Why an irate Rassie is duplicating the Rugby World Cup semi-final template for the Springboks!

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  • Опубліковано 14 лис 2024

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  • @winstonwiggill2824
    @winstonwiggill2824 Місяць тому +6

    We might miss some of Willie's organizational reading, wonderful servant to Bok rugger, BUT Fassie is becoming our number 1 full back.

    • @dwarfjadebonsai
      @dwarfjadebonsai Місяць тому

      Damien Willemse is still no. 1. But we are building lekker depth. I have been very impressed with Fassie's defence, he's been putting his body on the line!

  • @kevinewert8546
    @kevinewert8546 Місяць тому +10

    On criticising Rassie, I studied philosophy at bachelors level and I found that there were generally two kinds of critiques of primary texts. The first is someone who comes from the outside and tries to find what is wrong with the text according to their perspective. The other is someone who enters the text, assumes that the reason we’re still reading the text several hundred years later is because the author was pretty smart and the text contains an essential insight, and so they try to understand it on its own terms first. I think the latter type is always more interesting, because it actually tells us about the text, while the former is just the person making the critique talking about themselves.
    There is another popular South African rugby podcast where one of the anchor members is very much in the first camp and every week we just get the same monologue of the guy talking about himself.
    I think if we say that Rassie is a smart coach we should act like it and critique him in the second way.
    I think you guys very much tend towards the second kind of critique and, as a result, your podcast is always far more interesting.

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому +5

      @@kevinewert8546 Thank you. I think we can thank Harry for that!

    • @kobusdutoitbosman6240
      @kobusdutoitbosman6240 Місяць тому +3

      …this is one of the most sensible and ‘spot on’ comments in critigue i’ve EVER read on a Rugby Football podcast : WELL DONE‼️
      Complimént‼️‼️💫
      🪖

    • @kevinewert8546
      @kevinewert8546 Місяць тому

      @@kobusdutoitbosman6240 thanks boet!

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому +4

      I was taught to do this in my intel and philosophy classes. Fascinating you picked up on that.

    • @kevinewert8546
      @kevinewert8546 Місяць тому

      @@HaribaldiJones-d6d I’m not surprised to hear you studied philosophy! There’s a familiarity to the way you think about things.

  • @gihanilangakoon
    @gihanilangakoon Місяць тому +1

    Loads of fascinating stuff discussed and commented on over the one our 🎉 super 👌

  • @BM-vz1938-s8g
    @BM-vz1938-s8g Місяць тому

    Excellent rugby pod, thanks MW and Harry for the insightful discussions, not only about our great sport rugby, but the 'philosophy of life' behind everything, also sport(s).

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому +1

      @@BM-vz1938-s8g Don't know if you've seen it before, but you will love Harry's confessions!
      ua-cam.com/video/sU2DXZzVMNY/v-deo.html

  • @davidrabbolini6574
    @davidrabbolini6574 Місяць тому

    Really enjoy your chats guys. Thank you.

  • @Capie
    @Capie Місяць тому +1

    Good discussion. Always good listen to you!

  • @cobusbrits2
    @cobusbrits2 Місяць тому +2

    This podcast fast becoming my favourite. Thanks MW. Against Leinster there was a moment when Cameron Hanekom and Elrigh Louw - with the other Bulls forwards - stalled in a maul and Elrigh basically by himself, in typical AB's fashion of yesteryear, forced the Leinster boys back, stepped over the ball and Hanekom did some damage with it. Boy, that was the moment I realized he got it. Pure grit and he guy has some dawg in him.
    If only Hanekom can stay injury free, bulk up a bit, it would be awesome to see those two hunt together as Boks.

  • @AdriaanWindt
    @AdriaanWindt Місяць тому +7

    I think if Rassie had a dream it would have been to win in Nelspruit in front of his own people, even if he needs to suck up a loss in Argentina

  • @TomCoetzee
    @TomCoetzee Місяць тому

    Great content and Harry's insight is next level. Enjoy everything about this podcast 💪

  • @Kid_Senekal
    @Kid_Senekal Місяць тому +7

    Hopefully Manie isn't yanked off after 30 min cluthing his finger. I hope he has a MOTM performance without the burden of goalkicking and silences the doubters (which include me at this point)

    • @SeanLarkan
      @SeanLarkan Місяць тому

      Yes feel we all need to get behind this young bloke & will him on to have a great game

  • @johannblignaut1966
    @johannblignaut1966 Місяць тому

    A really good explanation and discussion by Harry on Manie/Handre debate.Thanks for a quality program gents.

  • @beefrits1
    @beefrits1 Місяць тому

    Love your podcast! Don’t stop!

  • @Dee-Dee-y2k
    @Dee-Dee-y2k Місяць тому +5

    I've said this once before, Manie might be on the cusp of becoming the player the team just cannot do without. Maybe even become one of the greats. I don't know i just get that sense and maybe Rassie sees that in Manie as well.
    Yes he is doing bad at the moment and make unthinkable mistakes but when that thing in his head clicks, its going to be game on.
    The barrage of hate towards him was not criticism is it was full on abuse. Abuse of his character and him as a man. And that is not on. No one deserves it.

    • @kobusdutoitbosman6240
      @kobusdutoitbosman6240 Місяць тому +1

      @@Dee-Dee-y2k well spoken up for, EXCELLENT comment and sportsmanship, loyalty of sterling quality
      TOUCHÉ Dee Dee‼️💫🥂
      🪖
      🇿🇦

    • @BM-vz1938-s8g
      @BM-vz1938-s8g Місяць тому +1

      If all the great Pollard has done over and over again in test rugby, has not silenced many bok fans from certain parts of our country that wants him out of bok group asap, and that he is not the player we cannot do without, how on earth will Manie with his current bmt problems and inconsistency ever convince most bok fans, since he had such crucial bad performances already when it mattered most?
      Bok fans a peculiar breed, driven by lots of passionate provincialism bias, whether we agree with all of it or not, that is just the Saffa way and will always be. And in some strange way, it is also our strength, no?
      Suggestion for a future Lekker rugby pod topic after bok victory this weekend, that will be real interesting to philosophize about:
      'The curious case of bias passionate Boks fans'? ;-)

    • @Dee-Dee-y2k
      @Dee-Dee-y2k Місяць тому

      @@BM-vz1938-s8g I agree with you.

    • @2Pluss3
      @2Pluss3 Місяць тому

      Manie is at genius level.

  • @anelfrylinck841
    @anelfrylinck841 Місяць тому +1

    I love Rassie! In one video he said "I see dead people" 😂😂😂 his authenticity is to be admired.❤❤🎉🎉

  • @W0nderer
    @W0nderer Місяць тому +2

    This was the podcast I was looking for after all the other ones didn't really want to talk about Manie. It's was frank and fair.
    You guys are really having conversations that no one else is having. It's very good.

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому

      We try to be intellectually curious and honest. (Fail at times!😂)

  • @winstonwiggill2824
    @winstonwiggill2824 Місяць тому +1

    Hi Harry, I hear you. Interesting stat is that Manie & Handre were neck & neck up to early 2023. But then he fell off the bus, figuratively. Horribly. So stats suggest the selectors knew what they were doing when selecting that RWC squad. Plus Manie is better defensively and his out of hand kicking is also generally better. But, one cannot argue Pollards ice running through his veins. Supercool & collected. Handre, the bigger the moment, the bigger the man. So, I reckon Rassie has got it spot on this weekend with Pollard off the bench. That was Rassie's big error in Santiago. Anyway, great show, huge rugby IQ between the 2 of you, thanks

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому +2

      Love this: good substance chat

    • @derekallan1341
      @derekallan1341 Місяць тому

      just another biased libbok sheeple. Pollard showed libbok a thing or two in the 12 minutes that he was on.

  • @geoffhogan4831
    @geoffhogan4831 Місяць тому

    Canaan Modie, Grant Williams, Damian Willemse, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert. Above to play England at end of year tour. Frightning additions.....

  • @SeanLarkan
    @SeanLarkan Місяць тому +1

    100% agree with Harry that Rassie could have killed a young bloke’s career had he dropped him ‘because of that kick’; great he didn’t. Also that Rassie said the responsibility for the loss lay with the team missing other earlier opportunities.

  • @mikerobertson7082
    @mikerobertson7082 Місяць тому

    What would be super interesting after the RWC concludes is a chat regarding the newer players that appear to have come through well, as we build depth, and also those that didn’t perhaps do as well…

  • @SeanLarkan
    @SeanLarkan Місяць тому +1

    On MW’s point, Rassie himself welcomes criticism & comment; I don’t think any of us should hold back. Of course there’ll be some Rassie supporters who feel he’s beyond criticism; not so! Fortunately anyway most of us admire the guy & marvel at his smarts, but he ain’t perfect!
    To me the greatest attribute of Rassie is he manages to find & attract the best people, to give them space & scope to grow, and engenders their loyalty over time & trust. Nienaber, Jones & Walters are coach examples.

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому

      Hi Sean. Always good to hear from you. I think the issue around Rassie is not necessarily about Rassie himself, but rather people's reaction to him. Similar to the Manie debate, to some he is untouchable and to others, unbearable.

  • @rassienortier5096
    @rassienortier5096 Місяць тому

    Love your anologies

  • @petrusvanderMerwe-o9k
    @petrusvanderMerwe-o9k Місяць тому +2

    to stay on top you must lose make you work harder

  • @haseenah2923
    @haseenah2923 Місяць тому +1

    Why are you guys talking about Manie kicking when we were informed yesterday that Cheslin will be kicking?

    • @groenrizla2513
      @groenrizla2513 Місяць тому +1

      It's not only that 1 goal kick, he needs to be able to find the sideline too.
      But unless I'm mistaken it was Libboks' kick that set up the opportunity to take the penalty kick and so it was his moment of redemption. We can only imagine how disappointed he must've been and perhaps how determined he is now to perform and Rassie is giving him that chance.

    • @peacefulheart1431
      @peacefulheart1431 Місяць тому

      ​@@groenrizla2513 Only Manie can play himself into a trustworthy goal kicker. Manie has to make a massive effort to be the best in more than one position. Manie has to become like Kolbe. Only Manie can cancel himself out of the Springbok glory. He had a year since the last RWC to work hard for Springbok glory..,.. many are wanting his jersey.

    • @groenrizla2513
      @groenrizla2513 Місяць тому

      @peacefulheart1431 I think Libbok has dropped to 4th in the pecking order after Pollard, Sacha and D Willemse.

  • @siasels6553
    @siasels6553 Місяць тому

    The high tackle law is dubious imho.
    What is possibility that an attacking team can “play” to drop down in attack and hence “milk” a yellow from defender?

  • @pierretheron5708
    @pierretheron5708 Місяць тому

    I think all of Rassie's percieved strategies makes for great conversations, but R keeps his cards close to his chest. Only the coaches and the team are in the know, and that is why there isn't any panic. R said a few games ago that we will lose some games, but we have clear strategy forward, albeit the public not being in the know. I think R is the best guy to take us to the next WC, and I fully trust him with it. Still very good conversational topic for us to kick around. R knows where he is going with Manie, and so does Manie. We are in good hands

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому

      No panic anywhere. But Rassie was not happy! First time in 2024 he was proper woes. I feel a big response coming and happy the boys will be ultra motivated.

    • @pierretheron5708
      @pierretheron5708 Місяць тому

      Yes agree fully

    • @pierretheron5708
      @pierretheron5708 Місяць тому

      I just want to add that I really enjoy your MW's discussions every week and your in depth analysis and interesting angle of approach

  • @mvubu6823
    @mvubu6823 Місяць тому +1

    Only a gamble if you can't see past the next Saturday.

  • @winstonwiggill2824
    @winstonwiggill2824 Місяць тому +1

    As for who finishes, let's hope Lukhanyo comes on as a 13, that's his spot. Kriel can shift to wing or 15.

  • @benfromgermany
    @benfromgermany Місяць тому

    Un saludo a todos los argentinos que nos están viendo, ¡tenéis un equipo increíble y que gane el mejor en Nelspruit!

  • @sakabula2357
    @sakabula2357 Місяць тому

    Does anyone have an update on Lood's injury??Is he ever coming back?

    • @gnarly3256
      @gnarly3256 Місяць тому

      From what I know he wll be back after the end of the year tour

    • @sakabula2357
      @sakabula2357 Місяць тому

      @@gnarly3256 thx

  • @W0nderer
    @W0nderer Місяць тому

    Can you load the menu of times into the chapters on you tube so people can browse them?

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому

      @@W0nderer I thought I had. I'll fix it, sorry

    • @W0nderer
      @W0nderer Місяць тому

      @@megafoonsport it's fine. I listen to the whole thing anyway. It's just if you're going to make the effort to put up the times, may as well load the chapters.

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому

      @@W0nderer I fixed it already 😁

  • @pantoffelslippers
    @pantoffelslippers Місяць тому

    For Rassie, I think play off games are vitally important; or rather the team’s ability to play well in play off games. That’s how we got through 3 x 1-point play off wins in RWC2023. I’m wondering if Rassie maybe gambled freely with the first Arg game, thinking that a possible loss would turn the 2nd Arg game into a fabricated play off and offer his team an extra practice round of play offs. Not saying Rassie gave away that first game, but he probably appreciates any opportunity to expose his team to play offs, even fabricated ones.

    • @groenrizla2513
      @groenrizla2513 Місяць тому

      Rassie gambled on the last Argentina test exactly as he did in the RWC but this time he decided to put the money on a different dog.

  • @groenrizla2513
    @groenrizla2513 Місяць тому

    Long story short, what better test could the Boks have than to make a win or die final out of the RC and to have it at home, on Ebens' 128th cap. This is it, this is the test, like a RWC QF, SF or final.
    I expect a Boklash.

  • @groenrizla2513
    @groenrizla2513 Місяць тому

    I think that's spot on, Libboks' springbok career may well have ended if he wasn't included in the squad, however I think if Sacha was fit, Libbok would've been out.

  • @user-vs2hr1wq8d
    @user-vs2hr1wq8d Місяць тому

    But can't Manie adequately cover FB with HP at stand off?

    • @sakabula2357
      @sakabula2357 Місяць тому

      Yes probably can but why take off a fullback and put a FH there?
      I'm just not sure how much international experience Manie has at FB..

    • @user-vs2hr1wq8d
      @user-vs2hr1wq8d Місяць тому

      @sakabula2357 meant cover... for Fassi. Anything can happen. If you move KLA, then you upset whole line by shifting Jesse to wing.

  • @hannesbornman1045
    @hannesbornman1045 Місяць тому

    Everytime I question Rassie's selection I have some bafoon asking me how many world cups I have won. 😂😂😂

  • @sam-px6et
    @sam-px6et Місяць тому

    WC 2019 England broken by Am - Mapimpi try. Have been many othere. Sadly Mapimpi not there BUT Fassie is.

  • @janvanderschyff9374
    @janvanderschyff9374 Місяць тому

    I dont think AM is a "Bomb Squad", more injuries

  • @carlosl-f2433
    @carlosl-f2433 Місяць тому

    Elrich has replaced Cam as the investment for the future.

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому

      @@carlosl-f2433 I think he has maybe replaced Evan Roos but Cam will still get his chance. I'm very excited about him

  • @greekgud
    @greekgud Місяць тому

    Upload to Spotify please. 😊

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому

      It's up!
      linktr.ee/megafoon?ltsid=a735a5d6-7a90-4f75-8e5f-977e4ce99cb6

  • @banengislandresort-simeulu8874
    @banengislandresort-simeulu8874 Місяць тому +8

    re "lekker"!! actually afrikaners emigrated to argie around 1910. and the very last generations still praat die taal ... lekker is not new! and you can buy koeksisters in patagonia. i know, i've just been there

    • @sakabula2357
      @sakabula2357 Місяць тому +3

      Yes I've heard of that...they refused to live under the British I think..Nice bit of forgotten history you brought up there...

    • @groenrizla2513
      @groenrizla2513 Місяць тому +3

      No not Afrikaners, in a historical context it was a number of the Boers that migrated there after they were defeated by the British and said they'd rather move to another country than be governed by the colonial British and yes originally they still spoke the Eastern border dialect known as die Taal or Boeretaal. I believe some returned to SA at a time too.
      The Eastern border dialect was removed from public when the Western Cape Afrikaner intellectuals decided to create 1 dialect in 1920 or 21. Before then there were many different Afrikaans dialects including 6 in the Cape alone.
      They removed the bantu words the Boers had adopted and the history books were rewritten to create 1 Afrikaner nation with 1 history and as recently as 20 years ago there was still a strong Boer decended community calling for the re-establishment of at least part of the Boer Republics that were stolen by the British, the contraversial TerreBlanche being 1 of them.
      The remnants of those in Argentina have almost disappeared through intermarrying and adopting the local culture and language.
      History has change alot since then, even words in SA have been redefined in the dictionaries to become racist or offensive terms, all to align the artificial country of SA with Western globalist agendas.

  • @winstonwiggill2824
    @winstonwiggill2824 Місяць тому

    The evidence with Manie is that the Boks have won 90% of the games where Manie starts. I get the feeling that Harry, especially, struggles with partiality/subjectivity? Harrie talks about manie supporters being emotional, then uses phrases like how he loves Manies, throws in some emotive medieval chanting, talks tears etc. No, Harry is the emotive thinker, not so much the people in the comments. Just my thughts. Anyway, great podcast

    • @megafoonsport
      @megafoonsport  Місяць тому +1

      @@winstonwiggill2824 No, I don't think so. Harry is definitely the more objective between the two of us!

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому +2

      Howzit Winston. I use stats fully seasoned. So we try not to use small sample sizes of team outcomes to justify individual participants. Manie has a job to do as kicker and I bet he’s far harder on himself than anyone else. Over a number of years, his goal kicking is between 45 and 65%. That’s not ok. So, wins can come despite not always bc of. Over the same time, with far greater kicks, HP is 80-85%. Many teams would move on. We haven’t. We want ML to succeed. As a WP fan for life, I REEEEEEALLLLLY want it. But we have to live in reality. With less than 20 Tests, ML isn’t a reliable GK

    • @winstonwiggill2824
      @winstonwiggill2824 Місяць тому

      With the Bulls maybe 😅

  • @novreis1952
    @novreis1952 Місяць тому +1

    Rassie was complacent, in a game that should be won, by making experiences. As a fan of South Africa rugby, I am not happy at all with the situation where we are now. No margin for errors! One match where one or two yellow cards can be enough to SA be defeated. Let's see what happens (as Portuguese, I have also sympathy to Spanish Language countries, so if Argentina wins it does not hurt so much).

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому +1

      Yes, take titles on offer as soon as practicable. Life is uncertain. Also, the #1 rank is fun to keep

  • @jacobpretorius2741
    @jacobpretorius2741 Місяць тому +6

    Go Argentina 🇦🇷

  • @barbarawright7983
    @barbarawright7983 Місяць тому

    Go Bokkie .

  • @winstonwiggill2824
    @winstonwiggill2824 Місяць тому

    With reference to questioning Rassie, he is very human. But sometimes podcasters are too busy justifying there own misreads. So Rassie's real mistake in Santiago was not starting Manie. Like Kwagga is a great bench player, Manie is a great starter. Finish with Pollard or Sascha, but start with Manie. Anyway, i reckon you 2 really know your rugby and both of you read Rassie well. He is a little off tilt. But you guys under rate Manie and over rate Sascha. Rewatch Sascha in CT, he nearly lost us that game. But, Sascha will be great once he realises the team is more important than his personal glory

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому

      Sacha played like a 22-year old star in his second Test on a bad peg against a desperate AB side: such a high ceiling but still so much to learn. Sky’s the likit

  • @janvanderschyff9374
    @janvanderschyff9374 Місяць тому

    Dont forget Faccie's speed which is important against Puma's, the ankletap

  • @earlofdurban
    @earlofdurban Місяць тому +1

    Is Harry South African?

    • @kobusdutoitbosman6240
      @kobusdutoitbosman6240 Місяць тому +1

      @@earlofdurban Yip, Cape Boykie born and bred, Jewish i think : best find of the past two Seasons
      • MW is VERY sharp in drawing him in and Teaming up
      Harry is by now our ‘ZA Rugby Football Philosopher and Chief Strategy Analyst’ one can now begin to say…
      A REALLY supremely talented Guy, well spoken. intellectually as agile as you can get ~ but it is clear to see to anyone Loving this Game so passionately‼️💫🥂
      🪖
      🇿🇦
      🏉

    • @wot4922
      @wot4922 Місяць тому

      No. He's Canadian. Born in South Africa.

    • @HaribaldiJones-d6d
      @HaribaldiJones-d6d Місяць тому

      CT boy; ended up working cross-border global scandal etc based where scandal is biggest + baddest (USA like Marco M)

  • @aless7042
    @aless7042 Місяць тому

    Pumas👍🏻🇦🇷🐆. Boks👎🏿🇬🇾🦒

    • @wot4922
      @wot4922 Місяць тому

      Boks 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦