So how did Ireland drop the Boks? | Second Test Analysis

[@lrh5206]

As someone who was smashed in a pub at the time of this game, I so appreciate being able to watch an actual anaylsis rather than the blurred memories I have of big hits :'D

[@Lihle22]

I'm a Bok and somehow you just made me fall inlove with how Ireland beat us!❤😂

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Lol I'm Irish and somehow squidgy made me fall in love with how the boks beat us last week T_T

[@ThunderDawg89]

Tbf, with the shape that SA team is in. It takes something remarkable to beat them.

[@kingkongkong2204]

Don't fall in love with wankers

[@DecMcCourt]

"and Murray is running that line that all shit scrum halves are allergic to" - this is poetry

[@iteamy]

@@teddydavid1026 lol ok grandpa, time for bed

[@jasongilbey4255]

As painful as this last was, you really just can't help but appreciate how intricate and intelligent their attacking plays are. Fair play, Ireland

[@eoinh3816]

Squidge basically nailing why Leo Cullen won’t play Frawley at 10. He’s not a system robot like the Byrne brothers, he’s a game breaking 10 who takes games into his own hands.

[@frankquinn6872]

Exactly. Cullen has a simple choice - does he want to indulge the Byrne brothers or does he want to win titles? Because he can’t do both.

[@ColmM36]

It may also be down to the Byrne Bros father being one of the largest donors to Leinster rugby over the years, and if rumour is to be believed, also the reason behind Carberry being moved to Munster. Despite having a superior 10 in Frawley, the Byrnes are consistently started. Hopefully a wake up call for Leinster

[@kieran2842]

@@ColmM36 Colm, Carberry was moved to Munster because he wasn't getting game time with Sexton as the 1st choice out half. The IRFU recognised Carberry as the then future replacement and wanted to ensure he got to play regularly. I can't comment on the rest of your post as I wasn't aware of any of this.

[@ColmM36]

@@kieran2842 like I said, if the rumours are to be believed

[@magbrian]

Good point. Why would a second row like Cullen know much about selecting the right fly half?

[@gavinsmith28]

As a Saffer, I realised how much those 3 few points wins at the end of the 1/4, semi and finals must have hurt, well done Ireland!

[@seanhogan9196]

21:23 "And also Wales" got a good laugh out of me haha

[@matthewsmitton797]

Was watching in work and had to rewind for a double take at this ahahah

[@richardwynne6596]

Well done to lad for having the balls for asking for an internship and well done to you guys for giving him one.

[@davidbrennan8671]

Loved seeing Frawley get his more than deserved flowers. I know it most have been incredibly hard on him missing those two drop goals vs Toulouse but as you mentioned, if it wasn't for him, Leinster wouldn't have been in a position to win. It was a 'shot to nothing' having gotten us to a draw score line in the first place, and it was only whiskers away! Similarly, in ET, with the game having already slipped away, it was a second 'shot to nothing' to try get back into it (and Toulouse defended it so well that it made it an even harder kick). But Frawley is a pro and bc he's actually older than one would think (given his lack of intl caps ig) he's able to compartmentalize it. He knows he's a great kicker and he's shown us before on the big stage he can do it, as with his 60 odd meter penalty vs La Rochelle in the groups. He has nothing to prove to us as Leinster, and indeed Ireland fans, just that he wanted to show the rest of the world what he's capable of. As an aside, I don't fully buy the idea that Frawley dumbfounded SA into not thinking he was going for a drop goal. Yes, he did everything he could to do so, but you can see the look Blade takes before going to the ruck to see if Frawley is in the pocket. Kolbe noticed it, but bc of the skullduggery taking place that you pointed out, Koch is in his way, a Koch block if you will! (The ref also kinda in Kolbe's way but he has to stand somewhere in fairness). There's just no way imo that such an analytical team like SA, and the one team in world rugby who know the importance of having a clutch kicker in big matches didn't see the possibility of the drop goal before it was too late. Moreso it just being so difficult to prevent such a well executed play. Great vid as always, apologies for the rambling

[@jerryhiggins7557]

It's both surprising and unsurprising that it took Frawley so long to get capped. He was involved in Irish squads for two years before he got capped but cancelled games and injuries probably cost him a couple of caps in that period.

[@donalmoriarty]

I can't believe you took the time to lip read Ciaran Frawley 😂

[@paulmdevenney]

loved this. I loved to see the line drawn from Frawley's misses only weeks before to how he's knuckled down since. Great to have such a threat ever present.

[@Patch801]

Lets not forget SA didnt score a point in open play for 80mins. Great performance from Irealnd in defense.

[@RapturetheTruthII]

Let's not forget the Irish is the most disgusting rugby nation in the world.

[@celticlofts]

Yeah I was wondering when South Africa last played a game in which they didn't score a try.

[@ChineeseChameleon]

Excellent video as always! Such fantastic analysis. Love Henshaw's GAA origins being acknowledged as well!

[@ThunderDawg89]

Same as Kearney, brilliant in the air. Hook was dead right when he said if Gaelic Football didn't exist in Ireland, we'd be the All Blacks

[@johnmcintyre800]

See the boy that became 1 of the top scurmmagers in the world playing GAA then you know where the steps and safe hands come from

[@aenguscunningham138]

8:53 “And Marx to seize the means of possession” HAHAHAHA this one made me laugh. Good job, Squidge!

[@user-lq2dc9wj2n]

should be red

[@Natedawg38]

I think this was andy farrells most important game so far. The game against the all blacks in the autumn will be very hyped indeed.

[@Ophelia771]

Yep and I think he took on board of where we fell short in making big calls against NZ (not taking of Sexton earlier).

[@ronniemurtagh1786]

@@Ophelia771 I certainly hope so!!!

[@ThunderDawg89]

​@@Ophelia771sexton was the only player that ever would have happened with, he's gone now, the dynamic is completely changed.

[@Natedawg38]

Yeah I have to say I'm relieved johny is gone. He prevented any chance of a new 10 being properly groomed. At least now we have a few very promising boyos chomping to get through to 1st starter

[@fawltyoldboybasil.2178]

@@Natedawg38 Sexton prevented nothing when it comes to the development of a new 10. Johnny Sexton was quite simply one of the 2-3 greatest players EVER to wear the Ireland Jersey. I expect more time will have to pass before people come to recognize how good he actually was - he was playing Chess while his competition played Draughts. Throughout his time in the 10 Jersey (Ireland & Leinster) there wasn't another Out-half close to his skill level in the NH - Ian Madigan & Joey Carberry & Ross Byrne couldn't unseat him. The only player who had potential to push him was Paddy Jackson, whose playing career was derailed by that infamous trial. Sexton's predecessor, Ronan O'Gara was equally unopposed in Irish rugby as Out-half in his prime. Ireland has rarely produced situations like the Ollie Cambell vs Tony Ward one. We might have one now though on our hands with Crowley, Frawley and, Prendergast (very early days in his case). Just got to hope that the 2 Leinster boys actually get the opportunities to develop their game - situation at Leinster currently is not conducive towards that outcome and unless there is some change in that regard, Frawley might have to look to move to another province.

[@LFire12]

Seriously, apart from the LOL humour throuhout, you have a uniquely brilliant brilliant way of adding drama and a human edge to a review video. Swear to God my heart rate went up as you narrated/broke down that drop goal.

[@neilmontgomery3470]

I think the manner of the win rather than the win itself will prove to be of real value to Ireland going forward. Coming from behind and playing to the very last second is different to previous Irish statement victories. To do this at the end of an incredibly long season and minus some of our most significant players gives further value.

[@TheContrarianMind]

I really enjoyed the segment on Frawley; it gave me vibes reminiscent of Zack Snyder's '300.' In my opinion, this might be your best video yet. Thank you for your efforts and detailed analysis.

[@laurencesanter988]

Your videos are exceptional, thank you. They must take you many many hours/days to create. You have everything; clips, narration and insights all way beyond the ordinary. The humour is the cherry on top 👏👏👏 bravo

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

This is next level analysis

[@conor14100]

Did not expect Karl Marx and Joseph McCarthy in this video 😂

[@bennynol1]

without doubt the best rugby analyst out there at the moment . Love the stuff squidge, keep it coming.

[@user-lq2dc9wj2n]

one eye

[@michaelvdunne]

Look at the All-Ireland Gaelic football final next Sunday. Now also know that most of the Irish team played the game when they were growing up. Remember ZinZan Brook he learned his drop goal technique through Gaelic football which the Irish brought to New Zealand. Frawley would have played for his local GAA team Skerries Harps as a young child.

[@celticlofts]

"What matters isn’t who the best team in the world truly is - What really matters is that we have enough great sides to be having this debate." Ner a truer word spoken.

[@leonardodavinci7425]

Was waiting for this all week!

[@juicebox5883]

Ireland has been playing systematic rugby and doing well in recent years BECAUSE we are such an emotional bunch. But the country and its people have a new confidence and it’s wonderful, maybe the days of weird catholic and economic doubt and guilt from being bullied by the English are coming to an end.

[@davidhughes2453]

Tears of joy. Thank you squidge, what a game ÉIRE ABÚ

[@Frodanatee]

Fab video. Last line is so true and great for rugby fans! love from a Connacht fan

[@WinAmp-es5eq]

Brilliant work lads. Thank you

[@alandoyle2992]

Best video yet! As an Irish fan you’ve called it.. agree this can be a defining moment for this team to believe they can go all the way on every stage! ☘️

[@ShaneMcG7855]

Fantastic analysis and an even better conclusion

[@roryfaherty4375]

Love the squidge lads great perspectives . Definitely the Engineering analysis of the Rugby world

[@revenant2979]

Great to see a Squidge video again. I so hope that SANZAR can give you the rights to cover the Rugby Championship. The 4 Southern Hemesphere greats taking on each other. The Irish tests were an enormous spectical and for a very long time we got two of our huge stadiums packed to the brink, and it was worth it. As a SAFFA all tributes to the Irish #irishrugby and their great fans and also to our fans that were gracious in defete and are not these trolls on the web. I think these two test matches set us up for what is going to be a eye-opener for who is the best in the Southern Hemesphere, with the ABs and Wallabies with a new beginning and the Springboks bringing in fresh new talent but keeping the basis of the RWC team. Keep up the good work and maybe we will see you in Africa some day. There is nothing like a test match between the Boks and the ABs. The build up already started and we are playing Australia in Australia 1st up and they are not that easy to beat in Australia. All the best, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 will be back.

[@patrickbrennan911]

Excellent. Just home from a very long day to my free house. And I was thinking today, I” wonder if Squidge will do a podcast on the SA v Ire game?” Perfect timing. Sitting in the evening heat in the garden with a bottle of my favourite wine. Can’t wait to get stuck in!!

[@jgg0207]

Doris was really close to bumping Kolbe, he didn't but he was close, great finish! Great game

[@Cssssssst]

That drop goal will forever be legendary 🔥

[@Stereo_mike]

There should have been some analysis on McCloskey and PSDT after the whistle. It was magic

[@Scurloq]

Yeah, and when 13 of Ireland also jumped in and when Eben stepped up he suddenly stopped

[@hpmmiggie]

A special mention for PotM OX. He sure did help keep the boks in the game. also, awesome end vid easter egg.

[@TamiDaire]

Fake Potm

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

They shouldn’t announce it 10 mins before match is over

[@admjooge]

Deserved PotM even on the losing side, best in his position in the world (as an Irish fan)

[@magbrian]

He was immense. More than half of his tackles were dominant ones. Not only that... He was melting guys in the collision. Excellent stuff

[@ManofMunster]

Loved the analysis, as always - especially Doris lining himself up with Colby’s chase line. Though not sure about that last comment. The top 4 are a lot better than teams 6 to 10 - with England maybe in the middle somewhere.

[@ItsBellers]

I think englands performances against the boks, Ireland, France and New Zealand have them firmly in the conversation with the big gap coming after them. Will probably know for sure in the autumn tests

[@darren806]

The top 4 might be better but the teams below can all pull out a result on the day, and the days are getting longer

[@edconway8599]

@@darren806the only team that can pull a result against the big four is England.

[@John-mi2rt]

@@edconway8599 I agree. Will be big 5 soon I think.

[@braKOOM]

Really happy for your intern! Good on him well done mate

[@jefferyzulu4590]

World Cup winning teams are set up for the occasion wow ! You are brilliant squidge

[@deeps2169]

Hit the notification harder than Frawley’s stocks went up

[@ggjwest]

Your videos are fascinating despite being almost as long as the ball-in-play time of a match!

[@inamortz2372]

Class vid as usual Squidge.

[@patrickjackman8688]

Excellent analysis. To win those big World Cup games you need someone who will seize the moment rather than just do their allocated job.

[@fuzyboy45]

Spoiler alert, it was a drop goal

[@mase2563]

2 actually

[@Karma-qt4ji]

Nah, Ireland were just plain better than the Springboks. Respect for the win from a Bok fan!

[@countycricklewood]

😠 Much? 😅😅😅

[@BazBoks]

​@@Karma-qt4jidon't lie

[@unjfdlnjnf]

@@BazBoks he didnt 👍🤪

[@ChrisClaye]

the enthusiasm and analysis from y'all is addictive

[@motomoto8383]

17:29 and that’s exactly why neither byrne should be starting big games for leinster/in any Ireland 23

[@jbarrett2299]

Brilliant review. Thank you ☘️🇮🇪

[@citedcanvas85]

They made Etzerbeth bleed his own BLOOD😮

[@marklivingstone6704]

Played well and executed at the pivotal moment. Very gutsy performance.

[@Paul-te8mz]

Well done for your excellent analysis, and thanks for such an insightful video.

[@geoffnelson6756]

Slightly negative regarding Ireland, but I think they problem solve really well, Farrell appears to have learnt from the WC, leaving players on to get the maximum time out of them, we saw SA replacing players before half time, top players subbed off early, and that injected a bit of energy into the team. Keeping Sexton on for the 80 mins v NZ a perfect example of not trusting replacements fully, not last weekend, Frawley, Blade and others given plenty of time to show their metal, and it worked, May not come off every time, but replacing a player with 2 or 3 mins to go is asking a bit much.

[@FinbarrAherne]

Couldn't agree more. For the last 3 world cups, Ireland have kept playing the same starting 15 with the replacements rarely getting 15 minutes to make a difference. The teams that win world cups just don't do that, as fatigue from playing the Samoa's and Georgia's of the world in the group stages means that your top players fade as they progress to the knockout stages.

[@aidanmasterson50]

All NH KZbinrs fawn over the Springboks now. 60 million people half of which are rugby mad and all of them are online and fairly active on social media. Tell them they are great and it’s like and subscribe quids in for you. But this merely means NH KZbinrs will be a little less biased when reviewing NH sides. So upsides also.

[@geoffnelson6756]

@@aidanmasterson50 yes I've noticed that, a definate move to make dollar.

[@CF-lg8jd]

I think leaving Jonny on will haunt Farrell forever, he knows he's better than that and I think it was one of his very rare glaring errors

[@harryscull]

take a shot every time Squidge calls Ireland "System led"

[@cateym]

He really has a problem with that.

[@lsm4j]

@@cateymhe’s stating facts / don’t think he has a problem

[@edconway8599]

@@lsm4jevery good team has a system. Ireland obviously have a good one. And they have exceptional players. If they had shite players their system wouldn’t work

[@gordonkelly292]

Wonderful as always guys. Brilliantly insightful ,brilliantly funny and brilliantly researched. It might be fair to call it brilliant. Good luck to young guy doing intern/work experience. Lovely touch introducing him. Keep up the analysis Squidgee - aside from the games, you are the best thing about rugby. If you were a light, you'd be... ehhh... brilliant (if that's even word)

[@garethmcrory5481]

Thank you Squidge

[@Driver2616]

Examine just how Frawley kicks for a drop goal. He drops the ball, it touches the ground and then Frawley executes his kick, connecting with ball earlier than I’ve ever seen any other player do so in that process.

[@Pierre-v6t]

So... stopped doing a play, and started finding a way 😊🔥

[@schalkkymdell5941]

Brilliant. Thanks Squidge

[@rmjoumaa29]

Hearbreaking, but well deserved. Great tactical thinking for the full 80 minutes from Ireland. Boks will pick themselves up and look forward to the next one.

[@ViableSolutions]

Awesome analysis. Earned yourself a sub 😉

[@itsdeclan7733]

Your insight into and knowledge of rugby is amazing.

[@frankstewart9607]

Outstanding work lads.

[@southpaw9195]

So how did Glasgow win the URC?

[@brianodriscoll2725]

They realised that the “fiery loftus atmosphere “ the bulls fans were yapping about before the final was a dj blasting Coldplay and the crowd flashing the lights on their phone like a lighter 💀

[@pseudapollodorus]

they scored more points than the bulls did before the clock reached 80 minutes

[@MarianNugent-w6m]

Great win for Glasgow

[@spacetrigg11]

waiting for this one too! It is a huge win for Glasgow!

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

@@pseudapollodorus😂😂😂

[@grandadslads1911]

What an enjoyable education in elite test rugby. Thank you.

[@hersheltriton3729]

Beautiful video, thank you Squidge! (Including Will, obviously)

[@davekerins]

Love it!! A drop for the ages, to match the analysis

[@mrh6221]

Squidge I’m getting tired of the square space as (please never get rid of it)

[@VunterSlaush1650]

Class video as always Squidge 👌

[@22grena]

Great analysis

[@GreenHornet553]

Great breakdown Squidge. As a side bar, I know it happened a while ago, but I was wondering if you could cover some of the results of the Rugby Europe Championship as some big things happened in that tournament. Most notably the performance that Belgium had over that tournament in which they scored an upset victory over Portugal and came so close to advancing to the Grand Finals stage of the competition until losing out on tiebreaker to Romania. On top of that, Spain had a very good tournament as well with Los Leones scoring a third place by beating Romania after losing to Portugal by only three points in the semis. Belgium and Spain's performances provide an interesting story line to follow going into 2027 qualification as both could be dark horses to qualify given the expansion of the tournament.

[@thecollageman3290]

Thanks squidge . great stuff. love your work

[@justinlouismusic]

Brilliant analysis!!

[@PaulGilpin]

Really super analysis

[@rhamerto]

Superb. One of your best!

[@atoms-to-atoms]

Sasha 's inexperience was the perfectly timed..brilliant brilliant Frawley. Great Sq.

[@delinquentrobot7406]

Always a good watch, it doesn’t matter what game it’s about. Fair play lads.

[@tephisawayrightnow]

This made me wonder if Johnny Sexton's retirement might actually be something that frees ireland of the chains of an immense personality. BOD, ROG, Sexton, now who? Peter O'Mahony for sure but not held on the same level of deity as the previous three. very interesting to now have 2 more than competent 10s

[@brianodriscoll2725]

@@tephisawayrightnow as an Ireland fan I think the issue isn’t that they stay in the team too long it’s more that the gameplan was build specifically around sexton and no other 10 in Ireland was able to recreate what he did so we went to shit when he was off. We had zero depth in the backline at the World Cup and as a result the star players were left on for the full 80 mins.

[@magbrian]

Farrell started building the gameplan to rely on Sexton less. All of a sudden the Irish forwards were creating their own line breaks with intricate passing... The problem was that they didn't have the faith in a young substitute against NZ in the world cup. Sexton was dead on his feet. What we learned since is that both Crowley and Frawley were likely capable of taking the reigns for the last 20-30 mins of the quarter final. What could have been.

[@Patch801]

​@@magbrian couldnt agree more, tbh I thought Sexton got to much game time overall at the world cup.

[@jerryhiggins7557]

@@Patch801 He played far too much in the pool stage, but the coaches probably felt he had to. I mean, he hadn't played in six months thanks to injury and the suspension.

[@pseudapollodorus]

@tephisawayrightnow great point there -- I wonder if Ireland could have risen to this level a few years earlier were it not for the phenomenon you bring up.

[@henrythemaster648]

Man you are a poet. Such great analysis and presentation.

[@Robbybabes1988]

I dont know why but i first read your comment as if you miss spelled poes 😂😂😂

[@daviddiallo110]

8:52 IS THE BEST PUN IVE EVER HEARD AND ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE

[@cormacmccoy1]

.... And wales (Laughed SO hard!) Very well made! thanks for making sense of rugby for me as walways :D

[@rossdavis2294]

Great analysis!

[@3storiesUp]

Incredible video as always Robbie. Don't agree with you that Frawley is the second coming or the player we need to win a WC, certainly not with the system driven style we play.

[@rionduh6834]

nice to see the correct use of cornu copia

[@ray4mondo]

Think Frawley needs to leave Leinster for Ulster where he will get plenty of game time at 10. He is a class act and can generate a Ward/Campbell dynamic with Crowley.

[@pilgrim3387]

You have a new outhalf

[@finnhowley8083]

It would definitely make sense, although after this summer I think Cullen fill have finally learned his lesson and start Frawley at 10, meaning Ulster are more likely to get a Byrne bro instead!

[@markoq1879]

Welling up as usual good man

[@foggy7577]

20:14 paused Kolbe had a direct line to frawley by just pushing through the ref, never intended to go for a charge down.

[@gvz2899]

Yeah I agree with all the fans, this game made Ireland the best team in the world, the best team of them all, with the best players in the world, of all time.. In history..........

[@Ciaranmch]

You've stuck your head above the parapet about the Irish at the world cup it would be rude of us not to give you some old school horrendous grief now 🤣

[@andrevaneeden5123]

Like your work. Keep it up!

[@its_me_tg7120]

As a South African seeing that pass back...there was only one word echoing through the country..."F**!"

[@chocurly]

Wonderful 14th Minute!

[@jamesoneill122]

The McCarthy Marx joke is your best work Squidge. Terrific stuff.

[@scrounger-h8i]

best channel on the sport....by a long way

[@christobecker]

Agree, the gap is very small 💙💎💙

[@callum1971]

Great video. Congrats to ireland. On a side note, it did feel like SA got away with a lot of head contact in tackles. Even from the clips you've shown theres a few.

[@RavinduKarunarathne-z3b]

Absolutely correct about the world cup winners and as you said 2013-15 ABs were the last team to play the game with sheer dominance. Don't know how NZ built their team that way.

[@quentinquentin6752]

Great analysis !!! 🧐 😊

[@nelsonc3984]

Taste of own medicine. Kicking!

[@rossgeography]

Exceptional Work :)