So how did South Africa survive the England semi-final scare? | Rugby World Cup 2023 Analysis
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The Springboks are headed to a second successive World Cup Final after one of the Rugby World Cup's great comeback wins- Defeating an inspired, incredible England side on the night by the smallest of margins. So, how did England raise their game, what got the Boks over the line, and why might Owen Farrell's drop goal be the play of the tournament?
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Squidge is such a good Kant
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I clicked looking for this comment, thank you 😂😂
@@shintenkai1648had to happen aye
I hate World Rugby for not giving this man the rights to match footage. Great video!
Agreed! He's the best commentator out there.
They should pay him !
As a South African I can proudly say....that the last 2 games have taken 30 years away from current lifespan(not that we had a good average to begin with).
I don't see how why struggling though, it's th constant squad rotation. One more game and it's a huge one, NZ smell blood
To be the best you've got to beat the best. If they win it all (which I hope - Wales fan here) the Boks will deserve it.
Our game againt ireland took a good few years off mine aswell, our final will probably cut it in half if its anything like the previous games.
Laid off the booze & went for slow walks the whole week
@@peteralexander5744I can't speak for anything pre 2003 at all, & don't remember a ton of matches & whole tree/ Road to final, but it will surely be the hardest on any that I know of of they win it, I mean Romania was really the only easy game, tonga are tier 2 but physical toll
Even Rassie knows Squidge is about his business.... Being the Antoine Dupont of rugby content
No, Squidge didn’t lose.
Hit the notification quicker than Libbok got substituted
Brutal
And rightly so. It was basically impossible to toss the ball around
@@phsycresconquest663610 minutes after you should have?
Still dumb idiots in the chat 😂😂
As an England fan the worst thing is we're gonna live on this until they give us the next battering
I trust every englishmen and player will know what kant means by then?
As a Bok fan, firstly, I offer my commiserations. Secondly... I think we are going to lose a shit ton of names after the tournament. We are always going to be strong, but I think you guys will have us for a few years before our youngsters become veterans
Gg well said mate, cheers from South africa
England loves nothing more than heroic failure.
So I'm pre warning the English now 🤣 Saffas at home are going mental over the Curry Bongi thing... I can't tell you guys how sorry I am if it's racial, but Saffas are calling for blood the fans want a rematch. England is now firmly inline for public hatred from Saffas and you guys know what we like 😂. I pity your tour down south
Not gonna lie, I doubted you and your brother after the England vs SA preview. You guys said it would be close and you were right. Fair play
As a Scot, I found England impressive but couldn’t stand how we didn’t do anything remotely similar in terms of challenging the Boks. Steve Borthwick has taken a lot of unnecessary criticism and he’s shown it by (nearly) beating the Boks
Scotland challenging the Boks😂😂😂😂😂
Well the weather was good for that match and your team have garnered a bit of a rep for creative running rugby… they were never going to hoof it all match long were they ? It does fall into SAs trap though.
As a Scott, I agree.
Yes you right ignore my country men mate, South Africa had an off day in the sense that England forced us into their game. They did by beating us at our own game, South Africa doesn't play like NZ we front up and play off set piece it doesn't look flashy but it's ultra effective and something our players don't have to buy into its in our school structures. I'm not saying it's always effective as it could of been a different story on any other day but credit to England they forced us into it which is how you best teams. The fact that we won though is impressive I stopped watching after 20 minutes with Mannie Libbok tossing in the 10 jumper
A win is a win and England were out classed especially in the scrum
As an Argentinian, Boks (our big brothers, cause you gave us our name) we salute you!!!
North, we still own you on world cups...
I really hope that my Pumas take the bronze with honor and passion!!!
All South Africans love Argentina....I think it's about the love of steaks on the fire we share.😊
I watched that game, live, in a Pub, in NZ - me in my England Top, with 2 other Brits sporting the Red Rose - the Rest were Saffas - all resplendent in their Nations Colours.
It was a glorious 60 minutes.
But credit to South Africa - when they knew what they were doing wasn't working, they subbed out their entire bench, they switched up their game plan drastically and they came away with the win.
It was heart breaking.
At the end though, I shook the hands of strangers who I'd just shared 90 or so minutes of an emotional rollercoaster, Got a hug from one of the Saffa Ladies - and remembered that this is why we watch Rugby.
I just wish it was England v the All Blacks in the final.
Still, I married a Kiwi, so this weekend I'm officially a Kiwi and it's time for revenge of 1995.
Welcome to one of the greatest sports rivals of all time
nice revenge
How’d that workout for you? 😂
Sorry mate you gotta wait 4 years to exact a y revenge if any.
As a saffa I'm actually hoping it's a non kiwi springbok england final in four years I s getting mononous kiwi bok world cup domination.
Nostradamus writes about an ox that smashes through a barn's door and steps on small, foreign, ground dwelling bird. Nobody seems to know when this prediction will come true.
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And I Kant tell you either.
Nostradamus really knew his stuff... I believe this will come true!😂😂
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Was Nostradamus any good at clearing mauls?
The last 2 games the SpringBoks played were honestly world cup final games. Both France and England were deserving of the wins. The better team jusf showed up more when it mattered
What's amazing is that Rassaienaber spotted years ago that the Boks would be playing several hard games in a row and that fatigue over several weeks would be the main barrier to success, and they developed the depth and the 7-1 plan to counter exactly that.
I feel for south africa and new zealand referees😢as it will take forever for them to ref a final
And they have a few good ones 😢 But we don't care, we are willing to play in each and every final 'till the end of time 😂
They won't ever either as they're too occupied in making sure other teams don't get there
@@TyronePatOne Pure crybaby bitching and moaning. South Africa has some of the best referees. NZ has some great ones as well (lets ignore Ben O'keefe)
The last time an SA ref had a final he didn't do a very good job.
If I was Rassie, you sir would be part of my analysis team... your understanding of the game is just brilliant. Thank you for this quality content.
Why would Rassie need him? Clearly Rassie worked out how to defeat England on the fly while the game was in progress and masterminded the win. I'd say Borthwick needs him more than Erasmus, as Borthwick was unable to come up with a plan to counter the Boks' second half masterclass.
Not putting squidge down, but it’s VERY easy to look at things after the fact and say something is clever, but another thing to build those plays up yourself from scratch.
Sorry your wonderful video on the final was taken down, it was an beautiful, hard felt analysis of what SA rugby means. Jy weet wat ons weet.
Fantastic video🇿🇦
I think Ox deserves more credit though. When he came on the whole scrum and game changed. I hope he is eating all the cake he can before the final🤣
He said Os was his hero….naturally……so a triple helping of oxtail soup for the gentleman…go bokke
Ox was unreal for you guys. Random, but what’s your thought on Etzebeth being the nominated bok player of the tournament? I’m not saying there’s someone else it should be but I don’t feel like he was completely at his best this World Cup? Certainly not in this game
@@Garethjames696i do agree that he did nothing flashy, but his work was actually amazing and played a big role in getting us where we are now, but then again that goes for all the players.
@@snowflakecuntreeman3947 Yeah I’m unsure which bok player(s) should get a look in instead tbf. Each game someone’s been standout, Kolbe and Kriel were just immense against France but nowhere to be seen against us. I’m sure they’ll be highlights of Eben doing lots of unsung plays should he win
We won by the skin of our teeth to be honest, but kudos to England for a fantastic game. I'm just saddened by the death threats and accusations of verbal slurs, there's really no place for it in sports. But hey, both teams played well and now we're facing another tough challenge this Saturday against the All Blacks. But really, England played an impressive game!
Yeah man, the whole thing is a headfuck tbh. I actually feel like Curry is one of our nicer players, I think he was the only one to pull himself up and shake hands with the boks at the last final. At the same time I can’t imagine Bongi insulting an English player with “white cunt”. The Wit Kant theory made most sense to me, but the England Rugby statement today kinda suggests it’s not that. I was hoping Curry just got it wrong, apologised profusely to Bongi and we all got to move on. Sadly this might make future SA ENG games insanely toxic
But also yeah, before all that the WC for me as an Eng fan ended sort of on a high, I’m glad we at least gave you guys a good game. Plus I’d rather you guys than us to face the ABs
@@Garethjames696 As a south african, I have never heard another south african say "cunt", it is always , "doos" , "poes" or "kont" but never "cunt", also Bongi has been one of the most respectfull players, to the ref at least, that I have ever seen, so it's hard to imagine him saying something like that with malice
@@fwman9837 Yeah that’s what makes it all a bit confusing. Bongi seems like a good guy from what I can tell, and same with Tom from and England fans perspective. I don’t know if it was something lost in translation and England rugby is doubling down on it or something. Seems to be a weird beef between those two players
As a loss head myself, Ox’s scrumming was the best I have ever seen. At one point he’s ass was behind his knees and he just pushed right over England
a loss head? what the hell is that? LMAO!
@@desertstar223English is not everybody's first language
@@pierre2898 Exactly. English is not my mother tongue (not first language) either. But I make sure I know how to express myself on a public platform. Is that too much effort for you? By the way the word is 'loosehead prop'. Nie n prop wat jy in n wynbottel in druk nie.
@@desertstar223 because I am proficient in English, that does not mean everybody is. It is literally a UA-cam comment section. There is no need to be anal about people getting spelling wrong as if you are the perfect being who has never made a grammatical error on UA-cam ever. Get a life dude.
@@desertstar223 I know that one day you will travel and grow up at least
Class tribute to the mighty Gareth Mason. R.I.P G-Man. Sadly missed.
I think winning by one point shows a sense of efficiency:) - no wasting even one more point than they need :)
One of the biggest things I did notice was that the only scrum England didn't lose in that second half was when Courtney Lawes was behind Kyle Sinckler. Clearly the extra weight helped nullify Ox N'che, but I couldn't understand why it was a one of occurence. This, no doubtedly, cost England the game
I can’t remember who came on for Lawes? If it was Billy then that’s another thing he messed up
Ah it hurts to watch it again, can't avoid being haunted by the result. I'm actually shocked how big an effect the disruptions had on our lineout. This was such a winnable game for England and yet ..
England were never close to scoring a try, maybe something to think about on the "winnable" point
The breakdown of those early 2nd half substitutions was superb! A real nuance of the game, that appears to be coincidence but very deliberate and had a massive impact, and that's why Rassie is in a league of his own
Just watching your analysis and seeing how (almost) perfectly England executed that game plan is even more gutting. Astute insight once again! 🙌
As gutted as I was - and still am truth be told - from the overall result, this was the BEST ENGLAND PERFORMANCE I HAVE SEEN SINCE THE 2019 WC SF!
Yes we had a game plan to kick via 9 or 10 to the wings and put the SA wingers under pressure - which we executed.
But after winning the high ball we needed to come inside and win midfield contact to recycle or draw penalties....and we did this too!
We were also so bloody good at the breakdown and in the set piece!
I've never seen SA give away so many turnovers or lose so many of their own lineouts.
Meanwhile we were pretty much faultless on our own ball...and most of all we were so so disciplined in contact.
I wish OF had not lost his head in the 1st half - I have no idea how he got into a situation where he was penalised twice for arguing with the ref - but its hard to criticise him too much given how he played for most of the game...including the best drop goal I have ever seen!
Despite all these positives in the first 40, I found myself saying that a 12-6 lead at HT was worrying. It just wasn't a big enough gap to reflect our dominance.
Curry going off on 32 mins and not coming back for the 2nd half was also a huge loss for us.
I was almost certain that the 2nd half would bring a SA comeback and we needed a 2 score cushion.
When OF dropped that goal to make it 15-6 I thought we had enough to see it home.
Of course I expected a SA try - it was always going to happen - but when it did I thought they were too late.
I never thought our scrum would fail as badly as it did.
I know the blame has been put mainly on Genge and Sincks...I think this is partly true - they were both out scrummaged by their opposite numbers. But I also think Itoje was dead on his feet for the last 15 and Chessum simply couldn't provide the same ballast as Martin.
Other subs also cost us badly - Billy V was useless and Care didn't play the kicking game as well as Mitchell did.
On the other hand, the SA replacements were all amazing. And in the end we lost because their squad was just better than ours.
everyone was fumbling the ball that game too. Just general chaos
Totally agree the drop goal to be a great kick to gain points but think the exact time and position of that drop goal is what awoke the asleep SB to realise if they allow a next drop goal attempt they will be cooked and thats what ensured the discipline to kick in from the Springboks
Fantastic breakdown & truly amazing considering the video limitations. Congrats and good luck this week!
Exactly what I saw with the editing still good despite footage restrictions for the current RWC
Solidarity with Squidge !
World Rugby- emancipate this man
I do enjoy watching the men's Red Roses team. Sure, they're nowhere near as good as the women's team, but bless 'em they do try their little hearts out.
One of the best breakdowns & tactical analysis that I have seen in a long time! Enjoyed it thoroughly. Cheers!
Just discovered you!!! Great technical breakdown and completely neutral in your analysis! Will be following with pleasure, amazing job dude, thanks!
Glad you said "Survive".We were empty but still enough to win😅Hope enough in the tank for AB's
What I found curious in the last 10-15 minutes was that England seemed to kick the ball away a lot, putting the pressure on SA (which I get), rather than trying to kick for goal and increase their lead.
It looked like they were trying to keep the score line as it was, rather than increasing it
Idk, but I thought conditions maybe played a part in that
Although I was in the middle of working on another sports event, I managed to see (more like hear, with the crap internet I was getting) parts of the game and I've got to say, when the Boks made their substitutions I was thinking wow, England have exhausted the Boks early. But after your analysis of when the Boks made their substitutions I have to say that you're absolutely right. They were timed to absolute perfection and you’re spot on with your analysis of their impact at those moments. Fair play to the Boks coaching team for understanding just how hyped up England were and exactly how to string together minutes of paused-clock time in order to completely change the energy the England team had in the subsequent plays.
Statement performance from England. So many were expecting us to be a write off. There is a small victory in this defeat!
Yes ….you learnt a new word…….po….s
VERY SMALL 😂😂
It was mostly the English who wrote off their own team. We Springbok supporters were nervous and knew it was going to be a close one
It’s the new woke crowd in England…..for sensitive viewers you are not allowed to call losing by one point a loss….😂😂……it is a moral victory
Squidge it is a tragedy you cant play footage, thank you for the effort.
Incredible analysis as always, can't wait to see your finals preview & review!
Holy Sh1t. 4:35 into this video, and the analysis is already far superior to any mainstream sources. Amazing stuff. If it weren't for people complaining about his videos being taken down, I would not have found this channel. Be thankful it happened, be thankful the fans reacted the way they did - I have a feeling I am not the only one arriving here now.....
Ok Squidge! you actually making me feel pumped for this Final! I was thinking we might not have enough in the tank, but the way you dissected this game …makes sense who we are as Springboks and Fans ❤
Damn I really wanted to hear you speak about ox nche. I tought he had a phenomenal preformance.
As always, top-class analysis sir, thank you!
The Springboks makes me smile,that doggone attitude of not giving up...
Fabulous as always. Thanks
A viking on a ox, a superhero on a battled-nosed zebra and a blondie on a thoroughbred with a calfstrap meets another short man in a pub. The old one lifts his brandy glass to the one in the speedo and says "bombs away".
Haven't even watched the full video yet but I love it!❤
Thank you for loving rugby squidge. Your videos make watching rugby that much more fun💪
What a game, well played England, you can be proud of your boys
I'm on Squidge's kant always
Another level headed review of a tight match. Cant wait for the final! Leaving for Paris Friday! See you there
The only team that deserves the win is the team that wins.
Agreed
The timing of those substitutions had me laughing 😂 amazing
Ha-ha, Erasmus is a strategic and tactical master.
5 months later, and I watched the SA-France game again. Then it struck me (and I may have the sequence and names wrong):
(1) 20mins to go and Steph du Toit is pulled for concussion-test. Temp replacement Fourie.
(2) 10mins later, Du Toit's concussion-test showed nothing. But simultaneously hooker Mbonambi now goes for concussion test.
So, with 10 minutes to the final whistle, there are two pairs of relatively fresh legs on the field, namely Du Toit (after a 10mins break) and Fourie now at hooker.
So apart from having used 8 regular replacements, Coach Erasmus had figured out how to make it (sort of) NINE replacements, by making use of the compulsory concussion-test!
Love him or hate him for it; Erasmus sure knows how to use / abuse the rugby rules.
This was fantastic video, thank you Squidge!!!
Great to meet you on the night and great insights! Here we go Rassie just picked a 7-1 with no scrum half on the bench ...
England was all over us!
They had our number for sure.
Was such an honour to have the games we did against England, Ireland and France. They were hectic!!!
We're all grinding our teeth to paste here in SA over the final.
Glad to face the kiwis again. We absolutely love pounding the crap out of each other at full tilt.
I don't know how we're going to keep calm on Saturday night🤦♂️
My man! Check your page every hour for the new vid. Keep up the awesome content
Great content mate!
Love your analysis! Well done.
Hot take but taking Billy Vunipola was the incorrect from England. When he came on for Curry during Curry’s HIA and dropped it near the England try line alarm bells should of been ringing and he shouldn’t of been given a second chance which he was. While from then on he didn’t have a bad game but it was an nothing game from him and I felt that if Underhill could of been chosen (I’m not sure on his physical condition) he should of been picked ahead of Billy. Just my thought
This isn't really a hot take. Vunipola has been well out of form for some years now
Billy Vunipola is the English version of Sergio Parisse; World class in his youth, but well past it now
@@sumboi2321 Couldn’t disagree more - Parisse was and always has been head and shoulders above Billy V. Billy V has been decent for England but past 3 years has rarely hit form.
This isn’t a hot take he was uncontroversially on the meh to bad part of the spectrum
That's a popular opinion rather than a hot take
Great analysis!! Loving your channel and Lazer accurate commentary
Is there gonna be a NZ Ireland? Really interested to know how the All Blacks managed to neutralise the Irish attack.
He said he'd probably make it after the world cup. Didn't have time to finish it I believe
No, he only does the important teams. 😂jk
they played their usual dirty game, that's how.
It seems he prefers to cover South Africa to NZ. No doubt he would have covered it already if NZ lost...
@@benrobinson375 he did purchase a Springboks jersey
Best analysis on UA-cam! Subscribed👍
Would be so much better if rugby world didn't flag his channel for doing a job they're incapable of doing.
The Antoine Dupont of rugby analysis right here.
That Drop-goal drill kinda reminds me of a moment in IRE-FRA in the last 6 nations, where the French also had a set play on the opponent's ball, actually in a similar situation (fast forwards chasing to counter-ruck and turnover). You even said back then you expected to see more of this at the RWC!
That scruming performance by Ox Nche was so huge, I am definitely naming my kid after that man and I don't even want kids hahahaha
Love your detail. Never stop
Awesome analysis bro. Love your content!
Thank you for a great analysis
You have the most accurate post match analysis and you are our favourite pale kant. Love your channel bud.
this man does not dissapoint with his videos great video man
The most unbiased take I've seen all tournament. Well done.
Thanx for your hard work in making these. You must be the only "journalist" who talks about rugby from a neutral perspective. This is quality footage. You know your stuff
The substitutions 😮😮 Rassie and Jacques are evil geniuses
Way ahead of time 😂
one of those "I noticed this but didn't realise it was intentional/a tactic" moments. I was just annoyed they were taking so bloody long and being surprised they took Etzebeth off that early. Serious dark arts!
@@iteamy I had stopped watching by the 2nd half. I really thought the Boks losing was a foregone conclusion
Thank you for your amazing analysis of the game!!!!!!
Oh how I have been waiting for this review ❤
I agree, the English deserved the win, but i'm happy the Bokke came through at the end. Now I have my home nation and my favorite foreign team playing in the finals. a win for rugby!!
We're chummy now, but just wait until the game is over.😂
Yeah, the All Blacks are going to be really p*ssed off! 😂😂
If they truly deserved the win they would have won a game of rugby is played for 80 min not 60
The team that makes up all the points during the last 20 mins is the team that deserved to win. 9 points in 10 mins. Outstanding.
Very interesting to hear your observation about the importance of the timing of each change in the bokke team. Makes sense!!!
ooo, just watched, this and feel unusual, that was so on point, not used to things being, so well done.
Genius comments and even better advertising. England Rugby must appoint you master analist strategist. Your preview was spot on like Mitchell’s kicks. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Strategic proctologist?
Geez Squidge, your closing lines always give me goosebumps. You must be fire with the ladies. 🔥
Your insight always amazes me. Nice vid 🫡
No mention of the shocking blunders by Vunipola, Sinckler and Genge? These three were always off the pace from the moment they came on, and definitely contributed to the loss with their handling errors, missed tackles and poor scrummaging..
Much better analysis than "it's his fault"
Try to keep up.
Thank you. Great analysis.
Hey Squidge team, I am a massive fan of your content, thanks again for another excellent analysis. I do have to watch at 0.75 x speed so that it sounds normal. :)
The best and most incisive game analysis on YT by a country mile!
Nailed it, great assessment and absolutely spot on... England can hold their heads up high, Rassie is a tactical machine, credit to him for this win... Great final coming up... Go BOKKE 💪
"Mr Tickle arms"!!!!! Love the Roger Hargreaves flashback
mate good work as usual...
keep it up!!!! we need a 2part for the FINALL!!!🥰🥰🥰
Brilliant SquareSpace weave! Brilliant!
I do believe we pulled the W out our asses
Worlds first modest springbok supporter 😂. My fave quote is that England deserved the game but SA deserved the final.
@@ryanlees7246spot on.
Getting to the finals has been one hell of a battle, but this game should have lost it for us. So many mistakes, and England was so incredibly switched on
Wow never heard that one. No one deserved what we saw Saturday. 😂😂😂
We were just on the right kant
No wonder it was so much pain for them
Love your squarespace inserts
Incredible break down, 👏🏽👏🏽
Epic battle it was
We survived because we deserve to be in a final. I am sick and tired of the world thinking we are not a good team.. a win is a win whether with a 100 points or just 1.. we have 3 world titles behind us, only one other team can say that and we are facing them in the finals as two massive contenders for the world cup...
Masterclass , absolute masterclass dude.
For a fan (but mere pleb) like me, your match analysis is amazing. Long may you continue. Now wondering is the Nuke Squad selected by Nienaber and Rassie is yet another twist. Can't wait for it!
Really interesting about the substitution timings - I hadn't noticed that link during the game. Another point that proves the number of allowed substitutions is too many and slows the game down too much.
Wow these breakdowns are brilliant. 10/10🙌🙌
you are a master analyst... thank you