Jesse Kriel on South Africa school rugby and the secrets to Rassie's tactics | Gits and Genia

Jesse Kriel joins the Gits and Genia crew to give a lowdown on his career and how he has settled into playing in Japan.
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[@OldSchool-om2zo]

Great interview lads, watching it post World Cup makes it even better

[@kylespindler8617]

Legends recognising legends. Will Genia and Fourie Du Preez.

[@nox6885]

Awesome interview. Jessie is going to kill this world cup. Miss Am and Moodie just as good. But Kriel is exactly what the Boks need know, experience, guile, determination and organizational skills

[@meeshnozigqwaba8972]

you did not lie

[@YesThatsJohnno]

Yes. And he did

[@LansonOne]

This aged like a Wagyu

[@nox6885]

​@@LansonOneI'm surprised chap. I'm a typical Mzansi fan and really thought we would miss guys like Am. Gents found a way. How you win a WC with no recognised hooker is crazy, but then again, you have to be crazy and resourceful to live in this country. 2019 and 2023. That's crazy. Weird that Boks can potentially go 3peat

[@phelelanimkhize4522]

Jesse Kriel reminds me so much of Cristiano Ronaldo - Absolutely relentless machine and works even when he should be resting. First one in last one out. He even sacrificed his matric rage for a shot at going pro. What a role model man 👏

[@OriginalPuro]

I would love to see a comparison of physique between Ronaldo, considered the most trained football player, to Jesse Kriel. Football vs Rugby (football), which football wins? I suspect Rugby wins.

[@Badlighter]

I hope the spirit of fierce rivalry on the field and friendship off the field never leaves this code of football

[@jonnybgood9162]

Well done Jesse you’ve got the World Cup again 🎉

[@wlk2408]

The biggest schoolboy game in the world is the Paarl interschools between Paarl Boys High and Paarl Gimnasium. The first team game will be played in front of 25000 plus spectators. The game is so big that the intrerschools game is played at the towns stadium because the schools stadiums are too small for all the spectators.

[@Againstdhawa]

JESSE GREAT GUY GOOD LUCK IN WORLD CUP 2023

[@RicksPhatPharm-vw2lb]

Matt Gitto is such a great guy, I used to hate playing against Australia with him in the team! Such a class talent and a real legend of the game, a far more complete player than any other 10/12 to grace the game

[@itellyouwhy6957]

Hi Matt

[@RUGGARUGBY]

100%, seeing more of his personality on these pods has been great.

[@JJ-li3lk]

A very respectful and positive invluence from within a like minded group creates brotherhood. Jessie is a great team man. Good on him and wishing him the best of luck against Ireland in this weekend's pool match.

[@craigmarshall6690]

Fantastic interview! What a man, what a player!

[@chrislouw9811]

It's wonderful to see how Jesse has evolved over the years, he's become a great 13 known for his defense, but history will always remember him for missing THAT tackle that gave japan that last try in their victory over the boks on that dreadful day in Brighton in 2015. Perhaps that's why the Japanese love him so much.

[@danielskilton3575]

AMAZING Interview. Listening to Jesse brings back a lot of memories in high school rugby. He was TINY in u14 but his brother Dan was HUGE and had a scary hand off🤣but Jesse had the brains on the field thats for sure.

[@Mad_Intalect]

Crazy that Jesse's the one that went on to be the better pro and now has 58 caps for the Boks and Dan only played u20.

[@danielskilton3575]

I will be honest it doesn't surprise me because once Jesse hit 16 years old he started working really really hard and you could see that he was going up a level every year@@Mad_Intalect

[@RicksPhatPharm-vw2lb]

Dan is playing great rugby now in the states, I was not a happy lions fan when they let him go... such a talent

[@danielskilton3575]

Yeah he was also a fantastic player that is for sure. Utter beast@@RicksPhatPharm-vw2lb

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

There's a documentary about how Jesse Kriel went through school boy rugby and he did extra training sessions. Extra weights, running etc. He was smaller than most kids but he outworked most.

[@SNOK1986]

51:30 your dream came true and you were great Jesse!

[@chrisalheit3205]

Big love from SA. This is one of my favourite rugby shows. You guys are bloody legends. That Snorkatron thing nearly killed me

[@at7512]

Great chat gents.. what a class guest..

[@schneidervonhammer722]

SO now we know who to get next on the show..Fourie Du Preez

[@sinnersavedbygracethrufait8933]

What a nice guy

[@wirigumbie5798]

Good thing your dream came through Jessie!! Thank you for being so mighty during the RWC23 and the buildup

[@davidpeters3857]

Great guy

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

Will Genia is such a chilled out dude.

[@Againstdhawa]

Gits is pure class a phenomenal athlete Genia also

[@kslice810]

This interview really kicked on from there..

[@therealmrfishpaste]

Yeah yeah, so...yeah...

[@kslice810]

@@therealmrfishpaste 🤣🤣

[@keamogetsweseroba]

😂😂😂

[@siegmundsonntag3950]

Thank you. Principles learned which can enrich my life as well as others

[@12334ttqtqt]

Dan kriel should have been playing for the boks. Seeing him play in high school you would have thought it was a sure thing.

[@danielskilton3575]

Agreed. I do not think the bulls were a great fit for him

[@blaquenguni9249]

Why would a an English speaking kid go to a Boer republic like Northern Transvaal, currently Simelane is ruining his talent there.

[@peterssss5396]

Rugby I certainly a tough physical sport. I played No. 12/13 school rugby and club a bit (knee injury put me out the sport) But a I don't think you had a punched lung and continue playing. Could've been a bruise to the pulmonary and muscular system. Ref. 3:39min. Into Podcast. A punched lung would put you in excruciating pain unable to walk and breathe properly, with immediate hospitality ER attention. And they can't administer anesthesia because the whole lung would collapse, so the procedure is done with full awareness and specialized pain treatment. Definitely not good thing to experience. You got to be tough.

[@SeanT649]

Sometimes, violence is the answer.

[@mitch2924]

Kriel (despite having a great WC) nearly lost the match for SA. Who kicks the ball away down the middle of the field with 45secs remaining.

[@TommyLikeTom]

the sexual tension is palpable

[@HuwEvans.]

They are all juiced up in South African school rugby

[@mhcronje]

Just like they juiced up your mum. All dem boys.

[@TheCryptoSniper]

The Haters in force again, with usual Tropes. Somehow RSA school rugby more juiced than NZ School kids would be. Dutch Genes mate eat your heart out

[@spervuurproduksies]

@@RicksPhatPharm-vw2lb Where the hell do you get German genes? The main heritage of Afrikaners is Dutch and French. Even English and Scottish genes are way more prevalent than German.

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

Afrikaners are genetically blessed💪🏻💪🏻 No need to hate😉

[@wot4922]

​@@spervuurproduksiesno. The European mix that is Afrikaaners is Dutch, German and French. Obviously, the English are mixed in there to. Read a little man.

[@blaquenguni9249]

I'll never understand the Jesse Kriel hype train.. 7 years and he's only ever been good vs terrible sides, never seen him have a great game vs a great side. He scored a try vs All Blacks in Pretoria when Willemse made his debut, he didn't do much in that game either. He lacks rugby IQ, he's good at what he's programmed to do, defense.

[@AshTownsend]

You really need to apologise.

[@LansonOne]

Defense wins world cups…

[@PhillipDawson10]

Well this comment has certainly not aged well - LMAO. At least Jesse is playing in an world cup winnin team

[@Againstdhawa]

Gits is a LEGEND one of the best fly halves ever awesome attacking players he used to cut teams in half. Genia another LEGEND