The SHOCKING Bomb Squad Strategy

[@cee5050]

The essence of the bomb squad is that the team is 23 players not 15 plus "reserves". It gives the bench dignity and respect. Some of them might be the best players. It enables the more experienced players to extend their careers as well.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@LeboShu]

Even with his training squad. He’s making moves there. Remember in Chasing The Sun when Manie wasn’t selected for the final and was told that he needs to be the Aaron Smith in training. Iconic

[@kurtsudheim825]

Exactly, in today's game, with all sports, it's so competitive, they have have to be able to bench press a to & run a marathon. Medicine & tech has advanced things but is still crazy. Just saw a vid shot drinking cultures in the 90's in English football, how they played is amazing, even for those times. Virtual impossible now. He realises guys can perform more, if they have to do it less, bit like nfl where they're bigger & have less game time, because you can't have an engine like that if you're trying to slam so much

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Y4NK845H3R]

It allows the starting players to play a hard as possible, knowing they will only need to put in 40-ish minutes.

[@ghostcrabman]

The secret is depth. The bomb squad is a group of players as good as the ones that they replace. 100% intensity all the time. Other teams mostly replace tired legs with second string players.

[@deanoclothier8426]

Simply!

[@Dkouts]

Seems like they could make 4 teams at the moment and still be competitive. The depth at tighthead prop for instance is incredible. Malherbe, Koch, Du Toit, Wilco Louw, Neethling Fouche and I'm sure there's others I'm forgetting

[@sakabula2357]

That and the fact that SA produces giants....

[@Lulibo]

Exactly 💯

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

wow! tight prop is one of the highest paid players on the squad!!

[@thabza441]

The substitutes are substitutes. Every team has them. Rassie just uses his with genius. That is why Rassie is the GOAT….

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@ClutchRugbyXV]

Goat!

[@jimbo4890]

It’s hard to disagree with most of that but who else has viable options with upto 4 players for a single position, other coaches have far slimmer pickings.

[@captain.tell.me.hoe.]

​@@jimbo4890 yeah, the schools they come from DO NOT play about their rugby . . . They scout the absolute as early as possible and train them with the same intensity it would take to represent the country. There is no such thing as a 'bench player' in those schools, because even players with the least minutes have to be conditioned for a full game of rugby . That's juss how serious it gets . . . Grey College is a good example .

[@lunny2230]

Mate, you guys throw around the word "genius" so often to anything Rassie has ever done, that its kind of laughably meaningless these days. Do you really think he is a "genius" by just having a pool of players who are all world class, or very close to it, so his subs are basically as good as most teams starting players? To me that just sounds like common sense rather than genius? But maybe you guys are easily impressed? 🤷

[@lesliestrydom4157]

It is great that all players amongst the squad of 23 feel that they are part of the team and not just a "bench sitter". The bomb squad are equal to the "first 15".

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@optoms1178]

Exactly, but if you think of it those players have MORE impact in the game... Hence we win 😊

[@Masonwabe_Kwata]

​@@optoms1178Yes, they seal the deal.

[@greatshark9625]

For me this is the best part of it. Reduces team politics of who is starting and who’s on the bench. With the guys on the bench even feeling more valuable as in many cases, they actually come and save the day.

[@lesliestrydom4157]

On face value it seems like SA is building towards a situation of having 2 alternative test sides.Once the injured locks and other forwards are back they will be on the verge of 2 "test"sides. The resting of 7 players who did not go to Argentina had a devastating effect in the 2nd test yesterday against Argentina.

[@Deryckc1]

Great video. There is something else about this that sets the Springboks apart. The team has many versatile players. The likes of Kwagga, Manie, PSDT and don’t ever forget Cheslin can all play in different positions. This is what makes the risk tenable.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

Yes, you are correct, I always wonder why some test teams ( not naming names ) don't focus on Utility Players....in fact one super power team, if you are a utility, your chances of selection drops....

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

Very true every position is covered despite the injuries that may occur.

[@johnnyholtzhausen3493]

Kwaga beet 3 Allblacks, and another 3 couldn't stop him scoring ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@lynettecronning4403]

I can't hear enough about our Springboks. I love them all ❤

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@truthmatters1950]

Wonderful to see the big boyz getting their time in the limelight, even scoring vital points when really needed! A well narrated piece giving some insights into the long hard build of World Cup winning teams - and a savvy coach that every single player would crawl over broken glass for - 'cos they know he'd do the same for them. Viva Amabokoboko, viva!

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

thank you for watching!

[@truthmatters1950]

@@ClutchRugbyXV Thanks for your content! May your forwards stand strong, backs run straight and referees blow fair in 2025!

[@Dkouts]

Gotta love the Bomb Squad 🇿🇦🔥

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@alani281]

Yup bring them on😅

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

Etzebeth coming off the bench today as part of the bomb squad is set to equal Victor Matfield's Springbok cap record. What a moment that will be 🎉

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

YUP ! that record is gonna be an Eben stand alone👏👏👏👏

[@sakabula2357]

@@Dkouts imagine next weekend in Nelspruit when he surpasses the record...wonder if his wife will.sing the National Anthem agian...

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@caterhamflavouredimitationcrab]

South Africa are the only team that have fully figured out that Rugby is a 23 man game. France is the closest to having figured it out too. New Zealand seem to have forgotten it recently

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@richardscanlan3419]

horseshit,NZ had the same mentality in the Henry era.And we could do it then because we had the depth.Now,we're barely competitive with our first team. There's nothing revolutionary about what Erasmus is doing,it's just common sense.

[@biltong5]

...actually, I believe Rassie is building an NFL-style 50 man roster. The modern game demands such a large roster. The number of games & the intensity has a devastating impact on the players.

[@CJ5447]

@@biltong5 55 man last I heard

[@vuyolwethutshirana3144]

We live and breathe rugby in South Africa🇿🇦🔥, the passion we have is incredible, you can see it on and off the field with our players, couches and fans...

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

YeaSir

[@seaskiaustralasia]

I don't think this video was about "couch rugby"......?😆

[@garygrewe2008]

Ssssh! Don't mention the bomb squad, it can be an explosive issue & triggers some rugby pundits with short fuses, like Matt Williams & John Kirwin to get it banned! BTW great video 👍

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

The Bomb Squad lives in Matt Williams head rent free 😂

[@Dkouts]

JK seems more appreciative of the Bomb Squad these days

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@johnlourens2460]

Jk should rather spend his energy on something more constructive, like BAN THE THROAT SLITTING SONG. BAN THE HAKE.

[@joswan4719]

Bomb squad works because a lot of those bench guys are better than the starters. Marx, Kwagga, Spicy Plumb, Snyman… It also eliminated the fatigue that haunted the Springboks and caused a lot of the loses in the last 15mins against the All Blacks.

[@Dkouts]

Got to love the spicy plum 😂

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@colinscott8677]

kwagga Smith is the player that allows the 7/1 split, as e used to play 7s and runs like a center/winger... Great asset and fantastic player

[@primachpepe8597]

Something everyone forgets is that south africa can now field 3 world class front rows and effectively 3 full forward packs Sure, the 3rd string of players arent as good as the 1st, but having 2 full variations on a forward pack that are practically interchangable with extra's that can be called up & slotted in? utter madness. everyone forgets its a full team of 23. the 15 on field are not necessarily the best - case in point with guys like Ox & Marx

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

yup

[@leonferreira9446]

It is all legal within the rules of the game,Rassie is a brilliant rugby mind just accept that he outsmarts every other coach in world rugby

[@optoms1178]

Facts!! Innovative is what I'd call him

[@MlungisiSiyandaHlela]

True that ❤

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@5jacksonsjourney179]

Rassie has rotated the players well, so the bomb squad don’t feel like 2nd string players. They are experienced and have learned how to win with determination and grit. Special team.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

All on the same page with one goal in mind

[@ten54]

and a bit of south african trivia .. the name bomb squad was a house hold name back in the 70s and 80s when they were often called out to dispatch bombs planted by the anc .. anyone who grew up in SA in those days remembers bomb blankets and posters in all public places .... the mini limpet mine was a favorite

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

@1054 , wow‼‼

[@jacksonvanvuuren5582]

The best ever innovative tactics in Rugby

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[@RokoDumaru]

Big fan from🇫🇯❤🤝

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@phillipselekephage5709]

the funny thing, whiles other players in their teams are demoralized by the bench, springbok players actually embrace the element of being on the bench hence the very nickname "bomb squad" cause they understand the role of the second half.... unbelievable depth... Afterall when all fails in a battle, you a throw a bomb(grenade) to destabilize and penetrate the enemy...... #ProudlySA

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

BombSquad🔥🔥

[@amanyakatskatugume9776]

The beauty of it is that the Springboks have many options, who are equally good. Unlike their opponents

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

TRUE DAT👊

[@andresullivan6473]

All the comments here are good. So here is how I see it. The success of the boom squad is not intierly the players as good as they are. Rassie in a moment of genius named them the boom Squad weather it was A joke or not. By naming the bench he gave the bench an identity so they went from not just being the back up players but the players that finish a game by doing this it became an honor to play on the bench and not just Rassie back up. Then he motivated this by getting the world to buy inro it, so much so that WR has been trying everything to stop this. What a brilliant strategy

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@alani281]

Those twipps will try anything to get Springboks banned

[@andresullivan6473]

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[@Dkouts]

Agreed, he's helped build up the aura of the bomb squad

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

@@andresullivan6473 TY Sir

[@bernardhacking7462]

Rassie the Genius !! Making full use of the human resources and talent available to him !! There is nothing stopping others using the same tactics. Go Bokke !!

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@PhansiKhongoloza]

Its about having a huge pool of 1st line players SA could play New Zealand, England, Australia and Ireland on the same day. And win all 4 games.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

that’s stretching it a bit, but yeah the last cycle, Rassie had 51 wide squad, I saw stats which showed ( very surprisingly ) Razor was overly cautious (and narrow) on the selection process, whereas The Doctor, Rassie was bold and chose from a wider pool, I guess he trusted his players more……

[@natanmysli4825]

SA has always had excellent forwards. They simply utilise their skills and strengten the effect by using whole bench.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

🔥🔥🔥

[@3draaiboerdery46]

Rassie is the goat and is far ahead in evolving the game.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

the game has evolved‼️

[@beatrixstrydom1323]

Rassie Brand is undoubtedly the Bold man Warrior style Humble yet Mastermind of his Rugby 🏉 sense 👏...Springboks want to play for our South Africa 🇿🇦 👏 striving for perfection by improving their skills masterful play yet guided by strict ruling ...Our players called Springboks are equipped with personal need to beat other teams and show their flair in more ways than one ...The World Champions 🏆 Springboks are the Ultimate Rugby Team 🏉 👏 Rassie Brand your Magic is unbelievable 👏...We want more 👏 Beatrix Strydom

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@alani281]

South Africa have depth 2 springbok teams playing in one game which, no other world rugby can claim to have 😅

[@Dkouts]

The depth at the moment is amazing. Great time to be a Bok fan 🇿🇦

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@ClutchRugbyXV]

THAT IS VERY VERY TRUE‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@VikWernSportsChat]

Just fantastic

[@Dkouts]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@MichealJohnAdendorff025]

No other team can try to do this as successful as Springbokke

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@moinpatel9164]

The only reason the lions won the first match and countered the binb squad was that upto this point, the Lions players had been playing some rugby during covid and none of the Boks had played. The Boks were worked out of the Rugby championship during covid and this was there first game with bo home crowd attendance.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@BanzLanda86]

People seem to forget that the 7-1 split was due to an injury to Willie Le Roux. By the time the 'Bomb Squad' got onto the field, we were 21-0 to the good. The 'Bomb Squad' extends beyond the matchday 23. It's a coaching philosophy that allows the coaching team to build depths for the future.

[@Dkouts]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@spencercourtis777]

Invincible - South Africa has finally combined its brute force rugby with its highly expansive and skilful running rugby skills. This was long overdue!!!

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[@BabyBoomerDad64]

Rassie is THE BEST ever!!!🤣🤣🤣 Engineering Pure Genius!!!😁😁😁

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@designmanagementconsultanc4143]

Rassie very cleverly made the guys on the bench feel special. The guys like Marx were originally very unhappy to not start .. and this way he has elevated them and helped to motivate the bench

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@designmanagementconsultanc4143]

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[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@nalaklak]

It was Albany at 2017 that started everything and build up until today, and created this bomb squad. Two great rivalries

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@nalaklak]

@ClutchRugbyXV yes your right. Sorry about the typing error

[@tersy9862]

The bomb squad has been around for a long time now! I'm surprised no other team has been able to reproduce it yet. Especially a country like New Zealand that has a lot of depth

[@Dkouts]

I think they'll get there, there's some good young players coming through who could be impactful off the bench in the years to come for NZ Roigard and Ratima look like two very good 9s who could alternate and be effective as starters or substitutes

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

That is very true

[@seanharvey3223]

Very good video, cheers 👍

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@seanharvey3223]

@@ClutchRugbyXV I have lol I'm glad he is on our side 😂

[@RedLorryYellowLorry_]

The secret to the bomb squad is utility players, Willemse can cover any position in the backline and the secret weapon is Kwagga, as an ex-sevens player he can cover almost every position on the team.

[@Dkouts]

Kwagga is a cheat code on the bench. What a player 🔥

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

@@RedLorryYellowLorry_ at one time, I’m pretty sure, to be utility meant your chances to be an AB was decreased!?

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[@kwamchetsimakokha322]

Awesome video.

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[@paulessone-t7w]

I love this video 🕺🏾🕺🏾

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@thinusjansevanrensburg2090]

The collective 23 collects quality caps test in and test out. 23 players gets a quality cap. That is how the springboks build experience much quicker than other teams...

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

Yeah every player on the bench gets decent minutes instead of 10 minute cameos

[@pre-dawnraid9037]

Back in 2005 when Rassie started his coaching career, he was the first coach to select 6 props for the Currie Cup final. That showed everyone that he thinks different. Did I mention that he sat on the stadium roof with lights and signs and paddles to send messages to the team on the field?

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

Very interesting. He's a revolutionary

[@pre-dawnraid9037]

BTW, he won that final against the Bulls that had players like Matfield, BBotha, F du Preez, Morne Steyn, in his first year of coaching.

[@bunnychowmuncher]

Correct and half the signals meant nothing and it messed the Bulls up. He also left fake moves on a piece of paper lying around for the Bulls to study.

[@mjribes]

The term "Bomb Squad" was coined by Franco "Sous" Mostert.

[@Dkouts]

He's been a big loss lately. One of those players who isn't flashy but really does the hard yards

[@mjribes]

@Dkouts Yup. People forget how many Boks are currently out: Steven Kitshoff, Deon Fourie, Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager, RG Snyman, Jean Kleyn, Faf de Klerk, Edwin van der Merwe and Damien Willemse. Andre Esterhuizen has just come back (now playing CC rugby), and Siya Kolisi is on the short-term injury list with his face injury. Those are some big names!

[@vivb5180]

@@mjribes And Sasha F-M who's having/just had knee surgery (probably keyhole type)... several are due back before the end of this year. Think perhaps Jean Kleyn has been declared fit to play this weekend - not 100% sure.

[@mjribes]

@@vivb5180 Oh yeah! I'd forgotten that Sasha wasn't just being rested this week.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

is that so? 💪

[@kellyrobbins8255]

9:37 The Bomb Squad comes on fairly early. Sometimes just after half time. The innovative part is not the split but how Rassie uses the bench

[@Dkouts]

They do compared to other teams benches

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@johanstruwig3815]

The innovative part is creating a radical 7-1 split AND the way the bench is used.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@ten54]

every team has the same option to select whatever players they want on the bench, not sure why other teams havent selected their own bomb squads to counteract the boks

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

no arguments there my brother

[@patrickchilds2987]

The Bomb Squad has been a really interesting and successful strategy that Rassie developed for the Boks. It was a very risk gamble which Rassie to his credit pulled off. Hogh risk because you are removing specialist backs from the bench which could backfire if several backs got injured . I think what Rassie realised was that he had at his disposal a uniquie set of forwards who could cover back positions. Kwagga Smith is a perfect example .He is strong fast and has fantastic ball skills and voild at a push cover the back row as well as centre . It will be interesting to see if the Bomb squad is retained as the Boks start to introduce the next generation of players . I think the question for him will be will the next crop containing such versatile players such as Kwagga.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@erwinkruger-haye2698]

This will be the future of rugby…the intensity is going up…players cannot take the hits for 15 years…rugby is now a 23 man team game…Every country is moving that way..

[@Dkouts]

They have to adapt or they'll fall by the way side it's a 23 man game now

[@nic0072]

Actually it's just a matter of how and when to use your reserves (because all teams use their reserves anyway). All these options are available to all teams

[@greeruguru]

there is at least 4 players per position that could fill the spot, amazing depth that has been built

[@AbdulAliemDawood]

Bench Of Marvelous Boks BOMB squad

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

SQUAD !!!!!!!!

[@Dkouts]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🔥

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@harkeb]

No, he is a genius, by developing not one team, but several teams at once! Rassie has created a monster. The rugby world is afraid, very afraid!

[@3draaiboerdery46]

He just is all of you far ahead. And when you realised it, it was to late and now you understand why he has won 2 world cups in a row.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@kiboma4209]

2011 & 2015 All Blacks Team vs 2019 & 2023 Springboks team is one gkod fantasy matchup

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[@taraishot100]

Pretty much like Graham Henry’s rotation policy with the All Blacks

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@johnnysins4870]

He hasn't broken rugby SA isn't invincible like the 2015 All black Rassies has just finally showed the true potential of SAFFA rugby

[@semiquavertriplitz]

No one else has a world class group of forwards to do this but others will try. The Springboks are a juggernaut at the moment and look to be that way for some time. The rest of the rugby world will have to figure out a way to combat the bomb squad

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@alani281]

Ha ha!

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@GeorgieWilliams-h9d]

I just ❤️ the bom squad

[@Dkouts]

Don't we all 🇿🇦🇿🇦🔥

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[@ChristineSounes-mr8ug]

The world needs what we have, good school feeder rugby

[@Dkouts]

South African schoolboy rugby is on a whole other level and Craven week is a great platform for the young talent to showcase their skills

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[@patrickchilds2987]

With the success st school level in South Africa what is the players pathway to the next age group at U20 level. Why has the success at school level not transfered to success at U20 level ?

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@mikemellor8972]

Something that is little mentioned is Rassie's success in working with the transformational quotas set by the South African Rugby Football Union. Previously quota players were often regarded, with some truth, as being unworthy of the Springbok jersey. Rassie regards this as a huge new pool of talent with potentially twenty times the number of players to choose from. In doing so I believe that he as done as much as or more for national union as the late Nelson Mandela. As with all professional sports, money is a key part of the game and greater representation of Blacks has given SARFU access to many times more sponsorship income. Sponsors are willing because they know that Blacks are behind the Springbok team.

[@beammeup8458]

Substitutes are allowed. The depth and strength of Springbok rugby is showcased when the bomb squad takes the field ... Others can do it ... but do not have the strength ...

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@johanstruwig3815]

Substitutes are allowed from 1887, but thanks for reminding us again.

[@DMx4839]

This is the only team in world sports where the starters can also aspire to be part of the bench. That's how important the team effort is. It is about 23 players all being able to start. The answer here is the talent depth of South African rugby.

[@Dkouts]

Very true there's 4 or 5 test level players in almost every position and they are all bought into the same goal

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

True

[@lehlohonolomphale8427]

Well put

[@Dkouts]

Will the Boks beat Argentina tomorrow to win the Rugby Championship?

[@OfficialArthusamakh]

I think the main point of the bomb squad is not a 6-2 or 7-1 split, it's using the bench efficiently. It's like changing game plan around the 50th minute. The 'usual' replacement of tired legs means you go on the same way more or less all the way through. Here you play 50mins with strategy A and 30 with strategy B. Some like that. Obviously it's only working if your 2nd front pack is anywhere closely as good as the first and if you've got the depth with the backs. At the WC it was shown that you NEED a great kicker for it to work. Ireland didn't win against SA, it's more like SA lost it on wasted kicks. I'd be curious to know if it works in a football match. You've got 11 guys on the field for the first 60mins and depending on how it's going you change 5 dudes at the same time to play with a different lineup effectively, not just to get fresh legs on the field.

[@Alex-z3v1e]

Not worth going into what the bomb squad are, rather look at the depth of SA rugby and the players we have to choose from. We could quite honestly put 2 world cup winning sides together.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

depth is always good important

[@pdt7991]

Well done on your pronunciation of Kwagga Smith.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@Dkouts]

Agreed, well done to the channel 👏

[@andrevermeulen4365]

So after the Champions Cup , whats ure say about South Africa backline !!!!

[@naioane740]

its called smart strategy🤟

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@KarenNelmapius-u3h]

Raspier didN’t break rugby. He innovated the game ! He has a brilliant rugby mind.

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[@JohannesHamman]

They are the exact opposite of what you'd expected from a bomb squad that come to defuse a situation and make it all safe. They are typically beautiful brute force brutality. Like zombie we've given new meaning to the term.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

yup, irony!

[@waynerockman1242]

The term 'BOMB SQUAD' is a SA original and drives fear into all opposition

[@Dkouts]

As it should 😂

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

have you watched our Eben vid

[@smartcooky99]

The bomb squad, while it is currently legal, subverts both the spirit of the game, and the rationale behind the increase in reserves from none in the 1950s, to two in the 1960s, to four in the 1980s and to seven in 1996, and later eight with the addition of the extra prop to minimize the chance of teams who are getting hammered in the scrum faking injuries to get uncontested scrums (Wasps, I'm looking at you!) The problem is that there had already been a lot of calls to reduce the bench back to five for a few years, and to specify their positions - two front rowers, one lock/loose forward and two backs, and Rassie's use of the bomb squad makes it more likely that the European voting bloc of World Rugby would act on this. Reducing the number of subs is an idea that I oppose, because it will almost certainly lead to more injuries by incentivizing players to play on when injured and thereby risk aggravating their injury. IMO, the best compromise would be to specify the positions bench players are allowed pay in... do away with the 8th reserve, and go back to a bench of seven... four of which must be forward reserves (two front rowers, a lock and a loose forward), and three must be backs. To limit the chance for teams to cheat with uncontested scrums, adopt the same substitution/replacement laws the French developed and trialed successfully in 2006... ► If a qualified front-row player has to leave the field for injury, blood or as a tactical substitution, their replacement must be a suitably trained and qualified front row player. ► If a qualified front row player has to leave the field for temporary or permanent suspension, they must be replaced with a suitably trained and qualified player at the next scrum, and another player, nominated by the captain, has to leave the field. ► If a side is unable to supply a suitably trained and qualified front row player, they cannot bring on another player, and must play one player short. On their scrum feed, the scrum is uncontested, but on the opposition scrum feed, an Indirect Free Kick is awarded, from which the team cannot kick for goal, but they can kick to touch for a gain in ground from anywhere on the field. I am not against the idea of the bomb squad per se, other than I think it is against the spirit of the game, but I know a lot of the gin-swilling Old Farts running World Rugby are, and this might force them to do something about the reserves that I do oppose.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

Hey @sc99…..you correctly pick on 2 critical areas of contention ie the spirit of the game & the rationale of the idea in relation to the BombSquad. What do we tell Warren Gatlin after his 6-2 split backfired? My point is there is always an element of risk. (and I’m not writing from for or against here) On a separate note, who else has watched a U16 boys (like I did) employ BombSquad like tactics in their scrummaging, to your point of rationale. Your other argument revolving around around injury is most important as well✅

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[@ericsmith1453]

There is nothing shocking here just , intelligent planning

[@United_Wings]

We're built different

[@patrickchilds2987]

Built different? What's different about you ?

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

watch Our Eben vid!

[@richardhooper2700]

Experience and fitness are the essentials; note the recent loss against Argentina

[@Dkouts]

Hope they turn it around this weekend 🎉

[@WillMostert-qy8ji]

Absolutely bs. Rassie changed rugby for ever! South Africa can make 3 even strong teams with plenty people waiting to enter those teams. A few years ago flower bombs were drop on the field while the Springboks played in New Zealand. New Zealand wanted Alartheid gone. Now Apartheid is gone. This is the result. There is no discrimination in South African rugby and they play for more than just a game, they play for every person in South Africa.

[@nic0072]

Any of the top 5, 6 teams have enough depth to do it so why don't they do it? Fact of the matter is that these teams basically play each other continuously between world cups and rarely play teams lower down in the ranking where this could be an issue. I don't see the problem. Besides - all teams have 8 reserves who they can use at any given time during the game. And as you said, there is amount of risk involved.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

✅

[@patrickchilds2987]

I don’t understand what the fuss by coaches and pundits is about the bomb squad . It works because when you have really versatile players like Kwaga who can play almost any position. However it is a risky strategy if there are injuries or drop in quality this could fail. As for criticism I think it was a courageous innovation by Rassie and worked for him and as coach he can stack his bench anyway he likes . I don’t know what the fuss it has created

[@Dkouts]

Exactly high risk high reward

[@rubzzz0415]

7-1 it’s a big fuss

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

hey @PC Clutch always watches for your hi rugby IQ comments‼️ 🎓🎓

[@nicholaasvisser4955]

The critics of the bomb squad, are normally the people that are afraid of it 😂

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@lawrencehenshaw7491]

The Head of Rugby International has now changed the laws as in any sport the teams will study the laws and apply the best solution.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

Hi Sir, I can’t tell if you’re for or against….I did note though, part of the changes were safety related….and Clutch is always safety conscious. Hard and Tough but always safe👍

[@hermankern3939]

My oh my you sound like Matt Williams' mentor....

[@jacquesrousseau5472]

All other rugby teams has the right to build their own Bomb Squad if they prefer,its just that The Boks has more Depth.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

you gotta watch our Eben video

[@MrAhuapai]

The risk obviously is that you are short if backs go down injured.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

@@MrAhuapai yeah very tru bro, so it makes the utility player invaluable and thanks for watching, aaaand please subscribe to Clutch

[@stanleykassim2839]

And we demolished the Pumas! BOKKE!

[@Swartberry007]

Ok. You uploaded a new version.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

Yes Sir, some technical issues. Thanks for checking back! 💯

[@Designer-Xplainer]

Why you deleted the video?

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

@Designer-Xplainer technical issues. Fixed! Thanks for watching!

[@Dkouts]

Thanks for fixing the issues, great video 🎉

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

@@Dkouts Thanks @dk

[@peterwomersley]

thats such a crap headline He reshaped how rugby is being played and every one is copying some of his tactics How the Boks re-imagined playing winning rugby would be more apt

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

thanks for watching

[@Dkouts]

Who's your favourite member of the Bomb Squad ? 🇿🇦🔥 comment down below

[@TheDefenseIsUpNext]

Ox Nche

[@bosvarkd8403]

Marx

[@lukeboshier]

Kwagga, he is a bomb squad

[@Dkouts]

​@@TheDefenseIsUpNext nice, arguably the best Loosehead prop in world rugby at the moment 🔥

[@Dkouts]

​@bosvarkd8403 great choice, he's an absolute machine 💪

[@ytclon]

Bomb squad beer, check it out. 👌

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

SQUAD!!!!

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@TheKingOfAmalek]

Blitzkrieg!

[@Dkouts]

🔥🔥🔥

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

pls watch our Eben vid

[@jacosnyman2393]

"Dr" Rassie changed rugby within the rules and was willing to take the risk. Elon Musk is also changing space flight forever

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

Dr

[@GariesMoses]

The GHOST SQAUD will neutralise the so-called Bombsqaud 😂

[@daviddempster8717]

Are sqauds also squads?

[@vernervanschalkwyk2280]

Straight from the grave😮😂😅

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

🦑

[@delilah40]

Remember how Matt Williams wished "Karma" on the Springboks because of the Bomb Squad? Yep, HE got his Karma, that irritating, jealous chipmunk.

[@yorkymc]

Didnt work to well when they last played MY Ireland ,YES

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

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[@ebrahiemdaniels6491]

All National Rugby teams can use the same strategy. Why all negativity? All National Rugby Teams use the same game plan or strategies. So why all National RugbyTeams don't use a Bomb Squad

[@superrainbow2893]

Great video, enjoyed it, but you really didn't explain the intricacy. You ascribe everything to bomb squad, but that's nonsense. For one glaring example, in WC quarter final against France in their home world cup, we went 5:3 split for the first time in years, and we won through running rugby and typical springbok strength from player one to 23. You can't just call every victory in 6 years bomb squad. It's just a tool we have. The game is far more than that. I do appreciate the video, just needs far deeper analysis and explaining.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

you can’t say that much in a 10 min vid, but thanks for watching👍

[@HemiJB91]

World Rugby still discussing permanently to ban a 7-1 split to be used in WC competition.

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

6-2

[@etiennevanwyk3208]

Same rules for everybody

[@Dkouts]

Rassie just uses them better 🎉

[@jacobpretorius2741]

Go Argentina 🇦🇷

[@ClutchRugbyXV]

let’s go!