The Halfbacks | Squidge Team of the Year 2023
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- The heartbeat of the team and the cream of the crop. It's the best halfbacks and the best referee of the year.
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Should have introduced Dupont as ‘the Squarespace of scrum halves’
This wins the day.
This is tragically unlike squidge for him to miss this golden line😂
Wait for it
Cuboidspace
This is the 6th edition of the Squidge team of the year, and it's the 4th time Antoine Dupont has be part of the team
Fix! 😂
Maybe because he has been the best player in the world for the past 4 years?
I think he may need to change this to "the best 9 not named antoine dupont"
@@Judebb1 I wasn't complaining or had that intention just pointing out a stat i realised
@@Judebb1 yeah, I was just effin’ around demn!
If I worked for World Rugby and had a brain I would fund Squidge on a permanent basis to keep doing what y'all do. Your love of global rugby at all levels is so wonderful and infectious.
did you just imply that you don't have a brain? 😅 awfully transparent of ya haha 😉
@@Bryan22124 what property bro what are you yapping about'
@@Bryan22124that’s literally why you should give him a platform to do it legally. Squidge is doing more to keep people interested in rugby than what World Rugby does.
If they cared less about all of the legal bindings that had to be stepped through, they’d have a wider fan base that celebrates the sport.
@@Bryan22124 world rugby needs more advertisment than it does now squidge i one of the people who does that . If this continues rugby as a game will die instead of growing and those toothless boomers in charge of world rugby must advertise there gane more.
@@Bryan22124Honestly the most uninformed statement of Squidge I have ever read. Answer me these two questions: 1) How does he produce his content with out some footage, footage that would cost millions to buy. 2) he does not monitize all his content, especially in cases where problems may occur. So how els should he do it? It takes time and money to create content, if the content does not pay for itself it won't happen. Maybe spew your hate somewhere else.
Would love to see a video based on the referees. They definitely should be given more credit and respect from the fans.
They should but refs should also make better decisions
The sad thing is that the coaches do it to protect their players, and it's even more sad that it seems to really work. If Ian Foster had not said those things about the ref, imagine the shit Jordie would've gotten for missing the kick. The mob must hate someone
A lot more difficult to become a top ref than it is a player or coach ..fact.
Players make mistakes, coaches make mistakes literally every sport on the planet is filled with elite athletes and trainers who regularly make errors. Why would a referee be any different?@@adamdickinson2894
@@davidpells4298Wayne Barnes deserved it so did the tmo
"South Africa's team approach....." Real team of the year.
It's so refreshing to have a rugby commentator who actually knows what they're talking about. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
Agree whole heartedly about the reffing, Wayne was superb
Would love to see a video based on the DoR or Head Coach of the year. Behind the scenes work is just as important as on field performance and it would be fun to see a showcase of both the game's best and most unsung coaches
Great job, look forward to your videos full of passion and enjoyment and always leave me smiling and upbeat. I appreciate you. Thank you.
Thanks squidge you've been a joy to watch abd really helped me improve my own game.
Personal highlight of the year for me was when some rugby was played by some people.
Really like this series. Thanks Squidge
Love your work! Almost dropped some tears when you talked about Dupont.
It was Russell for me. I watch bath/Scotland games just for his magic
I mean he's a 10 but sure
@@thecitycook did you watch the video? They cover 10s here
@@iteamy I actually did not watch all of it lol
Love the referee tribute. Rugby refereeing is excellent. It's transparent and clearly reasoned. Some people might not feel it's always 'correct', but no-one can deny that it's transparent and reasoned. Compare with other sports. It's night and day.
Where handre he came late and was arguably the best possible timing he won the world cup with only playing two games in it and those two were the most important
definitely deserved at least a mention. I don't think we'll see a bigger game 10 that Pollard in the next generation
@@sumboi2321 he does get a mention- in the honourable mentions
Amazing, amazing player, but it's over the whole year.
he played basically 3 games the whole year and started 2
Pollard is currently the highest paid rugby player in the world. That means he has to be the best and he already has his 2nd world cup to his name.
The other rugby players, Squidge who blow air up in their asses, not one of them has a world cup behind their names.
Richie was amazing!
I don't mind Ireland's captain missing out on this accolade.
I didn't know dupont was gonna play some sevens so i'll be tuning into to that!
Thanks for the Great Videos! loving TOTY
Yeah, apparently he wanna play in the Olympic games.
@@bobrong9645 translate this: "Jérôme Daret, entraîneur de France 7« Pour faire simple, il viendra de manière régulière avec nous jusqu’à l’étape de Madrid. Il sera là avec nous une fois par mois de manière régulière pour préparer toutes les échéances ». « Antoine participera à 3 tournois avec nous : Vancouver (23-25 février, NDLR), Los Angeles (2-3 mars, NDLR) et Madrid (31 mai-2 juin, NDLR) ». Il y a aussi les JO de Paris 2024 : « Il doit premièrement faire des tournois, avant de pouvoir prétendre faire les JO »,
Great choices and mentions!
Sid Going was phenomenal in the day of compulsory sideburns - watched him at Newlands !
Outrageous hair and chops, but loved watching him attack the line so often
Brilliant videos, thank you.
Have you designed a kit for the Squidge XV, by the way?!
barnes gets my vote every year for red carding dylan hartley
100%
Barnes has a thing for Kiwis
Never apologise Squidge:
We are lucky (& grateful) to be living in the Squidge Rugby era 👍
JGP doesn't get enough plaudits in general - he's a huge contributer to Ireland's current style with his speed and was a big part of their rise to number 1
Also Luke Pearce has quietly become the best ref in the world imo
100% Luke Pearce is brilliant. His refereeing of the Gallagher Premiership final was fantastic and he's consistent and just brilliant.
Crazy how not a single Springbok is in this team yet-I expect at least one in this team ngl
Wait for the forwards my friend
Pretty sure it's going to be in the forwards. The Boks are the best team - but it definitely is the sum of their parts. I mean Etzebeth and Kolisi weren't on the field long for some of the crucial knockouts.
Still, I expect Nche, PSDT, Vermuelen/Wiese to at least be in the forwards. Possibly Mbonambi too
I could see kolisi getting in but maybe gets a mention as possibly the best captain ever. SA rotated their squad more than any of the other top 4 seeded teams
Agree Wayne Barnes is a good ref - but his penalty against Ardie Savea for a completely legitimate jackal turnover was an expensive outcome for NZ - Pollard slotted 3 points - NZ went on to loose by 1. Whilst Barnes may not have apologised for his on-field mistake (he said sorry he didn't see the release rather than sorry I made an error) - the facts of the legitimate jackal were in the replay for all to see (and which Barnes did look at) - but the video ref chose not to intervene despite piping up in many other situations and over-ruling Barnes's calls. Similarly Barne's call to play on from Savea's knock on in the attacking line out from which Aaron Smith was ultimately over-ruled by the video ref's intervention, thus negating Smith's try, which again was a clear error and one in which World Rugby has admitted fault. A 'perfect' ref, as described here, would have understood the primacy of his own call and allowed the try, understanding that multiple phases have now elapsed, over-ruling later intervention from the video ref. In simple Barnes got it wrong on penalising Savea, the video ref did nothing, and Barnes got it wrong on missing the fairly obvious Savea knock on and then doubled down on it by allowing the video ref to over-rule him and rule out Smith's try, instead of shrugging his shoulders and saying it was too late......the video ref was very determined to be an equal to Barnes in the game, rather than a subsidiary assistant....
Still, Barnes did a better job than in the 2007 France V NZ game....
i loved how that overturned try also burned time of kolisi's yellow card
It's a gift to have Dupont as the flagship of today's rugby like the very popular Kolisi who is probably one of the best captains i have ever seen ( and also a fantastic player). The game lacks stars and big names to grow when football has Messi or Ronaldo and many more.
Hey!! that was a cheeky dig at the scarlets at the end. just because we're actually incapable of winning a game even when the opponents are trying to had it to us
It looks like Dupont may be playing Fly Half in sevens (based on training footage)
Makes sense, a receiver that can set up plays for others but also go himself
Gonna miss the Sexton humor!
Also not sure Barnes is the best ever ref. Think that goes to Nigel Owens.
Hit the notification harder than Quarter Finals hit Ireland
Damn you got a smirk out of this Irish fan 😅
I am very suprised to see no mention of Pollard, for me he clutched the world cup for S.A.
Fair but he was injured for large parts of the calendar year. Though his contribution to the world cup cannot be understated
SA needed him for his goal kicking, but they were pretty much already a world beating team just without the goal kicking percentage. Pollard added that
Merci ❤
lovely vid squidge
Best ref of the world, nice
"Couch Nigel couch owens". In saying that Wayne is a close second.
Is the 2023 world cup final video on patreon?
For 10, I think Ntamack is underrated. Obviously les bleus have missed Dupont, but I think they have also missed Ntamack enormously. He is incredibly solid, great kicker and can pull rabbits out of the hat.
The amount of South African honourable mentions is crazy 😂 hopefully some will make the squad
So at this point it might become interesting to discuss who the nr 2 scrum half is. Apparently the entire world agrees Du pont is untouchable. Some really good other players that deserve to be mentioned at least 🤷🏼♂️
No no, you sometimes see geniuses in the comment section telling you how overrated Dupont is
I don’t think he is overrated it just monotonous when every UA-cam video and blog post basically says the same thing. Du pont is the best ever, end of conversation. There are some very good players out there that should be in the conversation at least
Yeah thats what the honourable mentions section is for but Dupont is clearly the best and shouldnt be replaced just because...
@@rhysjones9870 thank you
Dupont is not overrated, this dude has set new rugby standards in his position.
We seen literally all the teams adapt their strategy because of him...
But players like Aaron Smith and Faf de Klerk have proved that it's possible to mitigate his impact on the game
The refs are getting such abuse for missing the smallest tbings, when years ago you could do whatever you wanted in a Ruck
dude, I know posting really often helps the algorithm and what not, but at this point most likely you know what kind of an impact your videos make, how intensely awaited, enjoyed and loved your videos are, so don't worry about how often you post. Take your time to make videos you can be proud of rather than posting them as quickly as you can, conceding video quality. We are here m8, we can wait. We are not going anywhere. Take your time and enjoy the video making process that's taken you so far
There are many videos from French rugby enthousiast/analysts that discuss wether Antoine Dupont playing at 7 would be good for: him; Toulouse, the 15 team, the 7 (if he is selected in), the 7 rugby that is not professional in France yet (in the sense that players are not paid to play only at 7 rugby, but the federation pays the internationals and their clubs a modicum for their abscence in national 15 competitions).
@1:12 Nailed it kid.
How is Russell still underrated in 2023
Disagree on Wayne Barnes being the best ever Rugby Ref. That honour goes to Nigel Owen's inarguably in my mind.
Nigel owens retired from international rugby in 2020.
I think Sextons amazing season should have been talked about more, I think at 38 he was was easily up there with Mounga, ofc the latter one in the end but still...
He did a homage/ life time achievement video on Sexton. Surely that's enough
Frank Lomani easily gets an honorable mention
See your last statement was very interesting. In both the world cup top 10 lists and in other top five lists, South Africa is always very under represented, while yet being the best (or at least in the top five teams) in the world. As their emphasis is placed on TEAM Sport. So it is great that people are amazing at their position, but means very little if their success is not at team level.
And while I am typing. Can a team really be considered an amazing team ("Cough" NZ) If the only way to stop a try is by breaking the law and forcing a penalty or racking up 2-3 cards/game. Can they still be as good playing within the laws?
Even if he was Spanish, Portela only has one L so it'd still not end in "-yah". It's "Poor-TEH-lah" for future reference.
mo'unga will be missed big time
MLR MENTIONED 😤🫡🥳🦅🦅🦅
Dupont is the Goat!!
Excellent you're also bang on about Barnes
I love this channel but if can you make the text pop ups last at least a second instead of 1/20th of a second? even if I go back and try to pause I miss them half the time.
Rassie must be amazing doing what he did with a squad of no hopers that can't make anyone's team of the year.
Doesn't take a genius to put 7 huge units on the bench and use them to pummel opposition teams to margins of very slim victory (or defeat), determined as much by the other team's failings as your own strengths. Just takes a certain amount of cynicism and good deal of luck.
@@Formakiwi And yet, no other coach has been able to manage it.
@@Formakiwi OMG you're right, we need to put weight and height restrictions on the forwards so that everyone has a fair chance.
The Springboks are the best team of the year but it's certainly the sum of their parts and not just individual skill. In the backs Kolbe, KLA, and Willemse are in for a shout but not really the midfield.
I mean even the icons for SA weren't on for long in some of the big knockout games - Kolisi and Etzebeth hauled off early. But then Smith, Snyman, Fourie etc also really impressed
Nche, PSDT, Vermuelen/Wiese, Mostert all likely to feature in the forwards. But the ability for SA to rotate highly talented players has been their standout this year.
do you actually think one of the SA 9s or 10s deserved it more this year?
No love for the world champions..
while most of the year i'd choose mo'unga as my starting 10, if i were building a team to win a WC, give me Pollard
I thought you were going to put Handré god dam pollard
Great vid. But anyone else getting those Ewan McGregor travel ads? So cringy.
if we put together all our "Team of the year" they would still lose against the team of the decade (Green and Gold)
Still for England, MArcus should play at 9 with Farell at 10. But don't tell their coach, we (FRA) want to crunch them again.
Play Marcus in a position he's never played in. Never ends well...
Russell.....
Richie was good but choked in the final when it mattered most. That took him off my list, but guess that's why opinions differ.
Barnes going imo is fine personally he was really bad esp in the world cup in the ireland nz and the nz sa game
Haven't watched yet but i have to.......This video is sponsored by 'squared space, Thé Antoin Dupont of website builders' so i guess that will be his 9 of the year😉 just joking Du Point is thé best no joke and I'm a Springbok fan
Handre Pollard?
Let us agree to disagree
My bet woulda been on Jonny Sexfirework
Squidge is yet again continuing his woke agenda by including men in his team of the year.
In all seriousness I probably would have picked Aitchison for 10 considering she's barely played there before and had to come in as a last resort and then played brilliantly
With every list that comes and goes, and with every South African not getting the nod, it can no longer be argued that the 2018-2023 Boks are not the greatest team ever, because we never get the nods and yet still win.
Well yes because we are a good team but not necessarily the one with the best individuals in their positions... It is a team sport after all
You are FAR from the greatest let alone greatest ever 🤡
@@unfiltered2 would like to know what you use to argue that the Boks are FAR from the greatest TEAM ever? I mean 'FAR' would indicate you can list the many teams that would rank above the current crop of Boks. I can name but one team I would consider a rival to the current crop for the Boks. Keen to hear the argument as rugby is indeed a very subjective sport by nature.
@@unfiltered2 we will cry ourselves to sleep with our 4 world cups tonight knowing you think we are clowns. I think we will be okay hahaha clown.
@@unfiltered2 Oh, look, a bitter loser
Viva Barnsey.. will be missed, with all the wankers online these days abusing refs, who would want to step up and fill his boots anymore..
Wayne Barnes? Pull the other one mate: its got bells on it. One can certainly see that you come from the northern hemisphere.
It’s a real shame that Wayne Barnes was overshadowed by the TMO in that RWC, Aussie BTW and I really think the ABs should’ve won that, regardless of their misses at the post
I baffles me that Moanga is regarded as the best for 2023. He featured in the weakest All Blacks Teams in the history of the game, and as much as rugby is a teamsport, the half backs are the generals of the game. Sexton, who guided the Irish to the nr one ranking for most of the year, is surely a better choice.
So they're the weakest despite making the final and winning the RC?
I'd consider 2021 to be their weakest year and yeah that has some of the same players, but regardless of team results Mo'unga has had an outstanding year at FH. Why are you judging an individual's performance based on the (still very high) team standard?
Bogus
First
Squidgey…😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂…still a hater!
Honorable mentions aside, the lack of Boks are seriously questionable. I will however respect your opinion on this one Squidge as you have proved you are probably one of the worlds best rugby thinkers in general over the last few years.
Forwards is over the next few days.
Although, there is a fair case to be made for the fact that the Boks win, not because they have a few 'best players in the world', but rather because their whole 23, taken together, is better than anyone else's 23.
The boks players have just shared so many minutes its been difficult for them to make a case as both players such as Libbok and Pollard take up game time. I think it might end up being the same for most the forwards as well as they only play 40mins.
As squidge puts it the SA team first mentality is hurting them but hey who cares about being named in this 15, I'm sure none of the players do
@@therealmrfishpaste I agree with your statement. Let me ask you this much though, looking at the team that played the world cup final against the All Blacks, whom of the Boks in your opinion can be considered as the top 2 in their positions? Whom would you consider as the best players in their position. I believe to win a world cup you need at least 3 to 5 of the best players in their positions.
@@PyroManSir all well and good sir, but the Boks forwards share more time between players than the back do. Going by the logic of Squidge to exclude the backline players as they share to many minutes, how will he justify the selection of lets say any of the front row players of the Boks? Or the locks for that matter?
As wonderful as du Pont is I would take Faf any day...the guy just keeps producing huge winning moments. Crucial turnovers, crucial tackles or breaks. All that rolled up into a teribbly irritating ball of mongrel.
Yes Dupont has never made crucial tackles or breaks...
Faf is great but has been rotated often this year and just doesn't have the same impact that Dupont does. Take it this way - if Dupont played for SA, he wouldn't need game winning tackles because the team would have absolutely dominated
Bro Faf and Smith are world class
But I guess Dupont is a level above
@@jonnybaynham1689 well did Du pont rip the ball from a prop to win the quarter ?
@@andremaube5069 im not saying he isnt. He is the best and Smith has been awesome for damn long time and was the best for years but in MY team i want raw dog attitude thats i go with Faf
😂🤦♂️. You do you .
Wayne Barnes is a good ref, very clear and fair. Except when it comes to Ireland.
He targeted Andrew Porter in the QF v the All Blacks and just gave scrum penalties against Ireland. I’m afraid his bias against Ireland is a little too strong.
Barnes was the second worst Ref in rugby...
Cry about it
It's crazy how NZ fans say he favored South Africa when he was also the ref for them against Ireland.
Wayne Barnes is an admitted cheat and a complete joke too the sport
Other than you who else admitted he was a cheat. And your arse doesn't count as a separate person.
I love your work Squidge, but Mo'unga, really? I find it ironic that you highlight his goalkicking, since his primary contribution to the All Blacks performance in the final (outside of the disallowed try) was to put what would've been the match-winning conversion wide of the posts, just as he did in the 30+ point smashing his team copped from SA in the warmups, as well as the opening round loss to France. Ritchie's a player whose showy, bag-of-tricks style makes him a hero when he pulls it off, but in the real heat of test rugby he too often fumbled the basics with poor tactical kicking, missed kicks at goal, bad defensive reads or attempts to conjure miracles that ended with him isolated, turned over, and his team conceding points in past games against France, England, Ireland and SA. His Super Rugby reputation is based on the weakest standard of opposition in that competition's history, and this year he was twice badly outplayed by international bench utility Damian MacKenzie. While 2023 may have been a better year for him at international level, and Joe Schmidt's guidance obviously helped, he still blew it when it could've made the difference, and has now - while still in his prime - slid off to play in Japan, making big money for soft footy. These are not the hallmarks of a world's best player, in any position.
As for Wayne Barnes, erm, no. Consistently the most whistle-happy ref in the game, he's been one of the chief contributors to the impression that rugby is becoming a boring, overly complex and stultifyingly dull sport with his constant self-imposition on matches. He allowed the TMO to take over the WC final, and was starkly inconsistent in his rulings, not to mention technically incorrect on several calls.
At least we agree on Dupont. 😂
Nope. Pollard ✅
Pollard only played two games in 2023 and you want him best player of the year ahahahaha
@@alexandregarcia9726 He was injured, came back and played three games, kicking 100% and winning a second World Cup in the process ahahahahahahahaha
Pollard was important no doubt, but Mounga plays an incredible rugby all the year and bring NZ to final.
Pollard had a great replacement with Libbok
@@andremaube5069 Mo'unga is world class no doubt, but show me someone who had zero warm up games, immediately brought on against the hosts France and help the Boks win three games in a row by a single point not missing a single kick at goal. The man has the solution to global warming in his veins.
@@Hammersteynactually let them think that we arent the best its more satisfying to win that way
While everyone is agape at the razzle dazzle, the best flyhalf has won two world cups (and would probably have won 2015 as well, but for two points), scored two tries on debut against the All Blacks and also won an under 20 world cup. He might still be there in 2027, still outshining the ones you have lauded. Not even a mention? Poor analysis.
who ... did he win SR again and was in the WC final?
Pollard? He was in the honourable mentions?
@@goldenak25 Pollard scored 20 points in the 2019 final, all 12 points in the 2023 final, is the main force currently in the Tigers’ back line and defends exceptionally well. As I said, the All Black twinkle toes and razzle dazzle approach might impress some, but the dependable, solid Pollard approach (not unlike the best, admittedly - Dan Carter) wins cups. Also much like SA’s Naas Botha who sadly missed world cups and was much better than the overhyped Grant Fox. Watch Pollard’s two tries as a young 21 year old against the “mighty” All Blacks at Ellis Park, on debut I think. Amazing player.
@@karlernstbuddenbrock371 I agree Pollard is a fantastic player, horribly underrated, but he did miss a lot of the year due to injury, so I have no problem with Mo'unga getting the spot personally.
Edit: oh and also Pollard was one of the honourable mentions
@@karlernstbuddenbrock371 He has a had pretty decent record over the Saffas for the last 4 years.. Including being one of the key players in that game in SA 2022 when the ABs turned the page and unfortuantely saved fozzies job.. Damn shame hes not staying on under razor as he knows how to use him at 10 and not held back by fozzies dual pivot strat with barret. Pollard accuracy at kicking is better but every other key factor that you want a 10 Mounga has over Pollard, and it looks like a neutral with better rugby knowledge than you, Squidge concurs ... Thanks for reluctantly admitting that Dan C was the best 10 that must have been really hard to type that one lol!
If Dupont were so great, surely France would have won something meaningful. Especially given the talent around him. Either he's overrated or he's not a great teammate and/or captain.
Silly, you can have outstanding individuals but it's a team game that requires a great team around individuals. The Springboks were the best team and clearly deployed the best tactics and approach overseen by Rassie and Jacques. Take the scrum off the mark - great decision by Rassie. How much does Dupont have in influencing the scrum? Very little. Or swapping out the running half backs for Faf and Pollard to close the game out and out kick France who lost their one and only FH? That's up to the coaches and the team strategy. How much does Dupont influence that for France?
People don't single handedly win world cups, they need the team and tactics behind them. Dan Carter is a great that made game winning moments, but surrounded by other greats in McCaw, Kaino, Nonu etc to create the platform for those moments. He also lost 2007's QF. By that point he was already considered one of the best fly halves to ever play, a QF loss didn't change that.
France have won meaningful titles - six nations, beaten SH in autumn series. Dupont himself has won meaningful accolades - player of the year twice aready. The world cup is a tough one to take and only just lost by a point after losing their main fly half. But the coaches were out thought. Dupont is still a great player
Man, Dupont won literally everything except the world cup (lost by a single point in a controversial match with a broken cheek)
Chill, he is good.
Jesus bru, calm down. You talk so fast i get stressed out just listening
if only youtube had an easily accessible playback speed setting... oh wait.
@@huzcerhahaa
Wayne Barnes ? the best referee ? He is terrible, he is obviously not objective. I'm not sure why, but maybe his mother was $hagged by an Paddy in the 1970s and because of this he bears a grudge. Its obvious that he bears a massive grudge against Ireland. We would heave a collective groan in Ireland when we heard that Barnes was the Ref. He is not fair and impartial when it comes to Ireland. Once again, I don't know why, maybe he begrudges the fact that in 2024 we have an economy and the UK doesn't. But for whatever the reason he should never have been allowed to ref a game involving Ireland, its obvious that he is biased and has impaired judgement. Good riddance and I hope he enjoys his long overdue retirement from trying to ref Rugby games.
Ford?? 😂😂😂😂 oh Squidge, maybe stop watching so much women’s rugby eh.
Dupont, can do anything, but win a World Cup. Faf has two World Cup medals now by the way 😏
Well Dupont has a European Cup while Faf has none. How is that ? Maybe because a game is 15 men vs 15 men. Or phrase it like that again: 8 + 8 + 8 > 10 + 2 + 2
But Faf hasn't won his World Cups on his own
Rugby is a team sport
Squidgey, are you no longer Welsh(you sound English)? Wayne Barnes best ever...? Really? Hes good, maybe the current best but Nigel Owens was better & IMO best of professional era. Nigel ruled to the spirit of the laws. Wayne, being English, always ruled to the letter but occasionally Nigel contradicted the letter but never the spirit of the laws. Honourable mention Wayne Ericsson -Aus. Legends: Paddy O'Brian & Colin Hawke who invented yelling instructions to the players pre professionalism.
Agree. Wayne was the best in the world in 2023. But Nigel was in a class of his own. Both were also excellent people and great ambassadors for their sport.
@@isakniehaus8377 agree, as a Kiwi, WB & 2007 leaves a bad taste in my mouth particularly as a RWC. But it was very early in his career & he did good since (i was looking, closely). 2023 was out of WBs hands, RCs used to be rare & should be. That said i worry about the hate speech from keyboard warriors, we need a ref or no game. I do miss Nigel, he had a feel for the game rarely seen, of the 10 best test i've seen Nigel ref-ed 7.
After sharing a different opinion to what you (and it seems a lot of your current subs) share I got taken to task in the comments. Fair game. But I prefer my sport to be without politics and left
ight wing talking points. As such, this is au revoir Squidge.
Thanks for all the entertainment (especially around 2019 which was the high point for me of this channel). Best of luck and I hope you get that pesky copy mark strikes sorted out. I have removed my subscription now.
It really is fine to have different teams for men and woman, it isn't a crime against humanity and it has given woman the opportunity to get the exposure and show their skills. It is just an opinion, not something that requires a death sentence.
#metoo. I'm outta here.
Man is an expert at alienating his fanbase. Thats why his channel is slowly leaking views.
I think these videos are pointless to be honest. I like you and I really love your videos mate . But I just have to say that I completely disagree with you. The best fly half, the best scrum half or the best 15 of the world is pure bullshit. It should be all South Africa….. there you go… you win it all, goodnight. Don’t you want your team of the year to win the ultimate prize, like if they didn’t…. You would be a bit gutted…. My team just wasn’t good enough to win this time, cause you didn’t, you didn’t win the rugby World Cup. The springboks won the rugby World Cup. Because they had the best team in any position and they have the proof. I’ll put my money on SA vs world 15 any day mate
Lol chill,
South Africa lost to Ireland, clearly didn't deserve their win against France, almost lost to the worst England team in history and almost lost to the All Blacks with 15-14 players.
You've won, yes, but in no way have you clearly dominated the competition.
Sometimes you have to remain humble in victory
What an idiot . You do you my boy .
The relentless wokeness, the northern hemisphere bias, and the lack of understanding of and respect for the southern hemisphere teams (ie, the people who, unlike you, your country men, and your bloody awful referee actually know how to play the game) has got to the point where I have to say bye bye. Unsubscribed. I found you very entertaining last world cup, but this one - no thanks.
Please don't mix MEN' and WOMEN'S rugby.
Relax bro
Agree, don't mix Rugby and Women's rugby.
Oh noo women's rugby exists what shall you do.
@@ghostguin1398 Just keep them separate.
Honestly anyone would think half the time was dedicated to women's rugby with that comment.
Barnes was shit 👎🏽
That must be why so many rugby players have so much regard and respect for him.
I think it was more so the tmo than Barnes. I do think the ABs won the rwc tho and that's from an aussie
No you’re just a little baby who can’t handle losing
@@Chmb99 of course you do, you've always been the ABs' assholes
@@agwasp dumb argument, some players also thought was Foster was good coach and we all know how that turned out.