Jim Hamilton loves his monologues. 😂 Courtney looks like he’s watching Netflix

Nienaber effect 🔥. If chasing the sun taught us anything it’s the “if that was your mom, you’d do anything to prevent the Rottweiler attacking her” attitude. Defence wins games. Leinster are now a very well oiled machine it’s crazy. Also benching Van der Flier screams bombsquad all over 🤣🔥.

@barrypower6822

2 ай бұрын

will connors was ahead of jvdf before he got his injury problems

@rhyswilliams4893

2 ай бұрын

He was the brains behind 2 WC's i.m.o rassie was the brash face that fronted it.

@Sineadmcd

2 ай бұрын

I think you need to remember Leinster is pretty much the irish team who have a good defence anyway

@barrypower6822

2 ай бұрын

@@rhyswilliams4893 ask any of the munster team they would have said the same

Leinster can adapt...I thought Crusaders were the best side I have ever seen, but no..its Leinster ( fm Capetown)

@ChristopherRensburg

2 ай бұрын

Ok... The mid 2010's Crusaders had Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Kieran Reid, Sam Whitelock and Owen Franks won everything domestically multiple times. Those same players then went on to dominate internationally too. Richie McCaw played 148 tests for New Zealand and only lost 15 games. That rounds up to a 90% win ratio at international level. Those were the kinds of players available to the Crusaders during that time. Leinster better? What are you talking about? Leinster doesn't have players like those teams had. Recency biases are so common now it seems...

@StiofanGaillimh

2 ай бұрын

It's actually ridiculous how good they are (Connacht fan).

@danglybit1

2 ай бұрын

@@ChristopherRensburg I think you are right as far as player for player but as a sum of the units Leinster still better.

@Poppillon

2 ай бұрын

@@ChristopherRensburg I'm not saying that Leinster are better and you make a good point but international ruby is much more hotly contested now than back then. There will never again be that kind of dominance. Better tactics, better structures and more consistent level of quality athletes playing at the top level

@LeinsterExile

2 ай бұрын

​@@Poppillon The technical analysis and the straight up telemetry available to coaches has changed dramatically in the last 5 years alone. In the future I don't think that any one team is going to dominate like NZ did in the past. I think the top spots are going to be constantly changing both at international and club levels.

You can see Courtney's mind working overtime, thinking about the Furlong man marking Skelton part.

You reference Chasing the Sun 2. I haven't found anywhere to stream it in the UK yet, I just assumed it was coming out in South Africa first. Is it out in UK yet or have you just got VIP status?

@RACAROO

2 ай бұрын

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@garytaylor6408

2 ай бұрын

Most of the reactors have used a VPN.

@banelenduli

2 ай бұрын

Telegram

@tilmanvondelft

2 ай бұрын

A&E Rugby on YT

The scary thing is Leinster are going to be even stronger next season. With bringing in RG Snyman, Jordie Barrett (for six months) and potentially Tight Head prop Taniela Tupou, Leinster's 23 is going to be nuts; 1 Andrew Porter, 2 Dan Sheehan, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 4 Joe McCarthy, 5 James Ryan, 6 Ryan Baird, 7 Will Connors, 8 Caelan Doris, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 10 Ross Byrne, 11 James Lowe, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 13 Garry Ringrose, 14 Jordie Barrett, 15 Hugo Keenan Subs: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Josh Van Der Flier. Nienaber gets his bomb squad with that bench while also having a viciously explosive starting 15, along with an excellent coaching staff of Leo Cullen, Jacque Nienaber and now Tyler Bleyendaal.

@bmc7916

2 ай бұрын

cian healy will be gone

@dublin7

2 ай бұрын

@@bmc7916 He's expected to stay on one more season in order to give Jack Boyle the breathing room to develop.

@howzitson

Ай бұрын

That'd be the first time I'd really think Leinster would have a better 23 than Ireland, which imo is great for Ireland

LOL...your digging and research around PPDA, being the RTE broadcast of the match, and Bernard Jackman's immediate pitch side analysis in the wake of the game, of exactly this, Jim?

Im a Saffa, but there is just to much sport to go around.and its now clubs now ( Lions supporter).I watched rhe matched between the Bulls and La Rochelle, did not know all the names of either team except Courtney Laws. He stood out like a massive oak. A person can see why he is a England international. He is a amasing player...and I really dont like England that much. Goof luck La Rochelle for the semis. Only one SA team left...the Sharks. Oh and I get confused between Leinster and Leincester. Liked the very supduded and knowlegeable crowed and no booing and antics. SA , NZ and OZ defenqitely different. Great showing on the field Mr C Laws.

@shonunezekiel

2 ай бұрын

You are thinking of Bulls vs Northampton Saints (for whom Courtney Lawes plays, until the end of the season) rather than Bulls vs La Rochelle. Lawes is a great player (and person), but has sadly retired from England duty now. Also, confusingly, there are two concurrent European knockout competitions, the primary one for the top teams from the previous season's leagues is called the Champions Cup (SA sides Bulls and Stormers were in it, but both now out) and the secondary one for the teams below them is called the Challenge Cup (SA sides Sharks and Lions and Cheetahs were in it, with Sharks making the semi-finals where they will play French side Clermont on 4 May). As you say, there is a LOT of rugby on at the moment!!

Mad that rob was there all the time -bursts in at 8 mins to poke Lawes on a score line - brilliant 😆

@TheRugbyPod

2 ай бұрын

always lurking in the shadows...

@paulM-gs7jz

2 ай бұрын

@@TheRugbyPod 😆

Jim watching RTE punditry and taking credit

@Stephendenham

2 ай бұрын

To be fair, RTE would happily take it off Twitter without giving credit

@LFire12

2 ай бұрын

@@Stephendenham Jackman was talking about that immediately after the game while standing on the pitch. He annoys me a lot, but no...he's ahead of the curve on his analysis not behind it.

cant wait for jordi barret

I wish Nienaber didn’t go there. We are just about to play a series against Ireland.

@bigjigwig77

Ай бұрын

SA will use it to give big game experience to some younger players. Ireland will bring the same squad as the six nations, no new caps. Then we'll wonder why we go out in the QF again in 2027😅

Imagine Ireland appointing Jacques Nienaber as head of defense 😂 they will smoke everything in their path and finally have a WC nvm a quarter 🙄

@DM-rp9ik

2 ай бұрын

Not a bad call

@privatebaldric8767

2 ай бұрын

Maybe, I think they will have to make him quite the offer tho. Man already won a World Cup and a Lion's Series as a head coach. Bit of a downgrade to defence coach again under Farrell.

@tjobrien8436

2 ай бұрын

Was thinking exactly the same. If nienaber had been in the Irish camp there's a good chance the Webb Ellis would be residing in Ireland

@E9JMX

2 ай бұрын

Jacques will be running the Irish national team for 2025 Six Nations, as Andy Farrell is barred because of the Lions tour starting in June 2025.

69th in PPDA last season & 3rd now...

Courtney already in the Bunker? Hiding from Leinster. 😂

@JoseRodriguez-dx7bf

2 ай бұрын

I think the only person Courtney will hide from is Chuck Norris ...

@Nieljoyceniel

2 ай бұрын

@@JoseRodriguez-dx7bfhe’s thankful Sean o brien has retired 😂

Passes per defensive action means nothing if those passes don't gain you yardage. You can pass the ball around all day but that doesn't put points on the board.

That will be definitely a different game as La Rochelle has been struggling all season in all competitions between the injuries, some of their best players being their oldest players, a game plan that is quite stereotyped, a management of Alldritt with his break that didn’t pay off…

@davidwalker2402

2 ай бұрын

La ROG where beaten by a better team get over it and give credit to the winners who HAMMERED la rog …..

@toulcaz31

2 ай бұрын

@@davidwalker2402 if you read somewhere someone saying Leinster was a bad team maybe you should join a literacy program rather than KZread.

Good luck north Northampton 😊

Jim. You're rambling. You're interviewing Cortney so he can talk. Never mind passes per defensive action... how about words per words in response?

@paulM-gs7jz

2 ай бұрын

I guess its because he's on a different timezone post japan trip and JACKED up on coffee to compensate

@user-oe8hn8po8l

2 ай бұрын

Is he not just managing the narrative.

@Stephendenham

2 ай бұрын

From the opening it sounded more like he was gonna be a co-host rather than an interview

What makes someone indigenous

@28copland

2 ай бұрын

Low tolerance to alcohol 😂

@wot4922

2 ай бұрын

​@@28coplandtrue. That's how the land was stolen.

Stolen from the actual analyst Bernard Jackman

Every one of these pods with less goodey is a step up imo

@jonnywalker5361

2 ай бұрын

Nonsense. Goodey balances Jim out. Would have told jim to speak less.

@Camcolito

2 ай бұрын

Goody is Good, Y.

@davidwalker2402

2 ай бұрын

Got it in 1

@Gilescowdemdem

2 ай бұрын

Nerp. Bigs is a much better balance. ​@@jonnywalker5361

A bit premature to talk about the Jacques Nienabar effect! (not onlyJim but many pundits) . Once again some conclusions that come a bit early. La Rochelle is very average team this year ( see the top 14 Last loss against Bayonne ... ). Had to travel to South Africa We ll see in the next game...I believe the Saints can do something.

Leinster lost against Munster in 2023 URC Semi, because they were thinking LRS the following week. That won’t happen again this year. Too much pain and a different mind set this year with Nienaber at the helm. It’s war all the way to the final and BEYOND for Leinster. Words from the great Buzz Lightyear 😑

@hankscorpion9939

2 ай бұрын

This year the champions cup finishes before the URC gets into the knockouts. So Leintster will be going on a fully loaded rampage in both competitions :D

@blaquenguni9249

2 ай бұрын

The only problem is that Toulouse have no geld and are playing rugby from another planet. So if you face them in the final they can very well do a demolition job

@dairet1945

2 ай бұрын

@@blaquenguni9249 Maybe however, Toulouse were also playing out of their skins in 2022 and 2023 before Leinster dumped them out convincingly both times.

@DM-rp9ik

2 ай бұрын

​@blaquenguni9249 ah they're not you can look amazing against crap teams when you are just better than them. Exeter just not in rhe same league so Toulouse look amazing running all over them.

Jim you are talking nonsense...Leinster should beat Northampton comfortably

@paulM-gs7jz

2 ай бұрын

probs taking the guests presence into account I reckon

@Johan-rg3vo

2 ай бұрын

@@paulM-gs7jz Leinster won't lose to an English team esp in croke Park...just can't happen, plus Leinster far superior outfit

@paulM-gs7jz

2 ай бұрын

@@Johan-rg3vo not disagreeing. Just think Jim might have muted his feelings because his guest is on the opposition team.

@wot4922

2 ай бұрын

​@@Johan-rg3vothere you go again acting like Ireland are the best team since the dawn of the game. Stop it. Did you not see how their players were devastated that they couldn't make it past the quarters again. The teams( esp Ireland and France), are hyped up by their media and the fans so much that they actually believe they're the best. Look at poor DuPont....still chasing gold...can't believe he didn't win the WC. If he remembered that Rugby is a team game and that no one individual can play against 15 opponents then he wouldn't be so messed up in the head. Love your team, support them but please stop messing with their heads. Btw, going for a Leinster win in the CC only because we play URC. The other teams mean nothing to me. Wish all countries did a "Chasing the Sun" type of vid so that we can know about players from all teams and don't have to foolishly drag down people that we don't know.

@simonhorne7127

2 ай бұрын

Bit like England 1966 or even a flukey drop goal by Jonny

You almost never see a team get bullied up front and win the game? Has he ever watched the All Blacks. Can be losing all the stats then try try try all in 5 minutes. Game over thanks for coming

Leinster and Northampton have faced each other 10 times in the Champions Cup with Northampton winning once back in 2013. Their most famous meeting was the 2011 Heineken Cup Final where Sexton pulled Leinster back from a 6-22 deficit at half time to win 33-22. Last time the two teams faced eachother was in 2019 where Leinster won the two pool games 43-16 and 50-21. It's going to be a damn good game but I think it'll be a step too far for the Saints Edit: I was wrong, the most recent game between the two was a 35-19 win for Leinster in Dec 2020

@TheRugbyPod

2 ай бұрын

the stats man - do you want a job @eatmyshamrock?

@ItsBellers

2 ай бұрын

Going to Croke park as an English team as well just makes it that bit more difficult to pull off a result

@DM-rp9ik

2 ай бұрын

No last game was a 35 - 19 win for Leinster in 2021 in a group game them two results where before that one

@eatmyshamrock

Ай бұрын

@@TheRugbyPod Of course I do, although as one of the comments pointed out, I did get one of the stats wrong 😅

@eatmyshamrock

Ай бұрын

@@DM-rp9ik You're right I missed one, although the game you're talking about was 2020. Easy to make little mistakes