Watching the Greatest RUGBY tries of all time | reaction

Chilling. Watching the all time greatest rugby tries… do you agree with these choices? Drop your music recommendations. This was the rugby video I was hoping it would be, thanks for sending it in.
GG Montages channel: / @ggrugby
All Time Greatest RUGBY Tries HD: • All Time Greatest RUGB...
MORE VIDEOS on Patreon: patreon.com/NoProtocol947?utm...

[@robyfiorili]

No.11 was Jonah Lomu (RIP, he died at 40) the Michael Jordan of rugby

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Ma'am, why is it that very few KZbin reactors display the high level of intelligence and awareness which you do? I get turned off by the plethora of KZbin "stars" which present as less informed than my Aussie junior school grandsons. Your channel is a true breath of fresh air.

[@charolastra606]

I am Welsh so obviously extremely biased, but can't believe a compilation of the best rugby tries did not feature the mythical Gareth Edwards try for the Barbarians against the All Blacks! Almost always referred to as the greatest try ever as I was growing up; I don't personally agree that its the absolute best but in a compilation of 30+ it should def be in there imo. Also, I was so hyped you recommended Super Furry Animals! :D

[@miramafiaentertainment8735]

As a kiwi i totally understand. We have had plenty of great battles, we are the standard but you guys, ireland, scotland test us more than the bigger teams. plus baba's are rad as it also has kiwis that dont make the squad

[@martinbynion1589]

The more recent 2 tries you saw with "Number 11" (he pushed off three tacklers) wasn't Jonah "The Beast" Lomu but Julian "The Bus" Savea. The number 11 signifies the player in the Left Wing position, not a specific player. Both Lomu and Savea played in that position. Great reaction; as a Kiwi, I love that your have a "thing" for rugby union! 🙂 And, no, you can't punch. You ARE allowed to fend off a player (even in the face) with an open hand.

[@ragerancher]

10:20 that try was the one that won the game for Japan and is deemed one of the biggest upsets in rugby history (although pretty much everyone who wasn't South African was supporting Japan as they are popular underdogs). In general the clips were likely put together by someone in the southern hemisphere (New Zealand, Australia or South Africa) as they don't contain any clips without a southern hemisphere team in them. There are a lot of great tries between northern hemisphere teams that have been missed off this.

[@killofilms4162]

Probably from New Zealand

[@davidburke2132]

Definitely a New Zealander who put this together 🤔😜 Some of the NZ tries were good but not worthy of appearing in a greatest try compilation. I’d also suggest it was maybe a bit mis-titled; many of these tries were very important (very late in games and game winning or tries in the World Cup final or semi) but not that amazing as tries. I’d also add that this New Zealander chose to omit a try that I think is an absolute must in a greatest try compilation… it just happened to be against New Zealand. It was by an English player called Jonny May and was from 2014. One of the greatest displays of pace and best solo tries of all time.

[@cyrilleleb.8563]

This video missed a lot of that french flair too.

[@mjwoodroff8446]

Wales and Scotland, not to mention the Pacific Isle nations are notably absent too.

[@TheoZoffrok]

Excellent comment! This video is a bit of a swizz.

[@kelsyn21]

don't you like the greatest sporting team on the planet lol

[@davidburke2132]

@@kelsyn21 I do like the All Blacks, yes. Doesn’t mean I can’t view a compilation video objectively and understand where it’s failing it’s own remit due to bias 😉

[@RobRochon]

You are hearing alot of people naming the New Zealand #11 as Jonah Lomu. He was in a number of those highlights but there were actually other players in that highlight that have worn the #11 for New Zealand in that highlight since Lomu retired: Julian Savea, Christian Cullen and Reiko Ioane. Unlike many American sports where players can pick a number to wear on their jersey, the sport or rugby jersey numbers actually indicate the position being played by the wearer of the jersey. #11 is worn by the left-wing player.

[@MrBizteck]

That NZ no 11 was Jonah Lomu. Absolute tank that could run like the wind. Died way too young, his memorial service in on you tube and its very poignant. Also Im Irish that very first try would of been Ireland's first EVER win Vs NZ and they broke 5 million hearts that day. We've gotten them since beating them in their back yard. But still cant get our act together in a world cup 😞.

[@robcahn7663]

The NZ number 11s were two different people from two different eras. The one with almost no hair was Jonah Lomu, the one with hair was Julian Savea.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

That All Black 11 that you keep being impressed by was Jonah Lomu. edit: for future reference if you see an All Black 11 from old footage looking like a really fast Hulk on steroids it'll be Lomu.

[@SimonJM]

I was going to say that for no other reason than 'bloody fast, big, powerful Kiwi player!' 😁

[@katatonickiwi8310]

She was pointing out Jonah AND Savea. She was getting a tad confused

[@littledinoboy]

Jonah Lomu .... I still feel the pain folks

[@thomasojango1076]

everyone rugby fan does

[@rittherugger160]

The DIVE is the easiest and safest way to touch the ball down. There's a 'highlight video' somewhere that is nothing but people getting the ball slapped out of their hands as they reached out to touch the ball down. That's not always the same All Black's #11. Three to five of them were Jonah Lomu who is a Rugby GOAT but there were others wearing that jersey. Unlike in American sports rugby players don't 'have' numbers. The position you are playing on that day determines which number you wear. You could wear #1 one match and then #16 the next. As I've gotten older I've gotten to the point that I can not watch a NFL game anymore. It's not just the fact that the game starts and stops so much, it's the time investment. Due to the relentless commercial breaks it takes 3.5 to 4 hours to watch a 60 minute game. (Even more for a Super Bowl). You can watch an entire 80 minutes of rugby in less than 2 hours.

[@frigginfranky]

also the fact you have to touch the ball to the ground while still holding it to score makes diving a much easier motion than bending over

[@eivindkaisen6838]

And you can't tackle someone in the air; to stop the player from scoring you'd have to place yourself between the player and the ground.

[@wavecycle]

These tries are impressive more because of their historical significance in tournaments like the world cup, then just their individual moments.

[@mphozotwa4363]

That New Zealand number 11's name is Jonah Lomuh. One of the greatest, if not the greatest, rugby players of all time.

[@NoProtocol]

I might have to watch a video just on him

[@davidburke2132]

Just to say that not all of the All Black number 11s in this footage that she thought were Lomuh actually were Lomuh 🤔😉 Quite an easy mistake to make in the fast pace of a rugby clip of course.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

@@NoProtocol He's easily the GOAT. It'll be a long time until someone surpasses him.

[@ragerancher]

@@BadgerUKvideo I think the likes of Dan Carter are definite contenders and I will be very surprised if Antoine Dupont isn't talked about as one of the greatest of all time if he continues as he has.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

@@ragerancher Good shouts. Lomu does get a huge bonus from being the first super star and that'll be hard to compete with. Also he died young so that adds to the myth.

[@djgrant8761]

As an Aussie I have to acknowledge Jonah Lomu as the G.O.A.T. Jonah Lomu - 1975-2015. R.I.P.

[@YTWorldTraveler]

Finding Rugby videos is endless. To play the sport(?) , a person has to be fearless.

[@martingodfrey1708]

No protocol, the game of rugby is the physical poetry in motion. I'm a proud Welsh grandad from the city of Cardiff, rugby is our national sport.

[@mikealvarez2322]

Rugby reminds me of a game we play when I was a kid. It was called Smear the Man With the Ball. You get 7 or 8 guys together in a large field. Throw a football up in the air, whoever catches it runs towards a predetermined goal while the rest of the kids tackle or should I say smear him. Once smeared or if a goal is made you do it all over again. This is the first rugby match I've seen😊❤

[@julianfarrall8963]

You will notice some players after crossing the try line run towards a position behind the posts, because the conversion kick (sort of extra point) is taken directly in line with where the ball was touched down, thus more centre field more goal you see.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

There are 13 players on a Rugby League team and 15 on Rugby Union. Rugby is truly a team game, there's a great connection within a Rugby team.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

3:09 The diving is because to score you must touch the ball down with positive pressure and while being under full control of it. If somebody gets a body part between ball and ground there is no score. I've also once seen a guy holding the ball in the 'endzone' being picked up and carried out of bounds resulting in no score.

[@roycep1737]

Rugby is such an amazing sport. Love it!!

[@SimonJM]

Some nice tries, but also quite a few run-of-the-mill; in my opinion. I am of an age where the great tries were from players like JJ and JPR Williams, Cliff Morgan, etc., when Wales was a rugby powerhouse. Not sure what to suggest for books or music ....! Ok, a wierd thought has just occured - the rugby ball is egg-shaped and there is an excellent non-fiction book called The Cuckoo's Egg, by Clifford Stoll, concerning how one of the first hackers was discovered and tracked.

[@chiara71]

What a great instinctive grasp of this game you're showing...remarkable ❤

[@RO-vh8ln]

The first try in the clip, 1:20 in extra time, NZ 5 points behind. The All Blacks score the try to equal the score and then went on to win, after a second conversion attempt when the the first one missed but the Irish charged early and the kick was retaken. As a Kiwi, I didn't breath for about 5 minutes.

[@musicplaylists59]

here's a Welsh music recommendation: Hiraeth am Feirion (it's a traditional Welsh song which is probably over a thousand years old) the Welsh have an ancient history of music which the English tried to wipe out when they invaded as part of an effort to supress the Welsh culture, but the old Welsh songs survived in secret for hundreds of years and thankfully are still played today.

[@joyfulzero853]

The try at 10:13 was RSA (Republic of South Africa) vs Japan, in the 2015 World Cup. Japan won an amazing victory, 34-32, with a last minute try.

[@Lesminster]

I don't think there is any other sport where guys are so athletic as in rugby. Those guys are just bricks of muscle. The fact they don't die or break bones during every game is quite admirable :P

[@chrisharris1522]

The reason they dive is because to score you have to place the ball on the ground on or behind the try line and the safest way to hold the ball is by hugging it to your chest, so the safest way to score is to dive (it also looks flashy)

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Those Australia v England tries will never get old. Especially as that game knocked England out of the World Cup in the pool stages. A World Cup being hosted by none other than England.

[@kjlovescoffee]

3:03 Yes, that's a major reason. You have to release the ball when you get tackled, so getting tackled near the try line is not ideal. There are other reasons too. - Reaching down with one arm while staying upright (like the number 11 at 1:35) is nice when you have the space and time, but in full flight it's easy to pull a hamstring that way. It tends to be the shorter guys like Cheslin Kolbe who can pull that off at speed. - It's also easier to lose your balance in the process and have an uncontrolled faceplant. Better to be in control of the crash landing. - Securing the ball - transferring it to one hand while running like a crazed animal risks fumbling or dropping the ball - Landing belly down helps break your speed. If you're running full speed at the try line, it can be tricky to come to a stop in time. There's been a few incidents over the years of players crashing into camera crews and going over the barrier. - But mostly, it looks good :)

[@kjlovescoffee]

To add to my comment above, here is an example of why the dive helps avoiding the risk of getting tackled when scoring a try. NZ vs IRE in the 2023 World Cup, Aardie Savea scored in the corner, James Lowe could easily have disrupted him if his feet were on the ground. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIu0m6KNoN98oM0si=s_pPkTxTsbeTBUQl&t=436 By the way, the extended highlights from the world cup (on World Rugby's channel) are excellent. It gives not just the score moments, but a good bit of the play leading up to it. Another one worth watching is the Fiji vs Wales game - it's not every day that the full last 10 minutes of a game gets published, but this was so wild: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foCUYp2ZqM5jjMk. I think you'll like watching Fiji play - they have a very flamboyant style, they like to keep the ball alive and avoid going to the ground. It's a bit more subtle in this game, but if you look up any of their 7s matches, you'll get a good idea. They're a joy to watch!

[@kjlovescoffee]

Also, I mention Fiji because international tests are getting under way. Fiji play the Barbarians, and South Africa vs Wales on Saturday. Get involved!

[@TheHarrip]

Even though im from a big rugby part of the world im not a big rugby fan but there is something beautiful about a perfect try.

[@Kepa-Riki]

4:40 yup that's correct. 15 a side for Union and 13 a side for League.

[@nash3timemvp]

Number 11 was Johan Lomu who played for the All Blacks , the first real megastar in rugby.

[@thomaslawley7444]

These were more significant tries of importance as apposed to the greatest aestheticly

[@simonmetcalfe5926]

The Big #11 for New Zealand is Jonah Lomu. 6'5" 260lbs and could run 100m in 10.70 seconds!

[@patcow9999]

I agree, a try fest video showcases the great game way better than hits videos, although there will always be a place for great tackles. I was a number of games, the South Africa v Japan in Brighton was one of the best games I've ever attended, as the commentator said, the greatest upset in the games history. Jonah Lomu is all over these clips, IMO the greatest player of all time. I met him in 2015, lovely man, a matter of month's later, he passed away, such a said loss.

[@lachlansimpson8791]

Sevens is played at the Olympics. They played 15s until 1924 and the USA is current Olympic 15s Rugby champions .

[@robbpatterson6796]

Don't like rugby but I think your reactions are fantastic. Really thought it was cool that you recognised Cymru (not once but twice) as a lot of people outside the UK or the rugby scene don't even know we exist, they just think we are a part of England. Diolch yn fawr iawn

[@InquisitiveBaldMan]

NZ no11 was Jonah Lomu but two of them were Julian Savea. He replaced Lomu. New Zealand just keep producing great players, dominate world rugby historically. My fave clip is Japan beating Republic of South Africa at the end. They were playing in the first game of the 2015 world cup as the lowest ranking team and playing the defending world champions. They won it with that try in overtime.

[@katatonickiwi8310]

Actually NZ were defending champions ....

[@dquanissavage6287]

No Protocol Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@Paldasan]

I think a lot of these tries were based more on context, either significant wins over old foes, first wins, world cup wins and the like although I'm glad they had the Campese pass in there (the Australian pass you said you didn't see) which happened decades before those sort of no look passes became routine. I'd recommend watching a try saving tackles video as well. The same channel you watched here has at least one. Lomu was incredible.

[@keimahane]

@2:14 Number 11 there is one of the all time greatest players. The Legend died way to early, RIP Jonah.

[@TheGrimLlama]

15 per side in rugby union. You can't punch, but you can open hand push people away, witch sometimes involves a face. The ball just needs to touch the grass passed the line. The diving is just a safe way to do it without getting caught or pushed away. Also RSA is not Russia, it's the Republic of South Africa. Some of these clips are like almost 30 years old, some are fairly recent. And as everyone else has pointed out, that number 11 is Jonah Lomu and he played for the all blacks from 94 to 01 and was a big deal at the time.

[@ravenward626]

If you have a watch list I've got a recommendation in case your interest revisits black holes again. I'm a bit of a fan of Anton Petrov' channel. They guy often talks about news in astrophysics, which is great since succinct spoken summaries are way more fun than reading academic papers. A recent video titled "Bizarre Black Holes Made Out of Light Proven To Be Impossible (Kugelblitz)" [11:05] walks through some of the early history of the topic of black holes in order to contextualize a paper on the theoretical concept of a Kugelblitz. Maybe not the most reaction worthy of videos, but you might find it interesting.

[@peterdore8690]

Check out the highlights of Barbarians v All Blacks 1973 It includes one of the great tries of all time

[@TheGabrielPT]

10:15 that's south africa, not russia ahaha

[@BadgerUKvideo]

You're not allowed to punch but if you're in a scrum or maul you're supposed to punch as long as the refs can't see.

[@craigwells3655]

That first try was significant because it won the match, when Ireland had never won against the All Blacks.

[@kevin982]

I love the plays as well.

[@bellantwain21]

This was amazing number 11 was not playing. He was a force to be reckon with love the video protocol stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way

[@robyfiorili]

Italy this year deserved some tries to be here

[@mjwoodroff8446]

TBF this compilation is from 5 or 6 years ago (no RWC 2019 tries but Kolby was playing for Toulouse)

[@user-sl1sf6ps1h]

The rugby sevens is super fast !

[@mattpotter8725]

You should try and watch some of the rugby 7s from the upcoming Olympics (and obviously react to any compillations on the best tries or moments from the tournament). The Pacific Islanders, so countries like Fiji and Tonga, are usually very entertaining at 7s, as well as the bigger nations obviously.

[@richardparauri1937]

A lot of times when players just place the ball down they loose it try disallowed but the dive gets the ball down clean

[@malcolmcowdry1282]

Just to be clear there were 2 different guys in the All Blacks number 11 jerseys. Jonah Lomu and Julian Savea both very similar player. Greatest Tries is very subjective these where all good ones, greatest is for the watcher to decide.

[@almostyummymummy]

8:20. I was at that match. Still have the ticket stub.

[@rhyswilliams3541]

As a British man, I can tell you rugby 🏉 is a difficult sport. A lot tougher than American football.

[@FreddyPcake]

The right hook was a hand off

[@gregs3845]

There were actually two All Black number 11s on display: Jonah Lomu (RIP) and Julian Savea. Lomu was one of the greatest players of all time, and likely would have been even greater if his incurable kidney disease hadn't cut his career short.

[@SRPM-yk9xw]

There are two different Kiwi 11's.

[@ravenward626]

@03:00 I think it's still possible to fumble in the end zone. Players have to place the ball on the ground under positive control. Holding onto the ball while sliding is a safer way to ensure they don't drop it.

[@Jag0h]

I really wish it was rugby I was forced to watch with my family instead of American football, I just can't really get into football no matter how much I watch it

[@petnzme304]

Test season is about to begin. All the rugby nations play 3 international matches over 1 month. Starts July.

[@leew6091]

Its difficult not to like New Zealand, but they do tend to play the best rugby and score the best tries.

[@kapunda6741]

Jonah Lomu nr 11. Great player. Never scored a try against South Africa.

[@voodooacidman]

the diving is because to score a try, you need to touch the ball down the scoring zone. which is bizarre, as in gridiron you score a touchdown without touching the ball down at all =/ there must be some clever person who can explain this better than me? big love to all people :)

[@TIDYJOKER]

All blacks are like the Brazil of rugby, with Lomu being from there. He was the best ever. As an England fan, we never managed to contain him. South Africa was the first team to kinda tame him. I recommend watching the Morgan Freeman, and Matt Damon film 'Invictus' (2009). It kinda shows how worried these huge men were about him. Fiji are another fantastic team to watch. They seem to prefer to enjoy the game, over the result (I mean no disrespect by that, I love Fiji. After the All blacks, they are my next non affiliated team to watch) I think you can easily watch 7's. Fast and fun games. way less technical in terms of all the parts of the game. (No real scrums, or lineouts, and less people to stop runners) Super furry animals are big over here, not my genre though

[@kaderathebeekeeper22m3]

Have you watched Rugby Sevens? If not; you definitely should

[@NoProtocol]

lol I was just saying at the end of the video that I haven’t yet! That’ll have to be next

[@YTWorldTraveler]

"Catch a Fire" by Timothy White.

[@gregmoore2386]

Check out the Women’s WC final between England and NZ, one of the best games of either men’s or women’s code

[@charlesf2804]

I did see three players simply put the ball down in the end zone, not diving. Perhaps diving is the equivalent of spiking the ball after a touchdown in the NFL?

[@LeonardoG1981]

If you watch Rugby seven, try to watch some of Argentina's greatest moments, and pay attention to Marcos "Money" Moneta, he is one of the fastest runners on the game with a clocked speed of 40.3 km/h or 25.1mph. just for reference Husain Bolt's record is 27.8 mph (44.72 km/h.

[@faampie]

Seems more like a NZ fan video, but there are some great plays in this too. My favorite by far is that try @08:00 min

[@T_Vk1327]

1) Rugby explained kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipa3c2yEmaaSfJosi=3YwRDx_BMkZVX8eS 2) World 7s USA Eagles vs NZ All blacks kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6CsmIegg8mJm8k 3)Top 10 women's rugby tries kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3mvl4uEqd1pnJo

[@alcor4670]

Rugby -- the hooligans' sport, played by gentlemen.

[@sgtcrab2569]

This is about 10 times better than so called American football!

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

As for music there is Australia's finest band: The Chats!

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

Russia - New Zealand? No. It was South Africa and Japan (Japan in the cherry red and white who scored) Sth Africa are abriv. to RSA - Republic of South Africa

[@HayManned]

10:17, nope not russia. Its south africa. Republic of South Africa (RSA). Current world champs, also more commenly known as the Springboks.

[@NoProtocol]

Thanks for clarifying!

[@HayManned]

@@NoProtocolalso if you want to, you could react to something about the Springboks. They are the best (male) rugby team in the world!

[@thomasmain5986]

You will find that New Zealand see their team's as a marketable product, and push them relentlessly. This is a All Black Compilation the content of this kind on KZbin is overwhelmingly All Black and Black Fern. You won't see a USA try they have scored some epic tries, I remember a try that the USA woman's team scored against the Barbarian's that was as good if not better than any of the tries shown here.

[@bobswan6196]

"Make That Soul" by Mihirangi; since you like New Zealand players so much 😎

[@thenamesgould]

Definitely time for a rugby league (NRL) video next time you do rugby! And you're right, union is 15 players, league is 13. :)

[@KarmasAB123]

9:50 Ouch XD

[@NoProtocol]

Looked painful

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Matt Giteau, he's a tough unit and was straight back on his feet. He is in his 40s and STILL playing professionally today which is pretty much unheard of.

[@thegreytone]

​@@NoProtocol kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3OmpnmBe9ifn6csi=kLn9WHlzc0VZQvkY ✌️💯

[@user-qc3yk2gd5p]

"Of all time"? What is that meant to mean? I wasn't there when William Webb Ellis allegedly picked up the ball and ran.

[@cathalking5391]

RSA= Republic of South Africa FYI😊 I actually wish Russia played Rugby, I reckon they would compete well after some years of Development.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

They were at the 2007 RWC and I remember being impressed that they didn't allow Australia to score against them in the second half.

[@mjwoodroff8446]

Russia were at the 2019 RWC in a group with Japan, Ireland, Scotland and Samoa. They secured 0 points. Until 2022 they were also a regular fixture in the Rugby Europe Championship (level below 6 Nations). This competition currently includes Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland

[@Ananas-280]

She's doing more sports content let's goooooooooooooo 🔥🔥

[@alexradojkovic9671]

6:25... You should react to Lumu's funeral. Emotional.

[@KevinBrown-lv2fk]

number 11 for the new zealand all blacks was jonah lomu. Rip. he has a lot of tribute or best of videos

[@fifidurand7421]

you should react to christian cullen"s tries....maybe the best fullback ..

[@marcusty6957]

Women’s rugby is a great watch.

[@deucedaprodeuca]

You should do an Ultimate Frisbee reaction

[@nickel7002]

There are 2 different NZ no 11s bulldozing over people - I think you thought they were the same guy.

[@NoProtocol]

You’re right! I did. Thank you, need to look up both now

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

God damn it woman. AFL, discover AFL!

[@SumoDogs]

u dont have to dive but u have to ground the ball whilst under control of it for it to count

[@NoProtocol]

Ah ok! Thank you for this explanation

[@earthwormandruw]

Ok yea I have been wondering about that too! Like it always seemed a bit cocky to dive like that every time even when it feels unnecessary. It always felt a bit dramatic to me but now I know they are just obeying the rules!

[@ftumschk]

@@NoProtocol You actually got it spot-on when you wondered if the dive makes it harder for opponents to tackle you at the last minute. Sometimes it's just showmanship, but diving for the line has a practical purpose too :)

[@tezkatepuka]

Wonder what scott sterling would do

[@MythicalMystic]

No Protocol, watch the best womens Rugby team in the world ranked no 1, the England Womens Rugby Union team (The Red Roses) they play just like the men. Outstanding team, they have just won the 6 Nations Grand Slam 3 years in a row.

[@misob]

👍

[@stevebennett6701]

Try watching a full womens game, any from the last internationals, the club final is next Saturday which should be a really good game. I like both teams, great players, great stories.

[@sampotifala7494]

Hi there. You have an amazing smile ❤

[@cryptosheets3162]

Just watch 'Best of Jonah Lomu' & the 'Best of the Red Roses'