training and for fun. But we play full contact rugby from the very beginning like age 4 -6...atleast this is what i observed

[@JaemanEdwards]

This women has no idea what she's talking about. I played full contact at 4, but now I think it's 7 or 8. And ripper is quite different to touch which is way more popular. Don't listen to that Ignoramus.

[@Jafana09]

The topic of whether overseas players will be eligible for the team has been on the table but I don't see it happening anytime soon. However, with those in the team that want to make money overseas need to be able to have played a certain amount of games before they qualify for a sabbatical, where they get to go make money and are still allowed to come back and play. But I think that sabbatical leave for overseas is only allowed once, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[@honahwikeepa2115]

AB's have put 50+ on every tier one side. Humility is key.

[@quinchin6200]

1995 was when Rugby turned professional. Before 1995 the All Black's had the best winning record as a team across all sports. Once the professional rugby era started everything shifted up a gear. Teams are now fitter, faster and stronger and the gap is closing throughout the top 10 playing nations with improvement from the lesser teams. The All Black's are still the team that every team wants to play and beat. I'm an All Black supporter for life !!

[@potato3264]

I live in NZ - most of NZ doesn't care about rugby. The sport is in decline, every year less people play it, many parents won't let their kids play it, probably due to the toxic culture that surrounds it.

[@henaregreen7841]

Great video bro. I like your curiosity. I'm a footballer (soccer player) and New Zealander in my late 30s. Rugby is my 2nd favourite sport.lol Rugby is close to a religion here & has an effect on the nation both positively & negatively. Change is inevitable, in any & all ventures you wana be "on the front foot"as they say in rugby. At the top of the NZRU they're taking a more business/commercial approach because it's the times. But trying to keep that core "grass roots, school boy, academy, local club, provincial, super franchise, ABs" pipeline intact and functioning. We're struggling to get fans on seats at games. Paying a monthly subscription or illegal streaming is much easier and cheaper. IMO we miss our neighbours next door being strong (Australia). In the 90s both teams kept one another sharp. But their population is branching to other sports and you know the rest of that tale. South Africa have chosen well. England has the richest rugby union in the world. Ireland and France are not only dominating at international level. But they're both winning international under 20s competitions. Their up & coming players are well trained, highly skilled and talented players. I look forward to the next few years of world rugby. Six Nations, Rugby Championship. World cup. It's going to be entertaining as hell💪🏾🤙🏾 Cheers bro

[@user-mg1p]

Interesting! Maybe you might find it interesting that New Zealand played Aussie Rules football before there was Rugby union or the all Black's! Most of the school principals and Head master were English back in thy1800s So they made the schools play rugby! The rest is history! Although New Zealand still has a few Aussie Rules football leagues. Actually Will Warbrick for the Melbourne Storm represented New Zealand's AFL team at an international carnival.. Around 40 countries play Aussie Rules at Amateur level! Myself back when you mentioned Australia v New Zealand..Gregan.. Eals. Fitzsimmons.. something to look forward to! Australia actually beat New Zealand to two world cups! My haven't time's changed! I not sure Kiwis understand the football landscape here in Australia! Our religion is Australian rules football! Although Sydney and Brisbane have league at number one! Union is third or fourth cab of the rank! Probably why Australia carnt match the Black's like when they won two World cups!😁

[@rico-zaindentiana-mariepou4446]

I must say this video is a bit misleading at the start though, it said 1905 tour 2 the British Isles, we played 35 'tests', it should say 35 games, 4 were test, we lost 0-3 against Wales, it said we actually scored, but the player Bob Dean's, was pulled back into the field of play, the ref was pretty slow, he didn't see us over the line, when he got there, all he saw was our player, not over the line, years later, the Welsh player, on his death bed, admitted we had indeed scored, still it is what it is, 34 from 35 games, is a pretty good strike rate...

[@goonbosstv5349]

Some of the more experienced All Blacks will have clauses written into their contracts allowing them a sabbatical, often 6 months, to be able to go over seas to play for more money then come back to Aotearoa and continue their All Blacks careers (Ardie Savea, current world player of the year, is on sabbatical right now to play in Japan's Rugby League One). Professional rugby players in NZ are paid (including All Blacks), but because we are such a small nation with a small economy, they don't make what their counterparts in larger nations make. But, these guys don't play for the money; for most, there is far more pride is wearing the black than signing a huge contract somewhere else.

[@peterhughes8699]

You have to visit NZ during Rugby season to fully understand the unique circumstances of this great country :) YES there's full contact in Women's Rugby and they are tough hard ladies. Canada has excellent 7's and 15s women's teams. Yes, there's been endless discussion about overseas player eligibility rules in both NZ and Aust for past 10 years

[@iallso1]

This video missed out the second teir of New Zealand rugby, which is the National Provisional Championship, whose players are also professional and the level below that, the Heartlands Championship which is amateur. Players can go overseas, return and still fight for a place in the national team, but it is more likely that returning players who have proven themselves as All Blacks before going overseas will have the best shot.

[@ds50586]

New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU), a member of World Rugby, has a Legal collective agreement with the NZ Rugby Players association, also NZRU provides licenses for the super rugby teams. Therefore the NZRU is the sole employer of persons employed to play Rugby for a New Zealand Team. NZRU manages all generated revenue's and pays players contracts for provincial and international level, also pays player generated revenue's to individual players. Essentially it is run like a corporation where all teams act like subsidiaries to the NZRU, it has advantages but also creates a monopoly on the entire game in NZ.

[@ds50586]

NZRU for example owns and has the right to reuse and sub-license any Player Licence Property on a worldwide, irrevocable basis despite the expiry of this Collective Agreement. It also means that, beyond the expiry of the Term, it owns and has the right to use and sub-license, on a worldwide, irrevocable basis, Player Licence Property. Player Property means in respect of each Player any means of identifying that Player, including but not limited to the Player’s name, nickname, image, signature, photograph, voice, talents, and any other identifying feature of the Player on, or in, any written or printed form or any audio, video and digital recordings and includes a licence of any relevant trade marks that the Player may have registered or which the Player may have or applied for registration.

[@unfiltered2]

FYI - Ian Foster’s remarkable records: 1. First loss vs Argentina - 2020 2. First loss vs Argentina in NZ - 2022 3. First loss vs Ireland in NZ - 2022 4. First series loss vs Ireland in history. 5. First series loss since 1994. 6. Record loss in NZ history (vs South Africa) - 2023 7. First loss in a RWC pool match (v France) - 2023 8. Worst ever loss in South Africa (10-26) - 2022 9. First time the All Blacks have lost two tests in a row by +13 points.

[@Tutehanga]

😂😂😂😂Let's hope this new coach can build off of that 😂

[@capatheist]

Literally any sport... The people who play it the most are the best.

[@tua.sum.nova.praeda]

That's an old video. Our Women's team is the best in the world. They won the world cup.

[@zxccxz-y7z]

Love this video. I'm a kiwi, never played Rugby in my life but have played Hockey since I was 5 (29 now) - Auckland NZ, 1.7m population has 2 rinks. Just got back from BC canada, and your hockey is the exact same as our rugby its insane to see as a Kiwi ice hockey player

[@Arti-iChi]

There are All Blacks players playing club rugby in other countries... All Blacks captain, Sam Cane is playing in the same Japanese team with Cheslin Kolbe of SA... There are All Blacks players playing at France clubs as well

[@EamonnReacts]

Oh interesting. Is the video wrong then? Or did they recently change the rules?

[@HeeniKeke]

@@EamonnReactsThe video is correct. However, some AllBlack players do take sabbaticals for a short period, and some will return to ensure their eligibility.

[@GaniefDoorze]

Will Leincter Fanacanonuku go back to nz after his year in france league

[@JaemanEdwards]

​@@EamonnReactsSpecial All Blacks get special treatment.

[@thedonfonz2481]

Yeah - Eligibility rules has always been intricate for NZ rugby, we have alot of Talent with heritage from throughout the Pacific. So naturally, those growing up in NZ want to play for the All Blacks, but a byproduct of that is that the Talent that played for the ABs, but then not picked again for future squads, were barred from playing for their (other) respective heritage countries. However I know that there have been talks and progress made in modifying these rules to allow the success of all Rugby Nations. But there are definitely higher playing leagues out there. All Blacks arguably most greatest No. 10, Dan Carter retired from Internation Rugby in 2015 and went to play for a Club in France, granting him the Highest paid Rugby Player at the time with a contract of 2.25m per season. Its bubblegum change compared to the US/CAN Sports. Jonah Lomu turned down a 10mUSD contract with the NFL Dallas Cowboys team in early 96. Quoted because he wanted to play for the Black Jersey. But since more information about his sickness was made public, its understood that Jonah was discovered to only been playing at 70%-80% capabilities. Crazy now that we look back and ponder. Rest in Love Lomu. Greatest no.11 PS: Im not sure how you'll receive this, but I tend to have a fav team of different sports and for the NHL -mines gotta be the Bruins lols. GGs Loving the content mate, God Bless 🙏🫡💯

[@EamonnReacts]

Thank you for the info! Leafs Bruins is gonna be another good series! Not feeling very confident against you guys though.

[@thedonfonz2481]

@@EamonnReacts Now I have another reason to be invested in the Leafs Bruins series!

[@Andy_M986]

The win rate used to be up at 96%.

[@citizenkane0014]

It wasn't until 1995 that rugby went professional, all games played before that were for country and love of the game

[@stevepark1123]

Time to check out AFL !! Australian football league !!!

[@EamonnReacts]

Been on my list. I'll see if I can find a spot to check it out.

[@stevepark1123]

@@EamonnReacts Plenty of time. If you get the chance, check out these four videos- 1 - “ A beginner guide to Australian football | AFL Explained " 2 - “ What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained " 3 - Mason Cox - " Don't believe in never " An American playing AFL. Mason journey from U.S.to AFL. 4 - " Top 50 AFL Marks of all time " Enjoy cheers thanks.🤠

[@user-mg1p]

@@stevepark1123 actually a Rugby union New Zealand player played his first AFL game for the Richmond Tigers at the MCG yesterday against Port Adelaide. Apparently he was on the Melbourne Storm development list! A lot of Kiwis have played at the top level of our national Sport Trent Croad who's grand father played for the Black's was a Hawthorn Hawks champion! You probably know Will Warbrick from the Melbourne Storm represented New Zealand in a New Zealand AFL side at an international carnival!

[@stevepark1123]

@@user-mg1p Wow!!! I don't know. I'll check it out. Thanks.. Sydney vs Essendon, was a good game. Sunday, afternoon I don't have the chance to watch the footy. No worries. Thanks mate. Take it easy. 🤠

[@user-mg1p]

@@stevepark1123 it's 10 minutes highlights every AFL game and NRL game! Every match.. on KZbin That's how I like to watch it! Carlton and Storm for me. Live in Brisbane but from Melbourne.

[@markwairepo2871]

Awesome bro...thanks for the respect...

[@Rinzz492]

You can play in other comps just won't be picked or eligible to be picked

[@SuperAiff]

It's worth noting that New Zealand also get a lot of top talent from the island nations close to them. Players from Fiji, Tonga and Samoa have often made it into the AB setup because they don't have as good opportunities or infrastructure in their native homelands to match their ambitions. So they move to NZ to play rugby there and in that way become eligible to play for the ABs. Now that those island nations are becoming more prominent in world rugby the ABs don't lure as many young islanders into their fold, I think the island nations are beginning to feel like they're being cheated out of their quality players because of how enticing the AB jersey is. So even though they're not completely homegrown, NZ produce some of the best players in world rugby, remarkable for such a small nation.

[@deathisaprimitiveconcept]

Can’t argue that a lot of people move from the islands to NZ, but the vast majority not to play rugby. NZ especially Auckland is a massive Pacific melting pot, it literally comes with the territory. Just my two cents, it’s a bit more organic than say if a European nation was poaching players from the islands. To your point, in the modern era we are losing players that were raised in NZ but are eligible to play back in the islands so are taking those opportunities.

[@whokilledjr3719]

Auckland is the largest city in the world population wise for Pacific Islanders whom have been migrating there for decades. Of course, maori migrated to nz much earlier. We are a pacific island nation and the vast majority of PI players were born in nz.

[@SuperAiff]

Thanks for clarifying things, I can't say I'm completely clued up on the situation there in NZ 😅 Good to see it's not as one-sided as I imagined. I'm all for players going abroad and playing for other nations, in some countries there's no other option because of the depth of talent.

[@caylebmladenovic3348]

@@SuperAiffthen you wouldn’t have said anything because at the last World Cup there were 55 players born or grew up playing rugby in New Zealand playing for other countries. Just a stupid take from someone who doesn’t actually know anything about rugby

[@evancooper7336]

Problem for nz rugby is rugby isn't even the top two sport in schools now..... Talent going to be drying up

[@EamonnReacts]

Which sports are taking over? I think someone mentioned basketball. What's #2? Soccer? Or is league taking over because of the NRL?

[@julianalderson3938]

Not sure but rugbys it for me. From nz. My mum and few were more soccer p ll ayed it. But leauge n rugby so good.

[@julianalderson3938]

I was fast but not great.

[@JOATMOFA]

Better Headline : "Why Tiny New Zealand used to Dominate Rugby" SA has 4 x RWC championships out of 8 participations (50% success rate) NZ has 3 x RWC championships out of 10 participations (30% success rate)

[@moziboy75]

Yea man the ABs wait until their at the end of their careers to play for other teams

[@boerinbeton7052]

In 1949, Rhodesia played a rugby union match against New Zealand as a part of the 1949 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa. The match was played on 27 July 1949 at Hartsfield Rugby Ground in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. The final result was Rhodesia 10-8 New Zealand. They are the only team you ever and continues to have a 100% win over The All Blacks

[@bodybalanceU2]

playing a team once and winning is not dominance that is just lucky lets see how they go now 70 years later

[@rileyHunt-rw9kx]

​@@bodybalanceU2agreed

[@sgt.baksteen5291]

missed the point again!!@@bodybalanceU2

[@joedennehy386]

It was against southern rhodesia I thought, and not a " test"

[@JaemanEdwards]

As a Kiwi I respect that

[@Sportsfan1042]

Just subscribed rugby fan 😁

[@JaemanEdwards]

That what you call yourself cuz ? The Saffas tell me rugby troll is a more adept description.

[@kidscode3702]

Yes they do forfeit All Blacks eligibility if they go play overseas for money. So lots of players do have to pick black jersey or green cash. Some teams even like drua and moana arent eligible for All black selection, even though theyre island nation teams inside NZ and in super rugby. No, other nations dont do this. Its a big question mark atm, this rule, as with the creation of new super rugby teams some all blacks have gone to them and now cant be selected.

[@bodybalanceU2]

the nz female team black ferns has the hightest winning ratio of any other female rugby team

[@richardnraikaraika5507]

Ripper wasn't around when I was a kid. We played tackle from 5yrs old and loved it.

[@johnallsopp6324]

The women play by the same rules as the men so yes better believe they tackle.

[@EamonnReacts]

That's awesome. I'll check em out soon.

[@JaemanEdwards]

​@@EamonnReactsThe women have a highly reacted to big hits video. Proper brutal collision and lifting tacked. Vicious and highly entertaining.

[@user-mg1p]

The reason why New Zealand all blacks are dominant. Is that New Zealand is the only country in the world that Rugby union is the number one sport! South Africa is too but more competitive with soccer! The Pacific islands are just that islands! One island Naru is actually Australian rules football! In Australia Rugby union is number 4 football code!!!

[@JaemanEdwards]

Soccer is the national sport of South Africa due to the Native African population. Rugby is the national sport of Georgia, Fiji, Madagascar, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, and Wales. And the Kiwis smashed the Kangaroos by 30 points in their last game. Lucky we don't really play australian rules football or we'd probably kick your arse at that code too. You'll always be better at football because you have a lot more feminine males in Australia.

[@user-mg1p]

@@JaemanEdwards 🤣🤣🤣👌 Australia won two World cups before you did! Proved a point! And then focused on getting will Warbrick over to the Melbourne Storm! That's it! Apparently Will played Aussie Rules for NZ and 7S.😷👍

[@JohnGear-sf9gj]

Aussie rules isn't a kiwi sport that's why it ranks a hundred places below hopscotch and marbles

[@user-mg1p]

@@JohnGear-sf9gj Will Warbrick played for the New Zealand Aussie Rules football team! Aussie Rules was played in New Zealand before Rugby union or the Black's Amazing the net 😮 Warbrick Melbourne Storm.

[@JohnGear-sf9gj]

1893 the natives were the first team to travel from NZ which contained some warbricks from Matata so maybe you can give date for game

[@jasonoelofse9240]

Haha RIPPA rugby 😂 In South Africa kids play "KoppeStamp". Limit the width of the field and make teams run at each other forcing kids to harden up and learn to take contact and teach defenders to defend by driving back attackers and using defensive pressure as a weapon. Different styles of playing makes the games between SA and NZ interesting to watch.

[@EamonnReacts]

Oh thats awesome. They actually have started doing that with hockey as well. Kids play on much smaller surfaces to develop skills better. So many comparables I'm finding haha.

[@Rotavegas1]

younger generation in NZ have been doing that for a long time

[@JaemanEdwards]

In New Zealand we used to play bullrush growing up as kids at school at lunchtime etc. It could contain as many as 50 players. One defender in the middle with the rest runners. The defender attempts to tackle the runners trying to make it to the other end. Whoever is tackled, now becomes another defender. And so on until everyone has been caught. It's outlawed in a lot of schools because of damage to uniforms and injuries. When the defenders start to outnumber the runners, there could be some brutal two, three, even four man smash tackles.

[@247Tongan]

“New Zealand has benefited for years from the top 3 right institutions, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga” - Eddie Jones

[@bodybalanceU2]

so does australia so eddie jones as normal talking out of his arse

[@KernowekTim]

The All Blacks play the game superbly well. On their day, they are a force to be reckoned with. One a bad day, for them, they are a force to be reckoned with. They are half Scottish Highlander immigrant, half South Sea Islander, or hybrids of both: Warriors; both suited to physical hard work and hard sport. Rugby gives them International recognition. It 'puts them on the map'. "Rugby is New Zealand and New Zealand is Rugby", was the old 'watch-word'. Rugby is their 'religion' and they are 'zealots'. They retain that identity passionately. They are intimidatory too, relying on war dances before 'combat'. Not that long ago, on the yard-stick of time, their battle Hakas spoke of it: "We will kill you and then we will eat you"; literally. At this moment, some former All Black rugby show hosts are unable to contain their spite against Ireland: 'Ireland, who "choke" at RWC's'(Aye). Ireland who will, "get thrashed in the 6 Nations opener in France" (Wrong), et cetera ad infinitum...Ireland, a small Island who's Rugby Union rates as third in Irish National representative sport relevance, yet Ireland beat the All Black juggernaut in a three Test series, in New Zealand, in 2022 and are now 'person non grata' . Sore losers for sure. Compare this to the attitude of the Springbok, who respects Ireland, win, or very rarely lose to Ireland. Yes, it matters to the Springbok if they lose and this is normal, but the Springbok bears no malice, no on-going spite. The old-hands, passionate former Springbok legends like Naas Botha, commentate with an open mind and we Irish supporters love them for that. But all said and done, the All Black legacy is the most dominant by a way, though professionalism will narrow the gap; especially with the South Africans who have come to rule the roost of late; and deservedely so, in my op 🏴‍☠☘.

[@Mysterx1440]

Yeh yeh, we have our dickheads just as you do. Most Kiwis I know like how Ireland has come at us in recent years. You have a great team, like us 👍

[@JaemanEdwards]

They rule the roost when the All Blacks are down to 14 players. Otherwise the All Blacks win easy. And when they do, it's a triumph of positive attacking rugby over boring negative rugby. There's a reason this hockey fan has heard of the All Blacks but not the Springboks.

[@Tuhoeterra]

stop talking out ya arse mate Sexton and BOD are the biggest sooks going around.

[@RabbitholeIsrael]

because they get players from all surrounding islands like samoa, fiji, tonga.

[@HeeniKeke]

8% of NZL population is Pacific Islanders … not sure whether you realise this

[@HeeniKeke]

Incorrect! State facts…NOT lies

[@RabbitholeIsrael]

and out of that 8%, 80% plays rugby and end up in NZ squad.@@HeeniKeke

[@HeeniKeke]

@@RabbitholeIsrael Of the 1133 men who have represented the All Blacks (in matches as well as tests), just 32 were born in the islands - Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa. That messes up your dreamed up stats and comment. Smh

[@thelespower]

I love NZ. they are the yard stick. Super rugby without south africa has hurt NZ.but i Bet Nz are going to do great up north this year. i wont be happy till NZ are second in the world ...like it should be

[@JaemanEdwards]

Hurts South Africa much more. Beleive me. The All Blacks will thrash the world champions this year.

[@rico-zaindentiana-mariepou4446]

The narrator keeps calling all the games 'tests', they are not all tests, most tests in a tour is usually 4...

[@Arti-iChi]

Do woman's rugby... you will be shocked at how they tackle..😁😁😁 ...

[@JaemanEdwards]

Vicious and brutal

[@rico-zaindentiana-mariepou4446]

I hope we don't start picking players that go & play offshore 4 the All Blacks, because it will stop up & coming players from representing the country...

[@wkcarolus]

All black Ardie Savea is world player of the year. 2023. He is not eligible for playing for the ABs. They trying to change the rules

[@JaemanEdwards]

He's having a rest

[@tempo1768]

*use to dominate*

[@Andy_M986]

Our womens team are number 1 in the world now.

[@stefandutoit7868]

"So how did South Africa win the Rugby World Cup final? | The Squidge Report" - Please react to this...

[@davemckenna8591]

tmo made a illegal call by going back 4 phases to cancel a try , plus 2 head high tackles and the worst one stays on the field plus the ref admitting right there and then he made a mistake with the penalty that ending up winning the game ,Even a 1 eyed SA fan has to admit that

[@EamonnReacts]

Will add this to the list.

[@Darren_S]

​@@davemckenna8591LMAO cope 😂

[@siaf9281]

Pacific Islanders contribute a lot to the all blacks Nz rugby will not let them play for there country’s which is really wrong to me I rugby has become a bank then entertainment

[@sgt.baksteen5291]

Oh boy,this one is a touchy subject."ALL BACKS" have many players not born in nz,alot of countries like tonga,samoa and japan just to mention a few.So can u really say the "all backs" are made only of one country?From South Africa we have been bleeding players for years now,to other countries.During this past world cup there were many sa born players playing for other countries.Its the sad thing that money is such a big issue these days."all backs" i call them because forwards and all run and have ball skills like backline players.lol

[@bodybalanceU2]

please what japanese player plays for the all blacks - you are just make shite up - most of the players are born or grew up in nz and are new zealanders - you do understand nz is a polynesian island filled up with polynesian people - we are not a country off the coast of ireland duh!!!

[@HeeniKeke]

Seems @sgt.baksteen5291 can’t get his head around difference between 5mill population and 60mill population difference. Comment reeks of jealousy and ignorance. 8% of NZL population is Pacific Islanders.

[@sgt.baksteen5291]

9 players during RWC 23 was not born in nz,i was commenting on what the video indicated?????Tonga,Scotland,fiji and australia????prove me wrong!!!watching something halfway and making rude comments sounds really foolish.a bit touchy there bud??And by the way its 68 million of which not even 1 percent plays rugby@@bodybalanceU2

[@nzfreeski]

we're back to 3rd but we besat the 2nd place Ireland at the WC quarter-final. we're back baby with a great coach :-)

[@stonermcfly]

Nz gets Way too much credit, considering all the south pacific islanders that make up the all black team every year they should actually be New Zealand and the pacific islands.

[@micahgibbs2939]

Not to mention the stuff they have always been getting away with, with the refs.

[@HeeniKeke]

Of the 1133 men who have represented the All Blacks (in matches as well as tests), just 32 were born in the islands - Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa. That messes up your comment ….real facts matter

[@20165776YEAR]

they take the best players from Fiji Samoa and Tonga to boost their ranks

[@bodybalanceU2]

crying over BS - here have a tissue

[@20165776YEAR]

@@bodybalanceU2 truth hurts hey

[@bodybalanceU2]

@@20165776YEAR no talking shite doesnt hurt its just you talking shite - nz is a sth pacific island filled up with south pacific islanders - you cant seem to understand that

[@HeeniKeke]

@@20165776YEAR8% of NZL population is Pacific Islanders …. Seems you have an issue with Pacific Islanders moving to NZL for better life

[@sgt.baksteen5291]

Heres some rugby did u know......USA is the only country in the world that has a gold medal at the olimpics for rugby,i think pope John of the catholic church a couple years ago played rugby for poland....

[@micahgibbs2939]

Incorrect. France were the first to win gold in 15's rugby at the Olympics 1900, Australia 1908 and then USA 1920 and 1924. Also Pope John never played rugby that was a debunked rumour.

[@lesm350]

😮 It's a reasonably simple answer , the Polynesian , Maori people are among the best natural athletes on the planet (2nd behind African / Americans) they are big & fast. However the even more predominant factor is they play against opponents who are amongst the worst "athletes" in their given countries , many overweight, slow individuals who don't belong on a world stage , not rocket science !

[@ConnorDelport-ff3dw]

Its silly to not allow players into other leagues

[@markwairepo2871]

Check out the history of George Nepia...We been ripped off, because we were too dominant. They slowed the game down..Check out rugny in the 80 and 90s, it was faster and suited us. Our fitness and speed, which has usually been our strength, has been nullified by a "deliberate" slowing down of the game....? Has rugby slowed down? I dunno, take a look and see for youself....When we used to tour South Africa, up until the 1970s, none our Maori were allowed to tour there....

[@amnaecjo9760]

Its not only NZ players BUT fiji,samoa,tonga etc.NZ poaches from the other pacific island countries. NOT AS TINY AS YOU THINK NOW?

[@HeeniKeke]

Absolute BS! NZL does not poach. Suggest you learn words and gain knowledge of immigration and families moving for better education, lifestyle etc. Such a typical jealous nasty remark about our players

[@amnaecjo9760]

@@HeeniKeke lol Same thing.The only country with internal home grown players are the springboks. NZ takes all their player and some years it up to half thats foreighn born on nearby island states. NZ is too small and poor in pure bred stock to ONLY use NZ players.

[@amnaecjo9760]

@@HeeniKeke one coconut to another coconut.lol.So funny you coconut

[@caylebmladenovic3348]

@@amnaecjo9760your soo full of shit and the whole stealing from pacific nations is bullshit. The springboks have more Namibians and Zimbabweans than the all blacks have Pacific Islanders. And if you actually knew anything about rugby there are 55 players born or grew up learning to play rugby in New Zealand playing for other nations. If anything New Zealand is the most poached nation in world rugby.