Springboks v France Media Conference (RWC quarter-final)

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi address the media after the Boks beat France in a tense Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris on Sunday, 16 October.

[@dthegamer1994]

I am still in shock my heart is still pounding like crazy even though we won it feels so unbelievable. Well done Boks. France really played well and kept us on our toes.

[@Cheslynne1978]

I really like admire and appreciate the way the Siya handled the ‘ref question’ by a French reporter. He is so good with the media .

[@BLACKSPORTSTV81]

Humility will get you far in life that's what comes to mind when i hear Siya kolisi speak an everytime whether we've won or lost he gives credit to the opposition so he is a real ambassador for the sport . Congratulations to France they are a champion team and it's sad that one team had to go out as it was a tight game . We move to another final against England it will be even more tougher.

[@carrauntoohil86]

You're gonna walk over England. You'd have to have a creative imagination to envisage an England win!

[@simonmalinga6148]

Springbok and Banyana Banyana are the only teams that brings me in tears 😭. Thank you guys!

[@awehwolf]

I hear you brother. For different reasons. But let me tell you something. The proteas have made me a puddle before. Good luck to them also this year

[@chrisfalcon9804]

your mom brought me to tears

[@revolutionnow5227]

​@@chrisfalcon9804was that necessary

[@BLACKSPORTSTV81]

Bafana also bring us tears but it's mosty tears of sadness 😂

[@ntombinako4767]

@@chrisfalcon9804wtf 😂😂😂

[@paulstuartbuckby5134]

Siya is a wonderful ambassador for SA and for the game. Rare to see such humility and consideration. He is also a fine skipper who leads by example. Well done for your answers in this interview. Congrats to Siya and the whole team for what was an unforgettable match. I’m not sure the final will be this good.😅 PS. When you were brought off the field (which I thought was odd, seeing as you’re the skipper) you held your head up and cheered the team on. Siyabonga Siya.

[@originallevite7469]

Never heard this country pray so hard 🤗 Thank U JESUS ❤️ Cheslin u saved us by stopping that kick 🔥🔥🔥 Arendse Superman 🔥🔥🔥 Kwagga jou yster 🔥🔥🔥 Imagine if our country could work together like the Springboks 🇿🇦 What a country we could have. Well done France 🇫🇷

[@CD-bh1ce]

Cheslin should've been man of the match

[@originallevite7469]

@@CD-bh1ce Who was man of the match?

[@diogeneslantern18]

And what if the French also prayed?

[@CD-bh1ce]

@@diogeneslantern18 then they prayed.

[@diogeneslantern18]

@@CD-bh1ce I'm highlighting the absurdity of divine intervention on a sporting event.

[@kami6937]

I was in tears. Thank you so much for an amazing game. You guys are amazing! And I just finished to watch France's press conference where their captain is blaming the referee. Siya, in victory and in defeat, you are such a man that is way above that 26 year old boy's league.

[@kingfluenx]

tbh they referee saved france more than 4 times , he didnt give us penalty on faf situation , that was a clear help for them but that french captain is the best player in the world by far margin ever, but anyway springboks are just too united , we lost against ireland because we missed points , not because we were dominated, de allende won us the game,scary moment when RG and Eben are in the field together , i wish they select canan moodie over willie because he will always cost us a scrum , also jesse was good, but we need lukhanyo to replace him so let me get this Straight..France beat the All Blacks, All Blacks beat Ireland, Ireland beat the Boks, & the Boks beat France..this World cup is Something else😄

[@JK0628]

Well said Captain about the ref. Well done Bokke we are proud of you.

[@Cool-yx7us]

Yeah They had 6 Penalties each? Seem Fair to me, also the high tackle from Ebin, his knees were practically ont he ground, the other player was just as tall as a toddler.

[@apudieboer3654]

SA will be the first to reach 4 RWC

[@Sino_Tee]

I hope we will but NZ put up a great show yesterday against the Irish. It won't be easy but we can do it🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@austingtir]

The AB's will have a little something to say about that pal. But in all seriousness I hope boks and NZ both make the final. Thats going to be awesome for both to make a final again like 1995. There wont be any food poisoning this time mate.

[@revolutionnow5227]

​@austingtir still the food poisoning excuse. Can you kiwis stop stop with that. How many times did you win the boks because the ref helped you. I've lost count. You basically the man united under Ferguson of rugby. Always favored by refs. So stop crying there was no food poisoning. An we south africans like the rivalry. But it's toxic kiwis like you that make some of us not like you. We even supported you against Ireland . Like seriously dude

[@manueldumont3709]

​@@austingtir🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@joshuabrowne1370]

@austingtir let’s show respect, springboks and All blacks have a huge history together. Hopefully both make it to the final. 🇿🇦

[@nataliechantalpetersen6562]

Guys yoh you made our country proud. Massive charater was shown lastnight. Moerse trots op julle almal.💚💚💚💚💛💛💛💛💛💚💚💚💚

[@rzcrzc1449]

Absolutely unbelievable game boys! You manne are absolute heroes and such great representatives for our country!!! You bring our nation hope, pride and joy! Every single one of you both on and off the field, and everyone in the staff as well. Siya and Jacques have been such gentlemen throughout this tournament. Always speaking with grace and humility.

[@MashabaZA]

Always humble. Good man

[@nellyt8540]

ABSOLUTELY 💯!!!!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Who Cares

[@DietrichBonhoeffer99]

This man needs to be president of SA when he retires.

[@itistrue101]

why not, with the amount of CTE coming his way he'll be a Joe Biden replica in just a few years.

[@dumysani2801]

The coaches the captain the players you make us proud 💪 we never say die boks for life

[@Thabs474]

What you guys did last night. 16 v 14. & you did it!! You guys had everyone here praying, crying, yelling and praising. We fought, we love you guys💚

[@MC-cg2rr]

What you guys did last night with the help of the referee !!!!!

[@xxcam95xx7]

​@@MC-cg2rrthe ref was shit overall

[@LadyT06]

@@MC-cg2rr😒 ref wara-wara.Keep it moving!

[@williambotha5864]

Leadership, Statesmanship even, from that Captain. 'The most telling point? Was the unselected players in the week ...' Wow. Maybe he is the catalyst, he's just too humble to even see that.

[@diogeneslantern18]

Siya is incredibly self aware. Read his autobiography.

[@blaquenguni9249]

Having access to Bok coach and Captain and you ask him "was that a proper test match" is the level of sports journalism that sums up SA Media. Some of these people are just getting flown all over the world for absolutely nothing

[@anbvh]

That ref made some bad calls against SA too- France’s offside player blocked Faf’s backward pass and somehow that was SA’s problem? The game is the game. No use crying now.

[@Junder69]

We know what's coming. All Blacks vs Springboks A good old fashioned tug of war between the 2 best.

[@CD-bh1ce]

Yes yes yes. This team is a different team to the padt teams that crumbles when it comes to the finals. This team playing as one will bring the cup home

[@ierikopj]

HIA move was a good illegal tactic move by the Boks but who cares, the Boks are the smartest rugby gods in the world. They have done more for the game than any other teams in the world.

[@richardmatatahi4563]

just keep ignoring us we just gotta beat Argentina in the Semi-finals glad they made the Semi-Finals I hope we ain't surprised by them.

[@VioletTaylor173]

“Illegal”…. Just like 7-1

[@brucethomson3512]

Picked up on that when the coach selected a wrong word there....."opportunity" 😂

[@crystalmayman2783]

Happiest to hear Afrikaans spoken in France. People should be allowed to speak in native languages and especially on stages/platforms like these 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@boyswithmanners8669]

Honestly, Well Done Boys

[@jaksdt]

Did anyone else wake up with a smile on the face and a very sore throat this morning? I almost had a heart attack last night.

[@Zaran812]

Let's go Springboks!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thabomatlala6319]

Bokke 🇿🇦🥇🙌🏾

[@CD-bh1ce]

Crazy wild fantastic match. Ref favoured France but he lost. Making it hard for S.A. only made the boks stronger. Bounced ball from ref and ref says play on. Whaaaat?!!! Thinking france would get more points while bok sits on bench. Thst to me was an accident. Congrats BOKKE

[@fomofud9479]

Oh shut it with the ref nonsense it's embarrassing

[@CD-bh1ce]

@@fomofud9479 😂😂😂😊😊

[@fomofud9479]

@CD-bh1ce you victim Saffa fans really are an embarrassment to the rest of us. Even when we win games, you cry like babies 😅

[@Sega-um4hq]

Good on the Spring Box they beat the French team, go allaway to the final

[@natecoet3291]

Antoine Dupont " the ref wasn't good" okay, there goes a captain without any class unlike Siya Kolisi.

[@incognito523]

He is totally right to call out what was a joke tonight. Does he have to shut the fuck up like France did for almost 30 years? Class doesn't bring you anywhere. World Rugby has to set new standards for refereeing. Dupont is unfortunately french but very famous in the rugby world though, hope he will be listen to. Also it's always easy to be classy when you're on the winner side.

[@nkosinathimazibuko2561]

Whose classy??? Rassie literally did a video of showing all the ref mistakes and he became a villain😂😂😂 I guess it’s our turn to benefit hey

[@landibear6509]

@@incognito523 Playing devils advocate here but the same can be said for when you are on the losing side too. All teams are guilty of it and so are all supporters. Blaming the officials more than the players or staff when a match does not go their way. Have you ever heard a captain, player or coach who had just won say we played well and won but we think the ref was not making good calls tonight? I think Depont has the right, like everyone else, to question any decision he feels was not fair but that does not make Siya's comment any less classy. He has the right to say what he thinks too. He never agreed or disagreed if you listen carefully. He simply said they, as the players, are there to play rugby. He is 100% correct when he said that France can be proud of how they played and their supporters should be proud of them too. This was a very good game. What do you mean when you say France had to shut up for 30 years or that it is unfortunate that Dupont is French? Also, just to clarify, I do agree that the ref made some questionable calls tonight...on both sides.

[@daviddempster8717]

​@@nkosinathimazibuko2561Rassie was never a villain, he's a hero🇿🇦 WR had to listen. All teams benefit from that Epic Battle..

[@mattm7426]

​@@incognito523Yes it was a joke that the ref tried to cheat for the French. Shocking

[@CptRumcan]

NZ played the best this weekend, if they can get up and play a match like that again it will be hard to stop them

[@user-wn9sf2pg8b]

Yeah, NZ scored 4 tries.

[@Br0kensaint1]

The boks also acore 4 tries so what's your point ?

[@dwayneholland-bg7zv]

480p thanks guys...

[@brianscheepers1995]

Bring vir my die bok!

[@jameswright9513]

Thanks to the General Pollard.👍👍

[@yoannapz6317]

Le montant du virement dans les Bermudes pour les arbitres était de combien ? Je plaisante. Les sud-af n'ont pas de quoi de fanfaronner. Kolisi, Reinach et les autres dans le top 14, je leur conseil de se faire tout petit.🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@ursulaoelofse4731]

I wasn't happy. I'm really glad we won, but we need serious improvement. We can't keep scoring, and then give it up to the opposition again.

[@diogeneslantern18]

You know the Bokke have the best defence right?

[@ursulaoelofse4731]

@@diogeneslantern18 sorry, but I don't agree. If we play like that against either England or NZ, we'll be murdered. No way we will win against the All Blacks especially, if we play like that.

[@user-tg5de8sd9e]

I think you were watching a different match to… well… everyone

[@ursulaoelofse4731]

@@user-tg5de8sd9e whatever. I think we played sh*t, and got lucky.

[@Skippernick1957]

The crowd was on the refs case all the time.

[@kingfluenx]

so let me get this Straight..France beat the All Blacks, All Blacks beat Ireland, Ireland beat the Boks, & the Boks beat France..this World cup is Something else😄i died watching the game,my daughter said i wasnt winking for about an 30 minutes , crazy, i say this again , springboks will win the world cup in france, vs the all blacks , england will be hit with 7 for 1 split bomb squad.. either all blacks will get it or england, mannie libbok improved, kicking game needed canan moodie and lukhanyo but jesse did well... against the fearless lions will be another classic , they got nothing to lose

[@JK0628]

Bokkkkkeeee!!!!!

[@stivs06]

Come on people, give it a rest with all this ref talk, if that’s what you take away from this game then you have a real problem!!

[@MC-cg2rr]

Why did you refuse the anti dopping control?

[@yonatanSelby]

These journalists ask such banal questions

[@MrDamodeb]

The arrogance question from the English guy was a pathetic, firstly taking what Jaque said out of context and secondly they are playing in the semi final so no it wasn’t arrogance

[@revolutionnow5227]

Go bokke

[@manunhc1644]

big game, great teams ...poor referee At this level with all the resources available it sucks!!!!

[@rothnieoosthuizen3728]

Some of these questions just go way over Jacques head, or he is deliberately playing dumb 😂. Thought Siya handled the du Pont/ref question perfectly. No reason for Jacques to get defensive afterwards.

[@olivierdedeus8711]

Referee Ben O'Keefe is a poor guy... Un pauvre type ! What a shame ! Quelle honte ! Is he Craig Joubert's little brother (2011) or Derek Bevan's son ? (1995). World Rugby = A long tradition of crooks. Allez les bleus !

[@zeppelinfloyd6292]

And tell us what happened with the sudden "break of communication" between the TMO and Wayne Barnes last year November in Marseille. THAT my friend is dishonesty. Tell us further why Bernard la Porte is being investigated for corruption?

[@olivierdedeus8711]

@@zeppelinfloyd6292 TMO , Wayne Barnes in Marseille ? LOL... It's like comparing a mouse to an elephant. I'm talking about the "big games" in world cup. Almost never France is refereed correctly... Remember 1995, the "gift" of South African federation to Derek Bevan , the famous referee ... A gold watch ! The "Laporte affair" is a problem of shirt sponsorship with Altrad group. Nothing to see with referee corruption or doping suspicion.

[@brucethomson3512]

Ha ha France lost 😂

[@fomofud9479]

Why do you have to be so mean man, so unnecessary. This is rugby, not football

[@matajaxss]

kolbe jump ramos transformation boks cheated world cup rugby cancel match

[@itistrue101]

Love how Nienaber goes to the press conferences and pretends he's the coach, what a simp.

[@tomlindsay77]

World rugby is a joke

[@siyandangxangane4909]

The HIA was a tactic. I love the coaches! 🤣🤣🫶🏽

[@LadyT06]

😜

[@lukasvanderwesthuizen7893]

France always cry when they lose, they always blame the REF ahahahahahah - what a game

[@joffreyg8676]

etzebeth at 8 minutes and his big fault, at 12 or 14/0, need to be honest it's not the same game, i think for france they know the problem of commonwealth referee it disturbs them mentally when the score are too close, they have to be perfect to won against a team like that

[@tanet]

What a game... I'm sad france didn't pass but it's life. I didn't see such a game in a long time (I'm also french by the way)... Dupont should have "fermé sa gueule"

[@tanet]

Actually i saw the french interview and galthier was classy about the ref question

[@brucethomson3512]

France.....my most hated nation along with Jizzrahell 😐

[@joffreyg8676]

@@tanet Dupont c'est trop léger niveau caractère, ça reste un bon leader technique encore très jeune mais pour le reste j'ai un un gros doute, il est très timide et réservé

[@austingtir]

Rassie was deff playing games with the HIA. You can tell he's being super crafty. The refs and IRB need to watch them carefully. Deff shenanigans went on in this game with the HIA.

[@brucethomson3512]

Coach used the word "opportunity" regarding that. Slipped up 😁 But they still pulled it off 😂

[@maropinini1262]

🇿🇦🇿🇦😂Boks just proved koek-sisters/ama-gwinya/vetkoeks are better than Crowson 🥐

[@LadyT06]

Point of order comrade 😂😂!

[@howstupidcanyoube100]

I thought o keefe was brilliant. He spotted some stuff that I didn’t see until replays. fDK throwing the pass trying to milk a penalty e.g.