Lions Rugby Tour 1997 South Africa - Motivational Speech

[leonidasaa]

It's bare knuckle fuckin stuff. What a line

[Irelandforever36]

5 people are springbok fans.

[mattkiwi222]

Now that is old school... Bravo

[franzfanz]

There is only one response to this. "Yes, sir!"

[hadwll]

i am sick of being dishonest 

[errrrwhatthe]

England 2011 RWC team take note!!

[TribalSolider]

Jim Telfer speaks the Truth

[TheIrishboy99]

i put this up before every irish big game but against the Aussies on Saturday his words came to life honest players

[doylustheboy]

" he looks in the fuckin' mirror" hahahah - Jim, you were the boss

[501877934]

speeches come from the heart

[ashadeofnight]

The speech is inspirational aside from the rugby context. like when he says the honest man [player] looks himself in the mirror every day and says to himself "I'm going to get better and get better and get better..."

[usernamealredytaken]

Jim Telfer = Machine

[grandslam1998]

SA is a hard school for Rugby. They produce great Rugby players and greater teams. You must fight fire with fire.That is all they understand. It is a fantastic place to tour. The welcome you receive is outstanding. The Lions do well to win any game in this country that loves Rugby.

[Markvdl25]

Jim Telfer, Legend!

[mattjones969]

Jim Telfer =  Animal

[TinklestheGoat]

Subtitles Please.

[TinklestheGoat]

Subtitles please.

[jamesyboi1000]

@TinklestheGoat you seriously can't understand this?

[simonm7133]

I have watched this speech so many times. Could you imagine Capello or any other Manager talking with that conviction, authority, commanding absolute respect to that bunch over overpaid pricks known as the England football team!

[DamnArms12345]

@simonm7133 I could actually picture Capello speaking with conviction, but not the commanding respect part

[Gamersguru123]

@simonm7133 It's different I would say because while, as you say, football players are overpaid pricks who couldn't show respect to their own fathers, rugby players such as these are true sportsmen.

[aLyricleMiracle]

@TELKL2 shut the fuck up half the team is english you mug

[tonkerdog]

The only thing that they got wrong, was not trusting in Back because of his size.

[donmacnaughton]

Great Speech real and focused !

[burdy1967]

Jim Telfer ....."A Bunch of CATS could move that!!..." brilliant

[derekpalmer56]

Fantastick , what a guy

[Niallersz]

Not a sound while he speaks, thats respect

[mattjones969]

@Niallersz yea :)

[musjeu]

You won't hear a football coach telling this

[wheatsandgrain]

i dont even like rugby, no clue who this guy is...but this is a great speech about sports and life in general...i've watched this several times

[turfmoor1]

Would absolutely love to play this video to those the England football team right now. Take some f*ckin responsibility!!

[jamesstafforduk]

Is this based on real events?

[sk8yboyz]

@jamesstafforduk Not just based, this is the REAL speach. they had a crew with them on tour who filmed it.

[Publicanrusty]

"it's bare knuckle fuckin' stuff" Sick quote.

[Groyneyvision]

@Publicanrusty You've obviously never played rugby in South Africa then. Jim Telfer was spot-on with that because that's exactly what the Springboks would be giving the Lions.

[Publicanrusty]

@Groyneyvision I play at a primarily south african club i know what he was trying to say.

[mikehuncho1]

telfer is a legend!

[mrShowaddywaddy]

A great Speech to a great squad by the greatest coach!!

[joshhopp]

FUCK I LOVE RUGBY UNION

[teamvmg]

Shoulda' gone to fuckin' specsavers jim!

[Niallersz]

Martin Johnson said this was the hardest piece of training hes ever done in his career - on that scrum machine that day..this is why we love rugby..its a mans sport

[Scotsovertheborder]

Was that Rodber saying "we fuckin crawl off this machine"? - that's the attitude, just like Telfer's. His comments on what makes an honest player should be required listening for everyone in the game.

[Conero08]

Man if only we had Jim in '09

[B2KIrishk9]

Good speach but thats bollocks about the irish looking for an english pub!

[homers67]

"a bunch of fukin cats could move that" :)

[Raichu234]

woooow legend telford!

[coachroddy]

Makes you proud to be Scottish.

[593OLYMPUS]

Makes you proud to be English,Scottish,Welsh and Irish I should hope, whoever watches this. They fought for that win on the pitch as a team. That's why they are simply the best.

[Niallersz]

@coachroddy Hes a legend mate, what a speech..hairs of the back of my neck standing

[CallumBlatchford]

fucking love rugby

[stubertos]

"then they'll be paying with blood...and it better fucking be springbok blood"

[SuperSquirters2]

*baying for blood you mug hes talking about the lions

[morsy06]

south africans are inbreds haha

[Henry14ArsenalLegend]

Awesome. Hairs standing on the back of my neck.

[MrBrodley]

Hes my coach at under 18 rugby lol. mon the wasps

[AtkiUlsterman]

must be an honour

[neil53187]

Awesome. The man is a legend!

[thedrunkmonk69the2nd]

too bad about the 2009 squad. lucky the bokke played a third string side in the third match. woudve wiped u cunts

[utuberlol]

what are u on, 3 string side? only the back 3 got changed smartass

[thedrunkmonk69the2nd]

10 changes to the starting line up - dumb shit

[utuberlol]

ur momma douche! 3rd string means they suck, the team selected, alot of them are or used to be first XV players, ur a dick anyway ur kinda mentality is not why ppl play rugby

[thedrunkmonk69the2nd]

yes monkey boy, position selection and combination do make a big difference. understand rugby numb nuts? lucky for your foul english team they played against a third rate combo side. i agree that the third rate bokke combination had good players...excpet the back 3 and a few other players... they were third rate... cabish?

[utuberlol]

Considering your probably from south africa, i wouldnt be expecting you to know anything about rugby. Giving stick and acting like animals is all you do. Capish?

[thedrunkmonk69the2nd]

haha, english are such poor losers...jack of many sports, master of none. cabish?!

[utuberlol]

its a shame u ppl can't fallow the laws of sportsmanship...

[thedrunkmonk69the2nd]

thats rich coming from an english....hypocrite

[TELKL2]

@thedrunkmonk69the2nd

Yep your name fits...Jim Telfer is pure, utter SCOTS...not english!!!!!

[patergaskin]

Whats with the racism pal?

[timdaly888]

Fucking cats could move that!!!

[18JamieLewis]

a truly inspiring man

[Kinlochbervie50]

i'd love to see what Telfer would do if any player interrupted him with that!!

[NosretapH]

Legend. You can hear when he starts doing the impression of whingeing players he instinctively starts doing a dopey English voice (like any good Scotsman) and then catches himself just in time (can't have any one nationality feel picked on), drops the accent and expands it to Lansdowne Road and the rest. Quite funny.

[BossHogg878]

you must have amazing feckin ears, i however consider that he is taking the pish out of the thick teuchters, like the good borders man he is ;)

[kylewillis7]

i would run through a brick wall for this man!

[MrFatelvistheham]

primitive but effective gud lad 4 a sweaty

[Raichu234]

he is brilliant! :D x

[lutonmale1983]

Jim Telfer- what a fucking legend/coach/motivational speaker. I can imagine the players dying for him on the pitch after one of his 'bards'. This gruff 'mans man' Scot is exactly the sort of personality missing from 'modern coaching setups'. There is no ballshit with this man and no room for excuses.

I love the way that Tim Rodber says that they're going to 'crawl of this fucking machine' and Telfer responds with a laconic 'exactly fucking right'!!

[glend89]

i may bring speeches like that on my i pod for the gym keep me going great speech.up ireland and lions best o luck lads

[ForrestGunner]

how do you put stuff like this on your IPOD!/

[gnarkillkicksass]

@ForrestGunner Go to video2mp3 or some site similar - throw the URL from youtube in and it will convert then download it in mp3 format for you.

[champ1992]

thats such a good speech. "Its fucking bareknuckles from now on"

[aaronsoccerpal]

i could listen to this guy all day...

[waveneyd0105]

I love his little asides - right at the end - you only had 300 on that - a bunch of cats could move that!

[maroonmachine999]

That training session won the lions that series, they did over 100 scrums that day, and were never pushed off the ball again

[Nivea57]

Holy hell fella, that is a bad dude

[DamnArms12345]

what he said about English tourists is too true

[z0mgrugbyreturns]

He was talking about the British and Irish going abroad. Not just the English.

[timdaly888]

Very wise words from Jim Telfer. He speaks about it from a rugby perspective. But I honestly think the whole idea of not complaining about small things and getting on with the job you have been handed is very relevant in regular everyday life also. And I particularly like his stance on people respecting the way of life in a local place when they go to other places, that is something I also strongly believe in.

[ASobsessive]

@timdaly888 aye, i find this speech inspiring for the very reasons you have mentioned here :)

[neastoian]

yeah mate maddolies u are a fucking retard does grand slam winners and most players selected in lions squad not mean nefin dopey cunt

[civicout1ther1oad]

Maddolies ur a retard

[Raidehz]

Did the Lions win that Afrikan tour?

[boomerkirk]

yer they did 2:1

[MUFC689908]

Why did they not bring him back as a motivational speaker for the 09 tour...cus we lacked that badly 2day!

[Bobbyifyouplease]

We are going to smash the cocky, dirty saffas up this time round! Get the job done lads! Come on the Lions.

[Maddolies]

Too bad 4 u Lions fans the Springboks are gonna demolish u just like we Slaughtered u in 05 =D

[thestu21]

hopefully the springboks wont stoop to cheating like ye though and take out our best player in the 1st minute

[Maddolies]

Lets be honest though The Allblacks were gonna win the series anyway. U guys couldnt even beat NZ Maori. And judging by ur guys performance today its gonna be a looong and fustrating tour 4 u guys lol

[thestu21]

yes this is true, but the all blacks cant beat france in a world cup, LoL

[Maddolies]

Ireland couldnt even make the quarter finals in 2007. So when Ireland becomes relevant in rugby come talk. =D

[boreham92]

ireland won the grand slam this year, that makes us the most relevant team in the northern hemisphere, we also sported the most lions for this tour

[mozchandeb]

Ireland won the Grand Slam. Last year Munster won the Heineken Cup. This year Leinster won the Heineken Cup.

[frenett1]

good year for irish rugby....im from cork and munster this year got the magers lauge...

[danjames56]

an 'irish' team nearly won the flipping guiness premiership as well!! haha

[MrBobWilkins]

Aha gutted for you...

74 - 10 much?

[46qu33ns]

3-0 lions

[batter91]

if i say hes too high hes too fucking high i love that doc between that and the keith wood to matt dawson fucking gas

[andrew20781]

More of a football man than rugby myself but these lions tours get the blood boiling within me. The only time i stand next to a scottish,welsh and irish supporting the same team. All the best in south africa in the coming weeks and get straight into the springboks.

[46qu33ns]

best of luck boys , do us proud

[centrosound]

Should have called Armitage up to the tour this year!!!!

[kmotch]

''You only had 300 on there... fucking, a bunch of cats coulda moved that!!!'' lol

[kkpb7731]

Great quote

[sherman4970]

This tour,,3-0 to South Africa. Not a good Lions squad this time!

[Number69]

If we had real men like this leading people in a recession instead of politicians telling us everything is fine, we'd recover a lot quicker and a lot stronger. Sometimes the truth hurts but it has to be told.

[Mikey2936]

very well said Number69

[wellplayedboy]

Lets do it again boys.

[dartmoordog]

A true BRITISH & IRISH LION. Good luck lads.

[dartmoordog]

THE greatest speach EVER.....Telfer, what a man...RESPECT.

[Kirbz678]

I love the comment at the end, typical Telfer. . . "A fucking bunch of cats could move that!" lmao And as for the talk, well never a truer word was spoken!

[jkclark]

Amen

[cmf1986]

Jim Telfer, what a badass!

[libra61060]

Go go go!

[kpgilly]

Quality

[GiantsTom11]

whos speaking @ 3.14? Neil Back?

[monkeybrains26]

tim rodber

[cbefwaterford]

..as good as it gets. 2009 here we go !

[ciananal]

hopefully geech and co. can do the business this year..

[84ANDY84]

Jim Tefer is a beast!!

[neil53187]

Classic Jim Telfer. Talk about inspirational. This guy tells it how it is and you just gotta love it!

[leonidasaa]

Love the last comment. A bunch of fucking cats could move that. Classic Telfer. Him and McGeechan were a brilliant combination.

[HitMeQuick]

There was an awful lot of talk of honesty on that tour. But honestly? They were lucky to win.

[jonconlon]

Were they? Why so? They won the first test with over a try to spare, closed out the second test and got beat in the third one when they had a load of injuries.

[Mikey2936]

Lucky? I dont think so. Man of the match with Scott Gibbs, Jenkins kicked everything and they matched them up front. Those 3 key things won them the tour. If South Africa would have used the up and under with Jenkins they might have sneaked it. Lions did the best that they were capable with, but you dont beat South africa 2/3 times in South Africa by luck mate

[thedrunkmonk69the2nd]

true, they were a decent outfit. pretty awesome when these boys get together. bring 'em on

[SJACK13]

Read about it in the papers. Only the one statistic matters and that was the final series result. We won-They didn't.

[mattjones969]

amazing

[GordonFerguson]

I f**king love Telfer.

Harder than nail pie.

[andyseagrave]

looking myself in the fucking mirror right now

[vilma51kerney97]

g'on Neil Back!

[hitman261]

great stuff - some very true words!

[wo0dy1]

i dont think theres a better accent that sounds good delivering motivation. . the scotts got it good.

[megabytemike89]

i love jim telfer. Hes an inspiration id love to be as good a coach as him one day!

[artvandelay73]

Any chance uploading the speech made to the forwards before the first test....the one where all the 8 forwards were sat round Telfer...inspirational stuff

[MariusSoma]

Frickin hell, I agree, that's a real badass lol.

[xpat73]

Great stuff from Telfer.

[utuberlol]

class equipement!