Rugby Legends

A curated line-up of South African rugby greats, represented in partnership with SA Rugby Legends.

These are players who have performed on the biggest stages in world rugby and now bring that same credibility, presence, and professionalism into corporate, commercial, and media environments.

All bookings are managed through ESG’s structured process, ensuring clarity and professional management from first enquiry to confirmed booking.

LEGENDS LINE-UP

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Andre Joubert

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Sevens, Rugby - Union

Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

Primary Language: Afrikaans

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springboks 1989 - 1997 (34 Caps)
Springboks World Cup Winning Team 1995
SA Sevens 1992-1994

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Anton Leonard

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Coaching, Rugby - Union

Location: George, Eastern Cape

Primary Language: Afrikaans

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springbok (1999)
2007 Super 14 winners (Captain)
1999 Rugby World Cup squad

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Anton van Zyl

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Only uncapped South African to win 3 Barbarians caps
Captained Western Province, Stormers and Stade Francais

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Warren Brosnihan

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Event Hosting / MC Duties
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springbok
2004 Bulls Currie Cup Forward of the year
Won Currie Cup with Bulls in 2004

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Chris Dry

Rugby - 7s & Union

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Event Hosting / MC Duties
Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Sevens, Rugby - Union

Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Primary Language: Afrikaans

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

2016 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro) - Blitzboks Bronze medal
World Rugby Sevens Series (2016–17) winner - Blitzboks
2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow) - Gold Medal - Blitzboks

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Conrad Jantjes

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Event Hosting / MC Duties
Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Cricket - T20, Football, Rugby - Coaching, Rugby - Union

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

RUGBY
* Represented the Lions, Stormers and Springboks

FOOTBALL
*SA U/17

CRICKET
*List A (Debut vs touring West Indies team at 17 years old)
*SA U/19

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Corne Krige

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Event Hosting / MC Duties
Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: Melkbosstrand, Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

WP, Stormers and Springbok Captain
Captain in my debut test against Italy and we won 101-0
39 tests - 18 as Captain

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Dale Santon

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)
CSR / Youth & Community Outreach

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: , Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springbok 1997 & 2003
2003 World Cup Squad
Boland Cavaliers 120 appearances

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Deon Kayser

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springboks 1999-2001 (13 Caps)
1999 Rugby World Cup
Blitzbokke 1998

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Ernst Joubert

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Primary Language: Afrikaans

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Saracens 2009 -2015 (161 appearances)
2x Aviva Premiership titles
Head of the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) Rugby International Institute

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Franco van der Merwe

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: , Eastern Cape

Primary Language: Afrikaans

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springbok
Super Rugby - Lions & Sharks - 97 appearances
Ulster - 73 appearances
London Irish (Captain) - 35 appearances

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Francois Louw

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: , Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Rugby World Cup winner (2019)
Springboks - 76 Test caps (2010-2019)
Captained Bath Rugby in the English Premiership (2011-2020)

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Hugh Reece-Edwards

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Coaching, Rugby - Union

Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springbok (3 Caps)
Natal Sharks (165 Appearances)
Springboks - Backline Coach
Sharks - Coach

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Craig Jamieson

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Event Hosting / MC Duties
Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
CSR / Youth & Community Outreach

Sporting Codes: Swimming - Open Water

Location: Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Natal Rugby Captain
Currie Cup winning captain
JuniorSpringbok Rugby
IRB Tournament Director - Rugby World Cup - South Africa 1995

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Jean Deysel

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: , KwaZulu-Natal

Primary Language: Afrikaans

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springboks 2009-2011
Natal Sharks 2007 - 2016 (156 appearances)
3x Currie Cup Winners (2008, 2010 & 2013)

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Juandre Kruger

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Panel / Couch Discussions
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Primary Language: Afrikaans

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Springbok No. 832 (2012-2013) 17 Caps
French Top 14 Champion (2016) Racing 92.
Super Rugby Forward of the Year (2012) Blue Bulls

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Paul Delport

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Event Hosting / MC Duties
Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Brand Activations
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Coaching, Rugby - Sevens, Rugby - Union

Location: Somerset West, Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

Lions & Stormers
SA Men's National 7's team (Blitzbokke) 2003-2013
In the 2008/9 IRB Sevens World Series title winners team
Coach SA Women's 7s team 2018 -2022

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Ryan Kankowski

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Keynote Speaking
Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Endorsements / Ambassador
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Custom Brand Campaigns / Advertising

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Sevens, Rugby - Union

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

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Seabelo Senatla

Rugby - 7s & Union

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Brand Activations
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Sevens, Rugby - Union

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

Primary Language: Sesotho

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

World Rugby 7s Player of the year - 2016
South Africa’s All time top try scorer (7s)
Olympic Bronze Medalist

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Selborne Boome

Rugby

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Bespoke Events (Hunting, Surfing, Cycling etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Corporate Events / Motivation / Seminars

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Union

Location: Elgin, Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

1) 20 caps for the Springboks
2) Won the 1997 Currie Cup with Western Province
3) Played at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, including the quarter-final loss to the All Blacks

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Rosko Specman

Rugby - 7s & Union

MY SUPERPOWERS

Panel / Couch Discussions
Media Appearances (TV/Radio etc)
Hospitality Events (Golf Days, Sport Tours etc)
Brand Activations
Custom Brand Campaigns / Advertising
Coaching / Mentoring (Team/Groups)

Sporting Codes: Rugby - Sevens, Rugby - Union

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

Primary Language: English

Gender Identity: Male

Key Achievements:

2x Bronze Olympic Medalist
Double Springbok - represnted SA in both the 7s and 15s National team
British & Irish Lions Tour 2021

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