Rugby News: 21/Aug Springboks Squad Update, All Blacks & Wallabies Squad. Rant Law Changes

[@sheldonwilson8185]

100% agree that World Rugby shouldn't be promoting another sport. We got your back on this Wildkard.

[@Wildkard]

cheers mate its awful

[@wouterroos2359]

I love the effort you put into name pronounciation. For a non native Afrikaans speaker your pronunciation is reallllyyy good. We in SA really appreciate it!

[@Wildkard]

@@wouterroos2359 thanks for the kind words

[@brentenglishschool]

Wildkard the greatest "Fking" Rugby KZbinr on the Planet! btw love the "chill out" background music lol x100000000

[@Wildkard]

i hope the music makes the rant a bit nicer!

[@brianbarbarich1401]

😂😂 Wildkard on the war path. Keep clear 😂😂 Thanks Wildkard Cheers from Durban. People in South Africa already talking about the Springboks vs All Blacks in Ellis Park.

[@Wildkard]

its going to be massive!

[@janhenning4678]

Well said bud, never calm down this is your show, great stuff

[@Wildkard]

@@janhenning4678 ill clam down for the boks v all blacks match

[@ThePretender47]

🤣🤣 Love your videos and totally agree with you. Keep it going mate. South African Springbok and "Wildkard" fan 😂😂😂🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@Wildkard]

@@ThePretender47 cheers mate thanks for supporting

[@mybadgaming6786]

Ben-Jason Dixon I can read this it English!!! You made my day!!! I am so glad I stumbled across your channel. You are the Best!!

[@Wildkard]

@@mybadgaming6786 🤭🤭😂thanks for watching mate!!

[@burningheart11]

Thanks!

[@Wildkard]

thank you mate!

[@burningheart11]

@@Wildkard F**k the NFL !

[@SaffaGains]

*Chef kiss* That Nortje was pronounced perfectly.

[@Wildkard]

cheers mate ive been practicing

[@SaffaGains]

@Wildkard Thanks, man. I really enjoy your videos.

[@robertjan002]

Activism I can support.

[@AdriaanWindt]

Your passion is contagious; keep it up

[@schalkstrydom660]

You got the springboks player names pretty much spot on! Jan-Hendrik Wessels will be the backup hooker for Malcolm and Bongi. P.s I just discovered your channel last week and I very much enjoy your content and energy. LOVE IT!

[@Wildkard]

@@schalkstrydom660 ohhh i didn know wessels can hooker thanks for that mate!

[@SteveViljoen-z3v]

Well done Wildkart support you 100 %

[@BonganiMonti]

Well said!!! 😂 Wildkard

[@Ddtygdf]

Wildkard thanks for bringing that up, I did my part and just posted there.unacceptable that these guys are pandering to a different sport in a country that honestly doesn’t care about Rugby at all. These folks need to have some self respect.

[@Wildkard]

100% mate its disgraceful, especially when the sport is struggling in big parts of the world

[@wot4922]

Does WR care about anything we have to say?

[@Wildkard]

@@wot4922 they dont but we will say it

[@lucymcintosh343]

World Rugby needs to go to bed

[@Rooster1212]

I agree, let's go rugby!!!

[@hkru18]

Love your passion, keep it up. GO BOKKE!!

[@at7512]

Wildkard you spot on... I refuse to open any articles with news of LRZ

[@Wildkard]

its disgraceful

[@ricardosmallberg678]

You are doing great with the names 👍

[@andremostert2534]

Awesome job with the pronunciation of those names man!! For someone who doesn’t speak the language, you did great🍺 9 and a half /10

[@Wildkard]

@@andremostert2534 cheers mate thats a good score!

[@Aluszn]

I love this man dedication and passion for rugby❤

[@leeroyarendse5302]

My favorite part of every video is when this guy is reading the south african player names 😂😂

[@Wildkard]

🤣😅😅👍

[@siphiwostemele5294]

Ya you did well with the names 👍

[@Wildkard]

i tried mate!

[@rupertmcnaughtdavis3649]

Perfect pronunciation, Wildkard!

[@Wildkard]

cheers mate 🤣🤣☕😅

[@hlangaful]

@Wildkard...the hero we need and deserve. I'll back you to the hill

[@Wildkard]

@@hlangaful i am bat man??

[@ACDV_OKDISFINE]

Fuuuck love you work. Keep it up. RRRGGGGG Snyyy-mahn. 🤘

[@Wildkard]

@@ACDV_OKDISFINE 😂😂👍👍

[@kurtdixon4700]

90% for the names! Got Grant right!

[@Wildkard]

🤣🤣☕☕

[@bazCPT]

We Love your work From South Africa!

[@Wildkard]

@@bazCPT cheers mate!

[@Camcolito]

Fully agree man, I could not care less about American Football or LRZ. Glad you are calling this out because I've seen a few other rugby channels drone on about NFL which annoyed me. If I wanted to hear about NFL I would watch channels dedicated to that.

[@Wildkard]

@@Camcolito i know! Ty, especially when NFL is clearly out to take more rugby players from us

[@frederickbotha2379]

Wildkard, you are correct !!! The new rules will kill the game of Rugby.

[@Firepunch5001]

I would love to see a wild card on the breakdown or any of the other rugby channels /fan channels I really no how to make one's day love it😂🎉😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@Wildkard]

jk and wilson will end up in a fight with me

[@CorneErasmus-gz6hc]

Big up, once again bro for yet another epic rant 🤜🏼🤛🏼 You're right, the old farts at WR must be removed asap! They are ruining our beloved game.

[@Wildkard]

@@CorneErasmus-gz6hc i cant believe world rugby is sponsoring nfl propaganda

[@lourensduplessis3410]

Video uploads, i click.

[@PieterGildenhuys]

Good on you mate! I love your authenticity and how different you are to all the other podcasts. You are a lion stepping out of the Africans Savannah ready to rip heads off compared to these virgin nuns in the other podcasts all trying to act really cool And like they know what they talking about. All honesty many of them do know what they talking about! But you know what I mean. Keep going brother. We love it! It's good Therapy for you to just lose you bundle right there on the podcast!🥰🤣

[@Wildkard]

@@PieterGildenhuys this is my therapy you are 100% right, not sure if im a lion tho maybe a boar

[@michaelpeacock1481]

You are a legend.🎉

[@Wildkard]

@@michaelpeacock1481 👍

[@junlucas4322]

I personally think it actually ended working well for the Boks with the illegal substitution and uncontested scrums because it leveled the playing field just a little more. The boks are forced to deal with a situation where they can’t use a scrum to their advantage. Get some reps in to work other parts of their game. They’re also forced to deal with a forward pack who’s faster and more nimble, to get some reps in. Instead of it being a walk in the park, it became more of a challenge to work through which hopefully yielded some useful results.

[@Wildkard]

@@junlucas4322 thats a nice a positive way to look at it mate👍

[@beast_machine]

*Excellent pronunciation of the SA names my guy*

[@anthonyhobkirk2704]

My brother, I just love your enthusiasm for the greatest sport. Keep it up. When are you coming to South Africa?

[@Wildkard]

@@anthonyhobkirk2704 need to save up and get more money from this channel 😂

[@RaynardBooyens]

Like this guy and completely agree with him 100%!Thank you!

[@Kid_Senekal]

Preach boet. The USA is doing just fine with their 1-country World Series

[@Wildkard]

@@Kid_Senekal world champions in MLR

[@Camcolito]

Over here in Ireland we have the All-Ireland Hurling Championship, we should call it the Hurling World Cup!

[@Kid_Senekal]

@@Camcolito Haha, good call. I actually watched hurling for the first time earlier this year after a reference to it during the SA vs Ireland series. Now that is a sport that actually deserves a bigger take up globally

[@Camcolito]

@@Kid_Senekal Yeah I think the Saffas at least would give it a go and lots of big hits so you'd be good! Appreciate the appreciation :)

[@WARR10RZ_4L1F3]

Hey Wildkard your pronunciation on the team names are better than the damn commentators. That should be your next gig.

[@Wildkard]

@@WARR10RZ_4L1F3 🤭🤭cheers

[@kobusknoetze7681]

Well done on another rant mate. Us SAFFAS know you are a closet Springbok fan ;-)

[@Wildkard]

cheer mate its quite disappointing

[@Vineyardofthefaithfulandtrue]

Your pronunciation of the Saffa names are 90% there... Respect!

[@Wildkard]

cheers mate im trying hard!

[@Sbu_Phakathwayo]

SOUTH AFRICANS let's have a conversation about Jaden Hendrikse, the kid is a circle plug in a triangle piece puzzle

[@Wildkard]

just hammer it in mate no worries

[@ilollipop100]

Did you coin the term Perthfontein and then everyone started using it?

[@Wildkard]

@@ilollipop100 did i? I did hear the commentators call it on the weekend

[@ivankunz7959]

Aussie Rugby needs more passion like this.

[@Wildkard]

@@ivankunz7959 cheers!

[@ThabisoNzama-vy7wz]

Did they say anything about Boks on UFC main event card? 😮.

[@Wildkard]

@@ThabisoNzama-vy7wz the commentator didn know at all

[@ARCPrecisionSolutions]

What is that Link where we can rant?

[@Wildkard]

just go to rugby pass news page and u will see the articles

[@adnasa17]

You got the names right bro. Heads up, you pronounce the V on Van Staden and/or Van Rensburg as an "f"

[@Wildkard]

ohh yeah i keep forgetting that like van der merve

[@romaan843]

A question...Thoughts on who will get The W in the 2 games Between the The Champions Springboks or The Mighty All Blacks?

[@Wildkard]

@@romaan843 ohhhh mate mate mate of course its going to be the mightiest of all time! Wallabies!

[@bedcurt]

I do agree about Rees-zammit

[@Pierre-v6t]

Could you tell me what you think of this? I think Australia rugby is under huge pressure because of rugby league. It's simpler so more people get into it faster. I think part of opening up the game to larger audiences comes down to the complexity of the scrum. What if you put censors in the forwards' shoulder pads and show pressure points in real time? This would 'gamify' it a little making it more interesting, but we might also start to see patterns in who started pushing first, what happened just before a collapse etc. Please let me know what you think 😊

[@Wildkard]

yeah probably can achieve that with AI soon without censors. at the end of the day world rugby dont care about scrum cos they are money grab sellouts they could employee better commentators for scrums but they dont.

[@Pierre-v6t]

@@Wildkard that's makes with the AI yeah. I didn't think of that and I use it all the time. Better commentary would definitely help. Now it's just mostly bias. My friend and I used to talk about how many beers you need to explain a sport and we used that to rate its complexity. Cricket is about 2 or 3 beers. I'd say rugby is also round there except for scrumming and mauling. We need to get it down one extra beer max for scrum and mauls. With easy phrases like I don't know prop drop, knees down, shoulder sink etc. But yeah... if world rugby doesn't give a shit then we're screwed anyway. Thanks for replying. Really appreciate it man!

[@clintoncraigenadasen7407]

Preach Bro Preach

[@botetiinvestments4019]

Well said

[@simsnyandeni3828]

I also absolutely hate it when I see the stupid NFL being mentioned on real football news sites. Really winds me up

[@Wildkard]

@@simsnyandeni3828 so rotten

[@geraldomuller6432]

Jip that was our problem to in the 2nd test against Ireland. We played a totaly different sport. We playd soccer, they played rugby. We only went for poles now putting pressior with the mall and the try line.

[@Wildkard]

kicking goals is fine if u are winning everything else u cant just kick and not having control of the game

[@geraldomuller6432]

@@Wildkard i understand. But u need to close the game out on your opponent. Keeping the scoreboard tikking is fine n scoreboard pressior when kicking. There is a balance. We are a experienced side, we should know the difference. But thats why im behind a screen and they are on a field. Lol just my oppion it is not a a fact that im speaking. Thanks for the reply

[@janhenning4678]

I am 64 years old and from south africa and i have never ever seen the mighty All blacks so happy to beat Argentina at home 😮😮😮😮realy and what happend in the second half😅😅😅

[@Wildkard]

@@janhenning4678 they were so happy to not loose and beauden got a bit too creative in the 2nd half

[@mayurbhuta]

I agree with you! But to put it into context Argentina have improved but they are not consistent and that's their problem. SA is an excellent side and I am very happy for them but the AB's will beat them! AB's don't like being second and third best!

[@ever55]

your afrikaans pronunciation is generally quite good. Du Plessis is pronounced Du Plesi, so just like you said it without the 's' at the end.

[@Wildkard]

mate i got togue tide on that last bit lol

[@spancherBob]

I agree with you, bro

[@keatoncollop6964]

gerghaaard steenekamp takes the cake

[@rugbywhisperer-coachkane3038]

I think the modern 12 has to be a physical presence to combat the rush defences of today... Caleb Clarke would do do well there. Jordie Barrett and David Havilli are ball players but they lose the gainline battle too often especially vs the Boks.

[@Wildkard]

@@rugbywhisperer-coachkane3038 i agree thats why i felt clark should move

[@mikezog1030]

modern 12 also needs to be a playmaker with great distribution - not sure if Clarke has that? On defence the 12 also needs to be able to read the attack.

[@dallorto194]

Done my part and commented on Rugby se Poes....I mean Rugby Pass

[@Wildkard]

@@dallorto194 thank you mate! Its disgraceful

[@dallorto194]

​@@WildkardNo prob- 100% agree

[@vusumzimletelwa6272]

Yes agree

[@winstonhulley626]

From your emphatic introduction of the mighty mighty all blacks I can safely assume you will be supporting the All Blacks Wildcard?

[@Wildkard]

@@winstonhulley626 🤭🤭🤭😮

[@winstonhulley626]

@@Wildkard 😂

[@thomaslead6346]

I will be referring to kwagga as Alberto’s from now on 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Wildkard]

@@thomaslead6346 pretty sure thats his name🤭

[@adnasa17]

I haven't seen or heard anything about Shannon Frizell this international season. Is he out injured or what?

[@Wildkard]

hes over seas not under contract in NZ

[@selwynarends1888]

World Rugby do what World Rugby does well. Scoring own goals.

[@Wildkard]

@@selwynarends1888 they cant even do that

[@jermainelewis6529]

Mate* I can assure you that in South Africa our beautiful game will not die!!... It is what it is when New Zealand wins it's all🎉 bt when they lose well you know how it goes* so when we "THE GREAT BOKS" win the 2027 rugby world again 3times in a row then its bye bye to our beautiful game... Wanna bet on it???? Check for your self those teams competing in the URC evolved nationally* plus rugby is on another level in France* so glad Australia is moving on😂 now the Wallabies must get them a "RASSSIE ERASMUS" or give "JAQUES NIENABER" a call... please shut Argentina down in the first match for as the second they will come with a "B" team because they face the Boks next and will wanna keep the key players fit and ready for us... 2 out of 2 Wallabies can*

[@Wildkard]

@@jermainelewis6529 thanks for keeping the game alive in the southern hemesphere. At this point not even alister coetese can save us

[@ArnoMostert-kh6om]

Like your rugby mind man... Australia will have to get back to form and I hope it happens soon... Like your Afrikaans man... Klink goed!

[@Wildkard]

@@ArnoMostert-kh6om lekker dankie! I dont know if we can get out of this hole

[@spancherBob]

Why is it bad to not attack the scrumhalf when he gets the ball from a ruck?

[@Wildkard]

@@spancherBob cos it removes contest which is what rugby is about

[@jamesbester7520]

Hey Mate - seems like you should apparently ask Andrew Mehrtens for some money to buy Rugby Australia 😅😂

[@KJTmethod]

You may want to speak to Mehrtens boss David Shein 😂

[@Wildkard]

@@jamesbester7520 i was wondering if elon musk would buy it

[@lucymcintosh343]

World Rugby I agree need to fly away

[@daniegrabe]

Dude, I just logged into rugbypass but I cannot find any NFL news?

[@Wildkard]

@@daniegrabe 🤔🤔🤔 thats strange maybe they taken those off

[@TFARM56]

Much love mr wildcard ...but if Australia loses to Argentina you are going to blow a gasket mate .

[@Wildkard]

@@TFARM56 its ok mate im already preparing for that

[@andysheep930]

World Rugby bucks in so many ways!!

[@CorneErasmus-gz6hc]

Oh, and the Boks are missing Damian Willimse!

[@Wildkard]

@@CorneErasmus-gz6hc thats true! The greatest springbok in the history of the springboks

[@dakalodk]

I agree

[@kurtdixon4700]

LFG guys!

[@Wildkard]

🤣🤦‍♂️

[@prinscloete8762]

I've asked you last year during the world cup and I'm asking again... don't you want to do a live reaction to a match? Just once please?

[@Wildkard]

@@prinscloete8762 ill do some commentary for the boks vs all blacks game

[@rudolphduplooy3835]

Say Kwagga please !!!

[@Wildkard]

@@rudolphduplooy3835 🤣🤣

[@Wildkard]

@@rudolphduplooy3835 albertus!

[@lionelbarnard]

Points for your pronunciation of names of Springboks

[@Camcolito]

"And you wonder why the fans are leaving in stroves" (cuts to thousands of fans driving out on their stroves.

[@Wildkard]

@@Camcolito english is hard mare

[@Freedom_Born]

​@@Wildkard You funny bugger. Love your work bro

[@Dee-Dee-y2k]

I heed your call to action re NFL.

[@Wildkard]

@@Dee-Dee-y2k champion!

[@BaconPancake165]

Amazing pronunciation

[@Wildkard]

@@BaconPancake165 😂😂😂dankie

[@erickdavid2412]

I did my part

[@colinedwards7367]

Du plē -C Du as in do, Well done with the rest of the Bok names, For an Aussie bast.......

[@Wildkard]

@@colinedwards7367 😂😂😂yes i chocked on words there

[@roleinc7204]

We haven't even seen how egregious the abuse of the 'not straight is ok if uncontested' law can/will get yet. Like what is preventing the Hooker from just firing a pass directly out to the back line? oops not straight, but done too quickly to contest... play on. We saw Argentina fire one to the front of the line out to a player standing very deliberately a step out from the lineout to set up a play for the backs. So really it's just beginning ...

[@Wildkard]

yeah i dont like that law at all, exactly for this reason u can just throw it strait to the 10 or 9

[@goatbrain5278]

But rugby isn't dying at all, maybe in Australia (or down under in general), but it is healthier than it has ever been in SA.

[@Wildkard]

@@goatbrain5278 its dying. wales, england is loosing money, australia, nz is struggling. All major t1 nations

[@samgreer8274]

WR/IRB only support NH rugby. They changed the rules to make the game less physical so that the NH could compete with the south. They didn't realise that the NH would later become just as physical as the south. The RWC was a failure to them as no NH teams made the final despite the hype that they would.

[@Wildkard]

WR dont even watch rugby mate, they are busy watching LZR in NFL

[@samgreer8274]

​@@Wildkardlol so true aye..

[@danielstruwig3078]

100% agree man. World Rugby know shit about rugby and the fans

[@Wildkard]

they dont even watch rugby

[@MrBreakdownBoy]

Men's Rugby Union is struggling in NZ and Australia. In France, South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Argentina, Asia, and even in the US, with the success of the Women's 7 at the Olympics, the buzz is pretty good. It is declining in NZ and Aus cause the unions in those countries are managing it poorly. Union as opposed to league, is a game of all shapes. Big, small, tall, there is a position for anyone. As is for league, the build is very uniform. Australia and NZ have had two of the most successful national rugby teams in the world for a while. There should've been massive promotion amongst youngsters and schools but RA would rather just overpay for average league players.

[@Wildkard]

@@MrBreakdownBoy well wallabies and AB are two biggest markets for rugby. And the gains in other parts dont make up for the loses

[@MrBreakdownBoy]

@@Wildkard The problem is that World Rugby has bent over backward to accommodate the ANZAC's vision for the sport. Which seems to be to turn union into league. What frustrates me is how Australia has then not held up their end of the bargain and failed to grow the game in their own country. They've had a ton of success and failed to drive development. Instead handed over the momentum to an inferior product.

[@mikezog1030]

I agree the protection of the 9 is bullshit. They already have protection in that they cannot be dragged into the ruck. Its their JOB to get the ball out quickly or get smashed. That's just how the game works, and its the satisfying part of being a scrumhalf too. Just because USA no 9s are slow and unfit doesn't mean that the opposing teams must be penalised by negating one of the ways that they can pressurise on defence.

[@Wildkard]

@@mikezog1030 yup rugby is about contest absolutely stupid

[@benvandermerwe4934]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥃🇿🇦

[@daniegrabe]

I just smashed the like button so hard - I think I broke it! Please just check if it still works?

[@Wildkard]

@@daniegrabe mate im calling for a handy man to fix it

[@Tokoa144]

Too right Wildkard.! World Rugby has lost the plot by promoting a different sport.

[@Wildkard]

whats next? putting the all blacks up in an american football game and get flogged to promote the NFL?

[@austingtir]

Clarke is not going to move to centre. He should of done it this year and moved to the highlanders or Chiefs this year if he was going to do it. NZ will just end up with another centre like Ioane with average distribution skills. Im over NZ playing guys out of position unless they are super special like Will Jordan.

[@Wildkard]

@@austingtir i recon clark will be heaps better than ioane, and ioane should never moved to centre imo

[@sandorclegane3658]

"The Black plague" Lmfao.

[@jonathonwhitiora8102]

typical from world rugby coming up with new law changes just come up with the changes

[@Wildkard]

@@jonathonwhitiora8102 yup

[@stevetroy113]

A South African who really likes your comments! Why don’t countries get together and form a new world rugby order… and just scrap World Rugby…

[@Wildkard]

@@stevetroy113 i was wondering about that but not sure if thats leagal

[@reyno.pluhar]

Rugby is not dieing... maybe in Australia but not in South Africa....

[@Wildkard]

@@reyno.pluhar it is in Aus, wales. Nz and england are financially struggling. Thats 4 t1 nations 100% dying over all.