Up Close & Personal With Springbok Hero Breyton Paulse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Fasten your seatbelt for an unforgettable trip down memory lane with Springbok legend Breyton Paulse. Breyton discusses the historic significance of being a black Springbok in the late 90s and early 00s. Breyton was a fan favourite and shares behind the scenes stories of his time under the various coaches as well as the notorious Kamp Staaldraad.
Paulse helped the Springboks win the 2004 Tri-Nations but ultimately missed out on the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In this candid interview Breyton’s positivity shines through as he shares his best, and not so best, moments in the famous green and gold jersey.
00:00 Introduction by Peter
01:13 Debut against Italy
02:50 Being a Black Springbok
04:41 Nick Mallett relationship
07:35 1999 Rugby World Cup
11:52 Harry Viljoen era
14:05 2001 Tri-Nations
16:17 2002 Tri-Nations
19:39 2002 end-of-year tour
20:47 Kamp Staaldraad
20:37 2003 Rugby World Cup
24:19 Jake White
25:57 2004 Tri-Nations
26:52 Missing the 2007 World Cup
27:55 Best Test try
29:14 Toughest opponent
29:58 Funny moment
31:23 Favourite current player
32:16 These days
32:55 Trivia question
Peter says: I love the Springboks and rugby is one of my favourite sports. Although as a sports journalist I am supposed to remain neutral, I always like to point out that before I became a professional, I was just a big fan! I hold a Masters Degree in International Journalism so at least you know I should be able to ask a good question or two! My dream is to do this TH-cam Channel permanently. You can help me out by liking the videos, subscribing to the channel and hitting the notification bell.
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Well done Peter, that was the first trivia question I got wrong! What a great interview with the legendary winger. Together with Brent Russell, he definitely changed the mindset of coaches (and crucially, Springbok fans) and paved the way for smaller players to wear the Green and Gold more often. I read an interesting article the other day where the journalist referred to a great paradox of Springbok rugby - that the huge Boks find space for fast small men to run into. That try he scored against NZ in the third-place play-off was my personal favourite - a true "what if" moment as well :)
Thanks Willie! So I finally got you - hahaha! I agree that there was always a stigma around smaller players in SA rugby but Breyton played a massive role in changing that. Brent Russell - what a player he was! And in the forwards I think of a guy like Heinrich Brussow.
Today look at Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cheslin Kolbe to name just two. Proof that dynamite comes in small packages!
What a nice and humble guy and a legend.
A superb player and a great gentleman off the field. Glad you enjoyed it Stefan!
Who Pieter? , oh you meant Breyton
Agree on both counts
@@SupremeBros2012 You are very kind!
Great takeaways here. Very blunt anout the Straeuli period. The Cheslin comparison is definitely spot on.
Yes, outstanding stuff from Breyton. Appreciate the honesty about the Straeuli era too and dig the Cheslin comparison! Nice to see you in the comments as always.
Breyton was a great player and had such a feel for the game. He scored some great tries. I remember him playing for WP and he also won a couple of currie cups.Thank you Peter once again for this great channel.
He was a great player indeed. I think the first time I saw him for WP was in 1996 and he as at fullback. He played one or two times at 15 for the Boks too but obviously on the wing is where he really made his name. A real fan favourite!
What a positive interview.. well done gents..
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Breyton paved the way for the smaller guys like Brett Russell, Cheslin Kolbe, Curtley Arendse to name but a few obvious ones.
Such a decent guy !
Yes, there's long been this suspicion of smaller guys in South African rugby but the few who have been given a chance have proven that dynamite does indeed come in small packages. In the forwards Heinrich Brussow also comes to mind.
Great content as always Peter!Thanks for coming on Breyton for your insight. ❤️👊🏾🇿🇦🙏
Thanks Warren. Always great hearing from you and thank you for the comment.
Breyten is one of my favourites for ever. When there are a lot of very good players competing for the spot, I would pick the one with the biggest heart and Breyten is champion when it comes to heart. Another guy like this was James Small. Sure, he pissed off coaches off the field, but on the field he always always gave his best. If I had a choice to pick a wing of that era for my dream team, I would have picked Breyten, James, Chester, and only then Jonah. Jonah didn't have to try too hard, so he often didn't especially if you kick over his head. Breyten? He played every minute of his eighty minutes.
Absolutely! No one can ever say Breyton wasn't a man that played with his whole heart. He would have run through a brick wall for that Springbok jersey. What more can you ask of a player? And yes, James Small had the same attitude.
Hi Peter, my little “Streeptrui” heart was all a flutter. I do so love it when my hero’s are on the channel. Breytie being one of them. I can definitely feel the camaraderie in this interview. It feels like proper friends chatting.
I really enjoy the recounting of the different coaching styles. Harry Viljoen seems like such an interesting guy. He doesn’t have that typical coach vibe about from what I have heard
It’s nice hear some good things about Rassie as the (British)media has been quite harsh in their criticism.
Straeuli era was intense, I am really interested to hear this man’s thinking around Kamp Staaldraad, it didn’t give off team building vibes 😱Peter I think we need petition Straeuli to get him on.
I really enjoyed this interview it wasn’t just negative. He gives off genuine uplifting human vibes.
Whoo! I knew you were gonna enjoy this one. Breyton was such a special player and what a lovely guy he is too!
So for once there wasn't mention about leather jackets and fancy shoes when it comes to Harry! Hahaha.
In my view Rassie is a legend. I don't care what the (British) media has to say. PS This is a guy who puts Will Skelton in his all-time best XV of the professional era!
Agree we have to get Rudolf on this show. Would be a fascinating conversatoin.
And yes, Breyton is such a positive guy. A pleasure to be in his presence.
@@frontrowrugby I think Breyton and Harry knew each other from their WP days as well. Lol no mention of any apparel 🤣it was indeed a first.
I don’t like disparaging people but I have some choice words re Mr Jones…perhaps he was in a coma during the Sexton issue.
I really enjoy your content, it always delivers not only a chuckle (that snoek story and Quentin Davids will now always live in my head rent free) but also the spiciness.
Breyton is such a gentleman he was quite polite re the challenges players of colour experienced.
Yes you're quite right. Breyton and Harry would have worked together in 1997/98 ... but no mention of apparel! Haha.
Mr Jones ... hey, if you're going to talk nonsense during the week then you can't cry foul when you are held accountable for it post-match.
So happy you enjoy the content. Snoek - that story stays funny and Quinton Davids, "When two gunmen meet, someone must die!" What a quote!
Breyton really is a gentleman. A brilliant guy. I don't want to get too political but the reality is that Breyton is an extremely significant player in that regard so I couldn't not ask him about it.
@@frontrowrugby if I must be honest, I am little disappointed I was waiting for someone to mention aviator ray bans 🤣
It is really stellar interviewing skills Peter, the guys aren’t as guarded and yes politics sucks but much like fancy suits, Kamp Staaldraad and slightly dodgy fish in hotel beds it’s all part of our rich history. The important part is to move forward and strive not to repeat mistakes (gets off soapbox)
@rif9576 Aviator Ray Bans! 🤣 I'm pretty sure my dad had a pair at the time. I had the "Oakleys" you could buy for R20 at the robots!
You're very kind. Thank you. I try to have a conversation with the guys. Larry King and Oprah are my favourite interviewers. I'm the poor man's version of them!
And for sure, it's all part of our rich history. We don't have to be controversial but we shouldn't shy away from it either.
Another great story, Thanks.
Guys I may have come up with a new idea.
Ref calls a scrum, Captain can immediately ask Ref for a `Quick` scrum. (Well we have quick lineouts) 3 or 4 players per side only, who is ever on the scene must scrum down within a few seconds, or face full penalty. And GO. Maybe the Captain can only make the call a few times a game ?
These constant intentionally slow resets will be a thing of the past. Plus attacking team can keep momentum.
Nah, you need props in the scrum, and traditionally they are the last to turn up. Not always, but traditionally. Like traditionally they don't score tries either traditionally traditionally 😁.
@@dougerrohmer That`s the beauty of the quick call, Captain can scan who is around and call to go quick. It`s more like a sevens scrum where any player can win the ball and the team can advance.
Nice idea @codepuncher but I'll have to go with @dougerrohmer here. You need props. Currently the law is that if there is no tighthead you have uncontested scrums. It's considered such a specialist position. So imagine someone like Trevor Nyakane packing down against Kurt-Lee Arendse!
Interestingly enough your idea would work in rugby league because the players there are all similar in size whereas in our version of the sport you have small guys, big guys, tall guys and "fat" guys. Perhaps it's something that could work at a more junior level where the boys aren't necessarily as big.
Totally agree with you that something need to be done about the time being wasted with resets etc.
@@frontrowrugby Ok then, props not allowed into a quick scrum.
Edit to add.
A few years ago, when kicking was a ping pong bore fest, I came up with an idea that if a ball was marked inside the 22, the whole team is on sides for that one kick. So the ball could be played by anyone who caught it. Usual air challenge rules apply.
I sent an email to Nick Mallet at world rugby, I don`t know if he saw it but I never got a reply.
@@codepuncher The thing is that the scrum isn't something to hurry up and get over with. It's part of the dark arts of the game, and there are guys who spend years and years perfecting the techniques with their older brothers in the back yard and are rewarded for their skills with legendary status amongst their brethern. The rest of us have no idea what's going on, why the elbow went up and why his back foot was where it was, but that's OK - the look on a props face when he wins (even when we don't know who won) is priceless.
Small stature, massive heart.
The epitome of dynamite coming in small packages!
Good one, Peter! Breyton was a great guest. How is it that Rudolf Straeuli still has a job in rugby? And he got to leave the turmoil he created with the Boks while collecting a huge payout. It's disgraceful. @Peter, do you recall Dale McDermott?
Glad you enjoyed this one, TK. Breyton was great for sure! As for Straeuli it's another matter altogether isn't it? You see it in other sports and industries too. A guy keeps getting chances no matter what.
I had actually forgotten about Dale McDermott. I had to do a quick Google search and that brought him back to memory. How tragic but also we should be eternally grateful to him I think.
@frontrowrugby And compare Rudolf with P Divvy. No one gave P Divvy a serious job in rugby after he left the Bok post. And he had a good track record. Weird right? Did you see Eddie Jones get upset at the end of the presser yesterday? What's your take on the "B Team" question as a fellow journalist? Was it in poor taste? Was Eddie's response justified? Enjoy the rest of your Sunday boet.
Yes people might have differing opinions on P Divvy but if you judge him on his record, which is the measure by which we judge coaches, then he did very well. Won the Tri-Nations, beat the B&I Lions and beat the All Blacks five times - including twice in New Zealand! No other Bok coach has had that kind of success against the kiwis except for Nick Mallett.
I did indeed see the Eddie clip. The journalist that asked the question is actually a friend of mine, Ken Borland. I believe Ken was within his right to ask the question. Eddie made comments in the week and while it was mind games and possibly in jest, why make them if you're not aiming to use those words as a weapon? You can't then complain post-match when those same words are used against you. It's like if a politician promises to build one million houses when he is running for office. Four/Five years later when he is running for reelection the first question at the press conference should be, "How many houses did you build?" or something similar.
Sure Eddie didn't like it but he's also a wily old fox when it comes to the media. I'm fairly certain he's already moved on.
Argentina 🇦🇷
I need to make these more difficult for you, Dev! Spot on as always.
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Argentina
Indeed!
Easy- Argentina (2 tests)!
Always easy when you know the answer! Well done, Sean.
@@frontrowrugby great interview with Breyton- but I cannot believe he got the trivia question wrong because he was in that Bok touring team of 1996 that went to Argentina,France & Wales- back then the Bok coach at the time Andre Mark Graff predicted a bright future for Breyton!
@@seanpinkey8798 It is funny how the guys remember or don't remember certain things hey? One thing we can say for certain is that Markgraaff was right!
Even though they'll never get rid of them because of ticket sales and TV money, the 3rd place play off game in any sport has to be the most pointless game ever. Its no wonder both teams put out their fringe sides and give anyone who didn't get a game a run.
Yeah I tend to agree. I don't remember the 3rd-place game against New Zealand as being particularly memorable. In fact as I recall there were a lot of errors in that match. Maybe the players also struggle to get up for it because there's not really anything at stake.
I suppose on the other side of the argument if you win at least you get a medal. Better than losing and getting nothing!
What I remember about that game is that the Boks wanted to win, and the AB's thought they were too good for a 3rd place playoff and didn't turn up. I was proud of the Boks that day.
I think both teams were deflated after the semi-final defeat but probably the All Blacks more than us. We lose a titanic tussle against the Wallabies that could have gone either way. New Zealand got blown away in one of the all-time great upsets. I think that made us more determined to win the bronze medal. And I was not complaining!