This was taken waaaay out of context, Handré was injured for 4 months so Rassie was worried about Pollard’s match sharpness and that is the only reason Rassie backed Manie over Handré .
@@chipperjaunte "Kicking experience" hahahaha... how long has Manie been a goal kicker? Many, MANY years. It is not his experience that is lacking, it's his BMT that is lacking. Pollard is a much better, reliable flyhalf.
@@chipperjaunte Naas always says that you shouldn't go against history. Look at our history and World Cup history. How many test series against the Lions and World Cups have been won by a deadly goalkicker? In ten World Cup finals only 19 tries have been scored. That means 71% off all points scored in World Cup finals are from the kicking tee. That makes it very obvious that having a reliable goalkicker in a World Cup final is extremely important if not the most important.
You make a very good point. We forget how detailed these gameplans are. I have seen one page from an u20 Springboks gamebook. The detail was unbelievable and nothing is left up to the player to decide what he is going to do. Everybody in the team knows exactly what the ball carrier is going to do so they can react faster. Roos didn't shine at the Sharks, moved and became URC player of tbe year. Libbok played at the Bulls and Sharks, wasn't very impressive, moved and became a Springbok. It happens to many players, if not the majority. Pollard dominated the 2019 World Cup final. He managed the game perfectly. The most points scored in a World Cup final is 35 and we scored 32, the third most in history. Still it wasn't good enough for some. Nothing except history making and world record breaking is acceptable for some. It is insanity to argue like that. I believe Pollard can play an attacking game. People forget, Pollard is a very attacking player. Rassie changed the gameplan right when Pollard got injured. I honestly believe had Pollard not got injured Manie never would have taken over as first choice.
The series CLEARLY was recorded prior to Pollard winning the '23 RWC in the knock out rounds for Rassie. 😅 I love Mannie but never understood what he means by "if Mannie is kicking well then he's excellent" well, if Pollards kicking well he's also excellent. The MAIN differences between the two players can be brought back to Stormers vs La Rochaile last weekend. Pollard wins it when it matters.
You know the craze thing is after two RWC back to back I'm still so confused on why nobody has even mentioned Faf. If anyone is underated it would be Faf. His passes are PIN POINT game winning passes. We need to talk about Faf more.
There is no contest, what Pollard has forgotten, Manie still needs to learn. Pollard has ice in his veins, he thrives under pressure, whereas Manie sinks.
Coming from the Eastern Cape, we love running rugby, running flyhalves, a step, dummy and flair. During 80 minutes of rugby you aren't sure how many penalties can come your way but when you have a baller you stand a better chance of creating more. Perhaps the analysis should look to how many tries and backline chances either flyhalf creates because truth be told, we all love tries more than penalties. What I would like to see is a similar thing that used to happen during the Boks in the 95 and post era where Stransky was the flyhalf and Hennie le Roux along with Andre Joubert also got into the kicking. At the 2019 RWC Pollard would slot in at 12 in the games against lower quality opposition while Jantjies ran the line. I liked what he offered, but in bigger tests we don't play Handre there because we use the inside centre as "gatecrasher" rather than a space creator. Imagine when you can mix it up, during a play or at particular scrums in different parts of the pitch for different effect. Mannie is way more unpredictable vs Pollard in open play. Handre is like having an Old Mutual policy when it comes to the tee. I know its going to cash out when I need it. Going forward, if we can get more experience into Willemse (kicking included), rotation in the same match between Pollard and Libbok you have three flyhalves that change or enhance the game for us is ways beyond comprehension, all can be 10's and then somewhere else. Handre and Manie's rugby DNA is cut from different cloth's from different regions and differed styles and different mindsets. There were times when Manie, with the arsenal at his disposal made our backline look like it could be better than the All Blacks, we just haven't been blessed with running 10's ever and we don't know how to see that and appreciate at Springbok level. What Rassie did by not playing Manie in the final was genius because he saved him from expectation and potential confidence destruction, and to give him another 4 years to be that other difference we are going to need as teams believe they figure us out as we chase the sun for the third time (Hopefully Eskom will keep us in the sun then). That All Black attack coach is going to "mildly" touch himself when he starts humming with the crazy talent we have back there, and his running rugby ideas will flow more naturally with Manie than Handre. Natural rhythm is a dancer, that is Manie's massive asset over Handre. It allows him to "remix" on the spot. They said Campese could step, you can take his best stepping clips (excluding tries) and compare vs any of the following boks, Kolbe, Paulse, Habana, Moodie, Arendse, Mapimpi and Dyantyi and see what I mean. If Grant Williams evolves to the next 9 for 2027, he is going to need a good dance partner next to him. My 5cents.
The way SA plays, the one thing that you do know or at least expect is to get quite a few penalties. Our game is framed on exerting pressure on the opposition and that is why we are comfortable playing without the ball. There is always going to be a few infringements by the opposition, not to mention possible scrum penalties. Stated differently, you know against good opposition that you likely to get far more penalty opportunities than decisive try opportunities. The reality is that 4 penalties (or whatever the number that was missed in the Ireland game) is worth more than 2 tries that are not converted. In order to score a try, the flyhalf is only 1 piece in a complex puzzle and where it is normal for one of the pieces in the puzzle to fail, so the role of the flyhalf with try scoring is somewhat diminished. The same does not apply with kicking for goals or touch, where the flyhalf is the only cog in the wheel.
@@johnjames6620 very true John, forgive me for my forward looking perspective because the pressure is always going to be a part of it, I did say that for 2027 it is going to be a difference. As you do state, "the pressure" and physicality has been been the bread and butter of the Boks DNA and is nothing new now to world rugby now. Its always guaranteed, always present and always expected. I was looking towards how we evolve and that greater use of the backs is pretty much the final frontier to a complete play of rugby for us. When the laws try to cancel legal use and genetic advantages our team has, we have to look to what we have, and is not as exquisitely used as the mankrag we posses. Pressure can be countered if you know how to, we just haven't been beat yet. In the way that our defense is so strong that we can get up and grab a beer while defending in our 22 or 5 yard line more than we could before. Cheers man.
As shown in France, winning margins at the highest level are very close. Pollard certainly first choice, with Libby en perhaps Nohamba who you had spoken about before in the 10 slot..
Manie is a better defender, better attacker, better distributor of the ball, better tactical kicking...Pollard only beats him in kicking of the TEE. Thing is, that is the main thing of being a fly half.
Don’t know what game you are watching. Manie is a great player don’t get me wrong , but he is very inconsistent. Pollard is the best flyhalf we have ever had defensively. Pollard is also the Rugby Player with the most BMT we have probably ever seen .
@@user-pt3es2rd4c I belive Handre is immensely under-rated. Should at the very least have been nominated last year for SA Player of the Year! The reality is SA would not have won the RWC were it not for the success of his pressure kicks. Whilst he didn't play all matches at the 2023 RWC, his 12 from 12 goals kicks is still a massive achievement especially as some of those kicks were win-decisive. We saw how the NZ kickers folded under pressure in the final.
@@johnjames6620pollard won jr w cup for sa and captain, world u20 player of the year by WRugby. He is rated as best flyhalf we ever had and one of the best paid rugby players. Manie is talented but not in Polly s leage
@@victorswart7411 One just had the feeling at the RWC that Mannie was hoping that SA wouldn't get penalties whereas Pollard relished any opportunity to kick for goal from wherever on the pitch. The same mindset applied with Morne, who urged John Smit to let him (rather than Frans Steyn) slot the final goal attempt against the B&I Lions, despite the distance favoring Frans. You don't have this kind of mindset unless you are very confident.
In my opinion, Pollard is the better fly half. His overall game is very solid and his shots at goal is way better than Libbok. The other aspect where Pollard exceeds Libbok, is the line kicks. Libbok hardly reach 25 meters, where Pollard easily do 45 meters plus. In conclusion, I have to say that playing as a forward in my day, there is nothing more demotivating as a goal kicker missing constantly after hard grinding work up front. The players need to be confident that their goal kicker wil put the points on the board when it is there for the taking. Not having to make a circle and hope and pray he gets it over. But if Libbok can really work on his goal kicking, he will be a good fly half to take over from Pollard one day.
LIBBOK is the best catch-pass-run and punting flyhalf we have had since NAAS BOTHA. Sounds nuts, but it's true. I hope they take Manie to the MONTY school of kicking and they simplify his movements. He strikes it great, just needs to tweak it.
@@user-qe1tv1bu2f come clever boy .. give me another name. You didn't even notice that that I called NAAS a running flyhalf... Which is what he was. Phenomenal hands, speed and pass. Few people seem to grasp that.
@@mvubu6823 Going back to that era of rugby we were the best in the world outright. Even the all blacks were behind us in games . If Pollard had not taken over we would have lost to France, England and the ABs. The point is he is light years ahead of libbok period. Joel stranskie, Henry honiball, too many to mention laddie. Steyns, endless.jantjies was also a cock up
2 w cups, 2019 most points in competition. 2023 every kick was iver 100% record. No Pollard no wcup win. He has ice in his veins when it matters he delivers. Goid defender good at being a general. Manie is a good playmaker but his kicking at crucial times wil be his downfall. Happened for Stormers this weekend.
it's a matter of pressure mate! Faf and Cheslin were kicking with 95% accuracy during training (and I am sure also Libbok does)... then playing France and Ireland in November and in the WC they were missing all the kicks... Polly 13/13... it's just your ability to manage stress, to be in the zone...you can't train that unfortunately
The differnce between Manie & Pollard could be seen in the English game...Pollard is a player for high pressure games....he gets better the tougher the game.gets..Pollard played under 20 world cup whilst still at school...Pollard will walk into any top test countries nr 10 spot...including the All blacks...look at him playing for Leicester...Manie is verrrry good...but he can learn a few things from Pollard
it's how they perform under pressure... not so easy to practice that. You are born with the ability of performing under pressure...or not. Put Manie and Polly kicking 50 shots in a training... I bet Manie will score more than Polly... make them kick the winning shot in a tight test game...well we have seen the difference
If you do NOT have a person that can kick to the poles you cannot win a game. If it was not for Handre we would have lost some games. Mane has caused Boks to loose some games a lot of points were wasted by missing the poles
@@jacqloock Previously we had the situation where Ruan Pienaar was being selected over Morne Steyn and then he would miss his goal kicks! It must be very soul destroying for the other players who work hard to get a penalty only to see it go to waste.
@@johnjames6620 Rassie was personally involved a Lions series we lost scoring three tries to nil but spraying goalkicks all over Durban. I don’t get it.
He doesn't have to be Pollie, he just needs to match him where he is better. No one is asking for Pollard to add to his skillset what Manie has in his locker. Manie's appeal to Saffas is how different his style of play is to Pollard. The not on par (especially at test level) kicking is evident to anyone who loves rugby not just watches his/her rugby. We also have many Springboks who have proved that the game can be played without bulk at the highest level, him adding more weight is not going to get the kicks that we worry about the most over, he has a lean muscle build.
Pollard is the best kicker at post. That is where it ends. Many a lot quicker. Far better paaser of the ball. Reeds the game far better than Pollard. Pollard ñot a great paaser of the ball.
When you talk about stats, give us more than just number of kicks. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the video but give strengths/weaknesses, defenders beaten, running metres, battle stats. Imo it was a weak argument with no real substance. You can make a decision on a story where kicking is the only talking point. You are lying to us if you say you are doing an analysis and you don't give it depth. Without depth you are just a talking head...
@@TipOfAfrica0010 Could be, but taking libbok off and remaining in that position till WC win was a phenomenal difference in execution of direction. Of course the kicking was enormously better too. Brain power is key to these elements old chap.💥😂😂🏉
This was taken waaaay out of context, Handré was injured for 4 months so Rassie was worried about Pollard’s match sharpness and that is the only reason Rassie backed Manie over Handré .
Exactly, libbock is light years off in game play
difference between Libok and Handre is the gameplan
Kicking experience, and Manie's over all game is better that's all pollard has over him
@@chipperjaunte "Kicking experience" hahahaha... how long has Manie been a goal kicker? Many, MANY years. It is not his experience that is lacking, it's his BMT that is lacking. Pollard is a much better, reliable flyhalf.
Difference is BMT. Simple
@@chipperjaunte Naas always says that you shouldn't go against history. Look at our history and World Cup history. How many test series against the Lions and World Cups have been won by a deadly goalkicker?
In ten World Cup finals only 19 tries have been scored. That means 71% off all points scored in World Cup finals are from the kicking tee. That makes it very obvious that having a reliable goalkicker in a World Cup final is extremely important if not the most important.
You make a very good point. We forget how detailed these gameplans are.
I have seen one page from an u20 Springboks gamebook. The detail was unbelievable and nothing is left up to the player to decide what he is going to do. Everybody in the team knows exactly what the ball carrier is going to do so they can react faster.
Roos didn't shine at the Sharks, moved and became URC player of tbe year. Libbok played at the Bulls and Sharks, wasn't very impressive, moved and became a Springbok. It happens to many players, if not the majority.
Pollard dominated the 2019 World Cup final. He managed the game perfectly. The most points scored in a World Cup final is 35 and we scored 32, the third most in history. Still it wasn't good enough for some. Nothing except history making and world record breaking is acceptable for some. It is insanity to argue like that.
I believe Pollard can play an attacking game. People forget, Pollard is a very attacking player. Rassie changed the gameplan right when Pollard got injured. I honestly believe had Pollard not got injured Manie never would have taken over as first choice.
The series CLEARLY was recorded prior to Pollard winning the '23 RWC in the knock out rounds for Rassie. 😅 I love Mannie but never understood what he means by "if Mannie is kicking well then he's excellent" well, if Pollards kicking well he's also excellent. The MAIN differences between the two players can be brought back to Stormers vs La Rochaile last weekend. Pollard wins it when it matters.
I like winning so Pollard. But hey, to each their own.
Just don’t blame the players or the ref if you lose because YOU chose to snipe with a shotgun
You know the craze thing is after two RWC back to back I'm still so confused on why nobody has even mentioned Faf. If anyone is underated it would be Faf. His passes are PIN POINT game winning passes. We need to talk about Faf more.
There is no contest, what Pollard has forgotten, Manie still needs to learn. Pollard has ice in his veins, he thrives under pressure, whereas Manie sinks.
So it's Pollard who has forgotten? Is Pollard competing with Manie or is he trying to win us W.C🤔
@@RadientZAR5749 Read the comment again.... S L O W L Y... I see comprehension is not your strong point.
@@Alias-gy3tz resort to belittling, that's quite dignified of you.
Coming from the Eastern Cape, we love running rugby, running flyhalves, a step, dummy and flair. During 80 minutes of rugby you aren't sure how many penalties can come your way but when you have a baller you stand a better chance of creating more. Perhaps the analysis should look to how many tries and backline chances either flyhalf creates because truth be told, we all love tries more than penalties. What I would like to see is a similar thing that used to happen during the Boks in the 95 and post era where Stransky was the flyhalf and Hennie le Roux along with Andre Joubert also got into the kicking.
At the 2019 RWC Pollard would slot in at 12 in the games against lower quality opposition while Jantjies ran the line. I liked what he offered, but in bigger tests we don't play Handre there because we use the inside centre as "gatecrasher" rather than a space creator. Imagine when you can mix it up, during a play or at particular scrums in different parts of the pitch for different effect. Mannie is way more unpredictable vs Pollard in open play. Handre is like having an Old Mutual policy when it comes to the tee. I know its going to cash out when I need it. Going forward, if we can get more experience into Willemse (kicking included), rotation in the same match between Pollard and Libbok you have three flyhalves that change or enhance the game for us is ways beyond comprehension, all can be 10's and then somewhere else.
Handre and Manie's rugby DNA is cut from different cloth's from different regions and differed styles and different mindsets. There were times when Manie, with the arsenal at his disposal made our backline look like it could be better than the All Blacks, we just haven't been blessed with running 10's ever and we don't know how to see that and appreciate at Springbok level.
What Rassie did by not playing Manie in the final was genius because he saved him from expectation and potential confidence destruction, and to give him another 4 years to be that other difference we are going to need as teams believe they figure us out as we chase the sun for the third time (Hopefully Eskom will keep us in the sun then). That All Black attack coach is going to "mildly" touch himself when he starts humming with the crazy talent we have back there, and his running rugby ideas will flow more naturally with Manie than Handre.
Natural rhythm is a dancer, that is Manie's massive asset over Handre. It allows him to "remix" on the spot. They said Campese could step, you can take his best stepping clips (excluding tries) and compare vs any of the following boks, Kolbe, Paulse, Habana, Moodie, Arendse, Mapimpi and Dyantyi and see what I mean. If Grant Williams evolves to the next 9 for 2027, he is going to need a good dance partner next to him. My 5cents.
The way SA plays, the one thing that you do know or at least expect is to get quite a few penalties. Our game is framed on exerting pressure on the opposition and that is why we are comfortable playing without the ball. There is always going to be a few infringements by the opposition, not to mention possible scrum penalties.
Stated differently, you know against good opposition that you likely to get far more penalty opportunities than decisive try opportunities. The reality is that 4 penalties (or whatever the number that was missed in the Ireland game) is worth more than 2 tries that are not converted.
In order to score a try, the flyhalf is only 1 piece in a complex puzzle and where it is normal for one of the pieces in the puzzle to fail, so the role of the flyhalf with try scoring is somewhat diminished. The same does not apply with kicking for goals or touch, where the flyhalf is the only cog in the wheel.
@@johnjames6620 very true John, forgive me for my forward looking perspective because the pressure is always going to be a part of it, I did say that for 2027 it is going to be a difference. As you do state, "the pressure" and physicality has been been the bread and butter of the Boks DNA and is nothing new now to world rugby now. Its always guaranteed, always present and always expected. I was looking towards how we evolve and that greater use of the backs is pretty much the final frontier to a complete play of rugby for us. When the laws try to cancel legal use and genetic advantages our team has, we have to look to what we have, and is not as exquisitely used as the mankrag we posses. Pressure can be countered if you know how to, we just haven't been beat yet. In the way that our defense is so strong that we can get up and grab a beer while defending in our 22 or 5 yard line more than we could before. Cheers man.
And here is a coloured pumping up coloureds. Pollard is light years ahead of libbok
Baie mooi uiteen gesit stem saam. Go Springboks for the treble+a grandslam
@@sibamfabe8933 Thanks. I hear you.
Manie is a Centre/Wing playing Flyhalf.
Yes he is good with ball in hand but a flyhalf is a kicker first...the rest comes second.
Kicking off the tea ?
Your 10 does not have to be your kicker. I think Fienber Mgomazulu the next best thing
As shown in France, winning margins at the highest level are very close. Pollard certainly first choice, with Libby en perhaps Nohamba who you had spoken about before in the 10 slot..
Ngomezulu is the next Boks flyhalf in my opinion... after Polly will win the third WC in 2027 ;)
Manie is a better defender, better attacker, better distributor of the ball, better tactical kicking...Pollard only beats him in kicking of the TEE. Thing is, that is the main thing of being a fly half.
well said , that's bottom line , if Manie can kick under pressure he will be great
Don’t know what game you are watching. Manie is a great player don’t get me wrong , but he is very inconsistent. Pollard is the best flyhalf we have ever had defensively. Pollard is also the Rugby Player with the most BMT we have probably ever seen .
@@user-pt3es2rd4c I belive Handre is immensely under-rated. Should at the very least have been nominated last year for SA Player of the Year! The reality is SA would not have won the RWC were it not for the success of his pressure kicks. Whilst he didn't play all matches at the 2023 RWC, his 12 from 12 goals kicks is still a massive achievement especially as some of those kicks were win-decisive. We saw how the NZ kickers folded under pressure in the final.
@@johnjames6620pollard won jr w cup for sa and captain, world u20 player of the year by WRugby. He is rated as best flyhalf we ever had and one of the best paid rugby players. Manie is talented but not in Polly s leage
@@victorswart7411 One just had the feeling at the RWC that Mannie was hoping that SA wouldn't get penalties whereas Pollard relished any opportunity to kick for goal from wherever on the pitch. The same mindset applied with Morne, who urged John Smit to let him (rather than Frans Steyn) slot the final goal attempt against the B&I Lions, despite the distance favoring Frans. You don't have this kind of mindset unless you are very confident.
Currently - Pollard. Long term - Libbok (if he gets his place kicking up to standard required …….)
In my opinion, Pollard is the better fly half. His overall game is very solid and his shots at goal is way better than Libbok. The other aspect where Pollard exceeds Libbok, is the line kicks. Libbok hardly reach 25 meters, where Pollard easily do 45 meters plus. In conclusion, I have to say that playing as a forward in my day, there is nothing more demotivating as a goal kicker missing constantly after hard grinding work up front. The players need to be confident that their goal kicker wil put the points on the board when it is there for the taking. Not having to make a circle and hope and pray he gets it over. But if Libbok can really work on his goal kicking, he will be a good fly half to take over from Pollard one day.
Pollard wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better
Manie better in many aspects!!!!!!
I dnt like the competition between two or more player's on the same position Pollard and Manie is both good players
Please I dnt want competition handre and Manie as well but stop people compete with each other
Pollard Is World Class 100% kicking At Poles
LIBBOK is the best catch-pass-run and punting flyhalf we have had since NAAS BOTHA. Sounds nuts, but it's true.
I hope they take Manie to the MONTY school of kicking and they simplify his movements. He strikes it great, just needs to tweak it.
Hahahaha 😂 when a vubu speaks with a zero rugby heritage background, you can put Ur money onit safely it will be kak advice, and it is
@@user-qe1tv1bu2f come clever boy .. give me another name.
You didn't even notice that that I called NAAS a running flyhalf... Which is what he was. Phenomenal hands, speed and pass. Few people seem to grasp that.
@@mvubu6823
Going back to that era of rugby we were the best in the world outright. Even the all blacks were behind us in games .
If Pollard had not taken over we would have lost to France, England and the ABs. The point is he is light years ahead of libbok period. Joel stranskie, Henry honiball, too many to mention laddie. Steyns, endless.jantjies was also a cock up
@@mvubu6823 Haai!! don't lash with imvubu! No whipping, debate.
Shame the game is not like it was in the 70s-80s...Manie was born 40 years too late unfortunately for him
Except in knock out games
2 w cups, 2019 most points in competition. 2023 every kick was iver 100% record. No Pollard no wcup win. He has ice in his veins when it matters he delivers. Goid defender good at being a general. Manie is a good playmaker but his kicking at crucial times wil be his downfall. Happened for Stormers this weekend.
We need Hanry who is more reliable
How difficult is it to improve kicking off the tee?
it's a matter of pressure mate! Faf and Cheslin were kicking with 95% accuracy during training (and I am sure also Libbok does)... then playing France and Ireland in November and in the WC they were missing all the kicks... Polly 13/13... it's just your ability to manage stress, to be in the zone...you can't train that unfortunately
Aftrer yesterday against Ospreys. Someone need to talk to Manny. He lost the stormers the game
That 13-8 was the game plan
Talk shit
U need the best kicker in your team period: pollard!
The differnce between Manie & Pollard could be seen in the English game...Pollard is a player for high pressure games....he gets better the tougher the game.gets..Pollard played under 20 world cup whilst still at school...Pollard will walk into any top test countries nr 10 spot...including the All blacks...look at him playing for Leicester...Manie is verrrry good...but he can learn a few things from Pollard
Funny I watched leinster v Leceister and Pollard completely disappeared in the second half
Manie should practice his kicks
it's how they perform under pressure... not so easy to practice that. You are born with the ability of performing under pressure...or not. Put Manie and Polly kicking 50 shots in a training... I bet Manie will score more than Polly... make them kick the winning shot in a tight test game...well we have seen the difference
If you do NOT have a person that can kick to the poles you cannot win a game. If it was not for Handre we would have lost some games. Mane has caused Boks to loose some games a lot of points were wasted by missing the poles
No reff runs away from play and ask if the ball is out its hes duty to be there to dee if its out not run away from the play
mane brilliant pollard brilliants still the best we got mane young now experience with old and new why r we debating this
Pollard
Rassie prefers Pollard over Manie. It was clear for the entire world to see.
If this was to be believed, it would be said for S.A
for five six y do we put great fly half against each other everybody knows we as south africans we got a shit load more
I would go with Handre every day of the week.
And twice on a Saturday
@@jacqloock Previously we had the situation where Ruan Pienaar was being selected over Morne Steyn and then he would miss his goal kicks! It must be very soul destroying for the other players who work hard to get a penalty only to see it go to waste.
@@johnjames6620 Rassie was personally involved a Lions series we lost scoring three tries to nil but spraying goalkicks all over Durban. I don’t get it.
Will this be the fall of Rassie?
Atleast ad 5more kg to his physique
Why did they not let kobe kick
I love Manie Libbok vut he will never be a Pollard yes he is still young but not eniugh experience
He doesn't have to be Pollie, he just needs to match him where he is better. No one is asking for Pollard to add to his skillset what Manie has in his locker. Manie's appeal to Saffas is how different his style of play is to Pollard. The not on par (especially at test level) kicking is evident to anyone who loves rugby not just watches his/her rugby. We also have many Springboks who have proved that the game can be played without bulk at the highest level, him adding more weight is not going to get the kicks that we worry about the most over, he has a lean muscle build.
No he is not...untill he gets that few kilos
Pollard is the best kicker at post. That is where it ends. Many a lot quicker. Far better paaser of the ball. Reeds the game far better than Pollard. Pollard ñot a great paaser of the ball.
You don't know what you are talking about
And Rassie is busy is start to slip
no one
When you talk about stats, give us more than just number of kicks.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the video but give strengths/weaknesses, defenders beaten, running metres, battle stats.
Imo it was a weak argument with no real substance. You can make a decision on a story where kicking is the only talking point.
You are lying to us if you say you are doing an analysis and you don't give it depth. Without depth you are just a talking head...
Difference is pollard has a brain.
what a stupid statement...
@@TipOfAfrica0010
Could be, but taking libbok off and remaining in that position till WC win was a phenomenal difference in execution of direction.
Of course the kicking was enormously better too. Brain power is key to these elements old chap.💥😂😂🏉