Eben Etzebeth
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Sep 13, 2026
Dan ColeHOST
You know, as soon as the box gets sort of five, 10 meters of momentum, you have Jasper Visser come on a short line flat out, just give it to him.
Dan ColeHOST
You then have, like, the breakdown, like, Norke or, um, Etzebeth smashes that breakdown.
Dan ColeHOST
They then lift it to Ma- Malcolm Marx who's running flat out.
Dan ColeHOST
So, like, then someone else, like, Kolisi smashes the breakdown, then Peter Steyn du Toit.
Ben YoungsHOST
He just looked like a player that hadn't played test rugby for a while.
Ben YoungsHOST
His last game, as you said there, Coley, was 23 World Cup, and it, it-- he was okay without being totally convincing, and I think that's totally normal.
Ben YoungsHOST
He's been, you know-- He took one early from Etzebeth, like a hell of a shot.
Ben YoungsHOST
He, he took a few hits, to be fair, but brushed them off, ripped in.
John KirwanHOST
Well, I think, um...
John KirwanHOST
And I'd just like to also mention Eben Etzebeth.
John KirwanHOST
I thought he was outstanding as well.
Ric SalizzoMODERATOR
Mm.
Ant StrachanGUEST
So, um, you know, I, I think, you know, that's been a big plus for them, uh, the trust they've, they've had in their players from test one.
Martin DevlinHOST
You go through that forward pack of theirs, Lo, niche, Marx, Etzebeth, Du Toit, Sia, Visser, and there's five or six names there that I would pick for the All Blacks if we could get those guys right now.
Martin DevlinHOST
Is that really the tale of the tape? Is that the difference between the two sides? Fundamentally, it comes down to the power of those guys.
Ant StrachanGUEST
Well, I mean, when you look at a test match and you debrief, you've got to look at your one-on-one match-ups, you know, and against, uh, your opposite, so number to number.
James McOnieGUEST
We've just seen Brian Fox brought in t- for the anthems, and now I'm not sure if the South Africans have brought in their flag bearer, but Siya's going a hundy.
James McOnieGUEST
Look at Eben Etzebeth.
James McOnieGUEST
What a scary bastard he is.
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G LaneHOST
Not bad from Josh Moala.
James McOnieGUEST
Way to make this happen.
G LaneHOST
And then in the end it was Eben Etzebeth over the top of the ball.
James McOnieGUEST
Hey.
Jim HamiltonHOST
I keep saying that they're an aging squad.
Jim HamiltonHOST
You know, what does that mean? You know, does it really matter? Like, if Eben Etzebeth plays until he's 40 at that level, does it matter? But when I look at South Africa, the big thing for them, and there's a big conversation around this, around club rugby versus international rugby, is managing their athletes.
Jim HamiltonHOST
Like, we saw Malcolm Marks holding his neck after the game.
Jim HamiltonHOST
The amount of contacts and collisions that he's been in just in these test matches alone, is not sustainable, right? So I think he goes back to Japan.
Jim HamiltonHOST
Peter Steff de Toy, back to Japan.
Jim HamiltonHOST
Great for him because the rugby is significantly easier.
Jim HamiltonHOST
The big thing for South Africa is how do you imagine Eben Etzebeth? It's uncomfortable for the Sharks.
Jim HamiltonHOST
Management, the owner and mates of Marco Massotti, I know the team there.
G LaneGUEST
Yeah.
Manaia StewartHOST
Then they've got, uh, Eben Etzebeth who's about 6'10".
Manaia StewartHOST
Then their wingers are again three feet tall.
G LaneGUEST
[laughs]
G LaneHOST
... their hooker.
G LaneHOST
Then they've got, uh, Eben Etzebeth who's about 6'10".
G LaneHOST
Then their wingers are again three feet tall.
Joey WheelerGUEST
[laughs]
NickHOST
Yeah, well, Ronnie, we'll get on to the next game coming up and what Russ is likely to do for that.
NickHOST
But Eben Etzebeth, he got banned against Wales last year, didn't play much rugby, came back for the Sharks, got about 25 minutes in total with picking up injuries, had an outing against Los Pumas, and then he played a hell of a series against the All Blacks.
NickHOST
He's now 146 test caps in.
NickHOST
He's in the top five most capped players of all time.
Gordon D'ArcyPANELIST
You know what it's gonna be.
Gordon D'ArcyPANELIST
Marco Marx, uh, Ox Nche, Etzebeth, Masire, RG, Seth Toy, Kolisi, pick one of two of them at eight.
Gordon D'ArcyPANELIST
Nine is the interesting one.
Gordon D'ArcyPANELIST
They do not have a nine at the moment.
EbiHOST
They'll be entertained by a couple of sidesteps.
EbiHOST
They'll be entertained by that fucking Eben Etzebeth.
EbiHOST
who is probably, compared to the football players on that field, a midget.
EbiHOST
When Baltimore comes, when the Ravens come to play against someone else and they've got these huge people.
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