No doubt, Christian Cullen is the best return kick Fullback, or even from broken play, with his speed it’s like he was gliding on ice. However people will always have their opinions. So each too there own really…
The sequel to this game was just as great…from an Aussie perspective, retaining the Cup was such a massive task! This was one of the greatest Aussie sides - World Campions and the current benchmark. The SA fans make out like their rivalry with The ABs is the greatest, but the AB rivalry with Australia is a lot older and more local. In terms of competitiveness of history SA and AUS are pretty equal (and closest to each other for W-L) and the ABs are in a league of their own…Worldwide they are unrivalled!
@@arnodk2852 Especially their defence compared to ABZ.In the first '98 test how did the Wallaby's get up on the ABZ so fast? I thought they must be off side.
I worked that Saturday 1998, and I listened to the game on the radio and I heard "Uncle Dougie"(a famous DJ here in Sydney) saying things like The Wallaby's "are toying with the ABZ, the ABZ are running out of options and I thought WTF is he talking about? And that was the start of a golden era for the Wallaby's that I feel that the ABZ have never been able to replicate.
@@bb21again.67 2015 side for the ABs is the best ever team for mine. Unbeaten season in 2013 included, as well as the set up for the world cup was a great run from the 2011 world cup victory.
@@Tom_McMurtry Those Wallaby's won every cup they contended in 1999 and their defence was impeccable only conceding a single try(to America of all the teams) in the world cup,a record The ABZ have never matched at that level.I nearly cried in 2003 they beat the ABZ,especially since The ABZ put 50 points on them in the Bledisloe,and everyone in Oz including Peter Fitzsimmons had vociferously written them off before the cup .
During the late 90s and early 2000s, Southern Hemisphere rugby was at the peak of its powers. Between '97 and late '98, South Africa won 17 consecutive Test (international) matches. We beat Australian three times on the bounce and New Zealand twice. That same Australian group went on to win the '99 World Cup, after knocking South Africa out in a gripping semi-final (after regulation time). That era just had legends everywhere.
So many All Blacks legends. Jonah Lomu, Christian Cullen, Tana Umaga, Carlos Spencer and more. Any player can take the penalty kick but most teams its the fly half (10). NZ and Aussie have a rivalry as they have their own trophy and play each other all the time but NZ always wins.
I think Mehrtens was playing 1st 5 that day.. but that era wasn't our best in the past 2 decades. Great players, some didn't deserve to end their All Blacks career so early, especially Cullen. Jonah will always be a hero of mine. Real Life Superman. Gregan, Larkham, Joe Roff, Mortlock, Eales and a few others have to be considered Aussie legends. That was by far the best era from an Australian perspective. 1990-2003
This was in the middle of a 5 years of Aussie winning the Bledisloe Cup. But since 2003 New Zealand have has an iron grip. 19 wins in a row. A couple of drawn series, but otherwise 2-1 or 3 nil NZ.
I live in Argentina. I still remember watching this match at 3 AM. Fun fact: Australia few months earlier this match won the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. During that world Cup Australia's defence was supperb allowing only one try in the entire tournament. So the first minutes of this match was shocking for everybody. Australia's captain was John Eales, one of the best players of all times. A.k.a Nobody, because "Nobody is perfect". Greetings from Argentina.
Bro! Try find some footage of Christian Cullen. You won't be disappointed. He was probably the best running fullback(15) in rugby history. Silky Smooth
1) Another legend in this match was Christian Cullen. He scored 4 tries in his debut match for the All Blacks against Scotland. 2) There is usually one person on each team that takes the penalties and conversions. Often this will be the half-back, number 10. 3) Yes, there is a big rivalry between Australia and New Zealand in rugby. Australians are a bit like our big brother across the ditch. Rugby isn't their biggest sport-that would be Aussie Rules, which is quite different, or Rugby League. 4) The other sport that you might like to react to is cricket, which is somewhat similar to your baseball. There is a huge amount to know about cricket with lots of subtleties that will take a while to learn. Very, very big in India.
That first play, watch the shoulders of the guy in gold. The way they shift as you lost sight of the ball. Looks like he tried to pass it. A dedicated kicker usually takes care of all awarded kicks. He/she is the one that also does most of the tactical kicking also but you want most of your backs to have their own "tricks". I was reffing a high school match in Denver. I awarded a penalty and was surprised when this young lad said the wanted to kick at goal. I asked if he realized which 10 we were standing on as we were 60M out with an angle. He confirmed that he knew where we were. The kick cleared the bar by a good 15-20 feet. After I moved to NC I went to Charlotte to see them play the Denver Barbarians. Guess who was kicking for them. Yes, that same lad. I talked to him afterwards and he told me that he was in the USA Eagle pool. A couple years later the Eagles were set to play Racine (a French pro club) in my home town (Charleston) hoping to see him play again. Very early it became obvious that for some unknown reason the USA did not bother putting a post kicker on their roster when they missed a penalty from the center of the 22. Racine noticed this also. As the game developed the French were able to withstand penalty after penalty with out worrying about repercussions on the scoreboard. That is the day I lost all hope in USA Rugby. When you have a kicker like that in your pool and you decide that you'll go without..... That lad had an excellent game. Running, passing, tackling and kicking. I realize perhaps that perhaps he was a step slower than thee guy they played but you HAVE to have someone that can kick at post. If not the opposition will commit penalties freely.
There was a NZ vs SA game in 2013 that was also complete insanity (I think it was the one played in Johannesburg), the most recent game between NZ and SA was also pretty crazy last minute stuff. Because you asked where we are from, I'm from South Africa.
For NZ along side Jonah there's Christian Cullen, Andrew Merhtens, Tana Umaga, Josh Kronfeld who are some of the best ever. For Australia Stephen Larkham, Stirling Mortlock, John Eales, George Greegan, Chris Latham. Oz actually had a gun team at this time.
There is a huge sporting rivalry between Australia and New Zealand. We are probably the closest of countries in the world today. Both Australia and New Zealand are very proud sporting nations so neither side is ever going to back down. South Africa is our biggest rivalry in rugby. Because historically the Spring Boks are the best. The All Blacks have had the timber on them in recent years but I can tell you that back in the day the Spring Boks were the benchmark to which all New Zealand looked to.
Australia were world champs at the time so that makes the whole team legends. The All Blacks only ever have legends playing for them and occasionally rugby gods :-) .. PS this is coming from a Welshman.
To clear up a couple of points. The NZ player didn't knock it on. At 3:29 you see the Aus defender gather the ball and try to pass it back to his team mate but his pass goes in the air. The NZ player Umaga intercepts it. The size of the final score is not so unusual these days, but how it unfolded in the first half is very unusual for an elite international game. NZ went up 24-0 in a matter of a few minutes, but by half-time Australia had got back to 24-24 (they missed the conversion), then went ahead just after the break with a penalty at 6:55. From that point on it was nerve-racking stuff. I watched this live in a sports bar in Europe full of Oz and NZ fans and the place went crazy. Traditionally the Boks are NZ's biggest rivals and have the best record against NZ, but the Aus/NZ rivalry really went up a few notches during this period when the Wallabies were strong and retained the Bledisloe Cup for five years. In recent times NZ have been very dominant, but a lot of NZ fans are glad to see Australia on the rise again. Or so it seems.
Hi. I'm from England and I've just started to enjoy your Rugby reactions. I have a match day job at Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club. Try 'Courtney Lawes, taking names' I think you'll love it!
One of the reasons that this game was one of the greatest is because Australia had had an extended run of dominance over the All Blacks that stretched from 1998 to 2002 and included victory at the 99 World Cup. There were far more legends in the Australian team than there was in the All Blacks who were still going through a rebuilding phase. The whole Australian backline would come into consideration as their greatest ever players - Roff, Larkham, Gregan and Eales would likely be considered GOATS. For NZ, Jonah and Cullen are probably the only players that fit that mold.
Having a good kicker in Rugby is make or break for a team. The same kicker will take all the penalties and make most of the kicks for territory during open play. Sometimes there will be a dedicated kicker who is better at long range kicks, but 95% of conversions and penalities will be taken by the same guy. You should check out the U.S sevens team and their 'fastest man in rugby' Carlin Isles.
The legends of that game are Chris Latham, Stirling Mortlock, Joe Roff, Stephen Larkham, George Gregan amd John Eales with Toutai Kefu and Jeremy Paul, getting an honourable mention Christian Cullen, Tana Umaga, Jonah Lomu, Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall, With Josh Kronfeld, Taine Randell, Norm Maxwell, Todd Blackadder, Kees Meeuws, Anton Oliver, Leon MacDonald and Craig Dowd getting honourable mentions
Great rivalries in both Rugby Union and Test Cricket and One day cricket are the big 4. Australia , England/Great Britain, New Zealand and South Africa. Even though other countries play Rugby, and Cricket against the 4, none have been world champions in both sports and dominated them. Some rivalries are Australia against England in the Ashes , Australia against NZ in Rugby Union and League , Cricket , Netball , or any sport played between the two. Cricket has been played for about 130 years between Aus and Eng, with Union a bit later.
not taking anything away from current All Blacks, these were the best of the best players. Christian Cullen, tana umaga, Jonah Lome, merterns , they were all the best of the best, then the previous players like Sean Fitzpatrick , the Brooke brothers, spencer, there just too many to mention.
They have a dedicated kicker. Most of the time the nr 10, which is the half-back, but this is not always the case. There are teams that have other players kicking penalties for instance the one team you are watching here. Australia had a flanker called John Eales. He was a number 7 and used to be part of the scrum. He was also n very good penalty kicker for Australia. He played for Australia from 1991 - 2001. Then you also sometimes get the nr 11, which is the fly-half that will kick penalties. It all depends on who is the better penalty kicker in the team.
Cool, glad you watched it. I was exhausted at the end when watching it live... NZ and Australia have a HUGE rivalry. Big Brother little Brother style.. We are better at Union, they are better at League. In Rugby Union they play a 3 game series every year as part of the Rugby Championship for the Bledisloe Cup. It's been a while since the Aussies have had it now..close to 20 years, I think. Game highlights will increase your understanding of the game, so keep going with that.. BTW on the first try, the ball was actually passed backwards by the Australian player, you can see it better from behind the posts in one of the replays.
There's a real little brother vs big brother thibg between Australia and NZ. To be honest though, it probably means more to the kiwis than it does to the Aussies. Australians generally don't like rugby union nearly as much as kiwis do and most aussies don't expect the wallabies to beat the all blacks. It's definitely a rivalry though.
maybe now but 30 years ago it was a different story = you do know that australia won the 1991 and 1999 RWC and this aussie team was the team that did it winning the bledisloe cup the year before
Best game I've ever seem, imagine 3 first down td's straight out the gate against you in a Superbowl, amazing how the aussies fought back. As for legends, Stephen Larkham is criminally underrated, I'll guarantee no player in rugby has made more line breaks or set up more tries against New Zealand than this guy, he also hit a field goal from 48 out in the semi final of a world cup, in overtime, in the wet to beat South Africa. It was the first time he had tried to kick one in his life, at any grade. Thats a different level of player, whatever the sport.
React to the hardest game ever played. Lions Tour 2009, Second test. Also won at the death to win the series with a nail biting end. Loads of injuries and massive defensive plays. Players put their bodies on the line to win that game.
Great game and even greater that you are getting into Rugby. Here in NZ it's pretty much the state religion so it's good to hear that the faith is spreading to the U.S....
Israel Dagg used to say that SA is the milestone to see if any team is good or not. But to me, he is just saying that to downplay/discredit how gd The Wallabies is... Btw, in rugby, normally the kicker (srum half or fly half) holds the highest individual score. There were countless examples where these kickers actually won the games frm their final kicks
Hey, really enjoying your videos. You might have worked this out now, but when you score a try the conversion (which gives you an additional two points) is taken in line with where you scored it. This is why players rugby into the middle of the try zone. This kick can be taken as far or as near to the try line as long as it's on this line. However, if you're too near it will get charged down and going further back for kicks from the side gives you a better angle.
As a kiwi I respect your efforts of getting into rugby, but I would like you to react to the all blacks vs the springboks 2017 at Albany. Keep the content coming it’s great 👍
anyone on the field can take the kick but usually it will be 1 player that takes them, there might be a long range specialist for some kicks. there will be other players capable of kicking as well just in case your kicker gets injured
@@danieleyre8913 l respectfully call bullshit. The NZ division, led by the 28th Maori Battalion, relieved the 9th Austealian division (the rats of Tobruk) at Tobruk in the African campaign against Rommels legendary Afrika Corps. ANZAC forever!
Great game in its own right . Blake you allude to this high scoring game with more focus on offence !! The Springbok All Black match you watched from this year in the Championship is more reflective of current rugby . DEFENSE tends to be the current trend and of huge advantage and significance. South Africa are known for being brutal on DEFENSE . Hence I would say the latter match was more of a GREAT one for tradionalists. It had a good mix of defense and Offense !! Which is the ideal I would say. You want the tries to be ' earned " . PS a Penalty is taken from where infringement happens . Taken by the same kicker as a rule but not enforced . A penalty or drop goal is worth 3 points . A conversion is a kick taken after a try which is worth 2 !!
ps would love to join you on one of your vids Your questions are awesome and poignant The penalties you alluded to I can clarify for you Am an IRB level 2 coach 😊
Legends for NZ: Christian Cullen #15 Andrew Mehrtans #10 Tana Umaga #14 JONAH! #11 Australia: Stephen Larkham #10 George Gregan #9 Stirling Mortlock #14 John Eales #4
Australia is more or less New Zealand’s big brother, New Zealand being the younger brother. How ever Australia “Wallabies” have not beaten the New Zealand “All Blacks” at New Zealand’s spiritual home of Rugby, Eden Park, Auckland NZ since 1986… Hence rivalry, however the South African’s “Springboxs” vs “All Blacks” is always a close tight fought battle generally. All teams have dedicated kickers for penalties and conversions…
enjoying your vids man, i'm glad you don't do over the top gimmicky reactions like other channels, and have an interest in learning about the game and don't just watch the big hits compilations
React to full highlights like this bru. The try and tackle compilations out there offer you no context and it will probably become more difficult for you to appreciate the nuances of the game. When you watch a game, you get a better feel for build up play and even refereeing interpretation. Also, instead of ridiculous music in the background, you have commentators that can help you grasp what is going on a little better. If you can find them look for some documentaries on World Cups, Rugby Championships (previously Tri-Nations), Six Nations, Super Rugby, and Heineken Cup, just so you can get a sense of the tournaments history.
The wallabies and springboks are the greatest rivals of the all blacks everybody agrees on that but which rivalry is greater nobody can agree on you see I’m South African so I can tell you every South African rugby fan thinks the boks are the biggest rivals of the all Blacks I presume it’s the same for Wallabies fans but do not know for certain as for the opinion of the all Blacks fans it seems to be split with a slight majority in favour of the springboks and that is based of the ones I’ve talked to
This is modern professional rugby with very powerful athletes and good referees using TV playback. If you can react to the British Lions 1974 your of South Africa. A home policy of physical intimidation and the famous 99 call. Mayhem!
Hi, I'm a Kiwi and the rivalry between Australia and New Zealand is way worse than that of us and South Africa as it's not only Rugby but Rugby League, Netball and Cricket. Probably life as well due to how close our nations are, we usually have something to say about everything about each other and it's usually not good...lol. women's rugby is the same as men's.
Not so sure about that,, according to israel dagg, richie mccaw and in dan carters autobiography it is south africa.. maybe it's different for each individual and/or team.. Maybe NZ is the wallabies biggest rival but not the all blacks..
Who am I to know really.. I'm not a kiwi so can't speak for you.. But I did see Israel dagg saying that if you want to know if you're ready and good enough for international rugby then you'll find out against south africa..
@@robinson9802 hi, I'm not sure if you are responding to the correct person as I'm not really understanding the comment. I'm just saying NZ and Australia had a wicked rivalry. They call it the Trans Tasman Rivalry.
Well we must mix in different circles, because for me: South Africa was always THE rival. Let’s be honest; Rugby’s not really a big thing in Australia, the Wallabies are pretty awesome considering that, and their big rival is obviously England. I’ve got plenty of Australian colleagues and associates and they never speak of any “Trans-Tasman rivalry”, I only hear about it in the NZ sports media and usually from tossers like Tony Vietch (who half grew up there). But then again: I pay no attention to league or netball and not much attention to cricket.
Please get that offence Defence out Of your head it's rugby not American football Everyone playing is defence and offence if that's easier for you Kickers are well respected in Rugby And there are usually one or two dedicated kickers in a team that Take all the conversions and penalties but there have been Some great and loved kickers in. Rugby all over the world
Daniel Carter All black legend and he was dedicated kicker.Also Richie McCaw greatest AllBlack player
Christian Cullen is probably the greatest ever AB fullback.
Yeah but Mathew Burke matched him.
Cully all the way!
No doubt, Christian Cullen is the best return kick Fullback, or even from broken play, with his speed it’s like he was gliding on ice. However people will always have their opinions. So each too there own really…
100 percent agree.
Agree, although the golden one wasn't to shabby as a stand in. You'd be hard pressed to find a better back 3 in any competition, and not just rugby
The sequel to this game was just as great…from an Aussie perspective, retaining the Cup was such a massive task! This was one of the greatest Aussie sides - World Campions and the current benchmark. The SA fans make out like their rivalry with The ABs is the greatest, but the AB rivalry with Australia is a lot older and more local. In terms of competitiveness of history SA and AUS are pretty equal (and closest to each other for W-L) and the ABs are in a league of their own…Worldwide they are unrivalled!
Absolutely as a Kiwi it's about us Aussie and NZ always has that's the history
A better question would be who aren't the other legends in these teams.
Pretty much every single player was a legend
That Aus team from the 90's/early 2000's was insane.
@@arnodk2852 Especially their defence compared to ABZ.In the first '98 test how did the Wallaby's get up on the ABZ so fast? I thought they must be off side.
I worked that Saturday 1998, and I listened to the game on the radio and I heard "Uncle Dougie"(a famous DJ here in Sydney) saying things like The Wallaby's "are toying with the ABZ, the ABZ are running out of options and I thought WTF is he talking about? And that was the start of a golden era for the Wallaby's that I feel that the ABZ have never been able to replicate.
@@bb21again.67 2015 side for the ABs is the best ever team for mine. Unbeaten season in 2013 included, as well as the set up for the world cup was a great run from the 2011 world cup victory.
@@Tom_McMurtry Those Wallaby's won every cup they contended in 1999 and their defence was impeccable only conceding a single try(to America of all the teams) in the world cup,a record The ABZ have never matched at that level.I nearly cried in 2003 they beat the ABZ,especially since The ABZ put 50 points on them in the Bledisloe,and everyone in Oz including Peter Fitzsimmons had vociferously written them off before the cup .
During the late 90s and early 2000s, Southern Hemisphere rugby was at the peak of its powers. Between '97 and late '98, South Africa won 17 consecutive Test (international) matches. We beat Australian three times on the bounce and New Zealand twice. That same Australian group went on to win the '99 World Cup, after knocking South Africa out in a gripping semi-final (after regulation time). That era just had legends everywhere.
Could say the same RE 2007 to 2019 considering NZ and South Africa won all the tournaments with Australia finaling in 2015 also.
So many All Blacks legends. Jonah Lomu, Christian Cullen, Tana Umaga, Carlos Spencer and more. Any player can take the penalty kick but most teams its the fly half (10). NZ and Aussie have a rivalry as they have their own trophy and play each other all the time but NZ always wins.
I think Mehrtens was playing 1st 5 that day.. but that era wasn't our best in the past 2 decades. Great players, some didn't deserve to end their All Blacks career so early, especially Cullen. Jonah will always be a hero of mine. Real Life Superman.
Gregan, Larkham, Joe Roff, Mortlock, Eales and a few others have to be considered Aussie legends. That was by far the best era from an Australian perspective. 1990-2003
@@lastpenny849 Yea I wasn't sure who was the 1st 5 but Spencer comes on in the second half Im pretty sure
This was in the middle of a 5 years of Aussie winning the Bledisloe Cup.
But since 2003 New Zealand have has an iron grip. 19 wins in a row. A couple of drawn series, but otherwise 2-1 or 3 nil NZ.
The kicker has to be someone already on the field at the time of the penalty. You can't substitute someone on to kick
Mehrtens (number 10 for the All Black and our kicker) in that era became the worlds highest points scorer in the game.
I live in Argentina. I still remember watching this match at 3 AM.
Fun fact: Australia few months earlier this match won the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. During that world Cup Australia's defence was supperb allowing only one try in the entire tournament. So the first minutes of this match was shocking for everybody.
Australia's captain was John Eales, one of the best players of all times. A.k.a Nobody, because "Nobody is perfect".
Greetings from Argentina.
Bro! Try find some footage of Christian Cullen. You won't be disappointed. He was probably the best running fullback(15) in rugby history. Silky Smooth
That cup they were playing for NZ has now held it for 19 years straight
The capacity of the stadium was reduced after the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
In 2002 it was reconfigured to 80,000
1) Another legend in this match was Christian Cullen. He scored 4 tries in his debut match for the All Blacks against Scotland.
2) There is usually one person on each team that takes the penalties and conversions. Often this will be the half-back, number 10.
3) Yes, there is a big rivalry between Australia and New Zealand in rugby. Australians are a bit like our big brother across the ditch. Rugby isn't their biggest sport-that would be Aussie Rules, which is quite different, or Rugby League.
4) The other sport that you might like to react to is cricket, which is somewhat similar to your baseball. There is a huge amount to know about cricket with lots of subtleties that will take a while to learn. Very, very big in India.
"half back, No10"????
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I suspect that Cullen was hydrino powered.
In this particular game all of these players are legends
That first play, watch the shoulders of the guy in gold. The way they shift as you lost sight of the ball. Looks like he tried to pass it.
A dedicated kicker usually takes care of all awarded kicks. He/she is the one that also does most of the tactical kicking also but you want most of your backs to have their own "tricks".
I was reffing a high school match in Denver. I awarded a penalty and was surprised when this young lad said the wanted to kick at goal. I asked if he realized which 10 we were standing on as we were 60M out with an angle. He confirmed that he knew where we were. The kick cleared the bar by a good 15-20 feet.
After I moved to NC I went to Charlotte to see them play the Denver Barbarians. Guess who was kicking for them. Yes, that same lad. I talked to him afterwards and he told me that he was in the USA Eagle pool.
A couple years later the Eagles were set to play Racine (a French pro club) in my home town (Charleston) hoping to see him play again.
Very early it became obvious that for some unknown reason the USA did not bother putting a post kicker on their roster when they missed a penalty from the center of the 22. Racine noticed this also. As the game developed the French were able to withstand penalty after penalty with out worrying about repercussions on the scoreboard.
That is the day I lost all hope in USA Rugby.
When you have a kicker like that in your pool and you decide that you'll go without.....
That lad had an excellent game. Running, passing, tackling and kicking. I realize perhaps that perhaps he was a step slower than thee guy they played but you HAVE to have someone that can kick at post. If not the opposition will commit penalties freely.
Both are rivals. The difference is we dont take losing to South Africa as personally as we would if we lost to Australia.
There was a NZ vs SA game in 2013 that was also complete insanity (I think it was the one played in Johannesburg), the most recent game between NZ and SA was also pretty crazy last minute stuff. Because you asked where we are from, I'm from South Africa.
I really rate that 2013 game as the best. 2 great teams playing for the championship. It had everything. Was that the game Habana got 2 tries?
Kiwi here :) Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction
Watch "Tribute Haka For Jonah Lomu", showing the funeral for one of rugby's greatest players.
Wales v england 2013 what a game .
You should react to Dan Carter and Richie McCaw, the 2 best to ever do it
3:37 If the ball goes forward off a player's hand but he catches it before it either hits another player or the ground it is not a knock-on.
For NZ along side Jonah there's Christian Cullen, Andrew Merhtens, Tana Umaga, Josh Kronfeld who are some of the best ever. For Australia Stephen Larkham, Stirling Mortlock, John Eales, George Greegan, Chris Latham. Oz actually had a gun team at this time.
It's Chris Latham.
There is a huge sporting rivalry between Australia and New Zealand. We are probably the closest of countries in the world today. Both Australia and New Zealand are very proud sporting nations so neither side is ever going to back down. South Africa is our biggest rivalry in rugby. Because historically the Spring Boks are the best. The All Blacks have had the timber on them in recent years but I can tell you that back in the day the Spring Boks were the benchmark to which all New Zealand looked to.
Australia were world champs at the time so that makes the whole team legends. The All Blacks only ever have legends playing for them and occasionally rugby gods :-) .. PS this is coming from a Welshman.
To clear up a couple of points. The NZ player didn't knock it on. At 3:29 you see the Aus defender gather the ball and try to pass it back to his team mate but his pass goes in the air. The NZ player Umaga intercepts it.
The size of the final score is not so unusual these days, but how it unfolded in the first half is very unusual for an elite international game. NZ went up 24-0 in a matter of a few minutes, but by half-time Australia had got back to 24-24 (they missed the conversion), then went ahead just after the break with a penalty at 6:55. From that point on it was nerve-racking stuff. I watched this live in a sports bar in Europe full of Oz and NZ fans and the place went crazy.
Traditionally the Boks are NZ's biggest rivals and have the best record against NZ, but the Aus/NZ rivalry really went up a few notches during this period when the Wallabies were strong and retained the Bledisloe Cup for five years. In recent times NZ have been very dominant, but a lot of NZ fans are glad to see Australia on the rise again. Or so it seems.
Checkout the All Blacks vs Australia 2017 Game 2 of the Bledisloe Cup. What a close game and awesome ending.
Hi. I'm from England and I've just started to enjoy your Rugby reactions. I have a match day job at Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club. Try 'Courtney Lawes, taking names' I think you'll love it!
Thanks Barry! Welcome to the channel!
One of the reasons that this game was one of the greatest is because Australia had had an extended run of dominance over the All Blacks that stretched from 1998 to 2002 and included victory at the 99 World Cup. There were far more legends in the Australian team than there was in the All Blacks who were still going through a rebuilding phase. The whole Australian backline would come into consideration as their greatest ever players - Roff, Larkham, Gregan and Eales would likely be considered GOATS. For NZ, Jonah and Cullen are probably the only players that fit that mold.
It wasnt really until 2004 that the All Blacks introduced all of the new players that would dominate World Rugby until 2015
Having a good kicker in Rugby is make or break for a team. The same kicker will take all the penalties and make most of the kicks for territory during open play. Sometimes there will be a dedicated kicker who is better at long range kicks, but 95% of conversions and penalities will be taken by the same guy. You should check out the U.S sevens team and their 'fastest man in rugby' Carlin Isles.
The legends of that game are Chris Latham, Stirling Mortlock, Joe Roff, Stephen Larkham, George Gregan amd John Eales with Toutai Kefu and Jeremy Paul, getting an honourable mention
Christian Cullen, Tana Umaga, Jonah Lomu, Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall,
With Josh Kronfeld, Taine Randell, Norm Maxwell, Todd Blackadder, Kees Meeuws, Anton Oliver, Leon MacDonald and Craig Dowd getting honourable mentions
Dan Carter, all time great.
1st try Nonu stole the pass. Great positioning
Great rivalries in both Rugby Union and Test Cricket and One day cricket are the big 4. Australia , England/Great Britain, New Zealand and South Africa. Even though other countries play Rugby, and Cricket against the 4, none have been world champions in both sports and dominated them. Some rivalries are Australia against England in the Ashes , Australia against NZ in Rugby Union and League , Cricket , Netball , or any sport played between the two. Cricket has been played for about 130 years between Aus and Eng, with Union a bit later.
not taking anything away from current All Blacks, these were the best of the best players. Christian Cullen, tana umaga, Jonah Lome, merterns , they were all the best of the best, then the previous players like Sean Fitzpatrick , the Brooke brothers, spencer, there just too many to mention.
They have a dedicated kicker. Most of the time the nr 10, which is the half-back, but this is not always the case. There are teams that have other players kicking penalties for instance the one team you are watching here. Australia had a flanker called John Eales. He was a number 7 and used to be part of the scrum. He was also n very good penalty kicker for Australia. He played for Australia from 1991 - 2001. Then you also sometimes get the nr 11, which is the fly-half that will kick penalties. It all depends on who is the better penalty kicker in the team.
Cool, glad you watched it. I was exhausted at the end when watching it live... NZ and Australia have a HUGE rivalry. Big Brother little Brother style..
We are better at Union, they are better at League. In Rugby Union they play a 3 game series every year as part of the Rugby Championship for the Bledisloe Cup. It's been a while since the Aussies have had it now..close to 20 years, I think. Game highlights will increase your understanding of the game, so keep going with that.. BTW on the first try, the ball was actually passed backwards by the Australian player, you can see it better from behind the posts in one of the replays.
There's a real little brother vs big brother thibg between Australia and NZ. To be honest though, it probably means more to the kiwis than it does to the Aussies.
Australians generally don't like rugby union nearly as much as kiwis do and most aussies don't expect the wallabies to beat the all blacks.
It's definitely a rivalry though.
maybe now but 30 years ago it was a different story = you do know that australia won the 1991 and 1999 RWC and this aussie team was the team that did it winning the bledisloe cup the year before
@@bodybalanceU2 ,yes Australia won the next test though retaining the Bledisloe cup
Best game I've ever seem, imagine 3 first down td's straight out the gate against you in a Superbowl, amazing how the aussies fought back. As for legends, Stephen Larkham is criminally underrated, I'll guarantee no player in rugby has made more line breaks or set up more tries against New Zealand than this guy, he also hit a field goal from 48 out in the semi final of a world cup, in overtime, in the wet to beat South Africa. It was the first time he had tried to kick one in his life, at any grade. Thats a different level of player, whatever the sport.
React to the hardest game ever played. Lions Tour 2009, Second test. Also won at the death to win the series with a nail biting end. Loads of injuries and massive defensive plays. Players put their bodies on the line to win that game.
Hmmm hardest?,I wouldn't go that far there's been many of them.
I was at this game. It was a game of mistakes and opportunities. It wasn't the greatest game of all. The best part was watching the Aussie fans melt.
Great game and even greater that you are getting into Rugby. Here in NZ it's pretty much the state religion so it's good to hear that the faith is spreading to the U.S....
That wasn't a "knock-on" at 3:17 and 3:30 because it was taken cleanly out of the air without being knocked on.
Israel Dagg used to say that SA is the milestone to see if any team is good or not.
But to me, he is just saying that to downplay/discredit how gd The Wallabies is...
Btw, in rugby, normally the kicker (srum half or fly half) holds the highest individual score.
There were countless examples where these kickers actually won the games frm their final kicks
Mehrtens, Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Christian Cullen, Fitzgerald.
Hey, really enjoying your videos. You might have worked this out now, but when you score a try the conversion (which gives you an additional two points) is taken in line with where you scored it. This is why players rugby into the middle of the try zone. This kick can be taken as far or as near to the try line as long as it's on this line. However, if you're too near it will get charged down and going further back for kicks from the side gives you a better angle.
As a kiwi I respect your efforts of getting into rugby, but I would like you to react to the all blacks vs the springboks 2017 at Albany. Keep the content coming it’s great 👍
He does want to watch close games haha
@@clutchxgene8477 I guess I skipped over that LOL
@@davidsok6155 Not in this video it was a few vids ago haha
anyone on the field can take the kick but usually it will be 1 player that takes them, there might be a long range specialist for some kicks. there will be other players capable of kicking as well just in case your kicker gets injured
The Aussie/NZ rivalry comes from our ANZAC heritage. Our ANZAC heritage comes from WW1 and WW2.
ANZAC is from the beginning of the First World War. It didn’t have anything to do with the second.
@@danieleyre8913 l respectfully call bullshit. The NZ division, led by the 28th Maori Battalion, relieved the 9th Austealian division (the rats of Tobruk) at Tobruk in the African campaign against Rommels legendary Afrika Corps. ANZAC forever!
Holla from NZ
The rivalry between nz and Australia Is much bigger the games are much better to watch too
Lot of rules in rugby. Advantage was given to AUS for the early knock on you saw.
Dont forget this weekend, fed ex field washington dc, america vs all blacks
Great game in its own right . Blake you allude to this high scoring game with more focus on offence !! The Springbok All Black match you watched from this year in the Championship is more reflective of current rugby . DEFENSE tends to be the current trend and of huge advantage and significance. South Africa are known for being brutal on DEFENSE . Hence I would say the latter match was more of a GREAT one for tradionalists. It had a good mix of defense and Offense !! Which is the ideal I would say. You want the tries to be ' earned " . PS a Penalty is taken from where infringement happens . Taken by the same kicker as a rule but not enforced . A penalty or drop goal is worth 3 points . A conversion is a kick taken after a try which is worth 2 !!
ps would love to join you on one of your vids
Your questions are awesome and poignant
The penalties you alluded to I can clarify for you
Am an IRB level 2 coach 😊
New Zealand an Australia play for a cup we won it back this year after three years of not having NZ havint lost it since
Legends for
NZ: Christian Cullen #15
Andrew Mehrtans #10
Tana Umaga #14
JONAH! #11
Australia:
Stephen Larkham #10
George Gregan #9
Stirling Mortlock #14
John Eales #4
Idk if he was still playing but Tim Horan for aussie as well if he was in this game.
Latham for Aus. Underrated player.
@@arnodk2852 I can't believe I forgot Chris Latham somehow.
Australia is more or less New Zealand’s big brother, New Zealand being the younger brother. How ever Australia “Wallabies” have not beaten the New Zealand “All Blacks” at New Zealand’s spiritual home of Rugby, Eden Park, Auckland NZ since 1986… Hence rivalry, however the South African’s “Springboxs” vs “All Blacks” is always a close tight fought battle generally. All teams have dedicated kickers for penalties and conversions…
enjoying your vids man, i'm glad you don't do over the top gimmicky reactions like other channels, and have an interest in learning about the game and don't just watch the big hits compilations
I appreciate that!
Look into why the All Blacks hate the Springboks
I live in France
Good video
Who else are legends of the game? Just look up the team list for both sides and you will have them 😜
theres a tonne of guns in those 2 teams youll just have to learn bro takes time
It's only a knock-on if the ball hits the ground.
anyone can kick usually it's the same guy but some teams have kickers who can kick it from 60 metres that take the long-range kicks.
React to full highlights like this bru. The try and tackle compilations out there offer you no context and it will probably become more difficult for you to appreciate the nuances of the game. When you watch a game, you get a better feel for build up play and even refereeing interpretation. Also, instead of ridiculous music in the background, you have commentators that can help you grasp what is going on a little better. If you can find them look for some documentaries on World Cups, Rugby Championships (previously Tri-Nations), Six Nations, Super Rugby, and Heineken Cup, just so you can get a sense of the tournaments history.
Australia vs New Zealand or Wallabies vs All Blacks
Australian Rules Football is another good sport for you to check out…that’s the sport all the Australian NFL punters come from
is only a knock on if that ball had hit the ground in front of him
The wallabies and springboks are the greatest rivals of the all blacks everybody agrees on that but which rivalry is greater nobody can agree on you see I’m South African so I can tell you every South African rugby fan thinks the boks are the biggest rivals of the all Blacks I presume it’s the same for Wallabies fans but do not know for certain as for the opinion of the all Blacks fans it seems to be split with a slight majority in favour of the springboks and that is based of the ones I’ve talked to
Have you watched “chiefs vs highlanders best 3 minutes of rugby” ?
Its short
Yes I have! That was the first highlight video I saw
Nevermind 🙂😚
No worries! I appreciate the suggestion regardless!
If you want to see a Great player bro. Check out Christian Cullen. He is the best attacking player I've seen in my lifetime
Aus v NZ is the biggest rivalry.. last couple years Australia hasn't been as good though so the rivalry isn't what it once was.
Australia are NZs biggest rivals in sport SA are NZs biggest rivals in rugby.
This is modern professional rugby with very powerful athletes and good referees using TV playback. If you can react to the British Lions 1974 your of South Africa. A home policy of physical intimidation and the famous 99 call. Mayhem!
How are you finding the free flow of rugby compared to American Football?
I like it. I played lacrosse and it has a very similar game speed
Suggestion: enlarge the view of the game.
While it’s good to hear your reaction, we need to view the game.
New Zealand's primary game is union, whereas Australia's main game is league. I believe South Africa's primary game is union.
Australia main game League, jackshyte rubbish. Not truth whatsoever.
Australias main game is AFL
Christian Cullen
Hi, I'm a Kiwi and the rivalry between Australia and New Zealand is way worse than that of us and South Africa as it's not only Rugby but Rugby League, Netball and Cricket. Probably life as well due to how close our nations are, we usually have something to say about everything about each other and it's usually not good...lol. women's rugby is the same as men's.
Not so sure about that,, according to israel dagg, richie mccaw and in dan carters autobiography it is south africa.. maybe it's different for each individual and/or team.. Maybe NZ is the wallabies biggest rival but not the all blacks..
Who am I to know really.. I'm not a kiwi so can't speak for you.. But I did see Israel dagg saying that if you want to know if you're ready and good enough for international rugby then you'll find out against south africa..
@@robinson9802 hi, I'm not sure if you are responding to the correct person as I'm not really understanding the comment. I'm just saying NZ and Australia had a wicked rivalry. They call it the Trans Tasman Rivalry.
@@rogerb4436 All good
Well we must mix in different circles, because for me: South Africa was always THE rival. Let’s be honest; Rugby’s not really a big thing in Australia, the Wallabies are pretty awesome considering that, and their big rival is obviously England. I’ve got plenty of Australian colleagues and associates and they never speak of any “Trans-Tasman rivalry”, I only hear about it in the NZ sports media and usually from tossers like Tony Vietch (who half grew up there).
But then again: I pay no attention to league or netball and not much attention to cricket.
Anyone that plays for the allblacks
We love em we hate em vice-versa
Please get that offence
Defence out Of your head it's rugby not American football
Everyone playing is defence and offence if that's easier for you
Kickers are well respected in Rugby
And there are usually one or two dedicated kickers in a team that
Take all the conversions and penalties but there have been Some great and loved kickers in. Rugby all over the world