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The Scary TRUTH About France That Nobody Is Noticing
The Scary TRUTH About France That Nobody Is Noticing
Let's do a deep dive into the French national side. We take a look a closer look at how they have managed to become a top tier side and where they are headed if they continue their fine form.
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How Good Was PRIME Dan Carter Actually?
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How Good Was PRIME Dan Carter Actually? Join us as we dive a deep dive into the incredible career of Dan Carter. We take a look at his prime and just how good he was during it. Not many in the sport come even close to DC. The perfect 10? We like to think so. #rugby #sports #newzealand #worldrugby #rugbyplayer #rugbyhighlights #rugbyunion #rugbynation #rugbyleague #goat #rugbycommunity #rugbyfan...
The Surprising TRUTH About The Springboks Nobody Tells You
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What Makes This Springboks Side So SPECIAL? Let's take a look at arguably the best rugby team in the world right now. Where they came from and how they got into the position they find themselves currently in. It wasn't always sunshine and rainbows but how did they become the best? #rugby #sports #rugbyunion #springboksrwc #southafrica #rugbyhighlights #worldrugby #rugbyworldcup #respect #rugbyf...
From Rags To Rugby: The Rise Of Pablo Matera
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Pablo Matera: The Journey of Argentina's Rugby Icon Join us as we take a closer look at the man who has been leading the charge of this amazing Argentinean side who has made waves in recent times beating all three opponents in The Rugby Championship. Being nominated for the world dream team of the year this man deserves all the praise we're about to give him. #rugby #argentina #goat #rugbyunion...
Is Kwagga Smith the Most UNDERRATED Springbok?
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The Most Underrated Springbok | Kwagga Smith We take a closer look at Kwagga Smith, one of the most underrated Springboks. His rise to fame and how he broke through when no one believed in him. Let us know if you have any interesting facts about Kwagga down below! #rugby #sports #athlete #rugbyunion #rugbysevens #rugbyhighlights #rugbyplayer #springboks #southafrica #worldrugby #seven #bokke
The REAL History of HAKA Revealed
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The REAL History of HAKA Revealed We take a look at the world famous New Zealand Haka war dance, an intimidating spectacle of goading and tribal flavor. We look at the history behind this traditional ancestral war cry from the Māori people of New Zealand and the other Island Nations that make use of this incredible spectacle. #rugby #newzealand #history #worldrugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #rug...
2024 Rugby Players Of The Year | Did They DESERVE It?
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Rugby's player of the year nominees and winner! We breakdown the nominees for World Rugby's player of the year award as well and crown the winner. We know there are cases to be made for some of your other favourite players so feel free to Let us know below. #rugby #worldrugby #sports #sportnews #rugbyhighlights #rugbyunion #rugbyplayer #worldcup #worldbest #springboks #southafrica #ireland
Rugby's MOST Aggressive Players of All Time!
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Rugby's Most Fearsome Players of All Time! It's time for the biggest hits and scariest players to take the field! From forwards to backs these men deserve to be feared in all aspects. Check out some other videos: ua-cam.com/video/ZqvHBSyw6EA/v-deo.html #rugbyunion #rugby #goat #rugbyhighlights #worldrugby #rugbycommunity #sports #sport #highlights #springboks #france #allblack #rivals
The Dark Side of Rugby EXPOSED
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Doping In Rugby | A Problem Not Discussed Enough! Let's jump into a problem that is overlooked far to often. Doping doesn't belong in rugby and we see it happening more and more. We take a look at some real cases and we praise the rest for keeping it clean. #rugby #sports #dope #worldrugby #rugbyunion #rugbyplayer #rugbyfan #rugbycommunity #springboks #rugbynews #steroidsideeffects
The Scary TRUTH About Ireland That Nobody Is Noticing!
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The Scary TRUTH About Ireland That Nobody Is Noticing! Join us as we dive into the scary truth about about Ireland that nobody is noticing. Is there some someone that fueled their meteoric rise or is there something darker at play? #rugby #ireland #sports #rugbyhighlights #worldrugby #rugbyunion #rugbyhighlights #rugbybreakdown #goat #irish #fans #stadium #rugbyfan #rugbycommunity #rugby24
Rugby's MOST EPIC Plays of ALL TIME! Vol 1!
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Rugby's Most Epic Plays of ALL TIME! Volume 1! Join us in the first volume of an this epic series of counting down some of the most outrageous plays in rugby. From mind altering kicks to bone crushing tackles we go through it all. #rugby #goat #sports #rugbyhighlights #worldrugby #rugbyunion #rugbyplayer #rugbyfan #sport #top #rugbytown #best
FASTEST Man on the Pitch! Bryan Habana's Rugby Secrets
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Bryan Habana One of The Worlds Fastest Rugby Players! Join us in uncovering the story behind the legend that is Bryan Habana! From leaving defenders in his dust to racing a cheetah we take a look at how Habana became so famous he even has his own theme song! #rugby #springboks #sports #goat #speed #worldrugby #rugbylove #rugbyunion #rugbyhighlights #rugbytown #rugbyfan #southafrica
The NEW Leinster Team Is SCARY!
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The New Leinster Team Is Scary! We are taking a closer look at how Leinster became European giants in the rugby scene. From their coaches to their academy join us in uncover this brilliant team. #rugby #sports #ireland #leinsterrugby #rugbyhighlights #rugbyunion #rugbyhistory #rugbyfan #rugbycommunity #urc #coach
Rugby's FASTEST Players In Each Position! Vol 1
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Rugby's FASTEST Players In Each Position! We're taking a look at some of the fastest players in each position. From prop to fullback we rate the players we think has earned the right to be called speedsters. This will be the first video in a series covering all the speedsters in each position. Drop a comment below who should be added to the list in volume 2 #rugby #sport #speed #rugbyhighlights...
The SHOCKING Truth Why Top Rugby Players Are Moving To Japan!
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The SHOCKING Truth Why Top Players Are Moving To Japan! We reveal the real reason why so many of rugby's top players are heading to Japan to compete in in the rugby league one! So many have already left but the list seems to keep growing more and more. #rugbyunion #japan #sports #worldrugby #rugbyworldcup #rugbyhighlights #rugbyleague #rugbylove #osaka #hokkaido #tokyo #springboks #newzealand #...
The SCARY Truth About England Nobody Is Noticing!
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The SCARY Truth About England Nobody Is Noticing!
Australian Rugby's SHOCKING Downfall Exposed!
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Australian Rugby's SHOCKING Downfall Exposed!
Meet Scotland's BIGGEST Rugby STAR Duhan Van Der Merwe!
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Meet Scotland's BIGGEST Rugby STAR Duhan Van Der Merwe!
How GOOD Was Jonny Wilkinson Actually?
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How GOOD Was Jonny Wilkinson Actually?
South Africa DOMINATING Rugby under Rassie Erasmus!
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South Africa DOMINATING Rugby under Rassie Erasmus!
Sebastien Chabal Rugby's Most FEARED Forward of All Time!
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Sebastien Chabal Rugby's Most FEARED Forward of All Time!
Is Argentina the NEW Powerhouse of Rugby?
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Is Argentina the NEW Powerhouse of Rugby?
Cheslin Kolbe Rugby's Very Own "SPECIAL ONE"
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Cheslin Kolbe Rugby's Very Own "SPECIAL ONE"
Antoine Dupont's AMAZING Rise to French Rugby Stardom!
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Antoine Dupont's AMAZING Rise to French Rugby Stardom!
Beauden Barrett DESERVES More Respect!
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Beauden Barrett DESERVES More Respect!
The SCARY Truth About Scotland That Nobody Is Noticing
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The SCARY Truth About Scotland That Nobody Is Noticing

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  • @mrtroopers7226
    @mrtroopers7226 Годину тому

    Ty for this video (sorry for my english (jking)) If we dont win the next mrwc, im gonna cry even more than 2023.... We can win, but we dont.... +1

  • @Dkouts
    @Dkouts Годину тому

    Plenty of comments about referees. Did Ben O Keefe really cost France the quarter final or were they simply not good enough ?? Comment down below

    • @greeruguru
      @greeruguru Годину тому

      They were brilliant on the day but they were beaten by a better team not by the ref. Great teams don't point fingers at everyone else, they focus on what they can do better. France didn't take all the chances available to them and made costly errors like the Jalibert kick. They are an excellent side but constantly blaming refs and rugby boards won't make them any better.

  • @errogmh
    @errogmh 2 години тому

    My only question is : are we going to get robbed by SA and corrupt arbitration next time around ?

  • @fairybuddy-angel2035
    @fairybuddy-angel2035 3 години тому

    When we visit France we notice a national focus unlike anywhere else. Supermarket products routinely labelled with the flag and the region. Clothes shops with the flag on products. Cars with the flag on the dashboard. Much national manufacturing available in shops. Local products sold widely. Go to a French rugby match and it is sold out. Noisy like a festival. Kids and women everywhere. A quality stadium even in ProD2. Affordable tickets and an expectation that national or local.Ftench players will play. It is just in the culture. As a British it leaves me sad at what we let go.

  • @expandyourworld7500
    @expandyourworld7500 3 години тому

    How can you say they are scary if they drew with Italy, lost to Argentina and Ireland in 2024. They are just a one man team with du Pont with kicking and passing abilities that's it? I don't see any large expansion or addition to the team. I don't see players being able to play in different positions at all... What I'm saying is that you need to propperly look at battle stats of players and teams plus results before posting videos like this.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 3 години тому

      @@expandyourworld7500 did you watch the video in full? 😂 We explained everything in detail as to why we say what we said

    • @expandyourworld7500
      @expandyourworld7500 3 години тому

      @WatchRugby24 hey have you actually been watching the real Rugby??? Doesn't look like it🤣😂 you clearly cannot see that they have adapt and evolve... they have been doing the same thing over and over again... wake up before making a fool out of yourself

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 3 години тому

      @@expandyourworld7500 out of the 30k that have watched the video it seems you're the only one to think so 😂 but cheers we appreciate all feedback and criticism the same. And the French are much more than a one man army. Dupont has definitely carried them at times but there're plenty of other names on the team sheet that deserves respect

    • @HollywoodAntidote
      @HollywoodAntidote 3 години тому

      ​@@expandyourworld7500 Mate watch the video and stop being a whining saffa fan that's butthurt cause another team has a moment in the spotlight. Top video! Viva la French 🇫🇷🇫🇷

    • @expandyourworld7500
      @expandyourworld7500 2 години тому

      @WatchRugby24 yes because I can clearly see you make videos that are completely biased plus you make a video of a team that act like adult todlers and complain big tim when they lose. They don't man up and take the loss like real men. You also can't see the bigger picture of teams that need to adapt and evolve... and I totally disagree with you regarding Du Pont. In each team he plays it's a 1 man game... you can even see it in the 7's Rugby. No wonder the South African supporters made fun of them when the so called 7's French coach of the year won the award and then lost in Cape Town🤣😂 like really man wake up regarding your content you are posting

  • @marco-dn7kd
    @marco-dn7kd 4 години тому

    Who could really hate Antoine Dupont !?

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 4 години тому

      Anyone who is not French? (Saffas)😂

  • @RaySqw785
    @RaySqw785 4 години тому

    and rugby is the 10th? 11th most popular sport in France? i wouldn't be as optimistic as you can be, 300k 400k licenced players? its not a national sport, Rugby is far bigger in Ireland, SA, Auzz, NZ even in UK , France and maybe Italy can't stand the numbers ! great sport but England Ireland etc.. are closer to any WRC than France

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 4 години тому

      It doesn't have the popularity it has in other countries but it is growing and their players are top tier so you can't count them out

  • @Tekjoe25
    @Tekjoe25 7 годин тому

    France have always had an unpredictable side to their rugby, ask the All Blacks. Conversely the All Black win when it matters, with two World Cups v France. Favourites in their own RWC, they failed badly. A much better side historically that pretenders Ireland for instance but until the RWC choke stops, perpetual bridesmaids.

  • @LeSimracingDeMic
    @LeSimracingDeMic 7 годин тому

    I seen 3 finals with France but the hight deception has been the quarter final in 2023 ... for the first time in my life i cryed in watching sports . 1987 we can't beat the All Blacks , 1999 i think they just missed the mission . 2011 is special , i think referees steel the victory to france but our pacrour in competition was absoluty dirt and finally we doesn't deserved the trophy . 2023 was our year , our moment , our wold cup .. a very sad moment .

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 4 години тому

      We concur. 2023 match was one of the best games ever played. A nail biter right till the last minute

  • @benco9876
    @benco9876 9 годин тому

    Très bon reportage. A part que ce n'est pas colbi qui est responsable de la défaite en 1/4. La tmo aurait du revoir l'action et comme il est parti avant la course la penalite aurait dû être refaite 1 pas sûre que Ramos reussisse. 2 le match était loin d'être fini et gagné. Ce qu'il y a de plus évident dans la mauvaise foi se sont toutes ces mains des box au sol dans les ruck ... QUE des bêtes à 3 pattes impossible pour eux de rester sur leur appuis

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 9 годин тому

      Sure but that Kolbe charge down was a big change in momentum

  • @patrickchilds2987
    @patrickchilds2987 10 годин тому

    I love watching French rugby and certainly we are seeing more youmg talent coming through their academies. The T14 is a tough and long tournament and teams like Toulouse and La Rochelle are going well in the European Champions Cup. With real depth coming into the national set up i am really intrested to see how France go in this years 6 Nations especially as i think it will be the most competitive tournament in years

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 9 годин тому

      The 6 nations this year is going to be epic. Ireland, Scotland and England are out on a mission and the French will be tested in all areas

    • @harrycauvert9934
      @harrycauvert9934 9 годин тому

      Can't wait for 6 Nations 2025 !!!

    • @enhabeer
      @enhabeer 6 годин тому

      Keep in mind that this year isn’t a good one for the French team, as they’re will be 3 games outside and 2 at home for France, with a game in Ireland and one in England. Even if I support France, I think Ireland are the favourites.

  • @midifilescom
    @midifilescom 10 годин тому

    En frança🇫🇷is : merci et bravo pour ton analyse très juste. Le changement vient peut être du fait que le rugby était culturellement un sport du sud ouest de la France et s'est très largement étendu à d'autres régions (dont la Bretagne - incroyable !). Par contre, il y a une seule erreur : au début, tu as illustré le mot "champagne" avec un verre de vin 😆 olalala English: thank you and bravo for your very accurate analysis. Perhaps the change comes from the fact that rugby used to be culturally a sport in the south-west of France and has now spread very widely to other regions (including Brittany - unbelievable!). However, there's just one mistake: at the beginning, you illustrated the word "champagne" with a glass of wine 😆 olalala

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 9 годин тому

      Thank you for the feedback and support 🙌🏼 haha the wine image for champagne was a small error from our side we apologize

  • @fxdx68
    @fxdx68 10 годин тому

    World Rugby will NEVER allowed France to win a world cup. The game against South Africa showed it all: a defeat organised by world rugby and mastered by Craig Joubert........ I advise France to send a amateur team in 2027 .

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 9 годин тому

      We cannot be negative. As TMO is becoming used more and more the referees cannot keep getting away with bad calls

    • @fxdx68
      @fxdx68 9 годин тому

      @@WatchRugby24 but they do!!!! They could ask for video but they didn't.... strange ....

    • @Yvan-08
      @Yvan-08 7 годин тому

      Recent referees behaviour, not wanting to look at Tmo or simply ignoring it all together, seems to show you can buy them more easily than I myself wanted to recognise. It's simply appalling. One could ask what would be the World ranking of teams like the Boks if it were based on Rugby talent alone...

    • @fxdx68
      @fxdx68 6 годин тому

      @@Yvan-08 1000%

  • @faridasolomon1498
    @faridasolomon1498 11 годин тому

    The question remains: can they beat nz & sa on consecutive weeks?

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 10 годин тому

      @@faridasolomon1498 that's a great question indeed

  • @Sekatings
    @Sekatings 13 годин тому

    As a Saffa i would love to see this tis good for the game.. Competitiveness. 2027 gon be a crazy RWC🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 13 годин тому

      Going to be an epic showdown for sure. 2 years to go 💪🏼

  • @LeSaff
    @LeSaff 15 годин тому

    During the last World Cup, something happened that went almost unnoticed: New Zealand and South Africa were obliged to sign up to the World Anti-Doping League's agreements, on the threat of having to play under a neutral banner. We'll see in the years to come whether these 2 nations continue to outrageously dominate world rugby, or whether the balance of power shifts... I have my own ideas on the matter. 🤔

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 14 годин тому

      @@LeSaff going to be interesting for sure

  • @megistes
    @megistes 20 годин тому

    Qui paiera le mieux l'arbitre à la prochaine coupe du monde ? Suspens ! Mais ce sera une équipe anglo-saxonne, encore une fois.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 16 годин тому

      Haha they should just bring in referees from Japan

  • @hervelens
    @hervelens 21 годину тому

    Unless we get into Commonwealth, we'll never win WC...ah la perfide albion...

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 14 годин тому

      Can be done. Nothing is impossible

  • @TheTioute
    @TheTioute 21 годину тому

    RIP Dominici !

  • @JamesHingley-x9q
    @JamesHingley-x9q 21 годину тому

    They actually got to the Rugby World cup final (the 1st Rugby World Cup) back in 1954 when they lost to Great Britain.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 14 годин тому

      They stand a good chance to reach the same heights in 2027

  • @laurentnicolas1550
    @laurentnicolas1550 22 години тому

    We must also not forget that only a third of France plays rugby: the southwest and a little Paris. But the rest of France is starting to seriously take an interest in rugby, especially since the last World Cup. The stadiums in Lille and Sens (cities where no one played rugby) were packed: unheard of. The arrival of tens of thousands of new young people in the rugby clubs of the villages of Northern and Eastern France will bring even more future talents. This new appetite for rugby is also due to the fed-up feeling with football. French football has become a sport for immigrant scum...

  • @georgefrederikoosthuizen891
    @georgefrederikoosthuizen891 22 години тому

    Stupit question,no safa doubt kwagga ever...

  • @thegreatestbaldeagle2999
    @thegreatestbaldeagle2999 22 години тому

    Rugby is governed by an English-speaking mafia. You have to be an English-speaking nation to win the Rugby World Cup, that’s one of the unwritten rules of this sport, and whether you accept it or whether it makes you uncomfortable or not, it is a factual truth. This is why, mark my words, Ireland and Wales will win the trophy before France, Argentina, or Italy does. Hell, even Scotland, and maybe even Canada or the USA have a better chance at winning this trophy in the current state of affairs.

  • @MatWolk
    @MatWolk День тому

    I feel like saffas are going to have a stroke when watching this video 😂😂

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 14 годин тому

      😂😂 fair is fair and the French deserve some recognition

    • @enhabeer
      @enhabeer 6 годин тому

      @@WatchRugby24a part of the Eiffel Towe will be given to you as recognition of that 🎖️

  • @rorysullivan4913
    @rorysullivan4913 День тому

    No good talking up a team. Wait until they deliver

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      Got to give credit where credit is due

  • @frv84
    @frv84 День тому

    Rugby is an english business, you're allowed to participate not to win.

  • @oliviergysbers8177
    @oliviergysbers8177 День тому

    The truth is that France will never win the Web Ellis Cup as long as it is refereed by a referee from the Comonwels. Even a final against Georgia, if the referee comes from the Comonwels, France will lose, even with fifteen Antoine Duponts.

    • @svent7511
      @svent7511 День тому

      If the French have that attitude you very right, France have no chance. If you want to see what needs to happen to WC try watching “Chasing the Sun”. You may get an understanding of what it is to overcome challenges to become champions, both in sport and life.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      😂😂 the scary truth revealed

    • @Conan-Le-Cimmerien
      @Conan-Le-Cimmerien Годину тому

      @@svent7511 Right, champions in life...

  • @AndreGeel
    @AndreGeel День тому

    You guys have Jeppe in the background as the South African school instead of Grey Bloem. Also, you used the wrong picture for Vlok Cillers

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      Editing mistake. Good eye though

    • @epicans6065
      @epicans6065 4 години тому

      yeah, i was a bit confused about that south african doppelganger of Laurent Labit.

  • @danielbessaignet6013
    @danielbessaignet6013 День тому

    Excellent synthèse, Merci !! 👍🤞 It is not a matter of if we wind or not… It is always a matter of how we played the match. More brillant we play, more victory is possible because what we love first is the "Panache" that we put in the game and that you call the French Flair. But for sure, wind the world cup is one of our goal !! 😀😉👍💪🤞🇫🇷

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      It's a pleasure. Thank you for the support 🙌🏼

  • @fredoboomer5477
    @fredoboomer5477 День тому

    Le probleme de la France est la corruption du corps arbitral international en commencant par cette pourriture de Graig Joubert qui a admis lui meme ne pas vouloir etre celui qui donnerait la coupe aux Francais (en 2011) et en finissant avec Ben O'Keeffe qui tue le quart de finale 2023 contre les double-usurpateurs sudafs. L'empire des wasps ne partage pas ses breloques avec les froggies. Point barre

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      Crazy how a referee can determine the outcome of a game

  • @alexball7024
    @alexball7024 День тому

    We welcome you over to new zealand next year. Best of three

    • @Dkouts
      @Dkouts День тому

      That will be a great series

  • @FrancoisVenter-x7c
    @FrancoisVenter-x7c День тому

    So let's to the point here why France has a very good chance of winning the next world cup, but they have a VERY VERY VERY big deficiency which they have to contend with - they have time to do it but I will explain this later. So many people ask me why I have a french name but am from South Africa. Everywhere i go around the world I introduce myself as Francois but they think I'm French. So here is my French lineage and why they are my second favourite side besides the Bokke. I am not digressing here but let me explain why I love the frog side after the Bokke. my background with a French name as a South African, Francois (the rest of the world does not understand this), (besides the frogs) and they (the rest of the world) always ask me about it. And all you frogs will love this. I am digressing now which all my friends rip me off about but it's interesting. I am a fourteenth generation SA boy with French Descent, from the French Huguenots which had to come out as French Huguenots when the Catholic Protestant 30 war raged in the middle of the 1600's and we (protestants) (probably the worst war Europe ever had) fled to the Netherlands to escape prosecution, which in turn shipped us all out to the Cape to populate the country because they simply had nothing to do with us (we were basically illegal immigrants) The DEIC (Dutch East India Company), ruled the world then, and we were for a lack of understanding we were slaves in the modern context of the word, but the Dutch gave the French Huguenots a very good deal, work for the state (DEIC) for three years and you became a "vry burger" which means a free slave. We weren't whipped or treated as slaves and all that shit, don't get me wrong, but after three years we were naturalised as Dutch citizens, to pay for the passage from Netherlands, but we had to plant the "cabbage patches' to stop the Dutch sailors from dying from scurvy, on their way to India. It's all in the French Huguenot monument in Paarl and Stellenbosch in the Cape, I have the family tree from 1688, and could actually trace it all back at the museum? Can you believe that? After 350 years? So don't think of Cape Town as it is today, 350 years ago it was a barren landscape, with hostilities all around from animals and the locals, so next time you go to Cape Town think of it as a "cabbage patch". In fact, the guy who landed there first to claim it as Dutch territory from the Portuguese, (they had already taken Angola and Mozambique 150 years before us), Jan Van Riebeeck, hated the Cape, he was demoted by the Dutch and send to Cape Town to start a "cabbage patch", to get him back into the political elite in Amsterdam as such. (Imagine his poor wife, she must have had a temper tantrum). He left back to the Netherlands soon after that. (She must have been very happy). Anyway, besides me not speaking a word of French, there is my reason for loving the frogs. Good reason, I think. After the Bokke they are my second favourite side. So why the frogs for winning the next world cup. 1 Their under 20 side is unbelievable - they have not "just won" the last three tournaments but absolutely bullied it. They have so many players coming thru, look at LLB, he's a kid and the second-best wing in world rugby after Cheslin , and these players are coming thru. NZ is falling way behind here, the ABs are already slipping here and considering the frogs have beaten the AB's in their last three tests, is a major worry for the Kiwis. The AB's always dominated these under twenty tournament's, late 2000's, and going into the 2010's, which is why they were so successful. Those days are gone for the AB's. WE not doing much better. This is a very good sign for northern hemisphere rugby, and in particular the frogs. They are staring to produce some freaks. Just look at LLB, that lock they have and Penaud. Du Pont and Ntamack. They all came thru this system. With these four players alone, they could become unbeatable soon. 2 The structure of their rugby in France is unbelievable, they feeder system is brilliant with their academy system, they have signed up Grey Bloem, - probably the best schoolboy rugby side in the world, and ten of their players in any side has to be a frog. This is a world leader and the benefits from this will be unbelievable. SA also does this, but not too this level. Rassie has to get this right in SA. 3 You will see so many young frogs coming thru the system in the next three years, but as the French always say after they lose a game "because we are French???". BMT a major problem with the frogs. Reasons why they could lose the next world cup. 1 Referring in Australia and NZ. We all saw what happened in the world cup in 2011. Paddy O Brein absolutely ridiculed that world cup when he was in charge of the refs. AB's had not won a world cup for 24 years, and they were desperate. Look what happened in the final when the French dominated the last twenty minutes, without a penalty against the AB, s. Lying all over the ball? They also kicked us (BOKKE) out with Bryce Lawrence against the Aussie's and the way they refred that brilliant Welsh side with Warburton (Wales were on fire then) out of the tournament. Come on AB's. That was disgrace. The AB's should never have won that world cup. In fact, its disgrace, for the sake of rugby don't do that with the Aussies again just because you are hosting the next world cup. Please don't demean the next world cup. We know the Aussies are criminals but not you? PS Stop complain about 1995 with Suzie and food poisoning. It's all BS. Just for the record Kitch Cristie coached that world cup wining side He won all 15 teats as coach, 100% record. never lost a test until he resigned when he got cancer and died. (only international coach in the world to do this) Have some respect. We (Bokke) were unbeaten for two years. So, stop all the BS. 2 Lack of depth. Now you will say I am contradicting myself, with all their under twenty players. But you take LLB, Penaud, and du Pont, Ramos, and Ntamack out the backline and you have nothing. Develop replacements to come in, otherwise you will lose. You have the under twenty players, Rassie revolutionised this with the bomb squad. Mallet started this in the late 1900's when we got the then world record with 17 teats in a row? Unfortunately, the SA public did not take to his system, and he got nailed by the press. The frogs have the players to do this. Get two international sides like the Boks have, play any of those two-teams on any given Saturday, and win. if world rugby and the frogs can't do this they will lose. Rugby is not about 15 players anymore, its 30 players plus the bomb squad. Comments ?

    • @xguilbert
      @xguilbert День тому

      I disagree with your comment on the lack of depth of the French team, the most recent victory against the ABs being a good counterpoint. see also the "Development Teams" of the Summer tests (casting aside the major behavior issues outside the field of last year's), there are plenty of very good players that can step in and fit in the system that has been put in place under Galthié. the fact that he tends to go for the regulars when they are available doesn't mean the team is lacking in depth. case in point, 2Cents' recent depth analysis has shown that Galthié has tested more players than any other team in the 6N in 2024. comparatively, I think the way that Andy Farrell has handled Ireland (with not obvious option to replace Sexton over the last few years) was way more concerning in my opinion.

    • @rorysullivan4913
      @rorysullivan4913 День тому

      French temperament will always be their Achilles heel. Every nation plays according to their culture/DNA. South Africa a good example. When the going gets tough they go to their default

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      Great comment and insights. The French definitely aren't lacking in depth but might be lacking in the development of their backup/rotation players. Anyway appreciate the time and background of the froggy South African 🙌🏼🙏🏼

    • @puccaland
      @puccaland День тому

      So by which name do you come by in South Africa? Faf?

  • @leoddagan
    @leoddagan День тому

    The scary truth about France is they're unbeatable. Then comes Craig Joubert.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      @@leoddagan 😂😂 might be true

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      @@leoddagan don't forget about Ben O'Keefe

    • @leoddagan
      @leoddagan 21 годину тому

      @@WatchRugby24 the kiwi doesn't fall far from the tree !

    • @leoddagan
      @leoddagan 2 години тому

      @@WatchRugby24 the kiwi doesn't fall far from the tree.

  • @bdunnigan73
    @bdunnigan73 День тому

    Let's see how they go in the 6N first. Lots of talk but winning that comp will prove their worth.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      @@bdunnigan73 tough match up against Ireland but the rest they should dominate

    • @Dkouts
      @Dkouts День тому

      It's going to be a nail biter between them and Ireland

    • @Lol-rx7sx
      @Lol-rx7sx 13 годин тому

      ​@@Dkoutsc'est toujours de bons moments...🍺😂

    • @harrycauvert9934
      @harrycauvert9934 9 годин тому

      ​@@WatchRugby24 Au regard des tests d'automne les irlandais sont peut-être prenables cette année, même à Dublin, ils ont perdu contre la Nouvelle Zelande et se sont fait très peur contre L'Argentine, on verra ...

  • @francoishantz4088
    @francoishantz4088 День тому

    Remember that France was swindled by Mr. O'Keefe !! And in the final, New Zealand was not helped by the arbitration either.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      That's true a few shocking calls but it went both ways

  • @JaemanEdwards
    @JaemanEdwards День тому

    As a Kiwi, I respect France more than the Springboks because France don't play like scared cowards. They play rugby as it was meant to be played.

    • @Nobodyokbro
      @Nobodyokbro День тому

      Meant to be played😂😂. How is rugby meant to be played. Rugby is a game of all sizes and how you use your size and speed js what makes rugby rugby. Just because france can't scrum etc doesn't mean their rugby is better 😂😂😂

    • @fredoboomer5477
      @fredoboomer5477 День тому

      As a frenchy i have no more respect for AB since 2011

    • @rorysullivan4913
      @rorysullivan4913 День тому

      He means like the All Blacks

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      The Springboks play to their strengths. Can't blame them and can't disrespect them for it

    • @JaemanEdwards
      @JaemanEdwards День тому

      @@Nobodyokbro Run, pass score tries. Not maul, clear and await penalties or cards. That's weak rugby.

  • @johanziervogel9517
    @johanziervogel9517 День тому

    If they protect their star players and do their reseach on the history of the coaches of the minor teams, it is possible

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      @@johanziervogel9517 true they will have a real shot at making history come 2027

  • @dusudloiso9408
    @dusudloiso9408 День тому

    French Touch….you can’t buy the Flair bro. « Aux Armes « for the next 🏆 my friends 👻

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      It's a thing of beauty 🇫🇷🥐🍷

  • @Dkouts
    @Dkouts День тому

    Who's your favourite French player of all time ? 🇫🇷 comment down below

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      @@Dkouts Sebastian Chabal 🤫

    • @greeruguru
      @greeruguru День тому

      Vincent Clerc

    • @JaemanEdwards
      @JaemanEdwards День тому

      As a Kiwi, Serge Blanco and Dusautoir were my favourite players

    • @reynaldparisel3852
      @reynaldparisel3852 13 годин тому

      Serge Blanco évidemment !

    • @harrycauvert9934
      @harrycauvert9934 9 годин тому

      Blanco, N'Tamack (père), Villepreux, Clerc, Galthié and some others

  • @stephenstrydom1
    @stephenstrydom1 День тому

    France are "scary" until they encounter the back to back, RWC champion Springboks in a World Cup semi final 😂

    • @rolandclaassen655
      @rolandclaassen655 День тому

      True 😂

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      @@stephenstrydom1 that's a tough call for any team in the world to face 😅

    • @kropotkine9640
      @kropotkine9640 День тому

      the last meeting could have been won by any of the teams. 1 point difference does not show supremacy

    • @chriswganser
      @chriswganser День тому

      @kropotkine9640 it just shows a superior will to win......

    • @kropotkine9640
      @kropotkine9640 День тому

      @@chriswganser This video just shows how the ref turned a blind eye on many SA faults ua-cam.com/video/3fM3Gi4Lir8/v-deo.html

  • @SteveWarlee
    @SteveWarlee День тому

    😂😂😂 sorry froggies but coming 2nd is the 1st loser.

  • @toutopoil
    @toutopoil День тому

    En vérité la France a le meilleur championnat du monde le top14 (voire même les deux meilleurs du monde avec la proD2), donc l'équipe nationale passera toujours après le top14, contrairement au reste des grands nations du rugby qui ont des championnats qui déclinent. Si la France accordait autant d'importance à son équipe nationale que les autres grandes nations, je pense qu'elle leur roulerait dessus.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      They should at least be considering to up the importance of the national side before the 2027 RWC

    • @toutopoil
      @toutopoil День тому

      @WatchRugby24 Hello. I think that it won't be the case. Why ? Because players are paid by clubs, and clubs already made efforts for the 23 world cup. Galthier could engage up to 42 players during that period at each international period, he had a lot of support and he only won the 6 nations once and felt to win the world cup. For instance, next summer series for France are 3 matchs in New zeland but top players, who play the top14 finals, won't attend.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      @@toutopoil yes we have already seen a lot of negativity about the French stars not attending the games in NZ. It's sad to see because they could be such an impeccable side if they were given the opportunity

  • @MrNico8889
    @MrNico8889 День тому

    Top 14 players plays way too much. And all French players plays in T14. So that, french national team strugle to reach the full potentiel.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      True that is probably their biggest concern at the moment

  • @maxmo9956
    @maxmo9956 День тому

    France will never win the World Cup because of its championship. The TOP 14 is too exhausting, too wearing for the organisms. All their star players break down and they will never have the stability they hope for. This is a fact that has lasted for 10 years and since the TOP14 became the best championship in the world...

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      Debatable between Top14 and URC

    • @epicans6065
      @epicans6065 4 години тому

      @@WatchRugby24 Debatable? Tell me what teams in the URC would be able to fight for the top 6 (giving acces to top 14 playoffs) other than Leinster and munster?

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 4 години тому

      @@epicans6065 yes you have Leinster and Munster but you also have the SA sides Sharks, Stormers and Bulls who on their day can give any club a run for their money. Stormers have been terrible so far this season but when they were at their peak they were great. Glasgow Warriors also a very good team

    • @epicans6065
      @epicans6065 3 години тому

      @@WatchRugby24 Yes on their day maybe, but the top 14 is 26 games + maybe 3 playoff games if you go to the final. No other clubs in the world play that many competitive games. There are 10 teams competing for these 6 spots every year and everyone can beat each other, except for Toulouse that have the avengers and the X-men combined. Toulon, that won 3 HCUP in a row, only won 1 Top14 during that stretch. La rochelle haven't yet won the Top 14 while beating Leinster twice in a row in the Champions Cup final. Foreign clubs wouldn't be able to bear the intensity and endurance you need to have to sustain a top 14 season and finish in the top 6 while wanting to win the Champions cup also. They would need a few seasons to adapt their squad to that. You also have clashes between the top 14 and international games during the autumn tour or the 6 nations where clubs play without their best players because Top 14 is so long that they need to play even during international playing windows.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 3 години тому

      @@epicans6065 absolutely if you take them out of the URc and put them in the Top14 they'd meed a few seasons to adapt their squads and to the lengthy season but they would definitely put up a fight given the chance. Back in the day when the SA sides were part of the Super rugby and the NZ sides were at their peak the Crusaders were also a force to be reckoned with. Sure the Top14 sides are used to the long seasons and have built up the squads to cope with the loss of their star players due to international leave but the other teams could do the same if they had the time and same obligations

  • @vaza57
    @vaza57 День тому

    i am so scared that my knees are already checking ... he hhe

  • @clemfandango619
    @clemfandango619 День тому

    They have seven or eight Polys, so they have to be taken very seriously now.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      Have to be in the conversation of worlds best at the moment

  • @trorisk
    @trorisk День тому

    For several years there has also been a lot of work by the federation to bring rugby to “popular neighborhoods with immigrant backgrounds” (Cameron Woki is an incarnation of this). This is an important change for the culture of rugby in France which has a “peasant” image. The pool of young players is much larger and therefore allows us to have a larger and better elite at the top of the pyramid. If the implementation is done completely and for a long time, I think we are at the start of something colossal.

    • @WatchRugby24
      @WatchRugby24 День тому

      Well said. The best is yet to come if the trend continues

  • @rolandclaassen1444
    @rolandclaassen1444 День тому

    You’re on fire, Les Bleus! 🔥

  • @TopSportsBanter
    @TopSportsBanter День тому

    Absolutely amazing!🤩

  • @TopSportsBanter
    @TopSportsBanter День тому

    Lekka Kwagga!❤