“Team Is Getting Old”: SA Chimes In As Springbok Fan From Ireland Crashes Out Over Australia Loss

• A TikTok rugby content creator shared his interview with a Springbok fan who travelled from Ireland to see the Boks win their match against Australia
• After the Springboks lost, the man shared how baffled he was and tried to think of reasons for their defeat
• Social media users found humour in the TikTok video and expressed their thoughts about the national rugby team

A Springbok fan, who travelled from Dublin, Ireland, to watch the team's match against Australia at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, shared how devastated he was to see the Springboks lose. He threw out a few reasons why he thought the national team performed poorly on the pitch.

TikTok rugby content creator @robbiegillettrugby took to his account to share a clip of the interview with the unknown fan. The man stated that he came to South Africa to watch the Springboks beat the Wallabies. However, they didn't deliver on the pitch.

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The Springboks lost 38-22 during the Rugby Championship on Saturday, 16 August, 2025, after taking the lead before halftime.

"The first half was good-quality rugby, but the second half was disappointing. Please, make it make sense. Is it a lack of focus? A lack of management style? Is it just players being too cocky? Maybe it's just focus. Maybe we were too arrogant from the get-go."

Emotional fan humours the internet

Several internet users gathered in the comment section with their thoughts about the man's reaction towards the loss, while others expressed their opinions about the entire match.

@alanm306 stated with a laugh:

"So many South Africans living in Ireland for a better quality of life don't blame them."

@shiesty063 shared in the comments:

"The Bok fans are the only issue with South African rugby."

@benjibravo007 said of the Springbok fan:

"At least he got his words right. They WERE the World Champions."

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@pounamunui8888 added their opinion of the national rugby team, stating:

"No, the truth is surfacing. Your World Champion title is fake. Why? Because in the last World Cup final, South Africa won with the assistance of the referee Wayne Barnes (who is NOT missed) and the video referee. Now, we see the truth. New Zealand is looking forward to welcoming you to the land of the real champions."

@raboobie84 told the online community:

"Shame, his whole identity was on the Boks winning."

@tommuller57 jokingly wrote under the post:

"Well, NASA reported two things they could see from the space station. Number 1: The Great Wall of China. Number 2: A big gap in the Springbok backline."

@jrizzau shared their thoughts in the comment section, writing:

"The team is getting old, lads. It's time for new blood."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

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• In another article, Briefly News reported that two Springbok fans shared that they had practised the Afrikaans part of the national anthem in time for the Bokke's match against Italy on 12 July, 2025.
• A TikTok user shared an entertaining video of a group of men in green and gold tackling each other at a petrol station after the Springboks' match against Australia. Some people thought the scrum was too personal.
• A Springbok supporter was seen crying after the Wallabies took home the victory. The defeat dropped the Springboks from first to third in the World Rugby rankings.

Source: Briefly News