Favorite Rugby YouTube Videos

artvandelay48

damselnat wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDq2OPXtZso

Love that clip of Jonny... Reminds us of how much the complete player he was in his heyday. He reinvented the hard-tackling outhalf. The guy was immense and was more than just a big boot...

durkadurka

artvandelay48 wrote: »

Love that clip of Jonny... Reminds us of how much the complete player he was in his heyday. He reinvented the hard-tackling outhalf. The guy was immense and was more than just a big boot...

I remember that! How do we get ROG to that level???

delta_bravo

Anyone have the youtube clip of Bryce Lawrence having a discussion with Berdos over a tmo decision? I cant find it but it was hilarious.

Micky Dolenz

Pity Hook is in it, but a good watch all the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utHDKP3DpSs

shawpower

Crash wrote: »

Nah, there's a 1 beside the 3 on his back

Cheers. I watched it on the day and saw just a 3, and then watched the video of it again and missed the 1 a second time.

shawpower

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

These guys get my vote for Most Enthusiastic Commentator's of the Year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpBeNDResE0

That game gets my vote for best of the year. Phenomenal stuff.

SoundWave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJz4d-dJs6E

almighty1

jack01986 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqlrWcn_HmY

Why was that a yellow card?

Eoin

Tackle looks fine, but he didn't make much of an effort to roll away. Might have been one too many infringements or something.

shawpower

almighty1 wrote: »

Why was that a yellow card?

Well overlooking the fact that James Jones is the ref, and you're presuming there needs to be a good reason, he signalled for not rolling away. Seems bizarre when you just see it in this clip, but I guess the ref believed that it was slowing down play when there was a try scoring opportunity open.

Jones did give 4 yellows to Leinster in that game though, so not hugely surprising. Plus he told me barefaced in Toulouse when I queried him on it, that he was a Home town ref that day and he'd look after us in the game against Edinburgh. He's that bad. Really. :rolleyes:

almighty1

Actually looking at it again I think it was for not releasing from the tackle. He seems to signal this after the yellow card. Eitherway it was for slowing the ball down and seemed a bit harsh but I didnt see the game so cant comment on previous.

Serious tackle though

tolosenc

Whistle was blown within 3 seconds of the hit, it was clearly a reaction to a very hard (but legal hit). Do not like this ref.

Crash

Think part of the problem was that Blair (?) was pretty much out of it, so didnt make any attempt to play the ball back, and so JJ, in his infinite wisdom, decided that making a loud noise was the best approach.

Toulousain

Toulousain wrote: »

Whistle was blown within 3 seconds of the hit, it was clearly a reaction to a very hard (but legal hit). Do not like this ref.

Maybe he didnt roll away. Attacking position within the 22 and quick ball.
Not that I buy that, JJ clearly didnt like the tackle but couldnt find anything wrong with it

ScrubsfanChris

Guy's, you can actually hear the ref say the penalty was for not rolling away, yes it was called very fast, but the Glasgow support was there very quick aswell.

evil_seed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oDrTAYix_8

thomond2006

One of the best team tries I've seen and finished by a second row.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6VRs9ZN-A0

Micky Dolenz

Not sure if this has been shown already.

knight_of_cake

Surpised not to see this one up so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skMu2aUztbc

brandon_flowers

Gotta love this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNrTsSOMazo

Fatscally

almighty1 wrote: »

Why was that a yellow card?

Didn't Leinster get 4 yellow cards in this game and about a million warnings? The ref was being a complete dick towards the Academy players while I counted 5 knock on's (3 for sure) from Glasgow and no fouls awarded.

Fatscally

brandon_flowers wrote: »

Gotta love this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNrTsSOMazo

Tina Turner must have learned those boxing skills from Ike.

themont85

Dunno if this has been posted on Boards but I may as well post again if so. I started watching these documentarites on ESPN called 30 for 30, 30 docs to celebrate 30 years of ESPN in the US. One of the subject matters was the 1995 World Cup, Mandela ect, obviousely with Invictus. Whilst the movie was a dissapointed I felt, this doc delivers. Freeman narates and its a good one. Part one below and the other parts easy enough to find on the related videos on YouTube. Some of the other 30 for 30 docs are there too.

chupacabra

themont85 wrote: »

Dunno if this has been posted on Boards but I may as well post again if so. I started watching these documentarites on ESPN called 30 for 30, 30 docs to celebrate 30 years of ESPN in the US. One of the subject matters was the 1995 World Cup, Mandela ect, obviousely with Invictus. Whilst the movie was a dissapointed I felt, this doc delivers. Freeman narates and its a good one. Part one below and the other parts easy enough to find on the related videos on YouTube. Some of the other 30 for 30 docs are there too.

Great documentary. Thanks for posting.

B0X

Yeah it was great.

Judgement Day

Found this while looking for a video of Jonny Wilkinson's try for England against the All Blacks at Twickenham in 2002 - how quick was/is Dougie Howlett!!!

C'MON MUNSTER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwUkFz3e8mk

Judgement Day

And here it is - epic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_mLbOP2oTA

thomond2006

brandon_flowers wrote: »

Gotta love this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNrTsSOMazo

So much better that it's Earl Rose he's Dougied.

Simpson-Daniel, what a player

handsomecake

Judgement Day wrote: »

Found this while looking for a video of Jonny Wilkinson's try for England against the All Blacks at Twickenham in 2002 - how quick was/is Dougie Howlett!!!

C'MON MUNSTER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwUkFz3e8mk

great passage of play there.you can see how much space there is between players as opposed to now.one thing i noted was mccaws cracking tackle on dawson......he would get a yellow and a citing for that now.in those days you were lauded for hits like that.rugby was a much better game "hits" wise pre the o driscoll/umaga/mealamu incident.because it happened to a high profile player ie the lions captain (o driscoll) in a huge game didnt help.if umaga had of done it to nick popplewell i think we wouldnt have the hysteria we have now.

one of the aussie commentators leaping to owen franks defence last week after his hit on richard brown came out with this cracker "if you have the ball you should expect to be shoulder charged".par for the course. i personnally love tip tackles and dump tackles spectacle wise even though i acknowledge they are dangerous(in some cases).one that springs to mind is george gregan on richard kahui years ago when kahui played for otago

this was dangerous.but nothing ive seen so far this year that is like that "being arrowed" in to the ground.nothing wrong with a solid dump tackle in my opinion.i have copped a few of these myself in the past

jolley123

handsomecake wrote: »

great passage of play there.you can nothing wrong with a solid dump tackle in my opinion.i have copped a few of these myself in the past

I agree, none of these stupid yellow cards for 'could be dangerous tackles'. It should be left to the referee to decide wether the player has crossed the line and if he has, fair enough.

CatFromHue

handsomecake wrote: »

one of the aussie commentators leaping to owen franks defence last week after his hit on richard brown came out with this cracker "if you have the ball you should expect to be shoulder charged".par for the course.

going slightly off topic here but when the commentator heard that all i could think was what a dope. shoulder charges are allowed in rugby league(i think) and british bulldog, but they really have no place in rugby.

there is a finesse to pulling off a good tackle, its a skill in itself. there is no skill in a shoulder charge.

there was a thread on here a while ago about a scottish study into rugby that impled the scrum should be banned which everyone went nuts about. what was also in that article and is becoming a problem with american footballers from a generation ago is the danger of concussion.

former players are far more likely to get dementia and other problems like that in later life, but far earlier than would be expected.

here is alink to the story

http://www.nytimes.com/info/concussions-in-football/

shoulder charges in my opinion lead to head trauma which leads to concussion.

rugby is a tough aggressive game, but it doesnt have to be dangerous.

now i have gone off on a little rant and i do agree that mitchell's first yellow was silly, but on franks yellow in real time it looked like he gave brown some whack.

replays later showed it mighten have been such a clear cut case.

Stev_o

Deleted User wrote: »

Simpson-Daniel, what a player

Prefer this dummy tbh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA7OKP9N06g

remwhite

Judgement Day wrote: »

how quick was/is Dougie Howlett!!!

Was? Very. Is? Not particularly.

mrboswell

Some great vids of skill posted here.....but my most memorable clips of all time are these 2...

Perpignan v Burgoin fight from 2006

Brian Lima minces Derick Hougaard

Really dropped my jaw :eek:

JohnButler

Any Christian Cullen clip is pure gold to watch. One of the greatest full-backs ever. In my own humble opinion, he was the greatest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cDMXSB1Mss

JohnButler

The things some guys try are just outrageous, but when they work, they work to great effect!

Carlos Spencer setting up Joe Rockocoko at RWC '03 against the boks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQO3dyXJmTE

A pretty special DC conversion for the crusaders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXomOLcaJM

A selection of Rupeni Caucaunibuca tries. I could watch these over and over!

LifesaverNiall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4ka-5j2vU&feature=related

makes the hairs stand on the back of ur neck!

Judgement Day

From a recent New Zealand ITM series match between Wellington and Counties Manukau - a prop scores a great try without the ball!

thomond2006

Judgement Day wrote: »

From a recent New Zealand ITM series match between Wellington and Counties Manukau - a prop scores a great try without the ball!

Brilliant steal.

Great try too.

twinytwo

Judgement Day wrote: »

Found this while looking for a video of Jonny Wilkinson's try for England against the All Blacks at Twickenham in 2002 - how quick was/is Dougie Howlett!!!

C'MON MUNSTER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwUkFz3e8mk

love watching the older games on espn?? rugby was so much more fun back then me thinks

Judgement Day

I had to watch again - Dougie's speed is just awesome, hopefully he will find some of it again this Heineken Cup season.

handsomecake

twinytwo wrote: »

love watching the older games on espn?? rugby was so much more fun back then me thinks

i agree,they were the halcion days of test rugby.defences/fitness levels are too good now and its hard to have mismatches when backrow forwards like spies can run 100m in 11 seconds and scrum halves like will genia can bench press as much as front rowers.

pappyodaniel

This isn't a favourite but I want peoples opinions on whether the red card was deserved, without starting a new thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALgtYUkUgv4

jolley123

pappyodaniel wrote: »

This isn't a favourite but I want peoples opinions on whether the red card was deserved, without starting a new thread.

Not red, yellow seeing as Lawes slips as Rush is making the tackle. However, I can understand red because the ref doesn't have slow-mo vision.

remwhite

pappyodaniel wrote: »

This isn't a favourite but I want peoples opinions on whether the red card was deserved, without starting a new thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALgtYUkUgv4

Aw man I love it when people don't start new threads. Genuinely. "Was it a forward pass?" etc does my head in.

Hard to say if it was a red or not. Happened far to fast for the ref or linesman to see that Lawes slipped/dropped down. I think it was accidental but still gotta get a yellow. I understand the red but I don't think they will think it was fair when they see the video.

Rush is too good to bother being dirty.

tolosenc

handsomecake wrote: »

one thing i noted was mccaws cracking tackle on dawson......he would get a yellow and a citing for that now.

Richie McCaw - yellow card? Come off it!

handsomecake

tolosenc wrote: »

Richie McCaw - yellow card? Come off it!

the following post puts the kybosh on your post and rubbishes my initial post............................................it was marty holah

ButtersSuki

pappyodaniel wrote: »

This isn't a favourite but I want peoples opinions on whether the red card was deserved, without starting a new thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALgtYUkUgv4

Watched the whole game and there were several bust ups during it with both sides at it. In real time it looks very bad, and in the context of the game, I don't think he gave the ref an option as his (the ref's) patience had been tested so much to that point (Cardiff already had a man in the bin when Rush did this).

In slo-mo though, it looks yellow, but he doesn't wrap the player either, so hard one to call. Thing is, if he was 18inches lower at that speed, we'd be marveling the hit.

stejkenny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVTaI_CVYc