This video just shows that big guys like Brodie are actually gentle giants and comes across very humble with huge respect for his opponents, that's the respect between the Springboks and the All Black's right there, great interviewer is Big Jim, my favorite currently!!!
Brodi is a great player. As a South African, I love the respect the 2 teams have for each other. I have never heard or seen players of this two teams speak evil of each other. This is always the best games to watch. All Blacks has never disappointed with their great skills and ball handling. They were the best of the best for many recent years. Springboks had to play catch-up. Now the 2 teams are so even, it is impossible to chose a winner until the game is over. Respect is the key word here !!!!!!
as a springbok fan, when they release a team sheet ahead of a SA-NZ game & if ever retallick's name was not on it, i would immediately have a great sense of relief
Glad to be part of your channel. I'm a South African, born and bread. I love the respect that apposing players give each other, that's sportsmanship. Brody Retalic, I've been a fearfully fan of yours for all the Yeats you've been playing. I say fearful because you've been a thorn in the Springbok side all the time. Can I just say, you're an amazing play, and well done. Brilliance
Rivalry that has gone on for over a century. Much respect to the Bokke from New Zealand 🇳🇿 I still say that Henry Honiball is my favorite Bokke player, That 98 team was awesome 👌
Honiball was a very underrated player. He wasn't flash but did the basics well and was hard as nails. When we were at varsity a mate of mine got tackled by him and he couldn't breathe for a few minutes
Nah not brodie not underrated at all, much revered by opposition alike clearly you do not know what underrated, underrated is franco mostert with his huge work rate, not retalick, anything else but not underrated please.
@@portorportor8247 It's called respect, NZ and SA are the greatest rivalry in Rugby, we know how good they are just as they know how good we are. Don't worry though, if Ireland keep doing what they've been doing, once the team is full of NZ, SA and OZ players you might finally earn a little respect from the Big Dogs
@@portorportor8247 Mate, the southern hemisphere even dominates the 6 NATIONS hahahha (JGP, James Lowe, Duhan, Mac Hansen etc) ! But yeah, it'll be good when Ireland starts testing their schoolboys properly, bearing in mind Conor Mcgregor passes as a role model these days
@@portorportor8247that’s what all the NH clowns said before the last World Cup. 3 out of 4 of the semi finalist were SH. I wouldn’t be surprised if the SH smash the NH is all the games this week. Despite the game starting in Europe, the SH has always and will always continue to dominate rugby. When you can’t win, excuses are the next best way out. Steriods🤣, it’s not the SH fault the European are blessed with small man genes
@@portorportor8247 no stress - I actually love Conor for all his hard work. And I get lots of joy watching Ireland do well - you guys deserve it for the years of passionate rugby you played - I used to love watching Keith Wood and co, let alone BOD / ROG era. South Africa is dangerous, yes, but getting robbed or murdered isn't the only danger in this world. For some people the biggest danger is never leaving their comfort zone & spending their life on the couch cos it's easier. I've seen many people from 1st world places lose their zest for life because of small-town thinking, so keep your wits bud.
Thanks for doing this interview Big Jim. Never would have thought from just watching games that Brodie is such a nice bloke. It's good to see this side of the players. Hope to see lots more.
I kove this man... physical, big engine, subtle skills of a back, brains and brawn to match.... he's everything man. One of the greatest of all time IMO. Keep soaring and enjoy every bit of your life big bad Brodie, the Guzzler ❤️
I have to second your comment. Brodie and Sam Whitelock were awesome for years for the All Blacks. Big respect for both locks. Having played lock all my life I'm always watching the performances of 4 and 5 and Brodie and Sam were brilliant! NZ have produced some great locks with my particular favorite being Ian Jones. I was still playing in he's day and tried the lessons I learned watching him. Those days here in South Africa a lock jumped in the lineout and pushed in the scrums. I like the modern locks game better where he's got to be an extra loosy. Brodie was great at that.
@@peterhunter6040 seriously? His performance quarter final game against France last year was the difference maker. He saved a try and scored a try, and somehow got carded too 😂
@@davsavchav he played a lot of games but I only remember him standing out in the France game and an Argentina game. He was pretty unnoticeable other than that.
It's surprising to see that Big Jim has looked taller than Eben and Brodie (both listed at 204/205cm), and almost as tall as Snyman. I knew he was big, but damn.
True legend. Enforced in his own way. Has a lot of respect for Saffa (like all Kiwis). Will be interesting without him and Whitelock vs England - should be a great match 🙏
@@abrahamdennis6253 Brodie's not just a great player but he seems a class bloke. You might have some good up and coming locks, but the odds of them becoming a S-tier legend like Brodie is pretty stacked
I saw him breathing super hard on his mama-chari bike trying to get to this interview on time. It was on Rokko Island in Kobe on a day where the dust from the Gobi Desert in China had blown across and blotted out h the mountains and the views across the bay.
You also scare the crap out of the South Africans. You remind us of Frankenstein. 😂 But actually hearing your voice for the first time in so many years you sound like a really cool guy.
Being quite deaf I have never watched any of the Chasing the Sun series, only outtakes as those have sub-titles. When I saw the series was on RugbyPass I got quite excited until I found no sub-titles here as well.
I wonder how many wins the Retallick/Whitelock have under their belt. As a Bok supporter when their names were on the team sheet you just gulped and hoped they'll have an off day--which never happened. Throw in a back row with Jerome Kaino, McCaw and Kieran Read with Owens and Mealumu up front and match day becomes a looong day
Too bad we only saw the boks beating down on a maimed All Blacks team. 15 guys barely hanging on for a 1 point win against 14 guys for almost the entire match, we never got to see to straight up brawl like we wanted.
I can see Jim mixing it up in a VIP room at Loftus after the Ireland test this weekend, next thing Bakkies appears from behind with a grin on his face, putting a hand on Jim’s shoulder: “I hearrrd you set I’m uckly.”
It's funny, when I watch Brodie playing against the Springboks he always looks so tough, so hardcore. And I often have to say to myself, this is an okey who thinks, feels and can talk but oddly enough this is the first time I have seen and heard him talking. On the pitch, I never see him speaking. He seems like Frans Malherbe in that regard. Quietly does his job to the best of his ability. Just a quickie Brodie, if you eat the kind of meat we have here in SA, you too can grow arms as big as Eben. Lastly, there are 18 year olds in South Africa who are bigger than Eben Etzebeth.
Rekon sa have lota skill these days. With tony only be better no shortage of fast backs over there if use em. Nz yer buildin n 2 wins good start england are tuff'
The rivalry and respect between the Springboks and the All Blacks has no equal in rugby. Such a pity certain administrators (no names mentioned) decided to put anend to Super Rugby and replace it with "super rugby".
This video just shows that big guys like Brodie are actually gentle giants and comes across very humble with huge respect for his opponents, that's the respect between the Springboks and the All Black's right there, great interviewer is Big Jim, my favorite currently!!!
They edited out the part where Brodie kicked a stray cat so the gentle part is questionable.
Brodi is a great player. As a South African, I love the respect the 2 teams have for each other. I have never heard or seen players of this two teams speak evil of each other. This is always the best games to watch. All Blacks has never disappointed with their great skills and ball handling. They were the best of the best for many recent years. Springboks had to play catch-up. Now the 2 teams
are so even, it is impossible to chose a winner until the game is over. Respect is the key word here !!!!!!
as a springbok fan, when they release a team sheet ahead of a SA-NZ game & if ever retallick's name was not on it, i would immediately have a great sense of relief
Down to earth and a lovely bloke... Respect from RSA.
Class and humility! A monster, feared and respected player on the pitch. Brodie, stop stealing all our ball man. 😁
Glad to be part of your channel. I'm a South African, born and bread. I love the respect that apposing players give each other, that's sportsmanship. Brody Retalic, I've been a fearfully fan of yours for all the Yeats you've been playing. I say fearful because you've been a thorn in the Springbok side all the time. Can I just say, you're an amazing play, and well done. Brilliance
Rivalry that has gone on for over a century. Much respect to the Bokke from New Zealand 🇳🇿 I still say that Henry Honiball is my favorite Bokke player, That 98 team was awesome 👌
Honiball was a very underrated player. He wasn't flash but did the basics well and was hard as nails. When we were at varsity a mate of mine got tackled by him and he couldn't breathe for a few minutes
I'm a kiwi and the guy I used to be nervous about when we played springboks was Jacques fourie,the only guy I can remember who smashed ma'a nonu!😫
I’ve found kiwis always bring up Honiball and Joost. The rivalry and friendship between the teams back then was immense. I’m sure it still is
Much love and respect from SA to our AB rivals!!!
Brodie, absolute gent! 🇿🇦❤️🇳🇿
Much respect, Brodie. Very underrated All Black! We've had some great clashes with you guys over the years.
Nah not brodie not underrated at all, much revered by opposition alike clearly you do not know what underrated, underrated is franco mostert with his huge work rate, not retalick, anything else but not underrated please.
😂😂😂underrated brodie was always a top dog
@@portorportor8247shit team never to make it out of a quarterfinal
@@portorportor8247 Shame man, don't worry.... Maybe one day you'll reach a semi.
@@portorportor8247 It's called respect, NZ and SA are the greatest rivalry in Rugby, we know how good they are just as they know how good we are. Don't worry though, if Ireland keep doing what they've been doing, once the team is full of NZ, SA and OZ players you might finally earn a little respect from the Big Dogs
Nice guy (behind the monster)! Much respect big Brodie from S Africa
@@portorportor8247 Mate, the southern hemisphere even dominates the 6 NATIONS hahahha (JGP, James Lowe, Duhan, Mac Hansen etc) !
But yeah, it'll be good when Ireland starts testing their schoolboys properly, bearing in mind Conor Mcgregor passes as a role model these days
@@portorportor8247that’s what all the NH clowns said before the last World Cup. 3 out of 4 of the semi finalist were SH. I wouldn’t be surprised if the SH smash the NH is all the games this week. Despite the game starting in Europe, the SH has always and will always continue to dominate rugby.
When you can’t win, excuses are the next best way out. Steriods🤣, it’s not the SH fault the European are blessed with small man genes
@@portorportor8247 no stress - I actually love Conor for all his hard work. And I get lots of joy watching Ireland do well - you guys deserve it for the years of passionate rugby you played - I used to love watching Keith Wood and co, let alone BOD / ROG era.
South Africa is dangerous, yes, but getting robbed or murdered isn't the only danger in this world. For some people the biggest danger is never leaving their comfort zone & spending their life on the couch cos it's easier. I've seen many people from 1st world places lose their zest for life because of small-town thinking, so keep your wits bud.
@@portorportor8247 McGregor is a bum. Seriously over rated fighter.
Brodie is a legend - respect from SA
South Africans have genuine love and respect for the All Blacks
Much respect to Brodie. Class act, humble and a good man! One of my favourite All Blacks and certainly one of the greatest AB locks of all time 💪
First time hear him talk, what a humble guy. From a South African.
True sportsman and respected by rugby fans. Great chat
Respect from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thanks for doing this interview Big Jim. Never would have thought from just watching games that Brodie is such a nice bloke. It's good to see this side of the players. Hope to see lots more.
Good interview - Brody comes across as a great guy.
Brodie/ Lurch. Such a great player. Dominated for many years. Tough as nails. Old school!
I kove this man... physical, big engine, subtle skills of a back, brains and brawn to match.... he's everything man. One of the greatest of all time IMO. Keep soaring and enjoy every bit of your life big bad Brodie, the Guzzler ❤️
I have to second your comment. Brodie and Sam Whitelock were awesome for years for the All Blacks. Big respect for both locks. Having played lock all my life I'm always watching the performances of 4 and 5 and Brodie and Sam were brilliant! NZ have produced some great locks with my particular favorite being Ian Jones. I was still playing in he's day and tried the lessons I learned watching him. Those days here in South Africa a lock jumped in the lineout and pushed in the scrums. I like the modern locks game better where he's got to be an extra loosy. Brodie was great at that.
Ab are truly nice guys from a bok fan nice said.
You were a great custodian of the Black Jersey. Thank you Brodie for all the hard yards....
Truly humble man. Great vid. Thks for uploading chief
Big Brodie - work horse of the black jersey
Kind and humble machine of lock.
2015 Brodie was at his best, whereas 2023 was probably Etzebeth's best season so far.
Na Eben has had numerous better seasons than 2023. He was better in 2022.
@@peterhunter6040 seriously? His performance quarter final game against France last year was the difference maker. He saved a try and scored a try, and somehow got carded too 😂
@@davsavchav he played a lot of games but I only remember him standing out in the France game and an Argentina game. He was pretty unnoticeable other than that.
@@davsavchav Mostert was consistently better than Eben in 2023 for my liking, but Eben has big arms so he gets the plaudits
@@peterhunter6040 Thank goodness you're not the coach
Love your shows!
My dream since childhood was the springbok pack with the AB backline vs Lions 😂
That needs to happen 😀
Respect to Brodie and NZ and AB's
Brodie is a great lad,so humble and genuine, Respect All Blacks
Brodie is an awesome guy! Great athlete and so humble.
Class from Brodie! He took that 'Ian Jones' athletic lock archetype and added a whole lot of mongrel.
It's surprising to see that Big Jim has looked taller than Eben and Brodie (both listed at 204/205cm), and almost as tall as Snyman. I knew he was big, but damn.
uuuuuummm... BIG JIM
Brodie the best 🔒 I have seen. Size and skill set. Sad that he was injured coming into the last two world cups
True legend. Enforced in his own way. Has a lot of respect for Saffa (like all Kiwis). Will be interesting without him and Whitelock vs England - should be a great match 🙏
Whitelock; now that name rings a couple of alarm bells . . . us Saffas will always be in awe of the legend
ABs and Boks are an intense rivalry, always have been. Tony Brown will make a difference to them that's for sure. Go Brodie, such a warrior !!
It's going to be a while before NZ has another lock of Brodie's calibre
You are 100% right on that comment.
That is what SA said about Bakkies and Matfield, NZ breeds them big and strong, the next generation is there and waiting.
@@abrahamdennis6253 Brodie's not just a great player but he seems a class bloke. You might have some good up and coming locks, but the odds of them becoming a S-tier legend like Brodie is pretty stacked
Pari Parkinson could have been next up but he's too injury prone n he knows it so he's signed on to play in Japan easier on his fragile body
The 2014/2015 Brodie who was the main playmaker in the ABs, was absolutely insane & changed the game!
Respect
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As a kiwi my favourite bokke players was Jean De’villiers (I think that’s how you spell his name) he was a mid fielder
Class act, proper rugby player... Respect the way he talks about niggle on the pitch but pints after... no punching down or dissing (knock knock SA)
The King of the Skies: Victor Matfield has entered the chat.
Brodie Retallick: All Black number 1110. Warrior. Enforcer. Legendary for all time. A man of men. God bless you, big fella ☘🏴☠
I really respect the all blacks
Best podcast
Much respect to the All Blacks from a South African with cousins growing up as Kiwis in New Zealand
Yes, Guzzler !!!
He was slow-fuse dynamite for the ABs for years; such a decent humble bloke & example to others
wonderful rivalry and immense respect
takes a helluva lot to be the best
no doubt
no doubt whatsoéver…😳⁉️‼️🥂💫
Great show Big Jim
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Respect 🙏🏾 🫡
I saw him breathing super hard on his mama-chari bike trying to get to this interview on time. It was on Rokko Island in Kobe on a day where the dust from the Gobi Desert in China had blown across and blotted out h the mountains and the views across the bay.
Brodie is such a machine. He can operate.
Love the ABs
Brodie sounds like such a legend.
Brodie, my fav lock.
You also scare the crap out of the South Africans. You remind us of Frankenstein. 😂 But actually hearing your voice for the first time in so many years you sound like a really cool guy.
Brodie is a legend in his own right, you dont own an AB jeesey the way he did
It feels so weird seeing retallick without his ear tapes lol
Being quite deaf I have never watched any of the Chasing the Sun series, only outtakes as those have sub-titles. When I saw the series was on RugbyPass I got quite excited until I found no sub-titles here as well.
I wonder how many wins the Retallick/Whitelock have under their belt. As a Bok supporter when their names were on the team sheet you just gulped and hoped they'll have an off day--which never happened. Throw in a back row with Jerome Kaino, McCaw and Kieran Read with Owens and Mealumu up front and match day becomes a looong day
Truthfully think that if Jim is interviewing Retallick, then he should interview Retallick. Not host a discussion group on Etzebeth.
Why then did you watch the video? If it is not to your liking find another video to look at.
@@johanstruwig3815 Perhaps because I thought that it might be an interview with Retallick. As jy wil he iemand moet jou hol lek, gaan soek elders.
Edging Brodie closer to the side bank every moment
Legend.
BRODIE THE GOAT!!!
A humble AB tradition.
Best lock of all era
Too bad we only saw the boks beating down on a maimed All Blacks team.
15 guys barely hanging on for a 1 point win against 14 guys for almost the entire match, we never got to see to straight up brawl like we wanted.
Actually, Ardie Savea won the World Player award. PsdT won it after the 2019 RWC.
Flip how tall is big Jim?
He was such a monster in the final and stole so many line outs; for me would have been MOTM had they won
2 best locks of my generation
King retalic!!!
Brodie is to the AB like Bakkies was for the boks. Great player
Jodie never played for the ABs.
Anyone think that Jim has been pegged by Eben
RG snyman will dwarf jim😅
Jim is such an Eben fanboy haha
I can see Jim mixing it up in a VIP room at Loftus after the Ireland test this weekend, next thing Bakkies appears from behind with a grin on his face, putting a hand on Jim’s shoulder: “I hearrrd you set I’m uckly.”
Gentleman Brodie, there's nothing to compare New Zealand/ South Africa from Wales.
It's funny, when I watch Brodie playing against the Springboks he always looks so tough, so hardcore. And I often have to say to myself, this is an okey who thinks, feels and can talk but oddly enough this is the first time I have seen and heard him talking. On the pitch, I never see him speaking. He seems like Frans Malherbe in that regard. Quietly does his job to the best of his ability.
Just a quickie Brodie, if you eat the kind of meat we have here in SA, you too can grow arms as big as Eben. Lastly, there are 18 year olds in South Africa who are bigger than Eben Etzebeth.
Don't think Retallick needs to get bigger. He was 122kg... you don't run on your arms!
@@SteveHale-lm1lu Also true. But possibly a fascinating thing.
Seems like a nice guy.
Lad is tough as nails!
Rekon sa have lota skill these days. With tony only be better no shortage of fast backs over there if use em. Nz yer buildin n 2 wins good start england are tuff'
Brodie always plays his best vs the Boks
A great player I am a Springboks fan but Brodie is my first pick could do everything and great in defense
BIG BAD BRODIE we call him bro, tumeke lock!
NZs greatest lock
"My arms look like tooth picks" compared to Eben 😆😆
How tall is the host?? Brodie looks like he's regular height 😢
Jim is 2.05 and Brodie is 2.04
@@TeeJy145 Definitely regular height for an international lock.
The rivalry and respect between the Springboks and the All Blacks has no equal in rugby. Such a pity certain administrators (no names mentioned) decided to put anend to Super Rugby and replace it with "super rugby".
McKenzie showed his worth on the barbarians tours. He was great against Bath
The green and the black.
Brodys got a knife in that right pocket just in case.
Brodie is a Demolition Man
He should have a skin head
can do what he wants
Getting there...
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Eben and Brodie are probably pretty chill guys off the field but they’ll clean you out over a ruck like you said something bad about their mothers.
Wtf rugbypass. Walk the talk means opposite of what you're doing
The refs helped south Africa win the rwc let's not bullshit
No matter how straight and masculine, all men swoon at the site of Eben arms😂
It’s not a rivalry. Eben is twice the player he js
Have some respect mate. Both phenomenal players 🇳🇿🇿🇦
It's not a rivalry, One of the 2 has won a World player of the year award. Eben is good, just a level below Brodie.
Back in reality…
I would be embarrassed to have you as a fellow fan, you clearly have no idea what you are talking about so just keep quiet hey
Springboks & AB’s 🫱🏼🫲🏽 Respect 🫡