I met Victor once at a golf range, his shoulders were above my head. I will never understand how anyone can tackle these giants like Victor or Eben. It's nuts.
Bakkies one of those guys who was really 180 degrees on and off the field. Helluva nice guy but by all accounts an animal when on the brandy and cokes.
Bakkies' Trophy Cabinet: Currie Cup, Super Rugby, Top 14; Champions Cup, Tri Nations, Lions Tour, World Cup.....yep, that's a pretty average player for you.
Hey how about the RP crew cut the BS. The Matfeild/Botha combo was not the most famous partnership in rugby history. Nor was it the most feared either. While Victor was greatly respected outside SA as a fabulous and clean player, Bakkies was not. Bakkies was a very dirty, mean player, full of cheap shots, who greatly benefitted from lax refereeing. Bakkies would last 10 minutes in a 2023 game before being Red carded. Pro Rugby players don't fear meatheads like Bakkies. They fear combo's that score tries and win games. Combo's like Carter/Nonu, Gregan/Larkham, Smith/Nonu, Cullin/Lomu :)
...Indeed, none of these guys know anything about what pro rugby players think....They should try actually getting some pro rugby players on who could tell them what pro rugby players actually think.
Except you are wrong. Bakkies was a supreme athlete and rugby player and had all the ability to control himself. Go watch some highlights and see who is making cover tackles or first to a breakdown. The violence would just be more focussed, as Eben has done.
SO enjoyed this whole interview, Victor is a LEGEND. Great stories
I met Victor once at a golf range, his shoulders were above my head. I will never understand how anyone can tackle these giants like Victor or Eben. It's nuts.
How does this snip not have more likes.... Brilliant😄
Bakkies one of those guys who was really 180 degrees on and off the field. Helluva nice guy but by all accounts an animal when on the brandy and cokes.
Imagine! Rugby players throwing punches. Who knew?
Ek lief daardie 2 seuns
The glamourisation of inflicting GBH on Matt Stevens is a bit off.
Agreed
Most feared? Census Johnston didn’t look to frightened when he thumped the head of Botha in a club match. Check it out.
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😂keep telling yourself that
Please refrain from using God's name as a profanity.
Then don't watch the channel
why do rugby media always use the word "feared" particularly when referencing the Springboks. Its a cliche.
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I think you mean a Slogan 😂
Really?
Bakkies Botha was an average rugby player who mainly relied on unsportsman like tactics to gain advantage. Grub on and off the field it sounds like.
You must be a casual
Bakkies' Trophy Cabinet: Currie Cup, Super Rugby, Top 14; Champions Cup, Tri Nations, Lions Tour, World Cup.....yep, that's a pretty average player for you.
said an average couch potato.
Your poes!
Really? You took time out of your life to post that comment? The entire podcast is casual and fun and then there's you.......
Hey how about the RP crew cut the BS. The Matfeild/Botha combo was not the most famous partnership in rugby history. Nor was it the most feared either. While Victor was greatly respected outside SA as a fabulous and clean player, Bakkies was not. Bakkies was a very dirty, mean player, full of cheap shots, who greatly benefitted from lax refereeing. Bakkies would last 10 minutes in a 2023 game before being Red carded.
Pro Rugby players don't fear meatheads like Bakkies. They fear combo's that score tries and win games. Combo's like Carter/Nonu, Gregan/Larkham, Smith/Nonu, Cullin/Lomu :)
Oh so there are no forward combos? Lacking credibility here sir!
...Indeed, none of these guys know anything about what pro rugby players think....They should try actually getting some pro rugby players on who could tell them what pro rugby players actually think.
Except you are wrong. Bakkies was a supreme athlete and rugby player and had all the ability to control himself.
Go watch some highlights and see who is making cover tackles or first to a breakdown. The violence would just be more focussed, as Eben has done.