Press Conference | Siya Kolisi & Jacques Nienaber speak to the media as World Cup winners

The post-match press conference of World Cup winners South Africa with their captain Siya Kolisi and their coach Jacques Nienaber.
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[@patrickfarrell5092]

As an Irish rugby fan I'm extremely proud of this South African team and what it stands for. Congratulations to the Country, the Fans and the Team as an organisation. Love and respect from Ireland 🇮🇪💚☘

[@79johnnykage]

Fuck them, slagging the Irish team in the locker room after the match zero respect for the SA team now

[@user-lw2ng1jb1m]

Great words - and I honestly think our rivalry with Ireland via the URC is just starting to heat up, and I daresay this has helped us improve, so we have quite a bit to be thankful for. Added to that, Irish rugby has hugely contributed to SA Rugby, via giving development to Rassie, Jacques, RG, JK, Damian De Allende, as well as giving us Felix Jones. I do hope Ireland tastes the WC success they richly deserve, one day!

[@razeenmeyer9728]

A special mention to Felix Jones. 2x time, back to back world cup winner from Ireland ❤

[@clarencejacobs4186]

Thank you

[@patrickfarrell5092]

@@user-lw2ng1jb1m thank you for the kind words also, we're sending our lads from Connacht down your direction in the next week or two 😊. I agree, the URC is a great tournament since the SA teams entered. It keeps the dreams alive. Enjoy your success. 🏉

[@Alchemy4US]

Poetry in motion, real inspiring leadership. Thank you Siya and Jacques, for your constructive leadership, forever building partnerships and relationships, communicating positively and thoroughly, and remaining humble human beings, in good times and especially when the chips are down and the pressure is on. Constructive culture won this WC for you and you led by example. ❤

[@michaelbrady03]

Congratulations South Africa! Siya Kolisi always so respectful - a great leader

[@puppysoda7062]

Should of had a red card eh??

[@rothnieoosthuizen3728]

​@@puppysoda7062Kolisi was bent at the hips, initial contact was on the shoulder, then head. In comparison, Cane was upright and made direct contact with the head. You can choose to try understand the laws, or live on in ignorance.

[@jonathandavis8599]

@@puppysoda7062 should have been swallowed eh??

[@lebumoloi]

​@@rothnieoosthuizen3728it's definitely a choice

[@nosiphoxashimba1380]

Siya appreciation message to Jacques Niebaber made me to cry 😢 ohhh wow ❤

[@lht1523]

South Africa have an excellent coaching team, superb players and an amazing captain. As much as I wanted the All Blacks to win, I am glad we pushed South Africa to the end. South African fans should be proud. You are true champions 🤝

[@wihan6574]

And you are a good sportsman. Would love to have a beer with you.

[@cobus55]

Thank you brother. What a gracious comment. I don't know you and we might be different in every way, but we've got our teams and I respect yours immensely. I'll enjoy the win in the full knowledge that Razor is coming and things will be back to normal quite soon!

[@jacqueskirstein9833]

South African here: I am gutted for you as the All Blacks in general, and especially Sam Cane. The card might have been the right call technically, but I honestly don't think you deserved it (not a red anyway). You can feel hard done by, but also proud of the way your men lifted themselves up and came hard at us (we expected just that from you). What we can celebrate, though, is the strongest rivalry in the sport and rugby skills that are 2nd to none. Long may this relationship (as both rivals and friends) continue.

[@haroldharold2046]

"WAYNE BARNES"

[@lebumoloi]

The feeling is mutual, bud. Kiwis usually beat us comfortably. Thank you for being a humble and respectful rugby supporter.

[@refentsemaibelo2648]

Siya appreciating Jaques in the end 😢❤

[@Deencat_]

The humility is inspiring. They may play down their strengths but it's plain as day. Gracious & Magnanimous in defeat & in Victory! Well Done Gentlemen!🇿🇦 & well played New Zealand🇳🇿👏 Given the concerning path our country is on, you guys really rally the home base. Thank you. Go Bokke!

[@lebumoloi]

💯

[@aleccastro4761]

I could feel Jacques' emotion when he's talking about Ian Foster - all the SA fans I was with tonight were feeling that about the ABs heroes. Those guys don't deserve tears, I really wish this could go to both sets of fans and players

[@laygossom2655]

So true 😢😢

[@MrVaelen]

Siya is by far the greatest current captain in world rugby... That mans humility in the face if such success and skill!

[@puppysoda7062]

Lololololol! No….he should have been red carded! He is a great guy though….but definitely not the best captain

[@haroldharold2046]

What BS I heard NZ are going to cite Kolisi for his appalling head butt. That you will be required to return the trophy

[@simenzelwedlamini]

cry more hater sore loser @@puppysoda7062

[@audilloodilo7795]

Good luck @harold

[@lebumoloi]

​@@puppysoda7062keep whining. I'm drinking bitter tears from people like you

[@siphumelelokwinana7908]

I am super proud to be a South African right now, we are not a perfect country but we are very resilient

[@dumysani2801]

Siya fir president please consider this is your next mission

[@matshingevhamlitsho6355]

😢😢😢he brought me to tears woth that

[@Alecamcs]

Absolutely incredible! What a side. Skill, passion, resilience and humility. Every neutral fan should support the Springboks. Eight world cups, four finals and four times champions. Beating all the best countries in the world to get there was just awe inspiring. Congratulations from Scotland. 🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@haroldharold2046]

Your team is full of cheats. "Wayne Barnes "

[@simenzelwedlamini]

oh shut up the hell already @@haroldharold2046

[@TWEQDvideo]

Sia is an amazing, passionate, and honest speaker

[@alexvaldiers9788]

To me, this South Africa team is the greatest sport team of all times. They have everything, talent, passion, humility, skills and desire. Congratulations, it’s been a privileged to see them play, even when they beat France and destroyed our hopes. They deserve it, the best team won and Kolisi is the greatest captain of them all.

[@puppysoda7062]

Delusional kid….ABs have that mantle Most winning team in sports history….look it up! 71%

[@Alias-gy3tz]

Thank you :)

[@jameswalker7459]

South Africa rewrites rugby history,,The best ever final ever....I must say New Zealand players played there hearts out well done boys for making it the best ever final.congrats south Africa. You showed courage and heart you held on and won,,you are world champions well done

[@noxolotshabangu8055]

The emotion and passion and absolute honest humility in their persons. Each of them, including each player of the All Blacks!!!

[@AfricanEmpress25]

Oh man So so so proud of the Boks So much, passion and humility and pride

[@lebumoloi]

😢❤

[@refentsemaibelo2648]

🎉champions 🏆 of the world. Again. My beloved country ❤️ rejoice south africa 🇿🇦 rejoice.

[@stephenleroux7871]

Rassie brought pride, humility and belief back into the Boks

[@Mumbo_Jumbo_Kiwi.1]

On the other hand he also brings connivance, deceit & failing that how to pull an opponent's jursey before the finish line. Putting all niceties aside which team conceives a bomb squad? It's like playing chess against a rotten fish smelling opponent smiling at you with the ultimate aim of breaking your concentration

[@haroldharold2046]

"WAYNE BARNES

[@Mumbo_Jumbo_Kiwi.1]

@@haroldharold2046 Wayne Barnes is a good ref unless I've missed your point!? What I'm referring to is win at all costs disregarding the integrity of fair play, if their's such a thing

[@jonathandavis8599]

@@haroldharold2046 is what your mom yelled last night

[@HelveticUpOver]

Well, just as well the Yarpies won, Barned would have been in for a 2nd round of abuse from Rassie

[@rholdabester9176]

Great stuff Bokke, great World cup. You fought till the end. MR NIENABER and MR RASSIE dankie wat julle vir South Africa gedoen het. Your outstanding coaching at a high quality. Your leadership has all to do with making South Africans proud and unite. Love you guys. Wish you both the very best forward, success in your careers and the best of health to you both and families. Thank you. You made all South Africans proud. With Love

[@lethamagatladi2680]

Congratulations, Die Bokke!!! I'm so proud of you SIYA and the TEAM. BRAVO!!!

[@MH69s]

4:08 ..... nail on the head, thank you Springboks, thank you Proteas, thank you South Africa....we love you❤❤❤

[@ianbrodie5051]

Wow had a few tears listening to Siya speaking to Jacque. We will miss him

[@marc_kotze]

our politicians & business leaders need to take this in too...

[@lebumoloi]

Well spoken, fellas. Thank you for giving us hope back home😢❤

[@nkosiemqadi8895]

Tell the Siya!! Truth be told and well spoken Coach and Captain!!❤

[@bryangreenway]

That personal connection that JN brings and Siya talked about is something different and the X factor, humility and passion too , congrats Boks - you are an inspiration

[@lebumoloi]

❤🇿🇦

[@thereviloza]

Congratulation Guys we are super proud of You. WORLD CHAMPIONS

[@ivandeetlefs]

What an amazing press conference. So proud of the Boks! And wonderful words about the All Blacks as well.

[@ezratwigg3908]

The greatest press conference

[@dandonnelly4548]

These guy's are first class. Good luck in France and Ireland.

[@markisaacs5277]

Thanks Captain for being brutally honest

[@ynwa197]

People around the world won't understand what the Springboks and their achievements means to South Africa. Springboks is our only hope and those players understand. Nelson Mandela "sports can unite a nation" 🇿🇦

[@calurk]

GOATED TEAM , GOATED CAPTAIN, GOATED COUNTRY!

[@amounifnd]

Wonderful feeling, only disappointment I have is my favourite player ever Francois Steyn wasn't in the team to win 3 world cup. This winning team is now full of all time legends of the game, Pollard, Kollsis, Eben, Allende to name a few...including the 2 coaches. Well done !!! And Kolbe to now surpass Habana is a real honour to him.

[@jandreneethling5664]

Wow!! That was deep.. Leinster I hope U Guys understand what U are taking away from the Saffas in Jacques

[@johandevilliers4471]

In South Africa you learn to make do with what you've got.... I think that is what Jacques Nienaber is trying to say in his one answer.

[@shaneglover9583]

We can blame what we want. But this is great boks team. I can live with losing to them

[@simenzelwedlamini]

blaming for stupid reasons let the team celebrate and show respect when its needed don't be a sore loser up on here !@

[@shaneglover9583]

@@simenzelwedlamini all good bro. You missed my point

[@caasiemafrica1182]

🇿🇦🏆🏆🏆🏆🇿🇦

[@lalovi2159]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Well done SA❤

[@riazamod8108]

Great captain

[@17twini]

Fantastic results. We'll done. ❤

[@giftmsane538]

Wow.

[@tamienamba-okello5357]

It was tense very emotionally amazingly fantastic to watch. Super proud to be De South African ❤ neighbours almost called firebrigates for us😂😂

[@smudge6831]

Well done SA on a hard fought battle. And they were the deserved victors. But you really have to question the wisdom of the IRB for selecting an all English officiating team. Isn't this a World Cup. That isn't representative. The IRB have left themselves wide open to scrutiny and accusations of bias.

[@pachidamabisi]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Siya Captain my Captain ❤

[@The-0189]

Where is Matt Williams

[@fohunter12345]

😂he's crying

[@jms9105]

He's wafting around like a lost dart

[@JayRicoche]

Probably the best Captain after John Eales and Richie Mccaw 🇦🇺🇳🇿🇿🇦🍻🥰

[@finbarrcorcoran9342]

Next president of South Africa?

[@fohunter12345]

He's too honest, kind, competent and courageous to be a dirty politician

[@FundiswaMsesele-tu4eu]

Techical team gave the final verdict to wb kubo

[@ismaeelf5166]

We the best in the world 🌎 🇿🇦 well done Bokke

[@willemjordaan4108]

O my donner, hoekom huil ek?😢

[@andilemajola4763]

"sho bhuti"🤣🤣

[@HelveticUpOver]

I guess Rassie abusing Barnes previously spooked him during the game. Well done Yarpies, result doesn't sit well with a lot of fans due to controversal nature. TMO/bunker has done a lot of damage to the game. Yarpies pulling out of Super Rugby and probably soon 4 nations, well done lads. All about the Rainbow Nation

[@user-lw2ng1jb1m]

What about Kiwis hating on Wayne Barnes for 4 whole years after the 2007 quarter final forward pass? You wanna point fingers, start by looking in the mirror

[@HelveticUpOver]

@@user-lw2ng1jb1m 2007 was unfortunately without TMO, though like try scored against Yarpies after 5 phases, it was still called back. Why do Kiwis need to look in the mirror? You Yarpies continue to make great examples of yourselves, was Barnes was up for a shoulder charge on the field by a Yarpie fan if you lost?

[@user-lw2ng1jb1m]

@@HelveticUpOver 🤣 fair shout.. But at least our coach doesn't pick wife-beaters to play! So help me understand, would you rather have tries scored that consist of knock-ons and forward passes (ie the call Wayne Barnes got wrong in 2007), or would you rather the TMO calls them back when there's a knock on (ie the call that was made this weekend) ?

[@jameswright9513]

Wat sê die Wit Kant nou???🙈🙈🙈🤡🤡🤡

[@MosesMatsepane]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@toi8610]

sa where were the trys

[@kabelothebe4350]

Good score you are a winner 🇿🇦❤

[@rothnieoosthuizen3728]

We only score tries when needed. Keeps the fanbase hungry.

[@user-lw2ng1jb1m]

In case you didn't notice, 3-4 of the big ABs attacks came from turnover ball when we actually went for tries. Point being: sometimes you gotta take the points instead of going for tries. Now if the ABs had thought that, instead of going for touch...

[@salestalk63]

Congratulations Wayne Barnes and South Africa. What a wonderful team you are!!!

[@wihan6574]

Excuses. 1995 you reckon your food was poisoned, 2023 you blame the ref. Just admit it mate, you were just not good enough on the day to gather enough points.

[@ballasgleek]

😢😂

[@mxolisimfanekiso8205]

Chest pains.

[@rothnieoosthuizen3728]

On behalf of Wayne Barnes and South Africa, thank you.

[@willemjordaan4108]

That other dirty tactic of the AB'sto bump in the knee of the ball chaser is just sooo funnnyyyy, you wannabe comedians???😂

[@puppysoda7062]

First thing ABs coaching staff did was congratulate Boks First thing Boks did….talk about there support, etc, not until asked did they mention the ABs Things that make you go hmmmm

[@faghriedaniels]

Yep, they congratulated the Boks but we know what will be coming in the next few weeks lol. Complaints about the referee, followed by accusations of corruption followed by calls to the IRB to change certain laws or stop teams having a 7-1 split on the bench. We know the big moan is coming lol. But at least they congratulated the Boks.

[@faghriedaniels]

So step 1 of my prediction is taking place now. Complaints about the referee.

[@sambeckingsale2542]

Does SA ever win against the ABs without the ABs getting a red and yellow? 5050 calls I guess. All went for Africa. Harassment from errasmus paid off. Well done

[@aleccastro4761]

So you're saying something happens constantly but that each time it's a 50/50 call? 😂 The point you just made is something valuable, and something the ABs coaching staff need to take note of, to work on!

[@fohunter12345]

Look, I'm a bok fan and I'm sorry about Sam Cane's red card. Frizell's card should have been red as it was an illegal move which injured our hooker. So it balances in the end. Boks deserved the win. All Blacks don't deserve tears. All Blacks still the best team in history, but Boks are world champs.

[@sambeckingsale2542]

@fohunter12345 Eben elbow to canes head a yellow. Maximum Frizzell a yellow. He accidentally fell on a leg. Said so by ref. So why was he even yellowed ? Atleast where the consistency. Ref apologizes to ardie because he admits he got thw call wrong ... 3 points SA. Madness.

[@gc4610]

@@fohunter12345 100% agree with this statement. All Blacks are the "best" rugby team history wise but the Boks always shine come to world cups. Two very different teams regardless. I think a lot of us ABs fans don't really appreciate the records anymore, we want the cups and successfulness that the Boks have during RWC. So I guess the take on the "best" is purely an opinion now to a lot of us AB fans.

[@sambeckingsale2542]

@fohunter12345 vermuellen hand on ground to get turn over penalty. Aedie wrongly penalized snd admitted by ref on turnover leading to 3 points . Elbow to degroots head.. elbow to cases hesd by Eben. Not reviewed or even penalized. Direct contact to the head. Last scrum , Faf doesn't put the ball in. Delay = penalty. Nothing else was called wrong with scrum. Cane a red. Player arguably falling into it. Was a tackle thwt had come absorb the Collison and arms wrapped. Yet no mitigation. List goes on. Is what it is subconscious bias. To be fair ya either give SA the call or ur wife's going be threatened to be raped. Etc. Two years rassie worked on it. Well done! 14 men NZ side to lose by a point - incredible.

[@user-dh3mx6cc2m]

You guys didn’t win anything. Wayne Barnes and Tom foley won today.

[@ballasgleek]

😭 😂

[@rothnieoosthuizen3728]

Is OK, there was no space for their names on the cup, so we'll just pretend it was us.

[@peterblake3104]

We won more than you did, so sick on that

[@teacherhenniebuitendag9663]

I wish I could d hug all of you

[@haroldharold2046]

There is a new saying. "A Wayne Barnes" Which translates to "I didn't see it"

[@haroldharold2046]

I heard NZ are going to cite Kolisi for his appalling head butt. That you will be required to return the trophy.

[@simenzelwedlamini]

shut up

[@jonathan1391544]

Return the trophy to who? It was ours already 😂

[@haroldharold2046]

Your captain should have been red carded. What he did was 10 times worse than the All Black captain and he only gets a yellow. All you yappies should buy a lotto ticket for that hollow win.

[@corneliusrudziva2765]

heal My Bros heal

[@PrevinPather]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😥😥😥😥😥😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@simenzelwedlamini]

bot clown