@@jimmybernasconi9000 except for geography because South Africa is one of the best teams in rugby and Zimbabwe well isnt but in geography they are very close
Im not sure if there is a better TH-cam analyst for any sport than Squidge right now. Noticing things a lot of professional coaches won't. God damn this was an impressive review.
As a South African, I'm not even mad. We needed this humiliation so we could be properly pissed off in 2019. Keep doing God's work, my dude. Now review all the world cup finals, for Christ's sake!
I'm also not even suprised an upset like that was achieved against us. The Springboks have always had this mentality of not playing 100% when they are the far favourites, and playing 100% when they aren't
@@henryraubenheimer5234 Absolutely true. In that same world cup where we lost to Japan, we also lost with a mere 2 points against the best All Blacks side the world has ever seen, in the semis.
@@tomkrys3331 😂😂but I don't believe anything compares to what Japan did to the Springboks at the 2015 RWC. The one game every Springbok fan wants to forget.
hardest working and most brilliant rugby analyst breathing right now, how you're not working for a top club is beyond me! employing your insights would be akin to having an extra man, the rain man of rugby! AMAZING!
I just love how Squidge said that this match changed both teams for the better...it truly was an introduction to a new Japan, a Japan side that was seen more as a threat and also inspired other small teams like Uruguay to do the impossible. I know Japan won that day, but the biggest victor in Brighton was RUGBY UNION.
This man is killing me😔, as a Springboks fan I endure but also enjoy this video. Mixed feelings, like a crazy ex with amazing head... On her shoulders, with an amazing head on her shoulders is what I meant😇
Finally happy to see Luke Thompson get the love that he deserves. I've been a lock or 8 most of my time playing rugby, and he has been on of the guys I like to watch and learn from.
Interesting Fact: The WiFi password in the South African Hotel room, at the 2019 World Cup in Japan. Was Brighton 1, Brighton 2 and Brighton 3. Love this Humor😂 But Because I'm a South African this seems like mind games to me😂🔥
Simply outstanding analysis of a mesmerizing match. I still get goosebumps over that phenomenal passage of play after the final scrum decision to go for the win.
This could be your best video yet!! Your story-telling felt stepped up, and the raw analysis was the most followable for me, even as a rugby virgin, so far. You make wonderful stuff!
A really great vid, with really great insights, but most importantly great effort from both teams. And how about the fact that this game is one of the greatest ever played (when it comes to drama, suspense, and payoff). Really shows how modern the rugby rules can produce amazing things, when both teams play clean and intelligent.
This is so much more enjoyable and interesting than tv shows such as scrum v in my opinion - clearly a lot of work and research, amazing video keep it up :))
I was watching this game in SA, crowded bar surrounded by my fellow South Africans. It was a stunning game and I felt such an immense sense of love and pride for Japan during their performance. I was the only one cheering at the end of the match, getting dirty looks from my countrymen, but I couldn't care less. It was such an incredible game to watch, such a beautiful upset and it made me so excited for the future of Rugby. I have loved watching Japan play this beautiful sport, and I love what they have brought to the game. It was a superb win and I am always excited to see them play. Anata no kenshin ni kansha shimasu.
Bloody hell, I spend much more time watching video essays than I do going outside and playing sport but this was genuinely a fucking phenomenal video, illustrating flawlessly the significance of this story in a way that even a complete rugby dunce could understand and a writer would be jealous of, this is a beyond-excellent channel
I missed this match because I was on basic training with the Air Force. This video made me feel like I had experienced the game as it happened. You could hear some emotion in your voice over towards the end and damn that hit me.
I'm so glad the algorithm recommended this channel. That was a superb breakdown on how Japan won that game. I was nearly in tears when they won, and it's amazing to see the genius that went into making it happening. The Springboks got beaten by using their strengths against them in an incredibly clever way. I'm utterly impressed
i normally don't comment on your videos and just enjoy them silently, but i can't just not comment on that double-header --- that was just an awesome hour of great analysis, background information and to round things out (as expected^^) funny bits...i can only imagine how hard it is to keep the right balance, and on top of that the emotional component had me fighting back my tears i just want to say "thank you for your excellent work" representative for all other videos as well
Been meaning to watch this video for a while now and just have, I love all your vodeos/analyses , but this one just felt special. And I honestly believe this is the greatest game of rugby to have ever taken place. Even to this day I can still remember exactly where I was and exactly how it felt pacing my sister living room all on my own (as I was house sitting). And im extrene gutted that we didn't get to host Japan this summer, but I seriously hope they reschedule the England v Japan games soon, because I am dying to see more of the brave blossoms.
Give this man an Oscar. Funny but at the same time deeply interesting with a touching end. This is a documentary of the highest quality. I couldn't stop watching. Go go go Squidge. Thank you very much for making this.
Eureka, I did it. Being an South-Africa I stared at this analysis in my in box for 3 days before getting on treadmill and forcing myself to watch it through, physical and emotional suffering in unison. I knew it was going to be good.....Squidge rugby.....enough said......and it was excellent. Once again kudus on the work and knowledge you put into this, know that it is appreciated. PS ; watched the 2019 final analysis again afterwards, helped sooth the pain.
I think the block on oosterhuizen by sau in the Japanese try off the line out move is incredible, all completely legal but that little nudge gave Matsushima that extra half yard to really take the hole
As a saffa watching this 2 years later. Damn I love this game despite hating it. We neeeeded to lose this game to learn something and japan neeeeded to win to learn something. So much respect to Japan. And probably my second favourite team now
Just down the little street from us, was an incredible little Izakaya - like a pub come restaurant. The game was on TV,,,,, my wife and I watched this in Nadeshiko in Fukui. As a Welshman, I was loud, emotional and happy. We had a wonderful evening,,,,The explanations of what was happening tested my Japanese.... but the atmosphere, joy and pleasure of that night was incredible! Again, from one Osprey to another,,,,thank you!
I have never learned more in under an hour than I did watching this. While I enjoyed watching some of the game, I had no idea of either the strategy or the psychology going on behind it. What aEddie Jones thought through, and the players executed brilliantly, was stunning enough. But Letch’s captain’s call to go for the - and not to take the safe option of a draw - was proof that the team had changed their mentality. Thank you for your analysis - it’s the rugby union equivalent of a Vermeer painting!
9:36 "Granting Fumi incredibly fast ball against a defence missing both arms." Well good job Farrell wasn't in that defence or something dangerous might've happened...
I tell myself I won’t cry, but every time I watch footage of this game I do. An interesting,m comprehensive assessment of the tactics in one of the turning point games of rugby. Come what may, things will never be as they were after this.
What an honour for the rugby World Cup to be hosted here in my hometown of Brighton for this most majestic comeback in rugby history I was there at the game and I stormed the pitch, well tried to 😂 I got stopped, Japan definitely deserve the title of David that took down a Goliath
So I watch all World Rugby channel Japan's biggest matches highlights, that is them against the Boks 2015 and them against the Scots 2019, and I watched 10 Japan upset reaction videos on this site, and this is the recommendation I unlocked? Thanks TH-cam... And to think all that led me here is the USA vs RUS 2011 RWC Star-spangled Banner sounding as the best rendition I've ever heard... This is *THE* sport
This was a very sad day as a Bok supporter, however in saying that, you cant help but be happy for Japan. It was a great day for world Rugby and Japan. It was a great match.
"And geography aside South Africa couldnt be further away from Zimbabwe" is a great line
Got me off guard 🇰🇪
@@opukotieno6091 thats the Kenya flag
I'm sorry I don't get it. Explain for me???
@@raquelfouche3725 yep get that, but what does he mean by "geography aside"
@@jimmybernasconi9000 except for geography because South Africa is one of the best teams in rugby and Zimbabwe well isnt but in geography they are very close
Things you know will be brought up at every world cup:
1. Johnny's dropgoal
2. Brighton
3. Ireland's quarter's curse.
4. France?
@@lylekruger4864 but which France? :P
5. Are the All Blacks still the best team in the world?
6. England being knocked out at pool stage in their own backyard.
I get a right stiffy when the ABs get knocked out.
Im not sure if there is a better TH-cam analyst for any sport than Squidge right now.
Noticing things a lot of professional coaches won't. God damn this was an impressive review.
I only watch Squidge and Lanterne Rouge for sports content
Squidge is amazing.
Thinking basketball is excellent analysis if you are into that sport, but squidge is way funnier and far more enjoyable to watch
Mixed molly whopped if you like MMA
@@smeetsnoud1 Lanterne Rouge is no pro, but he watches so closely and has excellent insights.
Fk, Squidge. This is equal parts brilliant analysis and enthralling story-telling. A masterpiece. Well done.
Squidge, this is not a way to get a second mention from Rassie
or is it?
Disagree. As Heineke was coach, it shows how well Rassie has done!
@@batdowg Or how shit Heyneke was....
As a South African, I'm not even mad. We needed this humiliation so we could be properly pissed off in 2019.
Keep doing God's work, my dude. Now review all the world cup finals, for Christ's sake!
Lourens Bester he did
@@heloisepruis9322 I must have missed it. Did Squidge already review 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019 rugby world cup finals?
I'm also not even suprised an upset like that was achieved against us. The Springboks have always had this mentality of not playing 100% when they are the far favourites, and playing 100% when they aren't
@@henryraubenheimer5234 Absolutely true. In that same world cup where we lost to Japan, we also lost with a mere 2 points against the best All Blacks side the world has ever seen, in the semis.
@@Laurentus '87 and '91 weren't World Cups, they were merely Rugby Tournaments. If you don't invite everyone, it can't be called a World Cup.
Jesus Squidge, WTF?
🤣🤣as a Springbok fan, this was depressingly interesting to watch.
Now you know how England fans felt watching the rugby world cup final one😂😭
@@tomkrys3331 😂😂but I don't believe anything compares to what Japan did to the Springboks at the 2015 RWC. The one game every Springbok fan wants to forget.
i'm a Kiwi but, for some reason, this really made me miss JDV.
Stop blasphemy
hardest working and most brilliant rugby analyst breathing right now, how you're not working for a top club is beyond me! employing your insights would be akin to having an extra man, the rain man of rugby! AMAZING!
I just love how Squidge said that this match changed both teams for the better...it truly was an introduction to a new Japan, a Japan side that was seen more as a threat and also inspired other small teams like Uruguay to do the impossible. I know Japan won that day, but the biggest victor in Brighton was RUGBY UNION.
This was so incredibly well made and analysed. The time that was put into this video really shows and is greatly appreciated by all of us I'm sure.
Superb analysis. Really shows that rugby is not just a game of bash and crash but a game for intelligent skillful players (and coaches).
This man is killing me😔, as a Springboks fan I endure but also enjoy this video. Mixed feelings, like a crazy ex with amazing head... On her shoulders, with an amazing head on her shoulders is what I meant😇
as a springbok fan who just got this in my recommended, I'm gonna need a beer for this one
You might want something stronger
Finally happy to see Luke Thompson get the love that he deserves. I've been a lock or 8 most of my time playing rugby, and he has been on of the guys I like to watch and learn from.
I love how the touch judge celebrates as he sees that final try go down.
Interesting Fact:
The WiFi password in the South African Hotel room, at the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Was Brighton 1, Brighton 2 and Brighton 3.
Love this Humor😂
But Because I'm a South African this seems like mind games to me😂🔥
Someone's watched "Chasing the Sun" :)
@@louisjoubert6848 You know it😂💪
Simply outstanding analysis of a mesmerizing match. I still get goosebumps over that phenomenal passage of play after the final scrum decision to go for the win.
You should get an award for this. Seriously, marvelous breakdown, editing and storytelling pace. I am shocked at how good this is. Well done.
Honestly, u just make rugby so easy to understand. Keep up the great work Squigy
watching this as a bok fan, i'm actually so happy the brighton miracle happened. japan are such a wonderful team 💕
i remember well, by the last 10 minutes of the match i found myself switching to cheering on Japan!
As an Irish fan when he said losing to Japan in a world cup then winning the next one is destiny brings a smile to my face
As an Irish fan, the quarter finals it is.
I'd take just making the semis
@Sean Murphy until the curse of the Quarter Final exit strikes again. If wasn't for bad luck at the World Cup you'd have no luck at all!!!!
everybody gangsta til Russia win the 2023 World Cup
As an springbok fan i would love to see Ireland and wales win the world cup
This could be your best video yet!! Your story-telling felt stepped up, and the raw analysis was the most followable for me, even as a rugby virgin, so far. You make wonderful stuff!
Just want to tackle someone again
Found the forward
Much love to Japanese rugby, from a South African
Squidge, this is phenomenal!
I got chills just reliving some of those moments back with you!
What an outstanding piece, many thanks Squidge.
A really great vid, with really great insights, but most importantly great effort from both teams. And how about the fact that this game is one of the greatest ever played (when it comes to drama, suspense, and payoff). Really shows how modern the rugby rules can produce amazing things, when both teams play clean and intelligent.
This is so much more enjoyable and interesting than tv shows such as scrum v in my opinion - clearly a lot of work and research, amazing video keep it up :))
This was proper edge of the seat stuff and I knew the outcome! Incredible video man
I was watching this game in SA, crowded bar surrounded by my fellow South Africans. It was a stunning game and I felt such an immense sense of love and pride for Japan during their performance. I was the only one cheering at the end of the match, getting dirty looks from my countrymen, but I couldn't care less. It was such an incredible game to watch, such a beautiful upset and it made me so excited for the future of Rugby. I have loved watching Japan play this beautiful sport, and I love what they have brought to the game. It was a superb win and I am always excited to see them play.
Anata no kenshin ni kansha shimasu.
I love the pacing of this video, heart in mouth stuff towards the end even though weve seen it a hundred times
Bloody hell, I spend much more time watching video essays than I do going outside and playing sport but this was genuinely a fucking phenomenal video, illustrating flawlessly the significance of this story in a way that even a complete rugby dunce could understand and a writer would be jealous of, this is a beyond-excellent channel
Wow, what a video! You’re an incredible rugby analysts and also an incredible content creator ! Keep it up 😁
Man. What a video. The analysis, the build up. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Cracking video. Best of them all so far. Was getting emotional near the end.
Never expected I would be this excited to listen to a welsh man speack to me for 30 minutes
What Welshman ?
@Jack Of Blades oh I see
Better than a Bristiolian
I missed this match because I was on basic training with the Air Force.
This video made me feel like I had experienced the game as it happened.
You could hear some emotion in your voice over towards the end and damn that hit me.
This game brings me to tears every goddamn time. Lovely vid, Squidge.
This is the single best thing I've ever seen on TH-cam, phenomenal work Squidge! Keep it up
Best 36 minutes for a while
This was really brilliant. Thank you for all your hard work.
Those hundreds of hours show and payed off, legendary video man
Fantastic breakdown. Great work. A day never to forget!
I'm so glad the algorithm recommended this channel. That was a superb breakdown on how Japan won that game. I was nearly in tears when they won, and it's amazing to see the genius that went into making it happening. The Springboks got beaten by using their strengths against them in an incredibly clever way. I'm utterly impressed
Squidge has the ability to make a South African shout for Japan to get in the corner! Brilliant analysis, loved it
Cinematic Masterpiece Squidge!
I was about to go to sleep but now I have to watch this whole thing
I actually laughed out loud at the Thompson evolution bit. Brilliant stuff, truly epic.
He is playing fly half now.
A rugby masterclass. Thank you for what you do. One of the best for sure!
20:05 Best analysis of a play i've ever seen.
This is a bloody brilliant video, you should be proud of yourself
been on the edge of my seat waiting for the 2nd part!!! love it
i normally don't comment on your videos and just enjoy them silently, but i can't just not comment on that double-header --- that was just an awesome hour of great analysis, background information and to round things out (as expected^^) funny bits...i can only imagine how hard it is to keep the right balance, and on top of that the emotional component had me fighting back my tears
i just want to say "thank you for your excellent work" representative for all other videos as well
this is my new favorite video on youtube. Not on the Squidge Rugby page but in all of rugby
Good guy Squidge, putting pun back into pundit!
Top-notch analysis with some of the best puns. Keep on the bloody good work! Thanks a lot.
probably the best squidge video of all time, possibly the best rugby match analysis video of all time.
Been meaning to watch this video for a while now and just have, I love all your vodeos/analyses , but this one just felt special.
And I honestly believe this is the greatest game of rugby to have ever taken place.
Even to this day I can still remember exactly where I was and exactly how it felt pacing my sister living room all on my own (as I was house sitting).
And im extrene gutted that we didn't get to host Japan this summer, but I seriously hope they reschedule the England v Japan games soon, because I am dying to see more of the brave blossoms.
Give this man an Oscar. Funny but at the same time deeply interesting with a touching end. This is a documentary of the highest quality. I couldn't stop watching.
Go go go Squidge. Thank you very much for making this.
thing I love is literally everyone in the crowd cheering when japan score at the end
I'm a South-African but even I can see this stuff is pure genius! Amazing video again!!!
Such a good video. Your writing is excellent. Well done bro. I come back to this again and again.
Hey Squidge, would you ever be into covering the Japan vs Scotland match at some point?
Eureka, I did it. Being an South-Africa I stared at this analysis in my in box for 3 days before getting on treadmill and forcing myself to watch it through, physical and emotional suffering in unison. I knew it was going to be good.....Squidge rugby.....enough said......and it was excellent. Once again kudus on the work and knowledge you put into this, know that it is appreciated. PS ; watched the 2019 final analysis again afterwards, helped sooth the pain.
Been waiting for this vid for ages, this match is one of a kind
5 years in the making this video has been...well worth wait mate. Brilliant!
goosebumps and tears by the end of the video, thank you
This last two videos were one emotional journey on top of a great inside in the game. Thank you Squidge
We all love rugby but with the insight gained from your analysis we can be more in awe of its brilliance than we thought possible! Thankyou
What a fantastic analysis. Thanks squidge!
I think the block on oosterhuizen by sau in the Japanese try off the line out move is incredible, all completely legal but that little nudge gave Matsushima that extra half yard to really take the hole
Wow, Squidge! You are both rugby scientist and poet. Fantastic analysis and glorious story telling. I see rugby anew because of you.
Absolutely brilliant analysis and footage. You are a genius, Sir.
As a saffa watching this 2 years later. Damn I love this game despite hating it. We neeeeded to lose this game to learn something and japan neeeeded to win to learn something. So much respect to Japan. And probably my second favourite team now
I am a soccer player and have never watched or understood rugby however I understood this video easily. Thank you my good sir!
Just down the little street from us, was an incredible little Izakaya - like a pub come restaurant. The game was on TV,,,,, my wife and I watched this in Nadeshiko in Fukui. As a Welshman, I was loud, emotional and happy. We had a wonderful evening,,,,The explanations of what was happening tested my Japanese.... but the atmosphere, joy and pleasure of that night was incredible! Again, from one Osprey to another,,,,thank you!
I have never learned more in under an hour than I did watching this. While I enjoyed watching some of the game, I had no idea of either the strategy or the psychology going on behind it.
What aEddie Jones thought through, and the players executed brilliantly, was stunning enough. But Letch’s captain’s call to go for the - and not to take the safe option of a draw - was proof that the team had changed their mentality.
Thank you for your analysis - it’s the rugby union equivalent of a Vermeer painting!
Excellent videos squidge loved them both
Absolutely Bloody Brilliant breakdown.
Best sports analyst on TH-cam. Only squidge does justice to rugby or any team sports really worth analysing to this extent
9:36 "Granting Fumi incredibly fast ball against a defence missing both arms." Well good job Farrell wasn't in that defence or something dangerous might've happened...
I tell myself I won’t cry, but every time I watch footage of this game I do.
An interesting,m comprehensive assessment of the tactics in one of the turning point games of rugby. Come what may, things will never be as they were after this.
Brilliant video, one of the best I've seen on this platform ❤️👍
Best one yet really enjoyed it. Superb.
this legit made me cry (in the best possible way)
incredible analysis as usual
great touches of humour
Literally didn't move from the moment I finished the first part until the second was released. Worth waiting for. Squidge the 🐐
Name another youtuber with this level of effort and entertainment, on ya squidge
What an honour for the rugby World Cup to be hosted here in my hometown of Brighton for this most majestic comeback in rugby history I was there at the game and I stormed the pitch, well tried to 😂 I got stopped, Japan definitely deserve the title of David that took down a Goliath
Each Squidge Rugby Deep Drive deserves a prize. This is fucking amazing, clever. I have no words
Can you like something again? This is amazing, thanks Squidge!!
By a country mile, this is Squidge's best video. Hats off
Wow! So much interesting to watch the match with such commentary
So I watch all World Rugby channel Japan's biggest matches highlights, that is them against the Boks 2015 and them against the Scots 2019, and I watched 10 Japan upset reaction videos on this site, and this is the recommendation I unlocked? Thanks TH-cam...
And to think all that led me here is the USA vs RUS 2011 RWC Star-spangled Banner sounding as the best rendition I've ever heard... This is *THE* sport
This was a very sad day as a Bok supporter, however in saying that, you cant help but be happy for Japan. It was a great day for world Rugby and Japan. It was a great match.
Got yourself a new subscriber. You’re videos and analysis are always brilliant no matter the time.
Great video thanks for posting. Have watched a few of your videos now and they are all interesting with good insight.
This is quite simply the best thing ever on TH-cam.
Great analysis of one of my favourite rugby memories, thanks.
This is still my favourite rugby match of all time! Brilliant game.
Oh Robbie, that was beautiful. Eat your heart out Clint, a super rugby movie split into two.
I still get anxious and excited watching this match