Schalk has a mindset like no other. When Jerome Kaino - the hardest all black - says SB is the toughest player he's ever come up against says everything.
I met him years back when he started playing rugby, I think he hadn't play for the Boks yet, but knew it was only a matter of time. What a humble nice guy. He introduced himself with a big friendly smile, great manners. Schalk you legend!
He does an online show with Jean De Villiers called 'Use It Or Lose It,' where they interview various SA Rugby players past and present. Highly recommend it.
'86? That was the rebel 'Cavaliers' squad which was not officially backed by the NZRU, did not officially represent the All Blacks brand and risked banishment from sport in NZ.
When the rest of the world turned their backs on South Africa and the Boks during apartheid, they (even though they were only masquerading as the Cavaliers) made the effort to play us. Respect, we will never forget that and that is why we have such a great rivalry, because of the spirit it embodies.
Your dad didn’t play the All Blacks in 86. That was an unofficial New Zealand team called the Cavaliers. It was missing key players such as John Kirwan who was at that stage far and away the best winger in the world.
Only two players from the NZ '85 squad (Kirwan and Kirk) didn't join the Cavaliers. Eight of the starting 15 of the WC '87 final were in the Cavaliers. Coached by Colin Meads. You can call it what you want, that was an All Black team and they lost that tour 3-1.
He wasn't the best winger In the world, he didn't face the Boks. That also holds for the AB RWC wins before the Boks reemerged. Look at that picture now.
@@petes9524 He did play against the Boks in 92 and scored a great try. For a few years Kirwan was the best winger in the world, no question. As for boasting about the Boks. You now have won 5 rugby championships/tri nations. NZ have won 20!! Check the wins for and against between NZ and SA. Do you even know anything about the game.
@@SuperEdge67 one test isn't facing the Boks Boet. Your best ever winger Jonah Lomu never scored a try against the Boks. It seems it's you who doesn't know rugby.From 1928 to 1996 the Boks led in tests and series won. After re-entry with political and managerial problems the AB's,with excellent teams, reigned top dog in matches won except for the most important, the RWC. The pendulum has now swung back and the Boks are the leading rugby power with NZ third after Ireland and possibly fourth if the Argies keep improving. Those are the facts, no bragging involved.
The passion, pride and respect is totally mutual.
The greatest rivalry in rugby
Schalk has a mindset like no other. When Jerome Kaino - the hardest all black - says SB is the toughest player he's ever come up against says everything.
Obviously he can’t play his own mates 🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a AB fan miss watching these Boks vets ...the good old days ..
unbelievable moment by Ricky!
Love Schalk. Great and powerful player and a lovely bloke
Skalk, a legend on the field and a lovely guy off it, I'm still trying to forget his eye gouge brain frt.
I met him years back when he started playing rugby, I think he hadn't play for the Boks yet, but knew it was only a matter of time. What a humble nice guy. He introduced himself with a big friendly smile, great manners. Schalk you legend!
A lot of my favourite players of a time back then.
Loved him as a player watched him play here in NZ
I'd listen to a full audiobook with him narrating lol. He should do radio or sth.
He does an online show with Jean De Villiers called 'Use It Or Lose It,' where they interview various SA Rugby players past and present. Highly recommend it.
Great team! Great game...
Shalk enbraces everythin dat i love about rugby tough. Humble fairplays da game at a 100 miles
HE-MAN!
2008 was so great for Springboks when Burger, Bakkies, Juan Smith, Victor Matfield, Dannie Rossouw were on the field
RJ excellent
'86? That was the rebel 'Cavaliers' squad which was not officially backed by the NZRU, did not officially represent the All Blacks brand and risked banishment from sport in NZ.
When the rest of the world turned their backs on South Africa and the Boks during apartheid, they (even though they were only masquerading as the Cavaliers) made the effort to play us. Respect, we will never forget that and that is why we have such a great rivalry, because of the spirit it embodies.
NZ rugby threw all of this away during covid, no more super rugby and the end of the rugby championship is sure to follow, thanks NZ.
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Your dad didn’t play the All Blacks in 86. That was an unofficial New Zealand team called the Cavaliers. It was missing key players such as John Kirwan who was at that stage far and away the best winger in the world.
Only two players from the NZ '85 squad (Kirwan and Kirk) didn't join the Cavaliers. Eight of the starting 15 of the WC '87 final were in the Cavaliers. Coached by Colin Meads. You can call it what you want, that was an All Black team and they lost that tour 3-1.
@@libertyavalanche No it wasn’t close.
He wasn't the best winger In the world, he didn't face the Boks.
That also holds for the AB RWC wins before the Boks reemerged. Look at that picture now.
@@petes9524 He did play against the Boks in 92 and scored a great try. For a few years Kirwan was the best winger in the world, no question. As for boasting about the Boks. You now have won 5 rugby championships/tri nations. NZ have won 20!! Check the wins for and against between NZ and SA. Do you even know anything about the game.
@@SuperEdge67 one test isn't facing the Boks Boet.
Your best ever winger Jonah Lomu never scored a try against the Boks.
It seems it's you who doesn't know rugby.From 1928 to 1996 the Boks led in tests and series won.
After re-entry with political and managerial problems the AB's,with excellent teams, reigned top dog in matches won except for the most important, the RWC.
The pendulum has now swung back and the Boks are the leading rugby power with NZ third after Ireland and possibly fourth if the Argies keep improving. Those are the facts, no bragging involved.