Eggchasers Rugby

Rank 2

@pietervanderwesthuizen5801

1 comment

760 likes

“Hi Tim, Just a humble message from a Springbok supporter in South Africa to say thank you for the wonderful coverage throughout the tour and especially for your thoughts and discussions around the final game between the Springboks and the All Blacks. Rugby is what makes this rivalry so special — two proud nations, plenty of passion, but ultimately a shared love and respect for the game. Win or lose, these matches remind us why Test rugby is so unique. I’ve really enjoyed following the Eggchasers Podcast during the tour. Your honest opinions, humour and willingness to look at the game from both sides make the discussions enjoyable, even when we don’t always agree! 😂 From South Africa, thank you to you and the team for the effort you put into covering the game. It’s been a fantastic tour, and hopefully the rivalry between the Boks and All Blacks continues to give us many more memorable battles. Respect to you, Tim — and well done on a great tour. 🇿🇦🏉🇳🇿 Cheers from South Africa! Piet”

Rank 3

@shalevfeigenbaum3195

2 comments

569 likes

“Malcolm Marx is a monster”

Rank 4

@user-gp1eh3yb2w

1 comment

548 likes

“Watching from England. That was absolutely incredible!!!! Don’t ever go to the gutters with the Boks as they will physically and mentally destroy you. They completely controlled that 2nd half. Full credit must go to Rassie and those players 🙌🏼🙌🏼”

Rank 5

@00000ag

1 comment

543 likes

“There’s no crisis. We got humbled. We deserved to get humbled on the back of that performance. We played as badly as we could’ve and we still created chances, we had multiple entries, dominated the scrum in the first half. Everyone in green looked rusty and had a very bad day at the office. This just really heightens the series, ups the anticipation for Cape Town and will sharpen the Bok focus. Congratulations to New Zealand, much better on the day and well deserved winners!”

Rank 6

@MrDude-ht3rv

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501 likes

“Manie Libbok is our best 10! Ethan Hooker is a weapon, Morné Van den Berg is class. Thank you Springboks you played really well”

Rank 7

@bernardswart2019

1 comment

496 likes

“A word on Siya, what a captain. He has won the past 8 matches he captained against the AB's, (Jesse was captain at Eden Park, Siya missed Ellis Park test), crazy!”

Rank 8

@nsambukamalandua7793

1 comment

486 likes

“ETHAN BLOODY HOOKER what a player!!!”

Rank 9

@roleinc7204

1 comment

481 likes

“NZ fan here. Nothing is ruining the rivalry for me. GET OFF THE INTERNET PEOPLE! 1-1! How good? On Saturday we go again! Let's go!!!”

Rank 10

@rustyclubs

1 comment

429 likes

“Tim, I think you were the first Rugby podcaster I really got into.... And you have always remained true to form and unbiased critic... Such a pleasure to have you in our country... respect brother”

Rank 11

@brice1396

1 comment

408 likes

“I’m going to write an unusually harsh comment, but tonight’s defeat was the result of mismanagement by Rassie, both before and during the game. When we played Argentina a few weeks ago, Sacha was struggling and clearly still undercooked. When Pollard came on, he unlocked the game for the Boks, and that’s how we ended up winning. Yet today he wasn’t even on the bench. To me, that’s a huge mark of disrespect, because Handre has always gotten the short end of the stick whenever a new shiny fly-half appears on the scene. It happened in 2023 too: he wasn’t even initially selected for the World Cup, only to end up being the saviour. I also don’t understand why Ox was taken off so early when he was clearly sharp and absolutely dominating. He himself looked visibly surprised when he got told to leave the field. By contrast, Wilco Louw was kept on too long. He had a heroic shift, but he was ultimately exhausted, and that’s when we stopped winning scrum penalties. But the biggest concern for me was Grant Williams, who is not a starting Test nine. He’s an average scrum-half with exceptional pace, which makes him extremely useful when opponents are tired, but not in close, tight Test matches like this one. He was also exceptionally late to almost every ruck, and that lack of urgency ultimately gifted a try. Complete disaster. Sorry for the harsh words but in my opinion there’s a bit of complacency starting to creep into some of these selections and decisions. The only positives for the Boks were Jasper Wiese, who had an all-time performance, Damian Willemse, who is the best fullback in the world, and Wilco and Ox. As for New Zealand: Roigard, Ruben Love and Will Jordan. Hats off to you, gents. 👏”

Rank 12

@illicit_1050

1 comment

395 likes

“Are we not going to mention that THERE WERE NO CARDS THE ENTIRE GAME !!!!😂 that’s exceptional!!!!”

Rank 13

@sverleis

1 comment

387 likes

“I'm in love with Ox's handling skills. We need to celebrate just how great he's been on the ball, not just in the scrum and mauls.”

Rank 14

@barbararobertson3720

1 comment

358 likes

“I was also sceptical about the last test being played in America, but seeing the huge crowd of South Africans who travelled from all over to support their team, how very special 🇿🇦”

Rank 15

@romeodube3877

1 comment

340 likes

“I’m investing in Ethan Hooker stocks”

Rank 16

@xordinaryheroes3530

1 comment

334 likes

“Fassi, your chances are over!”

Rank 17

@LincohnSeptember

1 comment

321 likes

“My younger brother, while still at school, used to tell me that his training mate will definitely become a Springbok one day. Told me about his step and how he could do it from a standing position. I explained probabilities to him and the unlikelihood of his mate, making it. That mate turned out to be Cheslin Kolbe 😮”

Rank 18

@paulie1926

1 comment

295 likes

“Huge congratulations to NZ. The better team won on the day. We'll be back in Test 2.”

Rank 19

@ElijahMan2633

1 comment

279 likes

“What happened is: 1. The SA media got humbled, which as a Bok fan, they needed. 2. Sacha FM turned into Sacha AM - completely off frequency 3. Silly mistakes, those two yellow cards - just an implosion 4. The good thing is that this is a 4 test series. Yes, the AB’s will get better, but so can the Boks. It’s just going to be a little harder. 5. The scrums…perfection in the first half. Well done to our AB brothers. In a way; this makes the week ahead that more tasty and keeps us engaged. 🇿🇦”

Rank 20

@benkay1390

1 comment

264 likes

“Holland is a special player.”

Rank 21

@nelsonmphahlele1540

1 comment

257 likes

“The difference…South Africa tried to play through New Zealand and New Zealand played around South Africa.”

Rank 22

@joshuaaustin5647

1 comment

256 likes

“I think the laws are a bigger issue than the refs trying to apply them fairly.”

Rank 23

@nickofhelmet

1 comment

254 likes

“Oh Malcolm Marx.....what a player....incredible”

Rank 24

@bearq2013

1 comment

244 likes

“NZ passing is another level. So bloody quick”

Rank 25

@doreenpalmer4225

1 comment

242 likes

“Well done All Blacks, gutted we lost, but the better team won on the day 👍🏻”