South African here... the stories of these players are so touching because most of us can relate. Both Mapimpi and Lukhanyo are from the same metro I'm from. In error, you said he had nothing and you quickly changed your statement. He truly did not have anything material-wise. He came from a poor village called Tsholomnqa outside East London in the Eastern Cape province. So he truly came from NOTHING and had NO ONE...but look at God!!!! Even Siya's story is similar. Morale of the story: "Just because you are from poverty, it doesn't mean you are poverty." I love you and your channels ❤
I LOVE Mapimpi! When he scored that brilliant try against England in the RWC Final in 2019, I SCREAMED at the top of my voice "THAT'S THE BALL GAME!!!!!" His interview after the game was priceless ❤
I have a similar story as Mapimpi and its not easy to wake up everyday for yourself only and to constantly be your own motivation. So for him to get to that level of competition is really inspiring.
Coach Rassie - What many people who are new to rugby don't know is that he was also a Springbok rugby player and in his prime was the best in his position in the world and a natural leader. He declined been Captain because he wasn't in favour with a lot of the politics that interfered with the game. He was ahead of his time with his vision of the game so coaching was a natural progression for him which allowed him to influence so much change that was necessary across many aspects of the game.
You can't hate Oom Rassie ,I feel like he allowed ordinary south Africans like myself to finally have a team of which we can draw inspiration from ,Rea leboga malome
Yup, he didn't pick players of colour to tick a box, he picked them on merit and from what I can tell, he already knew a bunch of them from their grassroots days, he spoke about a time when Mapimpi was playing club rugby and while he was fast he still had butter fingers and that after going through a training programme came out the player that we see today. Same with Bongi and the scrum coach, so they've all practically been groomed to play top level rugby since school age whether they went to the best rugby schools or not
What Rassie did we the Boks it's unfathomable, he knew the talent was there but his approach was on the personal level with each and every player. To play for more than self, for each other for each and every South African and Africa in it's in entirety. To be better human beings on and off the field and be an inspiration to Africa and the rest of the world.
Lukhanyo Am is the only player on earth who would've passed the ball to Mapimpi. First try to ever be scored in a world cup final and he had a 95% of making that try but to show how selfless he is he passed it beautifully to Mapimpi who had a 100% chance of scoring... World Class Athlete
Springboks is like a family to each other doesn't matter of race. There's lots of love and care. And they show all these negitive people we can stand together as one nation. They must leave politics out of sports. Politicians just want to devide us. Few people will say something negitive and they think they talk for all. Everyone has its own mind and strong not to get brainwashed. One South Africa 🇿🇦 One nation ❤
Coach Rassie Erasmus sister was in my grade in school,he’s 3 years younger than me, remember him from school, naughty as hell and a brilliant rugby player, down to earth person❤ Glad you enjoyed this story! Love and respect, from Despatch, Eastern Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦
Siya captained the Springboks for 2 world Cups and they won them both. Its amazing especially the skeptiscism about a black captain. Many thought he was just chosen just to please black people, but he proved them wrong. 2 WORLD CUPS! You cany buy that!
bro he was always there on merit. race had nothing to do with it, he was everybody's pick white black doesn't matter, he is the best. white people don't care about pleasing anyone. the best will always be the best. maybe you guys should stop voting for the F team in the ANC
Not really. Only the media/politics was sceptic tho. Siya was at that time playing great rugby. Us fans trust Rassie,and knew he knew Siya had something special
This coach ( Rassie Erasmus ) is the reason this team is so successful ...there are more episodes of Chasing the Sun but deals with more if the coaching and how they won. The Siya Kolisi story ( captain ) is also a sad story of where he came from.
The evolution of South African rugby culture has been phenomenal! I can't wait to see what young talent is going to come to the fore. Viva Rugby and Gobless South Africa!
Another important point is that the Captain was not chosen because he was Black but because he was one of the best players on merit and the best leader in the team. And that is how a mature company should act, based on merit and not quotas and race. God Bless the mighty Springboks
He wouldn’t be able to prove his merit if he didn’t have the opportunity. That’s what Quotas are about. Giving everyone an OPPORTUNITY to perform. Previously, black players never had that.
@@Slindo_M Nope. Merit doesn't need a hand out, he made it entirely on merit, from beginning to end no hand outs, no quota selection. Quota's are an insult to the very people claim to help, by saying they not good enough to do it on their own, they need somebody else to help them (a superior saviour who they are indebted to from then on i.e. ANC). The old apartheid is 30yrs in the past mate, it ain't the boogie man anymore, hasn't been for decades, it's all the ANC and their cronies holding the nation back now.
I would say that Siya did get help, particularly early on in his life. There is no such thing as success in isolation. Part of what made him the most deserving captain was because of his background. We are all entitled to our own opinions but personally I think additional support is needed for people who come from poorer backgrounds. Not free rides, not patronising but support and opportunities.
@@thedemouchetsreact2.0 It's in Chasing the Sun 1. It's been uploaded to Rugby Pass TV. It gave me nightmares. South Africa is a beautiful country, but it's men make life near impossible for women and girls. There's a haunting song tackling the issue called Madoda Sabelani by Loyiso Gijana. Our Stellenbosch University Choir have done a cover of the song. So beautiful, so incredibly haunting, so powerful. You should do a review on it. Makes me sob every time I listen to it. Siya Kolisi himself is also now putting great effort into raising awareness of this issue. May we see change in our country. This is a scourge on our humanity. South Africa has been repeatedly recorded as The Most Unsafe Country for Women and Girls in the World.
South Africa will be the BEST Rugby Nation in the world for as long as our Government plays along. The world will HATE us, but our boys are eager, stronger and faster than theirs.
I know you reacted to the is awhile ago. I just want to thank you for really diving in to our story. These rugby players are not just players to us. These are our heroes. These are the people we look up to. We love them! They unite all of us like nobody ever could❤️❤️🇿🇦
Ah you guys watched Chasing The Sun, I loved that documentary so much.. I loved them even more after watching.. Can't wait to watch the upcoming one, I'm sure it's gonna be doper 👌👌👌👌👌👌❤️
I always saw the clip where Rassie spoke of makizolo, but never knew the origins, then I watched your rugby celebrations reaction, and saw comments referring you to this Doccie, so thank you demouchets, I'll be watching Chasing the sun too. 😊❤ I just subscribed to your channel because of this video reaction.
Thank You So Much For This Reaction 🥺🇿🇦❤️That's Why We Love Yall Out Here In SA Heart Felt One❤️🔥❤️Literally Took Me Back 😢🎉❤What A Time That Was....And Yeah Siya Is Still Captain Of The Springboks 🥺❤️🔥2018 He Was Appointed Captain Then The Year After Won His First World Cup (Been The First Black Springboks Captain To Do So🥺❤️🔥And Win It Again For Years After To Retain The World Cup )🥺💯What A Story This Is Will Literally Go In The History 📚 Books......Thank You For This Reaction 🥺❤️🔥❤️This Will Always Be My Favorite Springboks Documentary Of All Time💯❤️
I second that. One thing is for sure, the Bokke are a happy team. To be honest, I believe this squad is probably the best Springbok squad ever, and I've watched rugby since I was ten years old. Not going to give my age away here, but it's been a long journey 😊
What a lovely couple. Hope you guys continue to grow a love for rugby. On your guys question about contracts and selections and what not, remember this is a national team. All the players play for clubs and are selected for the springboks like a player would be selected for team USA basketball. Thanks for the love 🇿🇦
The Springboks team players have some great Backgrounds, You should watch the Siya Kolsi (Captain) back story, very touching and a true hero. Rugby has brought the country together but you still have politcal parties like EFF (Malema) trying to get rid of teh Springboks, which is the national animal of South Africa.
Each player has a club that he plays for on a professional level. For Springboks games. The officials only call the most performing players from the teams. Then select the squad that is going to present South Africa. Players get selected for every single tournament
Remember guys Soringboks are a National team so selections are like a call to the military. These guys play for Provensional teams as well ( State Team's). So playing for Springboks is like playing for the USA all Stars Or dream team
A sign of how special a captain kolisi is in any speeches he gives he never focuses on himself and what he's done. He always moves focus to his teammates and what they achieved and what the team has done for the nation.
You guys are dope. You'll see the clarity of our togetherness. You'll know where we come from but most of all You'll know where we are going. The past was shit. No doubt but You'll acknowledged our togetherness irrespective of colour is the nail on the head. There was a time we wouldn't have dreamt it would happen but all colors have come together and said we are ONE. LOVE YOU GUYS
The national team is different to a club. Players sign contracts to clubs but the player gets selected to play for the country based on their performance in previous games when they playing for their clubs. This coach doesn't select the best players...he selects based on something called battle stats.. players who give everything on the field to win
I’m guessing that it works out pretty much the same way. The football contracts you’re talking about are for different teams/clubs but not for the National team to represent America somewhere against another country. They have those contracts too. Some play for local rugby teams in South Africa, some play for other clubs in Europe etc. The selection they’re talking about is selection for the National squad (the Springboks) during seasons like the World Cup when it’s nations vs nations instead of mere teams vs teams. So when building the National squad, the coaches look at all the players who play at home and abroad for various clubs, and out of that, they choose the National squad. Every single time. So because you were called up for the last World Cup doesn’t mean you will be called up for this one to represent your country.
There is club rugby ( e.g Stormers or Sharks, South African rugby club teams) and International rugby, when you play for Springboks you are playing international rugby to get selected you have to perform well at the club level, and then you will be selected to play for the Springboks.
Rugby is what south africa is it brings its people together its only the political parties that still sees colour... Mapimpi has a whole south africa behind him and we are his family
Siya Kolisi is a Christian. I'd say most of the Springboks are. They take their cues from Christ's leadership and that's why it works and that's why we won. You could literally see that the Lord was with them.
Rassie is a divisive character. In SA, we love him. He’s this mad genius and he has a love for this country and the springboks that we all feel. Outside of SA he is respected but people are not the biggest fan. He has done and said some questionable things but we love and enjoy him so so much 😂
To answer y’all questions @16:00 we have our rugby league where players sign 3,4,5 year contracts like the nba/nfl , but the best players in our league for each position are the ones that are selected to represent Springboks. Kinda like back in day Olympics when nba players where selected to represent USA in basketball. Hope that makes sense
I’ll sum it all up for you as I have over 3 decades of watching the Springboks play and have met many of them personally. Rugby is like a Religion in 🇿🇦! It brings our country together in times when we all feel separated and against one another for what happened in the history of our country (Apartheid) if there is ever a country dealing with racism on a daily it is South Africa. But THE WHOLE NATION comes together whenever we see our boys on the field giving it their all and more! It gives the country hope for a better future one where we all can stand together and GROW AND WIN AS A NATION! Rassie the coach of the Boks once climbed to the roof of the stadium to get a better angle of the game from a bird's eye view (the team was not doing so well and was behind on points). Used the radio to send messages with instructions to the players and THEY WON THE GAME! Crazy stuff! I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT RUGBY IS THE BEST SPORT IN THE WORLD!
technically he wasnt the 1st black captain cos Chiliboy Ralepelle was our vice captain few years earlier and captained the team when our captain was injured... But siya is the first out and out black captain.
AND THEN 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONS again -------- and you will see in the video/pictures, the name of our King and Living God, written on Siya's wrist as he lifts the Web Ellis cub the 2nd time.
15:30 In Rugby a squad comprise of 22 players, 15 players are in the playing team and the other 8 are on the bench as replacements incase of injury of fatigue, it not always that all the guys on the bench are used by the coach and some even get sent on the field for the last 5 minutes, so its obvious everyone wants to be in that starting team. 👍
Perhaps one of the strengths of Rugby as opposed to say American football or even European Soccer, is that in Rugby, each team member must face selection for every International Test Match, rather than being assured a place because of "contractual liabilities". This means that each team playing in such matches, is the absolute best at that particular time. We are I am sure all aware, that in any sport, participants are likely to have occasions when they are not able to give of their very best, either through physical or mental/emotional limitations. We all realise surely that, we Are Not machines and that all will have "off periods". But with selection for each match being the norm, only the best at That Particular time, take to the pitch. It IS the Team which are of Paramount importance, Not Individual players...
guys i like it when u intrested in our country,it was taugh back then between black an whites,but slowly we are uniting together ,i wish you could come end visit us maybe for a week,and get the feeling of being here
All the black players though went to the best schools and were mentored,raised and uplifted by white families and businessmen. The game starts in junior schools and usually the best private schools produce the most springbok players…Shiah is surrounded by many leaders on the field and off, an he acknowledges that
South Africans cant watch Chasing the Sun 1 or 2 it makes us all cry. We love our team So much that their pain is felt from Black to white to Green to Gold. we all feel it.
Hi guys I'm fine this guy is lukhanyo nickname is (Maphimpi) meaning is cheater, fastest animal,u know want last of last week his Wife she gotta a bby girl this story was pain full ❤❤❤❤ I'm in South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 the strangle of black people is painful but we thank God of Mandela ND his wife Winnie Mandela to shape this Country god bless u guy's ND ur family ♥️❤️
We love our people and players and for the average persons on the street racism is dead. The only things that still hold on to it are the politicians. The Boks are proof that we the people are a nation, not a race or religion,
Absolutely agree... for most South Africans racism is dead... it's how other countries experience racism-actually some other countries are worse... our democracy is still new and most South Africans haven't experienced life abroad to know that racism is alive across the world . The politicians are keeping racism alive because without it they know how to rally for voters...much like across the world in other governments too
They get selected from their teams to play for the country, remember the springboks is the name of the South African national squad and these players have local clubs they play for and have contracts with. But the springboks is a national call and they get selected from their teams to represent the country.
The Springboks do not have those contracts to say you will be eligible to play in the squad for the next so years, how it happens is that before there is an international break you get called up to say you will be a part of the team for those games or for a specific tournament and selection is mainly based on current form and sometimes experience too, if you do not perform well that year leading up to a tournament or test rugby and there is someone in your position who has consistently been performing then you probably will not be in the team
Hi, I know this is a late comment and maybe somebody already said it. But selection is not guaranteed for a national team like the Springboks are. However, they do sign contracts to represent clubs like they do in the nfl or nba, but its not exclusively based in one country. There are various leagues around the world that Springboks play in (Japan, South Africa, France etc). Based on how they are playing at club level determines whether or not they get selected to represent their national team. It is like this for most nations but some like New Zealand make it a requirement that you have to play for a local club in order to represent that specific national team. The Springboks changed their rules in 2017/18 to allow overseas based players to represent the boks as the foreign leagues pay out more money and take some of the financial stress off of the South African Rugby Union, who have a set salary cap in a weak currency (unfortunately our Rand). Hope this helps, and you have gained a new sub and fan!
on selection; remember the Springboks are the national team, apart from that there's a much larger pool of players who play for several clubs in the country in the national leagues and tournaments. Aside from that the best players in a particular country could be contracted and drafted to foreign clubs in other continents and the national (Springbok) coach has that whole wider pool to select players from and then you have injuries, whether those players playing overseas are playing in their club season right now or not etc. The international team is selected continuously and usually based on people who've trained with the Springbok team, but in South Africa EVERYBODY who plays rugby wants to play for the Springboks, guarenteed and the route to the Springbok team is widely known; from schools and clubs to university teams to provincial clubs up to superrugby clubs or URC clubs
So you guys asked about what happened if you don’t get selected in the team. They head back to the previous club they were playing for or sign a new contract with a provincial club or league club. Also players do kinda get drafted between league clubs but more like FIFA. when it comes to International games they have to be selected through a training camp where the national head coach makes the selection of the best national players to represent the springboks. Hope this makes sense 😅🙏🏼
South African here... the stories of these players are so touching because most of us can relate. Both Mapimpi and Lukhanyo are from the same metro I'm from. In error, you said he had nothing and you quickly changed your statement. He truly did not have anything material-wise. He came from a poor village called Tsholomnqa outside East London in the Eastern Cape province. So he truly came from NOTHING and had NO ONE...but look at God!!!! Even Siya's story is similar. Morale of the story: "Just because you are from poverty, it doesn't mean you are poverty." I love you and your channels ❤
I LOVE Mapimpi! When he scored that brilliant try against England in the RWC Final in 2019, I SCREAMED at the top of my voice "THAT'S THE BALL GAME!!!!!" His interview after the game was priceless ❤
I have a similar story as Mapimpi and its not easy to wake up everyday for yourself only and to constantly be your own motivation. So for him to get to that level of competition is really inspiring.
Amen
❤️❤️ Much love!
He is an inspiration through and through, bokke😅
Another South African here...Chasing the Sun's first 2 episodes now out, brings tears to grown-ass men 2 - 3 minutes in. Extremely emotional
Mapimpi's jersey story will never not be heart wrecking to me no matter how much i try keep it together I'll find myself crying
Coach Rassie - What many people who are new to rugby don't know is that he was also a Springbok rugby player and in his prime was the best in his position in the world and a natural leader. He declined been Captain because he wasn't in favour with a lot of the politics that interfered with the game. He was ahead of his time with his vision of the game so coaching was a natural progression for him which allowed him to influence so much change that was necessary across many aspects of the game.
You can't hate Oom Rassie ,I feel like he allowed ordinary south Africans like myself to finally have a team of which we can draw inspiration from ,Rea leboga malome
Give Rassie a Bells
Yup, he didn't pick players of colour to tick a box, he picked them on merit and from what I can tell, he already knew a bunch of them from their grassroots days, he spoke about a time when Mapimpi was playing club rugby and while he was fast he still had butter fingers and that after going through a training programme came out the player that we see today.
Same with Bongi and the scrum coach, so they've all practically been groomed to play top level rugby since school age whether they went to the best rugby schools or not
What Rassie did we the Boks it's unfathomable, he knew the talent was there but his approach was on the personal level with each and every player. To play for more than self, for each other for each and every South African and Africa in it's in entirety. To be better human beings on and off the field and be an inspiration to Africa and the rest of the world.
Lukhanyo Am is the only player on earth who would've passed the ball to Mapimpi.
First try to ever be scored in a world cup final and he had a 95% of making that try but to show how selfless he is he passed it beautifully to Mapimpi who had a 100% chance of scoring...
World Class Athlete
Lukhanyo Am is the master of the "slick pass" isn't he. Massive talent.
well put, he is the most selfless player ever.....and his accurate passes 👌
@@mariannedijzel3075Prolly the best 13.
@@Pops_cxxl yes
My respect for Am went up ten fold when he passed to Mapimpi. So proud to be South African
Springboks is like a family to each other doesn't matter of race. There's lots of love and care. And they show all these negitive people we can stand together as one nation. They must leave politics out of sports. Politicians just want to devide us. Few people will say something negitive and they think they talk for all. Everyone has its own mind and strong not to get brainwashed. One South Africa 🇿🇦 One nation ❤
Truth
amen to that sister.
Coach Rassie Erasmus sister was in my grade in school,he’s 3 years younger than me, remember him from school, naughty as hell and a brilliant rugby player, down to earth person❤ Glad you enjoyed this story! Love and respect, from Despatch, Eastern Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦
Much love!
Sho Mkhaya. I'm straight out of Sterkspruit, EC👊🏾🤝🏾
THIS COACH IS A Rugby Genius always thinking out of the box. He turned the Springboks from losers to world champions in 18 months
Greatest coach to ever come of Africa, of any sport.❤ Rassie, Rassie, Rassie... Yoh❤
Crazy how Pollard was injured in 2023 but got called up during the world cup... His penalty kicks won the quarter, semi and finals
He was literally our best kicker at the time, he was definitely our country's number 1 pick at 10
Siya captained the Springboks for 2 world Cups and they won them both. Its amazing especially the skeptiscism about a black captain. Many thought he was just chosen just to please black people, but he proved them wrong. 2 WORLD CUPS! You cany buy that!
bro he was always there on merit. race had nothing to do with it, he was everybody's pick white black doesn't matter, he is the best. white people don't care about pleasing anyone. the best will always be the best. maybe you guys should stop voting for the F team in the ANC
Siya and his Generals you can't beat it
Not really. Only the media/politics was sceptic tho. Siya was at that time playing great rugby. Us fans trust Rassie,and knew he knew Siya had something special
By far one of the best Doccies I've ever watched.... utterly beautiful.
This coach ( Rassie Erasmus ) is the reason this team is so successful ...there are more episodes of Chasing the Sun but deals with more if the coaching and how they won.
The Siya Kolisi story ( captain ) is also a sad story of where he came from.
THE MAN, THE LEGEND , THE PLAYER AND GREATEST RUGBY 🏉 COACH IN SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 🥰🥰🥰🥰
The greatest Rugby coach in the world He couch the team in the entire world
The evolution of South African rugby culture has been phenomenal! I can't wait to see what young talent is going to come to the fore. Viva Rugby and Gobless South Africa!
Coach Rassie the best coach for Springboks and the country
Another important point is that the Captain was not chosen because he was Black but because he was one of the best players on merit and the best leader in the team. And that is how a mature company should act, based on merit and not quotas and race. God Bless the mighty Springboks
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He wouldn’t be able to prove his merit if he didn’t have the opportunity. That’s what Quotas are about. Giving everyone an OPPORTUNITY to perform. Previously, black players never had that.
@@Slindo_M Nope. Merit doesn't need a hand out, he made it entirely on merit, from beginning to end no hand outs, no quota selection. Quota's are an insult to the very people claim to help, by saying they not good enough to do it on their own, they need somebody else to help them (a superior saviour who they are indebted to from then on i.e. ANC). The old apartheid is 30yrs in the past mate, it ain't the boogie man anymore, hasn't been for decades, it's all the ANC and their cronies holding the nation back now.
I would say that Siya did get help, particularly early on in his life. There is no such thing as success in isolation.
Part of what made him the most deserving captain was because of his background. We are all entitled to our own opinions but personally I think additional support is needed for people who come from poorer backgrounds. Not free rides, not patronising but support and opportunities.
South African, here.. Beautiful documentary.. Makhazole Mapimpi's story is so heartwarming..
Is there a video about it? We haven't had any luck with finding one.
@@thedemouchetsreact2.0 The name of the documentary is Chasing The Sun..
@@thedemouchetsreact2.0 It's in Chasing the Sun 1. It's been uploaded to Rugby Pass TV. It gave me nightmares. South Africa is a beautiful country, but it's men make life near impossible for women and girls.
There's a haunting song tackling the issue called Madoda Sabelani by Loyiso Gijana. Our Stellenbosch University Choir have done a cover of the song. So beautiful, so incredibly haunting, so powerful. You should do a review on it. Makes me sob every time I listen to it.
Siya Kolisi himself is also now putting great effort into raising awareness of this issue. May we see change in our country. This is a scourge on our humanity. South Africa has been repeatedly recorded as The Most Unsafe Country for Women and Girls in the World.
Mapimpi will always have a family wherever he goes in SA
That man. That MAAN❤👌🤗
65Million Family members
Mapimpis story always gets me! You can see Rassie loves his team, the players and his country!
You should watch the documentary about Rassie. Chasing the Sun AND the Rassie documentary had my in tears throughout. So inspiring!
❤GOD BLESS SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS PEOPLE❤ GO SPRINGBOKS!
South Africa will be the BEST Rugby Nation in the world for as long as our Government plays along. The world will HATE us, but our boys are eager, stronger and faster than theirs.
Couldnt be happier for this reaction.
I know you reacted to the is awhile ago. I just want to thank you for really diving in to our story. These rugby players are not just players to us. These are our heroes. These are the people we look up to. We love them! They unite all of us like nobody ever could❤️❤️🇿🇦
You're welcome.
The springboks are the pride of South africa 🇿🇦 no doubt
I've watched chasing the sun and I still get goosebumps watching it
You graduated from reacting to analysts we appreciate you guys... From Thembile a South African 🇿🇦 in Kuwait Middle East
Ah you guys watched Chasing The Sun, I loved that documentary so much.. I loved them even more after watching.. Can't wait to watch the upcoming one, I'm sure it's gonna be doper 👌👌👌👌👌👌❤️
I always saw the clip where Rassie spoke of makizolo, but never knew the origins, then I watched your rugby celebrations reaction, and saw comments referring you to this Doccie, so thank you demouchets, I'll be watching Chasing the sun too. 😊❤ I just subscribed to your channel because of this video reaction.
Handre Pollard has one of the best boots in the history of Rugby.
Thank You So Much For This Reaction 🥺🇿🇦❤️That's Why We Love Yall Out Here In SA Heart Felt One❤️🔥❤️Literally Took Me Back 😢🎉❤What A Time That Was....And Yeah Siya Is Still Captain Of The Springboks 🥺❤️🔥2018 He Was Appointed Captain Then The Year After Won His First World Cup (Been The First Black Springboks Captain To Do So🥺❤️🔥And Win It Again For Years After To Retain The World Cup )🥺💯What A Story This Is Will Literally Go In The History 📚 Books......Thank You For This Reaction 🥺❤️🔥❤️This Will Always Be My Favorite Springboks Documentary Of All Time💯❤️
I second that. One thing is for sure, the Bokke are a happy team. To be honest, I believe this squad is probably the best Springbok squad ever, and I've watched rugby since I was ten years old. Not going to give my age away here, but it's been a long journey 😊
❤️❤️ Much love, fam!
Rassie is truly a marvel. And his own growth and honesty is what makes him so remarkable.
Thank you for spreading the history of our beloved Bokke - love our Rainbow Springboks, make all SAs so proud ❤
Rassie is a godsend to our kant-ry.
Ooooooohhhhhhhhh snap❗Love it, love it, love it ❤ Hopefully there is no Englishmen around 😏
😂😂😂 Tom Curry will never live that down. Bongi is aan ons kant, die wen kant ❤
Chasing the sun 2 will be released on march 24th
What a lovely couple. Hope you guys continue to grow a love for rugby. On your guys question about contracts and selections and what not, remember this is a national team. All the players play for clubs and are selected for the springboks like a player would be selected for team USA basketball. Thanks for the love 🇿🇦
Thanks. Much love!
The Springboks team players have some great Backgrounds, You should watch the Siya Kolsi (Captain) back story, very touching and a true hero. Rugby has brought the country together but you still have politcal parties like EFF (Malema) trying to get rid of teh Springboks, which is the national animal of South Africa.
I have no words except THANK YOU BOTH ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ From South Africa 🇿🇦
You’re welcome.
Each player has a club that he plays for on a professional level.
For Springboks games. The officials only call the most performing players from the teams. Then select the squad that is going to present South Africa. Players get selected for every single tournament
Remember guys Soringboks are a National team so selections are like a call to the military.
These guys play for Provensional teams as well ( State Team's). So playing for Springboks is like playing for the USA all Stars Or dream team
A sign of how special a captain kolisi is in any speeches he gives he never focuses on himself and what he's done. He always moves focus to his teammates and what they achieved and what the team has done for the nation.
You guys are dope. You'll see the clarity of our togetherness. You'll know where we come from but most of all You'll know where we are going. The past was shit. No doubt but You'll acknowledged our togetherness irrespective of colour is the nail on the head. There was a time we wouldn't have dreamt it would happen but all colors have come together and said we are ONE. LOVE YOU GUYS
Much love!
The national team is different to a club.
Players sign contracts to clubs but the player gets selected to play for the country based on their performance in previous games when they playing for their clubs.
This coach doesn't select the best players...he selects based on something called battle stats.. players who give everything on the field to win
Doesn't pick the best players, but then you say picks the best players based on stats.... Um.....
Kuanda Ntjuna. What a Commentator.! Best Pundit on Phaka. MHS RIP.🙏🏿
Chasing the sun was a beautiful documentation of the 2019 rwc.
I cried watching that story 😢
Rassie Erasmus he was playing in the 1995 NZ final as a springbok in Jozi. I remember him.
No.....
😅🤣😂 He's lying guys! I stand under correction, I think Rassie played in the 2003 Championship.
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I’m guessing that it works out pretty much the same way. The football contracts you’re talking about are for different teams/clubs but not for the National team to represent America somewhere against another country.
They have those contracts too. Some play for local rugby teams in South Africa, some play for other clubs in Europe etc. The selection they’re talking about is selection for the National squad (the Springboks) during seasons like the World Cup when it’s nations vs nations instead of mere teams vs teams. So when building the National squad, the coaches look at all the players who play at home and abroad for various clubs, and out of that, they choose the National squad. Every single time. So because you were called up for the last World Cup doesn’t mean you will be called up for this one to represent your country.
Lovely! Thank u🙏🏾
you have great taste. Coach Rassie is awesome. Sometimes controversial, because he keeps it honest.
Having nobody is worse than having nothing. I can relate.
Sending our love! There is a purpose for you.
@@thedemouchetsreact2.0 I am married with 3 kids now by the grace of God. Beautiful Zulu wife and handsome boys. God is good.
We love this for you! He sure is!
ALL the Springboks are GOATS
There is club rugby ( e.g Stormers or Sharks, South African rugby club teams) and International rugby, when you play for Springboks you are playing international rugby to get selected you have to perform well at the club level, and then you will be selected to play for the Springboks.
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Rugby is what south africa is it brings its people together its only the political parties that still sees colour... Mapimpi has a whole south africa behind him and we are his family
Rugby is like no no other game on Earth .Respect , honour and be humble .❤
Siya Kolisi is a Christian. I'd say most of the Springboks are. They take their cues from Christ's leadership and that's why it works and that's why we won. You could literally see that the Lord was with them.
Rassie is a divisive character. In SA, we love him. He’s this mad genius and he has a love for this country and the springboks that we all feel. Outside of SA he is respected but people are not the biggest fan. He has done and said some questionable things but we love and enjoy him so so much 😂
These players plays for their domestic teams, the get chosen from their teams to represent Springboks
Bokke forever !!! Yebo kinjane........
You guys should start wearing green and gold t-shirts because now I can tell that you are springboks ❤😊 🇿🇦
On the selection part by 15:50, it's because it's national test rugby so they are selected by the coaches unlike clubs with long term contracts
No matter where you come from, your dream is valid!
To answer y’all questions @16:00 we have our rugby league where players sign 3,4,5 year contracts like the nba/nfl , but the best players in our league for each position are the ones that are selected to represent Springboks. Kinda like back in day Olympics when nba players where selected to represent USA in basketball. Hope that makes sense
It does. Thanks!
U guys should react to the coach Rassies dancing. It's hilarious. There's also other videos of springboks dancing.
WITHOUT RASSIE ERASMUS, SPRINGBOKS WOULDN'T NOT WON BACK TO BACK WORLD TITLES 🥰🥰🥰🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🏉🏉🏉🏉
GREETINGS FROM THE UK, EXILED SOUTH AFRICAN, YOU GOT OUR ATTENTION WITH THIS VIDEO, CRAZY RUGBY 🏉 COUNTRY!👍🇿🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇬🇧
THIS MAN CAN'T WALK DOWN THE ROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA WITHOUT BEING SWAMPED BY PEOPLE LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN 👍👍🏉🏉🏉🏉🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Way to go guys!!! ❤️🇿🇦
I’ll sum it all up for you as I have over 3 decades of watching the Springboks play and have met many of them personally. Rugby is like a Religion in 🇿🇦! It brings our country together in times when we all feel separated and against one another for what happened in the history of our country (Apartheid) if there is ever a country dealing with racism on a daily it is South Africa. But THE WHOLE NATION comes together whenever we see our boys on the field giving it their all and more! It gives the country hope for a better future one where we all can stand together and GROW AND WIN AS A NATION! Rassie the coach of the Boks once climbed to the roof of the stadium to get a better angle of the game from a bird's eye view (the team was not doing so well and was behind on points). Used the radio to send messages with instructions to the players and THEY WON THE GAME! Crazy stuff! I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT RUGBY IS THE BEST SPORT IN THE WORLD!
The commentator at 2:05 (Kaunda Ntunja) sadly passed away during year 2020 at the age of 38. His commentary in Xhosa was legendary.
You guys need to watch the actual docu-series. The caption is misleading. You won’t regret it, it’s the best sports docu-series out there for.
technically he wasnt the 1st black captain cos Chiliboy Ralepelle was our vice captain few years earlier and captained the team when our captain was injured... But siya is the first out and out black captain.
AND THEN 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONS again -------- and you will see in the video/pictures, the name of our King and Living God, written on Siya's wrist as he lifts the Web Ellis cub the 2nd time.
greetings family im excited to see this video from Cape Town
Thanks for watching, fam!
15:30 In Rugby a squad comprise of 22 players, 15 players are in the playing team and the other 8 are on the bench as replacements incase of injury of fatigue, it not always that all the guys on the bench are used by the coach and some even get sent on the field for the last 5 minutes, so its obvious everyone wants to be in that starting team. 👍
Small math check….It’s 23. You have the 15+8 correct…..15+8=23.
Perhaps one of the strengths of Rugby as opposed to say American football or even European Soccer, is that in Rugby, each team member must face selection for every International Test Match, rather than being assured a place because of "contractual liabilities". This means that each team playing in such matches, is the absolute best at that particular time. We are I am sure all aware, that in any sport, participants are likely to have occasions when they are not able to give of their very best, either through physical or mental/emotional limitations. We all realise surely that, we Are Not machines and that all will have "off periods". But with selection for each match being the norm, only the best at That Particular time, take to the pitch. It IS the Team which are of Paramount importance, Not Individual players...
guys i like it when u intrested in our country,it was taugh back then between black an whites,but slowly we are uniting together ,i wish you could come end visit us maybe for a week,and get the feeling of being here
All the black players though went to the best schools and were mentored,raised and uplifted by white families and businessmen. The game starts in junior schools and usually the best private schools produce the most springbok players…Shiah is surrounded by many leaders on the field and off, an he acknowledges that
South Africans cant watch Chasing the Sun 1 or 2 it makes us all cry. We love our team So much that their pain is felt from Black to white to Green to Gold. we all feel it.
Rugby players #1-8 are forwards (biggest players - defense, also for try-line battles to ram the ball in); players #9-15 (backs, smaller, faster players - offense).
Siya Kolisi is the Springbok captain.
You should see the video of the coach when they arrived at the airport he just paused and started crying when he so the country happy again
Hi guys I'm fine this guy is lukhanyo nickname is (Maphimpi) meaning is cheater, fastest animal,u know want last of last week his Wife she gotta a bby girl this story was pain full ❤❤❤❤ I'm in South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 the strangle of black people is painful but we thank God of Mandela ND his wife Winnie Mandela to shape this Country god bless u guy's ND ur family ♥️❤️
sEASON IS ON AGAIN dEMOUCHETS
Not me crying over this Documentary 😢
Some wise words in the beginning 💪
We love our people and players and for the average persons on the street racism is dead. The only things that still hold on to it are the politicians. The Boks are proof that we the people are a nation, not a race or religion,
Absolutely agree... for most South Africans racism is dead... it's how other countries experience racism-actually some other countries are worse... our democracy is still new and most South Africans haven't experienced life abroad to know that racism is alive across the world .
The politicians are keeping racism alive because without it they know how to rally for voters...much like across the world in other governments too
A true South African. We need people like you to build and unite our country.Thank u so much.
They get selected from their teams to play for the country, remember the springboks is the name of the South African national squad and these players have local clubs they play for and have contracts with. But the springboks is a national call and they get selected from their teams to represent the country.
You guys should look at some of the speaches given.. just know Russi swears, 😅 but so worth a listen to see how he unified them behind doors
Can you please react to Drecus Du Plessis a UFC champion from South African.
Good video usa love it as as springbok
Please watch the Proteas in the ICC Cricket semi-final this week. ❤
@@SuperScorpion2910 😂😂🤣
I cried
The full doccie is so much better.
😂I guess you can call that move the "dazzling hands" of Lunkanyo Am 😂😂... what a move that was!.
The Springboks do not have those contracts to say you will be eligible to play in the squad for the next so years, how it happens is that before there is an international break you get called up to say you will be a part of the team for those games or for a specific tournament and selection is mainly based on current form and sometimes experience too, if you do not perform well that year leading up to a tournament or test rugby and there is someone in your position who has consistently been performing then you probably will not be in the team
Hi, I know this is a late comment and maybe somebody already said it. But selection is not guaranteed for a national team like the Springboks are. However, they do sign contracts to represent clubs like they do in the nfl or nba, but its not exclusively based in one country. There are various leagues around the world that Springboks play in (Japan, South Africa, France etc). Based on how they are playing at club level determines whether or not they get selected to represent their national team. It is like this for most nations but some like New Zealand make it a requirement that you have to play for a local club in order to represent that specific national team. The Springboks changed their rules in 2017/18 to allow overseas based players to represent the boks as the foreign leagues pay out more money and take some of the financial stress off of the South African Rugby Union, who have a set salary cap in a weak currency (unfortunately our Rand). Hope this helps, and you have gained a new sub and fan!
on selection;
remember the Springboks are the national team, apart from that there's a much larger pool of players who play for several clubs in the country in the national leagues and tournaments. Aside from that the best players in a particular country could be contracted and drafted to foreign clubs in other continents and the national (Springbok) coach has that whole wider pool to select players from and then you have injuries, whether those players playing overseas are playing in their club season right now or not etc.
The international team is selected continuously and usually based on people who've trained with the Springbok team, but in South Africa EVERYBODY who plays rugby wants to play for the Springboks, guarenteed and the route to the Springbok team is widely known; from schools and clubs to university teams to provincial clubs up to superrugby clubs or URC clubs
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Just love you as always, beautiful in red again❤
So you guys asked about what happened if you don’t get selected in the team. They head back to the previous club they were playing for or sign a new contract with a provincial club or league club. Also players do kinda get drafted between league clubs but more like FIFA. when it comes to International games they have to be selected through a training camp where the national head coach makes the selection of the best national players to represent the springboks. Hope this makes sense 😅🙏🏼