Shocking: Cheslin's Hometown Makes Auckland Look Like Sesame Street
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Gangs, shootings, drugs. This guy and his family are special. Not just because he's a rugby superstar, but the heartbreaking Apartheid rules they overcame and the area they're from.
I'm a Dutch guy (no Rugby there!) who immigrated to South Africa and fell in love with the Boks. I can't tell you enough how much positivity Rassie Erasmus and his team are bringing to the country where so much hardship and negativity persist. Your respect from New Zealand is heart-warming and a beautiful contribution to the kind of optimism this country needs so dearly. Thank you so much for your heart and attitude. Just know the respect is entirely mutual. There is no opponent as formidable as the Kiwis, we see you.
Hi. I have a wife and two 6 year old daughters and we are immigrating to the Netherlands in 6 months because of the crime and inevitable collapse of South Africa. Why did you come to South Africa, if I may ask?
@@Blimzio Because of my daughter who went to live in SA with her mom at the time. Why I stay in SA is because I am free here. The chaos (collapse as you call it, I don’t deny it) also means I can do what I want. I can choose whatever way I want to live. In NL everything is planned and regulated (determined) for you. Erasmus symbolises the mentality to create a great life in SA: failing water? Get a borehole. Theft-level municipal bill? Get solar. Live in the bush? I can, just build my own road. In NL everything is cushioned, planned, organised, managed, where is the adventure, the excitement? Nothing wrong with that, just “been there, done that”. Now I carry that Dutch “can do” mentality into pristine natural land, beautiful beaches, good weather, etc. I wish you all the best, experience what different countries are like, have fun.
@@willemivo1 Beautifully said sir... Such a refreshing take on the problems we experience here.
@Blimzio I agree with Willem.
I have lived within the EU for approaching 20 years.
I have realised that I am a bird in a golden cage...not free, and the cage is starting to break.
I have been back to SA twice in the last 12 months, and will be moving back in 2025.
It's hard to explain...but Europe has problems that are getting bigger, and will prove very difficult to fix.
Countries like Spain, Portugal ,Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Germany - and most of all, Georgia - have been let down badly by World Rugby. Tests against Tier 1 opponents? Nope. Expand the world cup to accommodate them? Nope. Market rugby heavily in those countries? Nope.
Instead, we have go keep those Six Nations pure, do we not?
There is light in the tunnel, though. 2027 will feature 24 teams and it sounds like Georgia's role is being reconsidered, to promote them to the top flight of European rugby.
I'm glad you found a home here with us and fell in live with the brutal game. How good was that ending against Argentina, when all the guys were just at each other's throats... But when the final whistle blew, they all just shook hands and exchanged a hug or two. To me, THAT is what this great game is all about.
Beautiful documentary about a brilliant player.
This is a wonderfully warm-hearted video. Respect from Cape Town.
One of our greatest players. But why is this narrator so negative about Kraaifontein?
That moment when Cheslin sidestepped Farrell (4:27) is still one of my favourite memories! 😄
It’s the scrum cap. Give a Cape bro a scrum cap and he side steps gravity
This video just probably earned you thousands of SA subscribers(mine included)! Not only are we very serious supporters, we also support our supporters. Thank you for honoring this great player and giving him the respect he deserves. A national treasure(-:
Many years ago when I lived in Cape Town, I was at this party in Observatory( the locals will know)... We ran out of beer, so off to the shebeen(smokie) we went in Salt Rive/Soutraavuur🤣, (a white guy, a coloured and a black guy walks into a shebeen😝) I'm the coloured guy by the way, I was left in the front garage while my mates went inside. I sat on this makeshift bench next to a guy called 'Oogies' (eyes - it sounds much cooler in Afrikaans) he had eyes tattooed on his eyelids, needless to say he scared the sh!t out of me, (being the english speaking, southern-suburbs coloured here) He was a small, thin creature, cooked out of his skull on dagga/weed. We got to talking as 'our kind naturally do' and for the life of me I can't remember why the conversation took a 'sho't left' to the topic of fighting. But herein lies the reason why Cheslin is the way he is (Sorry for taking the scenic route) - Oogies said(in his broken English), "Doesn't matter how big the bra is, or how many of them there are. You got to kill me, cause I'm gonna keep coming, doesn't matter what." That's the mentality that is in the psyche of a typical 'cape-coloured' - it's not how big you are, but how big your heart is.
Eks so trots op ons Suid Afrikaners se sogenaamde kleiner spelers wat UITMUNTENDE SUKSES in rugby bereik.
Cheslin is Cheslin, not fare to equivalent him 🇿🇦❤
I still vividly remember how mind-blowing it was to discover that Cheslin and Wayde are actually related. It felt like something straight out of an unbelievable movie plot, yet here we are.
Cape Coloureds are some of the toughest people on earth. I know, I had one for a nanny who I loved to bits.
The most admirable part of Cheslin to me is his humility and emotional intelligence. He does'nt seem to take anything for granted and is always grateful. Cheslin looks as if he lives by the Gary Player wisdom..."the harder I work the luckier I get"
Enjoyed the heck out of this Video... Well done, with a mix of humor and great knowledge!... And as an American, AND a Miamian I appreciated the Tyreek Hill mention in there 💪
Great video! Many of the Boks back stories are so inspirational & reflect the incredible heart and character they express on the field. Like Mapimpi, Kurt-Lee Arendse & Siya Kolisi. His book Rise is a brilliant study in overcoming life's obstacles. SA rugby had to do a long term investment in grass roots rugby to overcome quota's & now we are reaping those amazing benefits 🙏
The man is a sure inspiration!
Mate Auckland is safe compared to any country or city in the world, especially South Africa , that place is fkn scary😂
You scare easily.
You're right. SA is not a place for snowflakes.
Here in South Africa, we ride our lions to the store while also taking our elephants out to graze.
Auckland is safe compared to any city in the world lol.
go to South or West Auckland
@@timgregory82 Nope, clean as a whistle compared to the rest of the world.
@@PaaydroI live in east Europe. Far safer here
@@timgregory82where in East Europe, fam?
Some people wanna be like Mike
I just wanna be like Kolbe
benji marshall and shaun johnson are not on par with cheslin. They wouldnt have made it in rugby. benji tried and failed. they arent tough enough like cheslin. i watch a lot of rugby league and shaun and benji were soft runners, soft defenders.
(Edit) i like the cheslin doco though, nice job 👍👍
(edit) benji or shaun wouldnt do this 8:56 🤣
South African have a few new cheslin kolbes on the way the past ones were overlooked by coaches who believed in big players Gio Aplon was another great
Brent Russell was shafted big time.
People keep talking about what the Bok DNA is and they keep talking about the huge bruisers like Etzebeth, Kolisi and PSDT.
My question is this: are we not the nation that brought forth Danie Gerber? Did Naas Botha not hail from our shores? Was Mannetjies Roux just a figment of our imaginations? What about Pieter Hendriks, James Small? Breyten Paulse? Brent Russel? Bryan Habana? Gio Aplon?
Is this not our DNA as well? 🧬
LOL. Typical of an NZ person to politicise everything and skew the truth as a result.
Not sure how things are in Auckland, but Kraaifontein is hardly close to be considered one of the damgerous places in the Western Cape.
Cheslin might have lived in Kraaifontein, but he was schooled at Brackenfell High, not a elite school, but still a former Model C school.
ALL South Africans see Wayde and Cheslin as national heroes. Cheslin had a longer route to get in the Springbok squad, but I believe it is just that that makes him more special. His work ethic is undeniable.
Coming back to Kraaifontein. I am a former teacher in one of the Kraaifontein schools and think you need to brush up on your facts before making a town sound like a gangster's nest.
I grew up in Kraaifontein,wasn't a bad place. I left in 1988.
Any place in SA was safe during apartheid 😂, even the homelands were safe.
Which side of the train tracks? Coloured or white side?
What’s scary is the level of talent they have coming through as youngsters. Many of whom already have highlight reels on UA-cam and if not better than what Kolbe was at that age. South Africa’s dominance doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon.
Don’t know where you’re from but your video is very misleading! Yes I love Kolbe! Love Wade love my Country, but how old is Kolbe? Do a little bit of maths will you? How long have ANC ruled South Africa? Cheslin has had a tough life yes, but he have Never Ever lived under Apartheid!!!
It's what I was saying. People forget that ANC has been ruling for 30 years. Cape schools were the first to integrate, some in the late 80s. We grew up with blacks and coloureds, and by the time of the elections it was no longer a big deal to us. We just continued life.
He spoke about cheslin father... Hou op moan
@@jackhopkins9745And his parents still live in the same township, they refuse to move
@@jackhopkins9745 replay the intro, bro. Think you missed something. Anyway, probably good he the video wasn't about a white dude, otherwise he might've brought up the holocaust.
You thinbk apartheid was over and a switch flip, undoing 4-5 decades of apartheid and discrimination. Cheslin is 1993, parents brought up and had apartheid shoved down their throat like every coloured parent of a millennial. 90s-00s parents still remember well what they were reduced to thanks to apartheid
We love the transparency and honesty from your chanel from 🇿🇦 with love, my favorite player is Nonu he was the beast of side stepping.❤❤❤
Well stayed my friend. Colby amazing person on and off the field. Just glad he plays for the boks and not against us. 😂 Love the way u think and spoke about rugby. Lot of good rugby players all over the world and have to get the credit for it ❤
great episode, as a staunch Boks supporter I am on f**king cloud nine because of our dominance at the moment, but the AB's will be back on top soon and I look forward to that!
if you grew up dodging bullets you would have a wicked sidestep as well
I get it. You like talking about Apartheid. Apartheid ended way before Cheslin's birth. We're talking ten years before his birth. Before you start complaining that I'm white, I went to the same school as him. You don't make it to that school if you can't play ball. Colour never mattered there, only skill, so let's not make this a colour thing. Thank you.
Apartheid officially ended in 1994. Cheslin Kolbe was born in Apartheid South Africa in 1993.
@@Dogstar502 officially it ended in 1994, because that's the year we voted it out, however, the school we went to integrated in 1988. So yes, but no. Our town was a bit different. We did things our own way. By the time he was born we were already working on equality, and 13 years later when he reached highschool apartheid was long gone. Always ask the locals, they know a bit more than the English media.
Big big chess fan , he's our koeksuster so sweet like a knife through butter, that's our chess,y a true gem.
SA sprinters feature in the Paris Olympic finals, more than ever before.
I don't know this new super star ⭐ but I love his talent and what he has to offer in South Africa.
"We should have our own breeding program" is a poor choice of words mate.
A great team and argue to be the greatest team in the history of the sport if you look at the whole picture
As a Springbok supporter, I thank you very much for this warm lauding of the talent in this country and the teams that are arising from it.
But as a rugby fan, I feel we mustn’t overhype this Springbok team too quickly. They are indeed worthy of everything they have achieved up to this point in time. However, I feel the true acid tests for this team still awaits (upcoming European tour, playing tests in NZ).
We know we know we know
His one in a million the greatest player I ever seen❤❤❤
born with a winning mentality
Mate just wait until all the Jaapie's find your channel, it will explode. Boks are making everyone better All Blacks will raise their game no doubt
Jaapies? Jissis my ou. 🤣🤣🤣
Chessie isnt that fast...but he can step at speed.
Brilliant player, im not sure about the dive against Ireland though. Struggle to respect that
Take a hike and eat a potato
Try keeping your comments to sport only
Love this guy
Amen❤
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⚡🏉🥃🇿🇦
🔥🔥
He was born in 1993. Apartheid ended in 1992. There had already been a coloured Springbok in 1981 and Chester Williams debuted for the Boks against Argentina two weeks after Kolbe was born. Stop milking the past for clicks.
Meh meh meh
Such a white guy comment. If I steal your car today, you should not complain about it tomorrow... Its over.
Apartheid ended in 1994
Ja nou praat jy net stront. It was a long road and Rassie had the guts to push real change. Now sit down and let's just all enjoy it together. We have the deepest pool of talent bar none!!! And a future bok could come from any corner of the country.
@@mug1945 It ended in 1992. Go and learn some history.
Apartheid this and that. The new DEI word for people who have nothing to say. Miss.
The commenter is a moron
Hmmm guilt complex?
What are you talking about?
Time to accept that excluding players of color from sports like rugby was one the dumbest things apartheid did oom
Apartheid withdrawal symptoms 😢