A small (5ft6) rugby player, SMASHES dudes twice his size regularly, they call him the giant killer…
A small (5ft6) rugby player, SMASHES dudes twice his size regularly, they call him the giant killer…
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Wow they must be some really big dudes at (11ft)
As a woman who has never had anything to do with rugby I now love this man
I’ll start getting into watching rugby to see this guy play.
Now did he get into bed with the players wife and drink her milk?
Big respect to him!
Giantsbane.
I have great respect for rugby and it’s physicality. I’d watch it more often if it was on tv here where I live. One thing I’ve never understood is why rugby has never exploded here in North America since it has all the stuff North Americans love in sports. Physicality, speed and violence. It’s basically gridiron football pumped up to 11.
On the subject of this particular video though, I am shocked at some of these hits and tackles, specifically the ones where he goes straight for the knees and ankles. The way those big guys twist around from them, I am surprised he’s not blowing out knees and ankles. Are hits like that this perfectly legal? Some of them look like they’re bordering on leg locks in BJJ which are often frowned upon because of how dirty they are.
I don’t know enough about rugby. Why is he on so many different teams? He wears like a dozen or more different jerseys.
am American, don’t follow rugby, but this dude is an absolute monster. He’s got the perfect combination of speed, technique, and strength, this video is awesome
Having played the game for 20+ years, I can say that some smaller guys could hit harder than the big guys.
One of the great things about rugby is that there is still a place for people of varying body sizes and shapes. At the top level professionally/internationally the trend has been towards bigger guys for 20 years now, but there is still a place in your local club side for the diminutive, the rotund, the tall and skinny, etc. Size isnt as important as commitment, confidence, and sacrifice.
From a former footballer’s perspective – short stocky guys were always the worst to play against. They can get their center of gravity lower much quicker than you can and just power through your legs. If you go down to meet them and they are already that low, I don’t care how big you are – they are just going to drive through you. This guy plays this style to perfection and is fun to watch.
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This guy is a real life anime character. Probably started playing rugby because he saw some broadcasted TV game. Joined a high school team where everyone was much taller and bigger and was constantly on the bench. Practiced for hours and when he is finally put in a game takes down 2 guys twice his size. Ends up carrying his team to win the tournament with the help of his friends.
Honeybadger
Dude, the thumbnail literally says “The Giant Slayer” not “The Giant Killer”
Damn this guy is a beast
He probably has percentage based damage
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i don’t really know the games, but rugby and a.r.f. are fucking awesome. awesome expression of masculinity through sport.
American Football players really need to study tape of this and learn how to make a proper tackle
Rugby is like a version of american football for men ?
Reminds me of [Darren Sproles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbKFHOfNjoo) 5ft6, 185 pounds. His nickname is “Tank”. It was always exciting to watch him touch the ball because you never knew what’s going to happen.
They should get this guy to play Wolverine in a comic book accurate remake.
“Smashes”. I mean you’re TECHNICALLY correct, but really he takes out their legs. I was kind of hoping I’d see a Levi or something.
Faf is such a cool Afrikaans name. It’s as Afrikaans as you can get and then some more, which means you damn well have spent your whole life bbq’ing and playing rugby/cricket. One of South Africa’s current best cricketers is coincidentally also called Faf (du Plessis)
You should name your boy Faf. He’ll be good in sports.
Only watch Rugby when my home team Wales play against England but damn does this video make me want to watch it more often.
Any man on two feet is stronger than any man on one. Footwork > anything.
His clavicles must be made of iron.
Takes a lot of fucking balls to dive into the legs of 100+ kilos going full speed.
That is tackling 101 for how to tackle someone bigger than you.
He SMASHES 11ft tall dudes? That’s crazy!
He’s not a giant slayer, he’s thoroughbred Afrikaans. They’re built like brick houses and not scared of anything.
Never followed rugby, but this dude is a fuckin’ monster!
Being short is one of my biggest insecurities. Watching this dude go full bulldozer mode was just epic
Faf is the most handsome ugly man out there. Looks like a majestic mini horse
He’s like those police spikes they put out to stop a high speed chase
His technique is beautiful. Looks almost like a cross between Judo and Jiu-Jitsu. Instead of tackling chest to chest like most rugby and American football players, he goes in LOW, like at the thighs, and moves off to the side at the last moment, swinging his arms around them and redirecting their momentum to take them down.
Christ, it’s like having a bear trap on the field.
In high school I got hit by the littlest guy on the team Johnny Gallardo. Five foot nothing, a hundred and nothing, and the little motherfucker gave me a concussion and a shoulder stinger and I had to quit for the day and go throw up. Hey Johnny G-chow, I’m sorry my sister turned you down, but I didn’t deserve that! I was pulling for you.
Fucking hell he just rams people with his head!
He’s 5’8” and 194 lbs
As someone who doesn’t watch Rugby, from that video it seems that his intuition is on another plane… He knows what’s going to happen before almost anyone else on the field. His other skills are pique too.
I don’t know anything about rugby so I have a couple questions.
1 this guy lined up right next to the guy getting the ball in the big huddle situations a couple times. Is this legal and he is just small and sneak up unnoticed? He seems to catch the guy who gets the ball completely unaware multiple times.
2 he seems to catch a lot of people unaware. Is he playing in a way that bucks tradition but isn’t illegal? Like do other players consider his tactics dirty?
3 this guy reminds me a lot of New England Patriots Wide receiver Julian Edelman. It’s a comment and not a question but I love smaller squirrely players.
Thanks
Rugby scares the shit out of me.
I did not see any 11′ guys out there.
Mind you: he’s still 200+ lb
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog
Everyone is talking about his strength and ability to make a huge tackle, but it is his speed and anticipation for the play that I see. He is getting to the play almost as if he knew where they were going. Cannot make a great tackle if you cannot read the play. Dude is a machine.
Small, harder hitters tends to equal shorter careers. No pun intended.
I don’t follow rugby, so I’m not sure if this is a silly question or not….
Is it within the rules of the game to initiate head-to-head contact when making a tackle? There were two or three instances where his head smashed into an opposing player’s head and the opposing player was knocked out/loopy.
(One of the times was when they tried to tackle him and the cracked skulls.)
>Smashes dudes twice his side
When he does that, he’s a giant killer. When I do that, suddenly “I’m gay” and “I’m ruining this family”
Faf De Klerk and Honey Badger don’t care.
Reminds me of Joost van der Westhuizen VS Jonah Lomu in the 1995 RWC.
Sports, eh? That’s a downvote.
That’s the title you went with, bro?
So, David?