Duane 'Thor' Vermeulen Complete Springbok Highlights [2012-2023]

Duane Vermeulen was the only non-South African born Springbok in RWC23.

Hanro Liebenberg should be on the bok radar would make a great 8 for the boks till the WC of 2027

I think it was 2014 when Vermeulen had a superhuman performance against the All Blacks while playing with fractured ribs if I'm not mistaken. It was one of the most dominant displays from a single player in the history of rugby. Obviously age caught up with him in his last few years of playing but it shows how phenomenal he used to be when he could decline and yet still be good enough for international rugby. He finishes as a 2x World Cup winner and goes down as the best Springbok number 8 and arguably the best number 8 of all time. Thank you Thor for your service to SA Rugby. Legend!

Dankie Duane

Came here to see that run into the ABs defense in the WC final. That was some rock n roll! Pity not here

Going to miss this absolute legend... Best #8

Better than Zinzan and Michael Jones

Do Jonny May please

One of the best 8's to ever play the game

Take a bow, what a career this blok has had. 3 world cups, two times winnaar and one bronze medal, man of the match in the last World Cup final. Al ost never had a bad game in the Bok jersey.
One of the best 8s of all time. Generational talent.

One of the best in the game…!!!

i must admit i had my questions surrounding vermeulen starting over wiese in the knockouts given he's lost his attacking bite with age, but that man's defensive ability not only with physicality but in commanding his forwards is absolutely indespensible to this team and i doubt we'd have won again without him (not to mention he still put in some brutal running in that final). hope to see him straight into the coaching box!

My most favourite Springbok number 8, he has surpassed other great Springboks, 2 World Cups medals and the unsung Hero ❤

Speechless duanne wat a bulldozer...led with gutso dankie meneer

True Warrior over the ball!

Awesome compilation, as always Andrew. What a player!

Watching this before World Rugby takes it down for inclusion of like three rwc clips🤦🏼‍♂️

Faf De klerk tribute?

I am surprised you didn't go with Duane 'Thormeulen'

What a legend my all time favourite rugby player by far lots of love Duane.

The man is a battering ram wow. Never shying away from contact

england no9 had poor tackling skills.....go around the legs

Best number 8 ever

By far one if the best rugby player the world has seen...live this man to bits.. he's a all guy or nothing...and for sure...the all type

Dam never saw that hand off on Ardie , was nice 🔥

What a Legend,best no 8 in the world.Ons gaan jou mis ou Dwayne.

Vermulen must be one of if not the greatest jackler of all time - what a phenomenal player, will go down as an absolute legend of Springbok and international rugby

Lol this is the same old man who was flattened in a tackle by Eliot Daly (no 11) in the SF v England which SA were soooo lucky to scrape through. 😂

Following another mamoth 8th man Pierre Spies.

thank you Duane.

he played with Habana and co, shows how long the man has been around. dankie bafo 🏆🏆🇿🇦

Gaan rus lekker ou Duane. Jy is sekerlik die beste 8steman wat RSA ooit opgelewer het. Hard soos klip,menigte ouens op hul gat laat sit en blerrie vreesloos. Moes n nagmerrie wees om jou van voor te tackle!

Ons sal nog n braaitjie hou maat. Jy groot rol gespeel in die wen van beide world cups as dit nie die grootste was nie. Ek oordryf nie,het ook nr 8 gespeel so ek ken bietjie maar NIKS soos jy nie ou reus. Mag God jou en jou familie seen in jou "aftrede". Weet julle klomp stoutgatte sal nou meer spasie he vir braai...Which is fair ou bul.

Dankie Duane en God seen. 🙏🏻😎🎉🥂🕊️😇

Brilliant no 8

Best 8 for SA ever. Quite simply. And we have had some giants of the game wear that jersey

Hows an 8 smashing a prop,wow reminds of Keirsn Read smashing Jannie du Plessis

What separates Vermeulen from Big hitters is that he doesnt just make 1 or 2 big tackles in a game, he damn near makes 20 tackles a game with half of them being momentum stopping hits, His tackle rate is really second to none and on top of that he's a menace at the breakdown too, a devastating Ball carrier that punches holes in the most organized defenses with a very high work rate and an Elite Rugby IQ....Duane is By far is rugby's greatest enforcer

I take my hat off for this man. He surpassed such good players like Pierre Spies, Ryan Kankoski & Danie Rossouw as an all time great No.8 What a legend

Scary fucekn dude * joe rogan voice *

Duane Vermeulen! What a Player Man. I'm Glad he went out in a BANG!

GOAT No 8!

Duane, 'RUN IT STRAIGHT', Vurmeulen

This man would excel at both rugby League and in the NFL he is built for massive contact and shutting down plays.

When the God of Thunder plays Rugby you know its gonna be Awesome!!! 😀😀😀😀

As a south african im gutted he didnt make 100cap milestone hes deserves it. 75+ caps 2x world cup winner

Scariest looking man yet the most humble father

If you can get past Duane, you are lucky. If you can stop him, good luck and after that better check how many broken bones your team have.

What a Beast. We miss Bakkies and Victor but they are NOT Duane, what a legend

One of the best rugby players ever! The epitome of a team player.

one of the strongest players to ever touch a rugby ball if not the strongest

The only 8th man who can come close to being like Thor is Cameron, the bulls youngster