@Karma-qt4ji literally, I'm a Scot and seeing them beat us actually made me proud, they've come so far in the past few years and are now an exciting team!
Hi Squidge - great video as always. With regard to the individual trophies mentioned in the first few minutes: it would be so great to see you talk about the Raeburn Shield in one of your future videos (or perhaps dedicate a video to it - wink wink). The idea of the Raeburn would be to have a lineal, title-holders trophy that stretches back to the first international in 1871 - similar to New Zealand's Ranfurly Shield. As with the individual trophies within the Rugby Championship, the Raeburn would not create more matches, but does add a level of motivation and prestige to existing matches given that there is even more to play for. The shield does not exist yet, but having someone with your influence give it a mention would hopefully get the ball rolling. Cheers, and keep up the good work.
I do worry about the prospect of playing Will Jordan at Fullback, he just isn't up to scratch defensively or in terms of his kicking game, it definitely showed against Australia last year when he spent almost the entire game out of position, it shows in Super Rugby but at those lower levels it doesn't get punished the way it would against a good test side.
Great job 👏 , I would love if you acknowledged the fact that Argentine has 1 semi-pro player on playing against NZ as they are the only tier 1 team with no professional ligue.
Top video. People don't realise NZ's peculiar record at Wellington. Lost to the Lions, SA (36-34), drew v SA (16-16), drew v Aus (16-16), lost to Ireland. Think they lost to Argentina in Christchurch
TRC and 6 nations is the same. 2nd best trophy. I'd love to see the Boks win it more but I think 4 years of success in the TRC doesn't necessarily mean success at the RWC. So as a South African id take a 3rd RWC in a row easily over 20 years of TRC wins. My opinion
Yeah I think Squidge and co. should/would/could be great for helping to grow the "beautifully ugly" game in America, take it out of the "too hard" basket for up & coming spectators over there. They're probably not short of a dollar to chuck at him for it either. And after that he could go to NASA and teach them how to build rockets!
Rugby championship teams are the most successful in the world cup. So downplaying it's significance is a northern hemisphere way of thinking. The 6 nations is a great tournament but it's completely different from the Rugby championship.
6 nations is way better and way more significant than the rugby championship. That's pretty much a fact. Yes they're the most successful teams in the world, but it's pretty much only in world cups. NZ are the only team that actually show up and perform well consistently outside of world cups. SA have only recently started performing consistently outside of world cups What you said is completely ironic because to a northern hemisphere fan what you said could be considered a southern hemisphere way of thinking This is coming from someone who really likes the rugby championship btw
@@AbeHopwoodrecently? There was a time NZ, S.A and Aus were consistently ranked number 1,2 and 3 year in and year out Aus has fallen from grace in recent years the 6 nations is not better. Look how much better the rugby championship has made Argentina even they made the semi final last year not even Ireland your guys beat team made the semi final
@taraishot100 here's an amazing example for you. Six nations: England:26 Ireland:16 France:18 Italy:0 Scotland:14 Wales:28 The rugby championship: New zealand:20 Australia:4 South Africa:4 Argentina:0 Six nations is way more competitive and is a lot more entertaining. Does it have better teams? At the minute you could argue yes, but historicaly the rugby championship has had better teams I it. But anyway, the six nations is superior because its way more competitive and there's actually some contestion for most titles. Wales especially is way more successful than people think I'm not saying SA or new zealand are bad teams, I'm just saying that their success does not mean the tournament is more exciting. I hate people that say things like "they got an easy pool or they got a lucky draw", but if I'm being completely honest, last year Argentina got a very lucky draw. Their performance against new zealand was a show of that. They even lost to England twice in the same world cup. People also said England got a lucky draw, but I don't agree because they actually did almost beat South africa and at the end of rhe day probably could've beaten South africa, just dropped the bag I the most crucial minutes of that match. England showed up to the important match, Argentina didn't. They were better in the bronze match though, but mainly due to English mistakes. England still won with loads of mistakes though.
@@AbeHopwood Nothing "significant" about watching average teams like Wales Scotland & Italy playing average rugby. Who cares if the results vary when the standard is lower.
Oo Squidge, can ya give us Aussies a break, we're doing our best? Most of us didn't like Falau either but he isn't a reason to continue punishing us...
I agree. Why don't Pumas have the right to play for more trophies.Yes, they don't win all the time when playing the three, but everyone has a right .& the 6 nations trophy hhhmmm what else ....
I'm loving hearing Carreras' name so much in this video. One of my absolute favourite players. Top, top tier for Gloucester. ...not that being top tier for Glos says much at the moment but we take it
Cameron Hanekom is injured. Just saying... Then you have Wiese (not a fan), Roos (not a fan at this level but like him at Stormers), Francke Horn (who seriously deserves a chance, Juarno Augustus (a lot better than most people give him credit for) and Phepsi Buthelezi. Kwagga to me is a bomb squad specialist. I am not going to do the subjective "who's better?" because, well, it's subjective lol. But I will say that there are only a really small handful of players in the Bok camp who have anything close to a certainty of selection. Elrigh was good, so was Dixon. Whether or not they will be rotated to give others an opportunity depends entirely on Rassie and Rassie usually does what none of us expect hahaha.
I am used to you guys talking so fast that I was tempted to play this video with 1.75
I only feel safe at 0.75 when it comes to Squidge Rugby uploads.
@@bosoerjadi2838 for some reason today they sound normal and my comprehension wants them to speed up as usual. I ended up listening with 1.5
I did
@DrKimuntanga it was nice to understand more than a few sentences
Some of the best pronouncers of sacha's surname outside the country. Bless
Them and Tim from Eggchasers make me proud 😂
Thank god
Bro😂!! It is what it is though🤣🤣
True but ask them to pronounce 3.... free
This content is free, how lucky are we!
You can say that again.
Who's watching after RSA slaughtered AUS and ARG inched past NZ on home turf! What an awesome weekend of rugby
😊 best day for rugby this year
@@raymondhorn8041Nah, Italy dominating Wales is still the best.
@@JamestonBoi Tell you what, as a South African and huge Springbok fan, watching Italy play ANYONE this year was a highlight for me!
@Karma-qt4ji literally, I'm a Scot and seeing them beat us actually made me proud, they've come so far in the past few years and are now an exciting team!
Kudos to Argentina but I kinda wished Australia played a bit better. A good Australia team is better for Southern Hemisphere rugby.
Who's here after the Pumas beat the All Blacks?
lol type shit
That pic of siya.....🇿🇦
Thanks for the shout out Robbie 🥰
Wait... you have a CZcams channel?! 🤯
I have stay up and watch this now before kickoff in 7 hours. Life is so hard
It's the cross we bear....😅
Hi Squidge - great video as always. With regard to the individual trophies mentioned in the first few minutes: it would be so great to see you talk about the Raeburn Shield in one of your future videos (or perhaps dedicate a video to it - wink wink).
The idea of the Raeburn would be to have a lineal, title-holders trophy that stretches back to the first international in 1871 - similar to New Zealand's Ranfurly Shield. As with the individual trophies within the Rugby Championship, the Raeburn would not create more matches, but does add a level of motivation and prestige to existing matches given that there is even more to play for.
The shield does not exist yet, but having someone with your influence give it a mention would hopefully get the ball rolling.
Cheers, and keep up the good work.
South Africa and Argentina are always at a disadvantage as they have far further to travel
great preview lads - keep it up
Great preview chaps. Respect from NZ
Smart chat, always interesting, rugby brain insights.
So just quickly, both of you gentlemen are good looking, talented in your chosen realms, and good at RUGBY analysis and punditry.
Just saying
Can't wait for the post 1st weekend analysis....I bet you guys had orgasms watching those games 😜
nice t-shirt
Aristotle Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle
Hobbes was fond of his dram 🤣🤣🤣
Nice format for this video 😊👌🏾
Controversial opinion lads, but this is a great format. I like you working off of each other, and playing the video evidence. Excellent job.
That try of his at 30:00 is the first I saw of him, and I thought that guy is amazing.
I do worry about the prospect of playing Will Jordan at Fullback, he just isn't up to scratch defensively or in terms of his kicking game, it definitely showed against Australia last year when he spent almost the entire game out of position, it shows in Super Rugby but at those lower levels it doesn't get punished the way it would against a good test side.
Great job 👏 , I would love if you acknowledged the fact that Argentine has 1 semi-pro player on playing against NZ as they are the only tier 1 team with no professional ligue.
Actually they've got SLAR which is super rugby for the America's!
@nicholasheale7396 That's not a proper professional league, and none of the national players compete in it.
@@icefarrow7959how many players in leagues through Europe and great Britain?
Sacha is the future. Awesome player.
Love this format 👏👏👏👏👏. Is there a way to include fans in the convo 😅.
All I hear from you squidge is accurate analysis of stats and tactics you could be a great England couch as long as they recognise what you are
He'd rather be a Wales coach though
Squidge dodging doing a video on Australia’s demolition of wales like neo
Any chance we are getting a recap on the Urc final and/or the MLR final?
Top video. People don't realise NZ's peculiar record at Wellington. Lost to the Lions, SA (36-34), drew v SA (16-16), drew v Aus (16-16), lost to Ireland. Think they lost to Argentina in Christchurch
Well.....
I also like Elrigh Louw
Didn't even know about the Freedom cup. I've always thought it was Bledisloe or Bust.
NZ vs SA doesn't need a cup
Thank you so much for your analysis of The Wallabies. I have been deserperate for your opinions on a Joe Schmidt Wallabies
They haven't lost to Argentina in Wellington Squidge!
Well actually… 🤓👆
Don't worry, they will eventually.
Come on the Jumping Goats!!
Squidge was 100% loading the Dupont defense when the Ardie Savea hot take came out in case it was "Ardie is the best player in the world"
TRC and 6 nations is the same. 2nd best trophy. I'd love to see the Boks win it more but I think 4 years of success in the TRC doesn't necessarily mean success at the RWC. So as a South African id take a 3rd RWC in a row easily over 20 years of TRC wins. My opinion
hit the like and subscribe so squidge can repair his favourite trousers
Any chance of an MLR final video?
Why what’s wrong with this video?
Yeah I think Squidge and co. should/would/could be great for helping to grow the "beautifully ugly" game in America, take it out of the "too hard" basket for up & coming spectators over there. They're probably not short
of a dollar to chuck at him for it either. And after that he could go to NASA and teach them how to build rockets!
@@taraishot100 Nothing? I liked the video, I'm just interested in an MLR video as well.
Still no glasgow video?
Hit the notification so quick the South Africans haven’t filled the comments with hate for Dupont yet
Wait. I'm a South African, why do we hate Dupont?
i love du pont and feel he is the messi of rugby so gfy
🥱🥱🥱🥱
@muhammad2086 generally people looking for attention say things like the South Africans hate everyone 🥱 it's boring really
@@sibzism 😢😢😢
Rugby championship teams are the most successful in the world cup. So downplaying it's significance is a northern hemisphere way of thinking.
The 6 nations is a great tournament but it's completely different from the Rugby championship.
6 nations is way better and way more significant than the rugby championship. That's pretty much a fact.
Yes they're the most successful teams in the world, but it's pretty much only in world cups. NZ are the only team that actually show up and perform well consistently outside of world cups. SA have only recently started performing consistently outside of world cups
What you said is completely ironic because to a northern hemisphere fan what you said could be considered a southern hemisphere way of thinking
This is coming from someone who really likes the rugby championship btw
@@AbeHopwoodrecently? There was a time NZ, S.A and Aus were consistently ranked number 1,2 and 3 year in and year out Aus has fallen from grace in recent years the 6 nations is not better. Look how much better the rugby championship has made Argentina even they made the semi final last year not even Ireland your guys beat team made the semi final
@taraishot100 here's an amazing example for you.
Six nations:
England:26
Ireland:16
France:18
Italy:0
Scotland:14
Wales:28
The rugby championship:
New zealand:20
Australia:4
South Africa:4
Argentina:0
Six nations is way more competitive and is a lot more entertaining. Does it have better teams? At the minute you could argue yes, but historicaly the rugby championship has had better teams I it. But anyway, the six nations is superior because its way more competitive and there's actually some contestion for most titles. Wales especially is way more successful than people think
I'm not saying SA or new zealand are bad teams, I'm just saying that their success does not mean the tournament is more exciting.
I hate people that say things like "they got an easy pool or they got a lucky draw", but if I'm being completely honest, last year Argentina got a very lucky draw. Their performance against new zealand was a show of that. They even lost to England twice in the same world cup. People also said England got a lucky draw, but I don't agree because they actually did almost beat South africa and at the end of rhe day probably could've beaten South africa, just dropped the bag I the most crucial minutes of that match. England showed up to the important match, Argentina didn't. They were better in the bronze match though, but mainly due to English mistakes. England still won with loads of mistakes though.
@@AbeHopwood Nothing "significant" about watching average teams like Wales Scotland & Italy playing average rugby. Who cares if the results vary when the standard is lower.
its only the World Cup? Wait, what? - Guess we all love the taste of whats grown in our local soil.
No Glasgow warriors analysis yet :(
Sorry but Ben Earl is not the best tackler in England. It's Underhill.
Oo Squidge, can ya give us Aussies a break, we're doing our best? Most of us didn't like Falau either but he isn't a reason to continue punishing us...
I agree. Why don't Pumas have the right to play for more trophies.Yes, they don't win all the time when playing the three, but everyone has a right .& the 6 nations trophy hhhmmm what else ....
Beauden being relegated to the bench these past few years is an unforgivable sin
Is there a Falklands cup between England and Argentina?
haha
How about the "Bangers & Empanadas Cup"?
If NZ build around star players, it will bite them in World Cup. Risk too high. But i don't think they will. They are always a team.
Wait ,"we"?
I think the freedom cup should be renamed to something less generic 😢
I'm loving hearing Carreras' name so much in this video. One of my absolute favourite players. Top, top tier for Gloucester.
...not that being top tier for Glos says much at the moment but we take it
You guys should ask the sponsors how much they'd pay you to wear the scum caps in your videos for a year...
No preaching of THE MESSAGE.
How refreshing
Early 👀👀
2nd
RSA to drop 1 test vs AUS and 1 vs NZ, means NZ win it again
Eish this must be a bit embarrassing after today😂
Lol, that didn't age well, mate.
1st
I’d like to think that Elrich Louw will be the Boks first choice 8 after this first rugby championship game against Australia.
Cameron Hanekom is injured. Just saying...
Then you have Wiese (not a fan), Roos (not a fan at this level but like him at Stormers), Francke Horn (who seriously deserves a chance, Juarno Augustus (a lot better than most people give him credit for) and Phepsi Buthelezi. Kwagga to me is a bomb squad specialist.
I am not going to do the subjective "who's better?" because, well, it's subjective lol. But I will say that there are only a really small handful of players in the Bok camp who have anything close to a certainty of selection.
Elrigh was good, so was Dixon. Whether or not they will be rotated to give others an opportunity depends entirely on Rassie and Rassie usually does what none of us expect hahaha.