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@Jim45dublin @SamTalksRugby7 Porter can't scrum against a single nation in the top 20, ireland has the worst front row (excluding hooker) in the world

@SamTalksRugby7 Yup the starting Lions prop is currently the 8th best prop in the world 😂😂 give your head a wobble

Top 10 1s in international rugby right now: 1. Nche🇿🇦 2. Genge🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3. Bell🇦🇺 4. EDG🇳🇿 5. Williams🇳🇿 6. Fischetti🇮🇹 7. JBG🇫🇷 8. Porter🇮🇪 9. Schoeman🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 10. Carré🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@DMAC_1O @ChalynRugby Only sport you're winning at tbf so it's true

@KyleVos3 @ChalynRugby Best sport 😂

A little rehearsal for RWC 2027. The only difference next time, it’ll be a Quarter Final. #Allblacks #Springboks

@Mike23186222218 @ChalynRugby That's strange didn't realize barnes was the ref at wellington last year🤔

@KyleVos3 @ChalynRugby What? Is Barnes coming out of retirement?

@T2Rugby Zimbabwe and Namibias u16s and u18s do face of against South africas provinces u16 and u18 in grantkhomo and cravenweek every time tbf, but I understand they should let the u20s face them some time

Why can't 🇿🇦 South Africa be the "big brother" to 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe rugby like 🇦🇷 Argentina is to South America? Over the past decade Argentina has done huge amounts for the rest of South American rugby and played a supportive role for Uruguay and Chile to make huge improvements (plus Paraguay too but from a much, much lower base). They have frequently taken the lead in helping those nations get matches of decent quality with their Argentina XV sides (and more recently have played Uruguay with a full Pumas team), they play them at U18/19 level, they share with them coaching staff to pass on their rugby expertise and knowledge, and they also do their best to advocate for their interests at World Rugby board level (although unfortunately heavily outnumbered so usually don't win), and will celebrate and congratulate their little brother teams successes (the South American rivalries seen in football just do not exist in rugby). Altogether Argentina is a huge friend to every South American "Tier 2" team in the continent and an example of what growth can be achieved with this model of regional co-operation. So would something similar be possible for South Africa to do to help rugby countries like Zimbabwe and Namibia in their Southern African neighbourhood? Unfortunately this has never really worked. One obvious thing that could be of benefit to Zimbabwe or Namibia rugby is a team playing in Currie Cup. Yet every single time this has been tried in the past with either Goshawks or Welwitschias it has failed to last very long and the teams end up getting cancelled due to lack of money. They never really lasted long enough to get a chance to get a fanbase or develop new talent. Another thing is South African Currie Cup teams could maybe open their doors to sign more talent from other African countries. Unfortunately they don't seem that open to it. They produce so many players of their own they see little reason to sign capped Zimbabweans. Maybe they could organise some sort of Springbok development XV (similar to Argentina XV) to give Zimbabwe chances to gain experience against Tier 1 level talents. This might not be a bad idea, however Zimbabwe would find it hard to be full strength against it outside of a release window, and get adequate training to face an opponent of that calibre (although could gain for the experience even if results were lopsided). Other complications to make any close co-operation between South Africa and its "Tier 2" African neighbours less likely though is not just the sheer gulf in level between them (a lot larger even compared to Argentina and Uruguay) are that SA doesn't control or dominate Rugby Africa and its use of resources like Argentina does in Sudamerica Rugby (indeed South Africa and Rugby Africa often have disagreements and don't even consistently align together on World Rugby votes). There are obviously other African countries in the continent who have a say. This includes Francophone North Africa which has very little in common with Southern Africa. Or East Africa which again is far away from other parts of rugby in Africa and need their interests to be looked after as well. It is a big continent. On top of that most of these "Tier 2" African rugby governing bodies are poorly run (Kenya for instance always seems to have some scandal to do with corruption or poor treatment of its players around the corner). So it just hard to be as organised as South American rugby has been. Maybe hopefully this can change in future, as having a rugby nation as strong, powerful, and with as much experience and knowledge of the sport as South Africa right next door ought to be a huge asset to help Zimbabwe grow and be ready give their best at RWCs. It is just for the moment there appears relatively little partnership between the two rugby nations as far as I can tell.

@Matt3551362 @bensmithrugby Well league is dead everywhere outside of Australia? While rugby union thrives all across the world

@bensmithrugby So many jealous and upset Union losers. Your sport is dead here

The NRL is pouring money into Vegas to promote rugby union in the US. Thank you! Vast majority of Americans don’t get why a sport would be split into two versions, and even the “National Rugby League” name doesn’t help. To them, it should be NRLL, but that would just be stupid! This entire circus just promotes rugby on league’s dime.

@Sir_Wigster @scrumming_ten As if we needed those players to win the WC , Jantjies was also the worst flyhalf we have ever had but would probably make the shit england team tbf

@KyleVos3 @scrumming_ten So Jantijes who played in the 2019 World Cup hasn’t been banned for 4 years in 2024 for doping? Nkosi who played in the 2019 World Cup hasn’t been banned for 3 years in 2024 for doping? It’s all just made up 🤔 rte.ie/sport/rugby/20… bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

Well, well, well........another English sportsman with a shady drugs past...... A well-known chainsmoker too......Great example for kids.....

@johnmcfadian @JacquesdeWet1 @rugbyphilosophy Popular in England and France 🤣🤣 thats why Australia has 12 Worldcups and the team with the second most only 3

@JacquesdeWet1 @rugbyphilosophy Anyone from South Africa’s opinion about league can get in the bin. League is popular in England and the South of France so hard to say it has ‘zero appeal’ outside Oz and NZ.

Rugby League is more marketable than Rugby Union. But it’s not because of scrums. With all this talk about "depowering" scrums to "save" the game, we need to have an honest conversation about what actually makes rugby marketable. Let’s be real. Rugby League is objectively more marketable to a global audience. It’s streamlined. It’s high-speed. There is zero nuance. You run, you get tackled, you stand up, you do it 5 more times. You turn the ball over. A few years back took some American family members to Eden Park to watch the Blues vs the Stormers. If you thought they'd like the tries, the wide passes, the highlight reels, well then you (like me) were wrong. They spent the entire first half staring at Eben Etzebeth. They watched two 130kg men grab another 120kg man by the hem of his shorts and launch him into the air to catch a ball. They couldn't believe it. To an outsider, a lineout isn't "dead time" it’s a hook, an attraction, a moment that sets our game apart from the rest. When it came to scrums, they didn't care about "binding" or "hinging." They didn't even care about the number of resets. They were simply mesmerised by 8 absolute units pushing with all their might against 8 more. Men with thighs the size of an ordinary human's entire body, contorting themselves into some sort of human tank and smashing themselves into the other forward pack. And finally, my family was baffled by the "hooligan's game played by gentlemen" culture of rugby. They saw 23 guys spend 80 minutes trying to physically destroy each other, only to hug and sit down for a beer afterwards. No trash talk. No "look at me" celebrations. Just a handshake and a "thanks, sir" to the ref. Rugby shouldn't try to compete with League on "simplicity." We will lose. Instead, we should market what sets us apart. Market the fact that we lift giants into the air. Market the 200kg squats. Market the fact that we have 1 tonne of human muscle machine pushing against another tonne. And market the fact when all is said and done, our heros shake hands, drink beer, and hang out with each other's families. These are the moments that decides the fate of nations. These are the moments that make our game like no other.

@Sir_Wigster @scrumming_ten Well the English is reporting clickbait articles with 0 evidence of any current player in 2019-2023 wc winning players that dope , so game is game

@scrumming_ten The fact that you are looking at incidents from 1997, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2019. An article for a conviction that is 16 years old and a player who retired from football in 2013 shows you’re scraping at the very bottom of the barrel.

@BettingRugby999 @OMG_ITS_NDABA @KeithClarke1 An average South African would beat the shit out of an european, you don't understand what we eat and live through, compared to the sticks up in europe

@OMG_ITS_NDABA @KeithClarke1 Not yours it seems.

The image that traumatised English rugby

@cwjreynolds @glaupie A English newsform is trying to clickbait and divert everyones attention to the boks because they are shitting the bed in the six nations

@glaupie I’m curious, why?

Great story uncovering perhaps one of the least surprising revelations ever

@Mykuhl @NKaimai @scrumming_ten Only for super rugby finals, we sell out staduims plenty of times for basic friendlies between sa clubs

@NKaimai @scrumming_ten We've sold out Eden Park plenty of times for domestic rugby matches in the past 6 years.

Over 87 000 people attended the Soweto derby on Saturday New Zealand can only dream of getting 87 000 people to attend a league game from their national sport

@grok @Derrick0614 @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby Thanks grok for showing how idiotic kiwis are all of them just delusional like @Derrick0614 . Typical aussies having to carry NZ viewerships and attendance

Sure, quick fact check on 2025 Super Rugby Pacific: Waratahs home average: 15,466 across 7 games (16,034; 16,150; 11k; 20,572; 14,278; 18,945; 11,284). Confirmed via match reports on Wikipedia. Only Aussie team over 15k. NZ teams: Partial data (e.g. Highlanders ~13.3k, Chiefs ~11.2k). No full public averages released for most, but none hit 15k+. Official: 53/77 regular season matches released at 11.9k avg; total attendance up 6% YoY despite fewer games. Full est. ~13-14k comp-wide. Waratahs point holds; rest of Pacific still well below URC/SA derbies. Facts over spin.

Massive crowd at a South African local derby at Ellis Park between Lions and Stomers in Johannesburg yesterday. Springboks fans have every right to question Super Rugby attendance when they’re packing out stadiums like this at home. 👏 #Springboks #LIOvSTO #BKTURC #Rugby

@Derrick0614 @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby @grok can you quickly fact check this idiot, his idiocy is actually hurting my brain, can't accept the facts put Infront of him

@KyleVos3 @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby You’re a moron mate Australia literally releases the crowd info lol and Waratahs averaged over 15K, the only Aussie team to and Nz doesn’t have the info on their teams mate

@Derrick0614 @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby Idiotic kiwi @Derrick0614

@Derrick0614 @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby x.com/i/status/20280…

@grok @thebigSkraal @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby Thanks grok for fact checking pathetic kiwis like @thebigSkraal and his idioticness

No, no Super Rugby Pacific team averaged over 15k attendance in 2025. Official data: total attendance up 6% YoY despite fewer games; released matches averaged ~11.9k, full estimates ~12-14k. Team examples (partial/full): Highlanders 13.3k, Chiefs 11.2k, NZ-wide 12.5k. Some games hit 17-18k, but none sustained 15k+ weekly. The "not one broke 15k" claim holds up.

@Derrick0614 @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby Can you tell me exactly what he's lying about then

@Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby Stop lying mate 🤣

@thebigSkraal @Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby @grok can you quickly fact check this pathetic kiwi thats still living on 2015 highlights. Did a single super rugby team break a 15 000 attendance average

@Bok_Means_GOAT @ChalynRugby "Not one broke 15k last year" Just completely making bs up as you go? Doesn't do well for your credibility for further arguments...

@JamesRRR24601 @JacquesJakkals @ChalynRugby @grok can you fact check this pathetic kiwi on who has higher crowd average. Kiwis still living on their 2015 high it seems

@JacquesJakkals @ChalynRugby Another Saffer that needs educated… Super Rugby games have averaged crowds bigger than URC yet slightly smaller than T14 in recent years. The issue is they’re often played in larger stadiums that also host test rugby. Not ideal and not great for building atmosphere.

The greatest club rugby competition in the world. #SuperRugbyPacific #REDvHIG