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[@AfroGaz71]

To be fair. I've never heard anyone describe rugby as soft.

[@who5542]

Saw the video title in my recommendations and had the exact say thought. 🤨 The answer is, no, no one who has ever seen the sport has ever said that!

[@etiennemeagher5335]

they have it confused with american football, or just football

[@guillaumec8620]

I have, but 100% of the time those comments came from butt-hurt football fangirls

[@harrypledger3519]

A lot of American football or as they say 'football' players say that rugby's soft a lot of the time

[@Howiedewitt123]

Same

[@Juggernauter12]

Great video, I've seen tons of rugby vids on YT and still there were many new clips for me on this one. On a sidenote, it's incredible to see how not so long ago tackles (inluding shoulder charges) that ended up in concussion were celebrated and glorified. All this talk about the game going soft is ridiculous to me, you can see many huge tackles being made today while being mindful of avoiding the head at all costs. I've been playing rugby for many years and for me it actually takes much more technique and skill to make a big hit while staying well within the rules - knowing where to place tour feet, bend your knees, place the shoulder and the head correctly, hitting, wrapping up, driving with your legs and bringing the other player safely to the ground is much harder than just smashing into him/her without any considerations. I for one am glad that authorities are taking this stuff seriously now, specially now that we have so much info on the horrible long term effects of repeated blows to the head.

[@gavinmcgrath2303]

Absolutely. Great tackle techniques make for great viewing while lowering awful risk. There will always be "rugby incidents", but shoulder charges are actually cowardly. Real men tackle hard and accept the risks; cowards lead with their shoulders and idiots lead with their heads.

[@GGRUGBY]

Thank for your comment

[@jamesyelton11]

but you cant lift and drive now. i think its gone too far, i dont think anyone celebrates concussion, that just though guys had to stay down to get their breath back,

[@flammenwurst223]

@@jamesyelton11 lifting and driving has been off the books for ages now, and is probably one of the more dangerous tackles injury wise. What i think has gone too far is the calling of "seatbelt" tackles, as high tackles

[@jeanm27]

I have about 3 things to say. 5:12 Hit on Joe was one of the nastiest tackles ever seen. Then how many times will Gio Aplon been knocked senseless on a rugby field? Lastly, now I know when the New Zealand players practice their shoulder tackles and who inspires Owen Farrell to shoulder charge

[@dannywhite132]

Tbh I often worry about the internal organ and brain damage done. We have already seen the dementia cases rising in ex professionals, and I worry about how long the current state of rugby can continue

[@zivkovicable]

Once the clams start rolling in..."Where there's a hit there's a writ" is an old music business saying that will soon apply to rugby.

[@sophiekerr8964]

Whammo and boomfa are really fun words

[@benjamin112]

MASSIVE respect for the attacker in the clip at about 7 mins... He saw the guy he knocked down was fucked and put him into the recovery position. Thats a big man physically and mentally.

[@Qulize]

@@NoTaboos >You must be a small man physically and mentally Yeah this dude is projecting lmao

[@anthonylynch9875]

@@Qulize 😂

[@lesblase3667]

@@NoTaboos normal? Bullsh*t. Look outside your window d/head.

[@sevenhelmets]

That’s Motu Matu'u. The dude said he heard his mum’s voice asking why he didn’t look after “the boy” he knocked out, that’s why he ran back and put him in the recovery position….lol. True story

[@AaA_10779]

@@Qulize He deleted that part LMAO. Small man mentality

[@GGRUGBY]

Thumbs up if you want see Ma'a Nonu Destroying Opponents

[@linalmeemow]

0:36 That hit by Koroibete to stop a player who must be at least 150% of his bodyweight is outrageous!

[@GGRUGBY]

100% 🤝❤️❤️😎

[@bFORCe2003]

it helps when it was a shoulder charge.

[@linalmeemow]

@@bFORCe2003 Nope, it was perfectly legal.

[@bFORCe2003]

@@linalmeemow no arms in that tackle .

[@linalmeemow]

@@bFORCe2003 Arms were there, he just bounced the big fella off before he was able to wrap. Totally legal!

[@TheFunkhouser]

6:38 Mad props to the other teams player helping him out by rolling him into the recovery position, very cool!

[@davidhogg657]

Who said rugby was soft? I played rugby for years and I've literally never heard anyone say rugby was soft.

[@alxdava2004]

American Football player's fans say that all the time about the rugby players that run longer distances, much more time while they are less protected(by helmets etc)

[@jacobj6376]

@@alxdava2004 No they don't

[@jonlanier_]

@@alxdava2004 I had seen an interview with a guy who had played in the NFL and then went over and played professional Rugby. He said the hardest hits come from the NFL and the Speed is faster in the NFL. But endurance and overall toughness he'd get to Rugby players.

[@davidknowsbetter8495]

Rugby and football are different! in football there are no high tackles thats why they wear the padding and a helmet to stop someone from getting sent to the hospital!!!

[@tomcads1604]

Hard hits: Yes Legal plays by current rules: very few Number of cards missed in this montage: too many

[@corleth2868]

Even with the current rules most of the tackles in the video are legal, in a few the commutators spot no arms or hits to the head so I guess there may have been cards anyway but it cuts away too early. The one where the tackler puts the player he hit into the recovery position, head to head, red card now though so yes there are definitely some.

[@benm1308]

Anyone who says the sport has gone soft should be legally mandated to spend 15 minutes on the pitch in any pro match

[@dantewalters5209]

Make that two minutes, they wouldn't last 1 minute. The rules have gone softer, but the game is much harder and faster than in the 80's and 90's.

[@dantewalters5209]

Make that two minutes, they wouldn't last 1 minute. The rules have gone softer, but the game is much harder and faster than in the 80's and 90's.

[@Islandkid679]

And they should be the first to run it up...

[@dantewalters5209]

@@Islandkid679 In that case, give'm 10 seconds

[@suffern63]

With all the red cards these days,they'll soon be wearing tutus

[@tertiusdejager1440]

NFL players won't last 20 minutes in a rugby match! 😆

[@drew.silverotter]

I often wonder now, at the age of 66, why my body hurts so much at times? Then I remember, oh yes! I played rugby union from the age of 8 for 15 years 😁 Still would never have changed it for anything!

[@J.Brown10]

I once got concussed by a fijian No.8 about 30 minutes in, I was fullback. When I came to it was half time 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣 "Soft" is not found in Rugby vocabulary bro

[@marcodalu5494]

how many of these tackles struck directly the head of the opponent, left him concussed, or raised them above the horizontal line? it's not about rugby being soft, it's about not hurting to death those who play it

[@sophiekerr8964]

Yeah, the so-called “crackdown” on those types of tackles a couple years ago did absolutely nothing. It worked pretty well at first, then just kind of petered out. Even if captains asked the ref to check a tackle, there would rarely ever be punishment. And sometimes even tackles that started off in a good position and then slipped up too high were punished with 8+ week suspensions when ones that were malicious were ignored.

[@jimbosayer1]

When I played rugby you didn’t tackle above the waist, let alone the shoulders!

[@jonathandenby9740]

@@jimbosayer1 In the 70s we called it a "smother tackle" - it was a last ditch manoeuvre ... to wrap up the other guy's arms. But it was executed *after* he'd gone past. I love rugby, but I'm glad my son resisted my wish for him to play.

[@jonathandenby9740]

It seems to me that most of the people commenting here take pleasure in the sight of men being hurt.

[@jimbosayer1]

@@jonathandenby9740 seems to me that you’re wrong. Most comments are about how bad these tackles are. Rather than how much they are enjoying the pain of the players.

[@jonathandenby9740]

Most of these tackles are surely completely illegal. No attempt to wrap arms, and the majority just under the neck.

[@GGRUGBY]

At this time when these hits are made most of them was legal

[@jjeales7329]

@James Drake it's footy, a good hits a good hit. No doubt you played, have you forgotten how good it felt to get smashed and to hopefully smash someone else? Come on man..

[@lsdesignweb]

the ones made in 2020 and 2021 for sure

[@jonathandenby9740]

@@jjeales7329 Nah. I have and I do. But the stats are perfectly clear. We have to take the head out of the game as much as possible. Another class action suit taken out today in the UK against the governing Rugby League body. This kind of thing should always be fair game, though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4uzi3-kdsR7jcU

[@johngamba4823]

@@GGRUGBY the shoulder charge has never been legal in union. There is a difference between illegal and not referred properly

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[@jakewilliams5744]

when has anyone ever called rugby soft

[@mistag3860]

One thing I wasnt prepared for when I was lucky enough to go see a super 12 match in Hamilton NZ ('99), was the actual sound of the tackles from the stands - man, you can hear the bones crunching and the gasps of crushed air, even from that distance!..jeez its brutal and Tana Umaga had a great game! luckily there was no dumbass 5 second loop of shit music drowning out the sound, but hey...

[@aleksandredevidze9080]

Wow, you've done it again! This video was absolutely epic! I can't wait for the next one. You're the rugby king! 🏉👑

[@GGRUGBY]

More to come!

[@David_Camerwrongun]

Just think it's like American football but without the roids, padding or timeouts. Rugby is a man's sport

[@davidknowsbetter8495]

There is no high tackles in football tho.

[@randalllederman7669]

Sorry not great . Tackle from waste and below is how rugby used to be.. and it was a beautiful game. Bigger is not necessarily better

[@tumelo4526]

Frans Steyn came through with that yum yum! Edit: seeing JdV and Fourie getting stoked was like seeing Ali fawn over Tyson (or visa versa)

[@TsBrandt]

Keep up the great work💪🏼 Really enjoying the Videos👌🏽

[@GGRUGBY]

Thanks so much ❤️❤️

[@shady473gamingcm3]

No one sees it as soft, its just a different type of physicality. The hits are still hard and fast. Put these guys in pads and they take and give twice as hard, and will get crushed by actual football players who are used to cruise missle-ing into people for 120min... and vise versa, take the pads off American football players and they'll be injured way more as they tackle with shoulders and body weight into each other's legs and have very little form, do that against a rugby player and A you'll probably miss and B get knee in the unprotected head. Different games.

[@flocptr1274]

Should do the same video but only with the clean tackle. Many fouls in this video

[@badjango20blm5]

Whoever said rugby is soft has never watched a rugby game. No helmets, shoulder pads, shin pads. Just man on man, muscle on muscle collisions. Definitely not for the faint of heart.

[@samsolo8609]

Yeah um, please don't compare nfl hits to rugby 🤣🤣

[@zacharystone8817]

1:25 on dmac was definitely a red card 😂

[@GGRUGBY]

red?

[@api9816]

Well he went low on the tackle.

[@rexyhouser1872]

D-Mac's fault for Dipping. Good thing this is a man's game

[@dafyddllyrdavies6601]

The ones that say rugby has gone soft are the ones that haven't experienced a WWE close line taking your head off or getting dumped on your neck and you cant play again for months then we'll see what they say

[@terryking3912]

If you think rugby is soft I suggest you go out there and run the ball up on the field and then say it’s soft (if your still conscious that is)😂😂😂🇦🇺

[@Trajan2401]

Rugby isn't soft but the officials are making it soft with pedantic cards,pedantic rulings and pedantic decisions soon it will be like soccer this isn't tiddlywinks.

[@RedTerrorist13]

Pedantic x13

[@zovilakmontoya]

I would just love to see the types of Neymar, Mbappe and Ronaldo play this sport once.

[@AaA_10779]

Some of these hits had some good techniques on them 😮

[@rmayhem9658]

Only some!

[@Mrpouletdu33]

Will you say rugby is soft in front of Chabal ? This can be your last words.

[@Kiárán92]

Who the hell says rugby is soft? If you wanna see soft, watch football!

[@popzxedits]

My uncle played for the all blacks and no rugby can never be described by soft

[@Krezo200]

i never heard somebody say rugby is soft :D

[@maximes4428]

0:56 look at the women in grey's faces 😂

[@Heathen.Deity.]

I don’t see myself as a pushover by any means, but I’d have been turned to pink mist by some of these tackles.

[@eronivatuloka1096]

Mostly hits by islanders

[@GGRUGBY]

Pacific powe

[@crystallineentity]

That yellow player at 6.38, top man right there. Excellent vid man

[@GGRUGBY]

Appreciate it!

[@eaglebride]

Toughest game on earth. Brutal.

[@jacqueshughes3085]

I'm a rugby fan, but have to admit, that it's nowhere near as tough as CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO.

[@thecarpetman7687]

At least half of those tackles are illegal now

[@cryptobuzz4580]

I don’t have to watch the video. The answer is no. And I doubt anyone has ever called it soft

[@GGRUGBY]

this video is the answer

[@anthonymoore1705]

yeah rugby has gone soft. all it is these days are endless penalties and yellow and red cards,

[@Kim-xi7jn]

The new rules separate those with good technique from the wrecking balls. They just introduced them too late, letting people think that those big bulldozer hits are OK. Just give it a few years and you'll see the new rules make for a better game. Nothing like a good hard fair tackle! I like to watch Rugby, not a human bumper car game.

[@ralsalsic7]

Boys being practicing that Farrel tackle!!!

[@saadhna5661]

Is this a sport of psychopaths??

[@OFFPLAYER-qc5sh]

I think coz of movies and stuff like that u don’t realise just how big these hits are until you’ve experienced something like it

[@deonjohan2]

you missed Bismarck DuP hit on Carter

[@shaokhan2514]

Your not allowed to tackle Carter😂😂

[@GGRUGBY]

we have used this footage in different video you can check

[@robwilliams6177]

Oh loads of dangerous tackles !

[@EmptyGlass99]

This sport is where the phrase 'hospital pass' originates.

[@GGRUGBY]

true

[@AceDeclan]

Nobody ever said this

[@billmuir4897]

I an still feel my teeth rattling from some of those hits. Superb selection. Thanks for sharing 🏉🌹

[@scrumlass]

Ah yes, when Karl’s head became a blood fountain

[@RahulSingh-cy1ye]

Make a Part II please.

[@GGRUGBY]

Send me some hits ideas

[@thelegionisnotamused8929]

6:38 sportsmanship.

[@clintmaldonado5820]

Rugby soft...? MY ASS...! tell NFL to drop those pads and let's see how hard they hit...! Then put the rugby guys in pads and let's see how much HARDER they hit...!

[@sethshriner5839]

This video is literally meant to prove Football fanatics wrong. All those Football players who say "Rugby sucks", or "Rugby isn't hard/tough", take a look at this video. Most likely will 1000% change your mind.

[@The-Spanish-Inquisition490]

Americans: wheres will the protection, shoulder guards, helmet, ect.... British and the rest of the world: 🤦‍♂️

[@Lizardbrainzzz]

Such ashame Benson Stanley had such a short career due to head injuries 🤕. The man was a beast and could tackle like a demon !!

[@errolbruintjes9855]

Fck yeah man, he was underrated aye

[@SoloPerICommenti]

... said nobody

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Potgeiter: the heart and soul of the Waratahs Super Rugby title. Oh, and trust Nesbit to question a rock solid tackle on a Kiwi player by an Aussie as 'no arms'. Geez, he really does refuse to offer up anything positive for the opposition

[@kitbakz2483]

I grew up with rugby but in the last 2-3 years it has become incredibly “SOFT” it’s such a bore!! I only watch highlights of big games, otherwise it’s NRL.

[@ne270]

NRL will go the same way, there’s no long term future in either code if they can’t bring down the rate of concussions

[@Princek99x99]

It should be classified as an MMA sport

[@tatuloa]

Want to find out , play a weekend amateur game and find out . The pros have strict refs .. our ref is a retired cop ., does not like blowing any whistle...➕🤣💀

[@rogerparker9228]

American footballers wouldn't last 5 mins playing rugby. Non of the padding and protection bollox

[@oliveringram3056]

I would imagine any premiership footballers watching this must feel embarrassed. these guys get up and want to carry on...!

[@tomdoyle3615]

Most of these tackles would be illegal these days

[@transponderful]

since the game went pro, these clowns still get NHS treatment, private only now sorry.the rules should have changed with the money, no hits above the waist. it will happen, the sooner the better.

[@kira-dk2mx]

"Rugby's gone soft" said no one ever. This isn't the NBA folks, this sport's still as raw as it was 20 years ago. Christ

[@robainscough]

It's a shame US Football (not soccer) players use A LOT of padding, I think US football would be more entertaining if they went "natural" like Rugby.

[@damienmitchell9828]

But if you have noticed the hits are much harder and brutal in american football hence the padding, I'm scottish btw so I have no bias just my observation

[@alterego4050]

From the word itself, cant even pronounced RUGBY in a soft way🤣🤣

[@lawildman1]

Who cares how tough they are this game is bloody obsessed on telling everyone how tough it is,that’s because it’s a low skill game,can’t accept that it is a minority sport so takes to insulting and attempting to ridicule all team sports.basically it’s bull rush with rules.

[@willythefree]

Rugby is not soft or hard. It is just hitting and punching players on the back like a coward. It is not a sport, it is just hitting and punching.

[@lewisbyrnand]

Players - no. Game - yes. 90% of these tackles results in the ref stopping the game to have another look. Makes it so stop/start.

[@petergarbutt9521]

90% OF THESE ALLEGED TACKLES, WOULD BE RED CARDS KNOW, AND I WOULD TOTALLY AGREE, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ALLEGED TACKLES ARE DISGRACEFUL

[@benitojay9010]

I'm pretty certain literally no one thinks Rugby is soft....

[@jjfraser3551]

Where is the famous tackle of Schalk Burger (Stormers) on Fourie du Preez (Blue Bulls)

[@Eddie-ym1vq]

Rugby is far from soft..Australian Rules Football is even rougher

[@Stefaans007]

Bismarck's hit on DC! 🔥

[@RapWalaKavi]

Is rugby soft? No. Is being soft a bad thing? No.

[@redneckReno]

well done GG MONTAGES!!

[@GGRUGBY]

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[@MichaelEdlin542]

What the fuck is the guy at 5:30 doing?? He slows down into the contact, just sticks his face right into his shoulder?!

[@bennichols1113]

< thats my name and yes I think rugby has gone soft. But its the rules not the players. eg if hes lying on the ball ruck him out of there, old school.

[@robmorris9541]

Big hits or illegal dangerous hits. Lots just shoulder charges with no attempt to wrap arms and a lot dangerously high.

[@zaidalielarabeloco4070]

Rugby soft?? OK campared with what car crashes??

[@koukoucenou6108]

Rugby is a martial art, who the fuck said it's soft ? Vive le Racing 92

[@deano66]

Hi there

[@Olixer109]

I don't think anyone has ever said rugby was soft. Not even a little bit or anything that comes close.

[@montynaiduki4651]

Great content with some unseen footages..💥

[@DUFFUSable]

Man I love rugby

[@AK47Gang100]

I don’t think anyone has ever called rugby soft. Ever

[@NSeaBear]

80z are penalties though right? Cuz you can’t hit above the waist

[@italixgaming915]

Chabal watching the video:: "Hold my beer!"

[@clyntonmoorcroft6413]

Quite a fewnof these tackles would be carded nowadays. Quite a few shoulder charges and contact to the head.

[@liamgross7217]

In the top few toughest games in the world I would think, not sure what would really be tougher.

[@damienmitchell9828]

The answer is yes its soft this video does not change my opinion, just a bunch of men rolling about the floor in a big pile