The most violent rugby match ever broadcasted live

[@Hammersteyn]

Today there would be seven hours of TMO 6 Red Cards and 11 Yellows for a game like this

[@KiwiPepega]

Only to SH teams. NH are pieces of crap, refs give them victory by way of being a toss pot.

[@TechnondiaPty]

[@ReafDraw]

Hahaha ain't that the truth !

[@fscott1756]

Yep, would've been 11 vs 13 by the end of the match!

[@jonnybgood9162]

Sad really

[@Matt_Alaric]

Fights are all good fun, but gouging another player on the floor is one of the dirtiest things a player can do, and Schalke should have seen red.

[@srodber915]

Imagine a Lions player had done that, the snowflake Saffa fans would have popped with outrage

[@Rob-jh5xj]

​@srodber915 LOL, only snowflakes here are you woke Europeans, best of 4 countries and you can't even win a series against a Bok team. Arrogant players the lot of the Lions players. Can't wait to see them get hammered by the Aussies in 2025.

[@Emmanuel-Power]

@@srodber915 The same way the snowflake roses (or is it white) cried after the Owen Farrel debacle. The tackle on JP Peterson with today's rules would have been a borderline red (at least a yellow). As a South African fan, I agree regarding the actions of Schalke - he was a lucky man to have still stayed on the pitch! If VAR was used then he surely would not have stayed on. But I salute that British team - they came to play and they fought fire with fire. Not many can stand up to South Africa when they come at you hard. Just ask the All Blacks after they have been brutalized by South Africa a couple of weeks back. Rugby is for real men, for the rest there is soccer....

[@rogerg.shannon3345]

@@srodber915 i stopped reading when you said snowflake. i don't read children's books....

[@johnglennmercury7]

Dirty boer scum. Same old story

[@samacw]

Every "most violent" match video is South Africa vs someone else.

[@nicdelange2900]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicdelange2900]

They play to win

[@ljtheman7875]

No you don't have enough knowledge

[@nicdelange2900]

@ljtheman7875 send me ur no then ill send u the charge down video from the famous charge down.....

[@janicesmall4990]

We only got our 1st yellow card in the 2023 World Cup on Saturday. We won't fight unless we are defending ourselves😊

[@bean691]

How the referee saw someone gouging someone’s eyes, and thought it was worthy of only a yellow, is beyond me. That aside though, this is one of my favourite rugby matches, and series. Back when rugby was rugby, before they took power and strength away from the game. There would be about 7 red cards if this game was played today.

[@nicdelange2900]

😂😂😂😂

[@nicdelange2900]

Watch again

[@Bullbotha]

It shouldn’t even have been a penalty!

[@sphereseal8341]

I mean I think its good rules have been adjusted to properly punish players for misconduct

[@RicksPhatPharm-vw2lb]

The English are so dramatic, Schalk was helping him with that plank in his eye.

[@Happychappy444]

A man cannot tarnish his whole legacy with one action: O'Gara: Hold my beer

[@jeffrey89095]

It wasnt actually his fault. If you watch the game there's 90 seconds on the clock so he can't kick it out. Lions don't track back either and the SA chase is great. So he has two options, last play if the game give SA the ball just inside your half for anlinout and hope you defend to win or he can up and under and go for the win looks to his left and sees the best fielding winger in the world and goes for it. Execution wasnt good but the decision is admirable. He was also very obviously concussed moments before this. It's often edited with other clips to make it look different than it actually was.

[@douglasdejager8450]

​@@jeffrey89095agreed. O'Gara was a great player and he dared on the day. Respect to him from a Bok fan.

[@warren1743]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@blackmettle]

By any standards, now or then, that eye gouging is a straight red.

[@John-o4k]

Today half player would be sent off. Eye gouge would be banned for life

[@beetle6323]

Hardly eye gouging.

[@jazzflute2465]

Massive difference between hard and just plain dirty.

[@ljtheman7875]

Sa plays hard

[@RRich100]

That’s why they commit so many fouls and see yellows? Should see a lot more than what they do too

[@ljtheman7875]

@@RRich100 oh you talking absolute bollocks

[@Emmanuel-Power]

What is amazing is when one is on the winning side, hard is just that, hard! But when you start to lose it sometimes becomes something else; suddenly it is dirty?!?!

[@tsaki_titan]

The reason you can't differentiate between bard and dirty is because we always play your weak team hard and you never beat us so your small frail ego gets hurt and you say it's dirty play.

[@turangatohiariki3042]

Old school all black's said playing the springbok's was like a 80 minute's of fighting after the game felt like they just finished a fight 😂😂😂

[@johnmanning5568]

All Blacks…Springboks….80 minutes! Why the apostrophes?

[@turangatohiariki3042]

@@johnmanning5568 Myst be a modern day thing not to use them,Like spelling American's using you're as your

[@johnmanning5568]

@@turangatohiariki3042I think that you’re misunderstanding apostrophes and their correct usage. An apostrophe is only used for two reasons. The first is to show possession eg John’s car is black. The second is to signify that a letter (or letters) is missing from a word eg I can’t see you later, so the apostrophe shows that letters are missing from the word cannot. That’s it. That’s all that apostrophes are for. So when you said “80 minute’s of fighting” then the apostrophe was not necessary and it was the same with “all black’s” and “Springbok’s”; the apostrophes are not required. That’s been the situation for all time; it’s not changed at any time.

[@turangatohiariki3042]

@@johnmanning5568 Must be from the 2nd Oxford dictionary onward's for the new COLONISED WESTERN FREE WORLD WHICH IS NOW A LOST WHITE SOCIETY NO BELONGING CULTURE IDENTITY OR TRADITIONS

[@HaachitiNgandu]

😂😂😂😂

[@Dan-lg4bs]

I’m English but I admire the Boks they come for nothing but an absolute battle every single time and we give it to them, all be it we usally lose but it’s always entertaining. Proper blokes play this game no doubt about that.

[@joesouthborn2960]

Not everyone understands. You understand. ;)

[@Alias-gy3tz]

Great comment.

[@mranderson5496]

You are now invited to the next braai

[@JackN13_]

And you always come up short in that battle

[@dasnutnock6408]

@@JackN13_ "England has won 66 of 156 matches against South Africa, while South Africa has won 35. 55 matches have ended in a draw." You've had England's number the past two decades or so, no doubt about that, but you're some distance from reaching parity.

[@simonmac9266]

Sat in the stands in Pretoria watching the game with a gigantic drunken Boks fan to one side of me and an equally huge and similarly sloshed Irishman on the other; during the final penalty neither could watch and asked me for a commentary. Awesome game and still fantastic to watch the replay!

[@breathe_3asy]

Fourie's try one of the best ever for me. The sheer power he had was a symbol of SA rugby. England's envy over Springbok strength has given me much satisfaction over the years

[@spinynormanbest6410]

The state your country is in gives me much satisfaction also😏😏

[@breathe_3asy]

​@@spinynormanbest6410 sorry if I hit a nerve hahaha plenty of us emigrated to London I suppose you are happy we ploughing through all your women as well? LOL

[@spinynormanbest6410]

@@breathe_3asy They're not my women like bro

[@hunterluxton5976]

Cheating bastards not power.

[@BK-vz3mx]

​@@spinynormanbest6410ja because the state of your country seems a dreamy barge

[@ryanhenry21]

What a game. Both sides are tough as nails

[@zwakelemgabhi]

Bring tears to my eyes watching, the drama of sport cant be recreated anywhere

[@harrisonlumb9128]

He flapped it from O'Driscoll

[@bjnwright]

That opening segment is going to give me nightmares - imagine having Victor Mattfield just casually stalking you. Such a unit

[@vladtheinhaler8476]

And now it's his reincarnation Eben Etzebeth

[@knockschool]

Bakkies Botha made Mattfield look like a choir boy. ?

[@13Badseed]

I was there! Tickets to this match was a birthday gift from my father. I remember watching Morne Steyn's kick traveling, it felt like an eternity, but when that North stand at Loftus started cheering even before we could see it sail through, the crowd erupted. One of my all time favourite memories.

[@The_Angry_BeEconomist]

beautiful memory, thankz for sharing

[@rsacitizen6151]

The most violent is the springboks vs the Irish in 1997 even Gary Tiechmann was involved in a brawl

[@coatknight]

The Irish emulated the French of the 80s on that day.

[@breconjordan]

The eye gouge should have been a permanent ban from playing rugby in any way. Disgusting behaviour and definitely should be punished more toughly!

[@theunshanekom2]

Hey Snowflake....Rugby was hard, played by guys who gave and recieve......don't be a doos!!

[@dyllanwilson7790]

What about that nut shot to bekker ?

[@cornedenecker1636]

Haha permanent ban? Must suck to know the whole of Britain and Ireland can't even beat the Springboks 😂😂😂.

[@patman142]

Ireland have won 3 out of the last 5 encounters but don't let facts get in the way@@cornedenecker1636

[@johnfrench4137]

I agree it was stupid and doesn't belong in the game. However, it was pretty commonplace in those days for that kind of thuggery. French leagues were the worst.

[@anandgounden4376]

Lions can't come to Africa and think they're lions... they're born and bred here.

[@schnozz87]

About 20 red cards in this game by today's standards 😂 glad i got to watch this series before the game started to deteriorate...

[@chrisk6820]

Oh the good old days when we still had people who can kick a ball

[@theyoungmessiah420]

😂🤣ek stem

[@joshuagericke243]

U must be English then hey🤣🤣

[@foreignwarren7361]

Bring back Naas 🤣

[@robertmarx7901]

Handre Pollard has entered the chat.

[@foreignwarren7361]

@@robertmarx7901 meneer ballas van staal 🤣

[@peterjames777]

Morne Steyn is the GOAT

[@ljtheman7875]

Now we're talking!

[@nardusvisser]

0:28 Matfield will drop O’Driscoll any day of the week, with some change to spare..

[@jandre78]

I wish he did!

[@okbutthenagain.9402]

Yet he never did. Funny how your unicorn wish is exactly that!

[@jandre78]

@@okbutthenagain.9402 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@richiemckeever6635]

Some achievement that and him twice the size..

[@Irish-Gael-sg4lv]

Well you're watching rugby not cage boxing or fighting.

[@theofarmmanager267]

I’d always want the Lions to win or England to win. But I love the way that SA (usually) play the game. Tough and direct with great finishers. Yes, playing on the edge that way does result in unlawful acts with people like Corne Krige and Bakkies Botha seemingly preferring to play dirty rather than clean. I’ve just watched SA beat the AB at Twickenham and they used their power game to perfection. England certainly won’t win the 2023 World Cup but SA ought to be semi finalists at the very least.

[@OboteOjok]

and ur prediction is half true at this stage, SA in semis but to face England

[@theofarmmanager267]

@@OboteOjok I’m afraid that my prediction will turn out to be 100% true - I can’t see England beating SA (but then I said that about the semi in 2019 when we played the AB). I also predicted the 4 in the semis to be AB, Ireland, SA and France but not knowing the draw. So, I am only 50% right there. Surely the final will be SA versus the AB?

[@OboteOjok]

@@theofarmmanager267 SA vs AB will be a banger, the way the Qrtrs turned out any combination of 2 will be a banger in the finals. I loved the Qrtrs weekend, my neighbors (None Rugby) must have been wondering Ohh Btw England have an Axe to grind, that will be beautiful in Paris

[@theofarmmanager267]

@@OboteOjok and I always thought a banger was a sausage….SA v NZ will be brutal - in the rugby sense. The thirst for revenge for England is there but you must have the tools to get that revenge - and I don’t see England have those.

[@xDontStandInTheFirex]

Mate England just put their heart and soul into that match, but yes, you were right. well done RSA and well done England@@theofarmmanager267

[@South_Affy]

The Springboks love the brutality. These new rules with TMOs and Red cards, pajama slumber rugby kit, have calmed them down a bit. World Cup 2023

[@Aidjay]

Was that a nut-punch at 2:32?

[@JterrazasSolaz]

Yep, by Andrew sheridan

[@trevorerasmus1605]

Danie Rossouw. LEGEND

[@Robin-du8dh]

This is probably the 90th most violent rugby match posted recently 🙄

[@nyakwarObat]

😆😆

[@TheOzzMars]

RWC '95, SA vs Canada. now that was the most violent game ever recorded.

[@lcloete5332]

Die slag van Boet Erasmus stadion. Hennie le Roux landed the best punch in rugby history that night.

[@user-mkru]

Any man taking on Bakkies like this must have a death wish....or he is very stupid.

[@michealocaoinlean6176]

What a sheer thug and cheat he was.

[@Emmanuel-Power]

@@michealocaoinlean6176 Tough man making that comment from your couch. Please speak to any ex-player who played against him - only the deepest of respect/ None of them will call him what you call him - none. What did they call him? Well, The enforcer!!!

[@danasmith9415]

😂😂😂 1990s State of Origin; hold my beer

[@plutoniumnitrate1201]

pushing matfield is what really started this fight.....he stood there waiting for the response

[@alanjackson2712]

Had that game not had been in South Africa, Berger would have got 12 months. It's amazing how everyone who goes on about how good he was seems to have completely forgotten this incident. The guy was a thug in this match !!

[@Emmanuel-Power]

Berger yes, but not Burger....

[@alanjackson2712]

​@@Emmanuel-Power Apologies My error

[@christiansimmons630]

Watching Botha and Sheridan square up was great! I had them pleasure of meeting bakkies in Toulon (when him and Sheridan where teammates) and he was so nice and professional, so strange how much these guys change when the whistle blows

[@canihazburgers]

Sheridan would snap Botha. One’s a thug and the other was the strongest human to play the game.

[@coatknight]

​@canihazburgers Sheridan was strong but he was no match for Bakkies.

[@christiansimmons630]

@@coatknight the strength and conditioning coach at Toulon during their time there disagreed

[@coatknight]

@christiansimmons630 I'm not referring to overall strength. There is more to being hard than pure strength.

[@canihazburgers]

@@coatknight there is also huge ego at play which bakkies had in abundance. He was a thug at the end of the day and often went after weaker men. He gave Sheridan a push and probably realised it was a bad idea.

[@BatteryCommander]

How far offside was O'Driscoll for that headbutt, sorry 'tackle', on Danie Rossouw?

[@DC94359]

Perfect tackle

[@bravorojo87]

And yet no one talks about it… it’s like Roy keane - his legacy should be one of thuggery and pre-meditated wrecking of a man’s career. Somehow still on our screens every week

[@user-lq2dc9wj2n]

red card@@DC94359

[@tobolee6385]

​@DC94359 they missed the part where he went off 5min later ...tackle my ass . .hes lived off the lie for all these years

[@cjels5400]

Bakkies Botha “who is the lady in the red dress” 😂😂😂😂

[@Alhamdulillah.e.rabil.alameen]

Get in there South Africa. I'm from England (born and bred) and I'm glad the Lions lost.

[@yacoobsoni3388]

Lions are always filthy. Boks are hard. Huge difference. And you hear the Northern hemisphere commentators whining 😂😂😂 like babies 😂😂😂

[@neilsoncoombs4319]

Hard finger in the eyes.. 😂

[@andrewroberts5259]

South Africa always play dirty!

[@springboks87]

O’Driscoll couldn’t rattle a wet paper bag in a fight 😂😂 Damn good rugby player tho!

[@Battrs]

When was this? 2009??

[@ashr8327]

My mum is South African, my Dad English, rugby is the household sport. Always good when these teams meet on the field.

[@harryshawyer2093]

Best test match I've ever watched - it has absolutely everything. I'm looking forward to Ronan O'Gara gaining redemption when he coaches the Lions to a series victory in SA in 2033 ;)

[@goteddy3909]

Donkey O'Gara, most overrated player in his generation

[@rscoops3986]

I love this prediction. Even though we didn't win, this is the best match of any sport I've seen. A bombardment of pure intensity and aggression for 80 minutes.

[@nicdelange2900]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicdelange2900]

In ur dreams pall

[@ru5tpR0of24]

LOL!

[@NameIWantedTaken]

Brian O'Driscoll: messes up an intercept and knocks himself AND Russouw out Stuart Barnes: "What a tackle"

[@jellslixcy6168]

Broadcast. I input it to the computer. The match was broadcast.

[@franko1174]

There wasn't one punch thrown 😂😂😂

[@ryanstephen120]

For all the bigotry and hate towards SA in the comments, one should consider where it comes from. UK press are particularly skilled at demonising whomever they wish. If you want the truth, don't be lazy, analyse match footage yourself and make up your own mind rather than just believing what you are told. You might find that the violence comes from both sides

[@alanjackson2712]

Berger should have got a year for gouging! I'd always admired him as a player before this game. Now, if I think of him at all, I just think THUG !!!🤬

[@leigholivier8600]

Ah yes, I remember this game. So much violence and fun! 😂😂😂

[@joetitirahi591]

watch how sa go into rucks nd maulstaking players out ball mowhere near the opposition

[@sheldinduplessis1424]

That bok team was massive! Even the wingers, Habana and JP were huge.

[@mryan4452]

HUGE, SA traditionally had big sides

[@Laurikiwi]

Habana defo was not huge

[@tristanfeinauer]

​@@Laurikiwimaybe not by rugby standards but he was quite big(muscle wise)

[@enochzantsi732]

I remember a day I went to watch the Sharks playing the Auckland Blues in Durban, and I was sitting quite low on the stands, close to the turf edges. JP Petersen was on my side of the field. I just couldn't believe how big this bloke was for an international winger. I kept getting distracted, trying to get my head around how this frame could reach the speeds of a Bok wing, because I had seen many international wings before, and they weren't like that. To boot, Joe Rokocoko was his opponent and looked just as big.

[@gipsydavy1490]

That would be a normal game of amateur rugby league, regarding the aggression.

[@priyamaharaj9066]

As a South African I honestly prefer our current team

[@WonderboyTwoThousand]

Jaques Fourie you beauty !!! One of the best tries you will ever see...

[@SipheSithole]

Could someone please explain to me why exactly Bakkies get cited for the clean-out on Adam Jones?

[@WalterWhite-sm2dr]

Dislocated his shoulder.. was physical .. Springbok team protested the following week by wearing a black armband saying J4… meaning Justice for number 4

[@MrNipsi]

I can remember Adam Jones saying that old bakkies Botha did nothing wrong shouldn't have been cited.

[@Karma-qt4ji]

Should not have been cited for that. Even by today's standards, the clean out was perfectly legitimate and just unfortunate that Jones got injured. Jones himself deserves a lot of respect for coming out and saying that it was a fair hit.

[@charles9487]

Mike Phillips is surely the only 9 in history that would have a go at Victor Matfield

[@tashurst1]

I reckon Terry Holmes would too-hardest scrum half I've seen. Peter Stringer probably would too (but then wisely run away.)

[@JohnRock14]

He was a boxer so has the right to be fearless tbh

[@BurnedNerd]

was this rugby or UFC.... now Schalk "Cheese"Burger is a damn sports persona... 😂😂

[@ryanstephen120]

Yea he only won IRB player of the year multiple times and the Laureus World sports comeback of the year.

[@BurnedNerd]

@@ryanstephen120 that is good... also never said he was a bad player did I? He was also just a violent player.... who else pokes eyes on the field apart from him

[@Alltakenbla]

As a Saffa, what a hard on to watch the rest get wiped. Obviously the ABs are not part of the rest. Respect!

[@siyavuyambuli284]

3:23 Bus is full

[@amanthea69]

Those were the days. But im glad that its tougher rules now. Same with icehockey for instance. I remember the 70's when it was almost lawless.

[@Shazibenga]

I truly enjoy the way Boks play this game. Physically strong team.

[@knockschool]

I'd say a lot of cheap shot's

[@IanStewart-e8k]

England v Wales 1980 was far more violent in the first 10 minutes alone

[@johnoneill2986]

South Africa! When they start losing, they start bruising!

[@reggawardle4874]

Brutal game played by gentlemen..pure body and soul sport..

[@mohsenhosseini2604]

Which year is this game ?

[@mariaobrien1747]

Schalk Berger a thug.

[@alimanhagler4510]

C'est ça le rugby. Un vrai sport d'hommes. Pas de violence, pas de rugby. Tout le monde aime regarder les bagarres au rugby. ❤❤❤

[@okbutthenagain.9402]

"The most violent rugby match ever broadcasted live"Rubbish. There are more violent matches than the one you used. Funnily enough a lot involve South Africa.

[@helenivanic1628]

How about the soccer match between Netherlands and Portugal at the FIFA World Cup 2006.? 16 Yellow and 4 red cards. Umpire stopping the match every minute or so.

[@HansCoche]

The English and French taught the Springboks how to play dirty. Thankfully the South Africans rose above that and decided to play hard rugby without any dirty playing. Now the rest of the world should follow.

[@OffGridLivingEspana]

go Bokke - old school rugby

[@oldskoolrools1353]

Reminds me of the old Spitting Image song..."I've never met a nice south African"....lol...but true

[@clintoruss153]

Thanks Ronan

[@cliffcarelse466]

Lions tours and French refs = classics

[@gotacallfromvishal]

I don't see the violence, this looks like average South African rugby. 💪💪💪

[@robertmiller2173]

The Boks are dirty B's just ask the All Blacks; 1949, 1956, 1970, 1976, 1995 etc etc and cheats!

[@IonizedComa]

that's the result of having concentrated testosterone gathered all in one place

[@speak_your_truth.]

Disgusting from Burger, should have had a red and a long ban for such a cowardly act. 💩

[@henniebester9437]

Also O'Driscoll for a no arm concussive offside tackle on Danie Coetzee. Disgusting.

[@Karma-qt4ji]

He got an eight week suspension and he deserved it. O'Driscoll got nothing at all for his assault on Danie Rossouw and Heaslip got nothing for his elbowing Bryan Habana in the face late after Habana scored his try; then there was O'Gara taking Du Preez out in the air.... You seem to have a tendency to only look at the opposition. You should have a look at your own team from time to time.

[@lourenscoetzee9817]

Pity they didn't hospitalize o driscoll dirty sod

[@michealocaoinlean6176]

Common SA trait.

[@speak_your_truth.]

@@Karma-qt4ji those are nothing compared to the disgusting act of eye gouging, any true rugby player or fan knows this fact. Tells me something about you 💩

[@lylesolly7633]

Too many soccer fans watching rugby these days 😂😂

[@amsith4678]

which country is the lions's team ?

[@mryan4452]

Britain and Ireland, joint team

[@obaraabraham9934]

Brian O'driscoll was pure nails. He took out backrows on a good day.

[@andyed.]

should have been a red for the finger in the eye, bastard!

[@lmeyer46ish]

Jesus both side tough as nails

[@liamturner3159]

‘Most violent rugby match’ never seen saint Helen’s vs Wigan warriors

[@John-o4k]

Brian o Driscoll caused the lions to lose his attack on Rossouw took himself out and he wasn’t there to tackle habana 😂😂😂

[@dimieb]

Real men

[@nicdelange2900]

And thats the Sprinboks😂

[@didierliango6402]

the testosterone level here is just insane

[@colojaure2438]

Date?????

[@markwilson1026]

Btw, the past tense of broadcast is broadcast. As for the sweeping generalisation in the title, it's just click bait.

[@baksteenbaksteen5230]

Agree with the comments, and guys i think everyone is being abit harsh on andrew brace .... yes most of his calls are wrong but we cannot keep saying that his the worlds worst referee when world rugby dnt correct his flawed ways..... Its the institution not the individual idiot....

[@djelalniyazi4090]

Eye gauging dirty can't

[@PeteWildman-w3e]

"The most violent rugby match ever broadcasted live" . . . . not even close!

[@equinoxproject2284]

1995 RWC Canada v SA was a banger. Tough tough men on both sides went to battle that day.

[@TamiDaire]

Drico wasnt taking any sh1t in that game

[@knightswarm1]

The commentator is a clown! "The Loins have South Africa rattled " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 i think not!

[@HenryCurrie-q2e]

Funny thing is, neither this generation of Lions nor Saffas could contain the legal physicality of modern Saffa and Irish squads.

[@BillyQuigley-x9r]

Me as a South African:"Bliksem hulle my Bokke!!!" 😂😂

[@tommcglone2867]

The Boks were targeting BOD. And BOD was having none of it. The GOAT even left one of the forwards seeing stars😂

[@ir0ns1de5]

Epic Highlights. What a match💥

[@DuccioDiPrima]

Was this the rematch for anglo-boer wars?

[@TinyFord1]

I remember this tour, there was one point where Pierre Spies literally held onto a guy with one hand. I think this was the game where Heinrich Brussow threw a guy from the ground into the ground. But also, Bakkies Botha in a match will always be violent