The Coach G Show

Hosted by Gurthro Steenkamp , this podcast dives into performance, mindset, and resilience. With insights from athletes, coaches, and leaders, we explore the lessons rugby teaches about success—both on and off the field.Perfect for rugby enthusiasts, coaches, and anyone seeking inspiration to elevate their game and life.

The Coach G Show is a sports podcast hosted by Gurthro Steenkamp, with 123 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Gurthro Steenkamp hosts The Coach G Show, a sports show with 123 episodes published.

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  Episode #122

  Bought a French Rugby Club for €1 — Then Walked Away | Flip van der Merwe

  May 30, 20261h 29mS0

  <p>Flip van der Merwe — 30-cap Springbok, back-to-back Super Rugby champion with the Bulls, Cambridge MBA holder, data strategist, and the man who bought Biarritz Olympic for one euro — sits down with Coach G for one of the most honest conversations yet on the show.</p><p><br></p><p>📩 Join Coach G’s Scrum Dominator Community -https://www.skool.com/coach-g-1708</p><p><br></p><p>This isn't a greatest-hits career recap. It's a real discussion about identity, failure, late blooming, mental health, and what happens when the game ends.</p><p><br></p><p>What you'll hear:</p>How Flip...

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  Episode #121

  Bob Skinstad | First Pro, The Dark Side of Winning & Life After Rugby

  May 23, 202659 minS0

  <p>Bob Skinstad. 42 Springbok caps. The first professional rugby player signed in South Africa. Venture capitalist. Club owner. </p><p><br></p><p>📩 Join Coach G’s Scrum Dominator Community -https://www.skool.com/coach-g-1708</p><p><br></p><p>And one of the most honest people Coach G has ever shared a dressing room with.</p><p>This is not a highlights reel. This is a real conversation about what happens when the final whistle blows — and no one's prepared you for what comes next.</p><p>In this episode:</p>The mental crash that follows winning — and why players s...

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  Episode #120

  Drew Mitchell | The Void Elite Rugby Leaves and How You Fill It

  May 16, 20261h 35mS0

  <p>Drew Mitchell played 71 tests for Australia, scored 14 World Cup tries across three tournaments, and won back-to-back European Champions Cups with Toulon. </p><p><br></p><p>📩 Join Coach G’s Scrum Dominator Community -https://www.skool.com/coach-g-1708</p><p><br></p><p>He did it all clinically blind in his right eye — a fact he hid from clubs, coaches, and medical teams for his entire career.</p><p>In this episode of The Coach G Show, Drew sits down with Coach G for a wide-open conversation about the parts of an elite rugby career nobody talks about.</p><p><br><...

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  Episode #119

  Scott Spedding: From SA Outcast to France International

  May 9, 20261h 13mS0

  <p>Scott Spedding walked away from South Africa at 22 with almost nothing — because his own attitude had closed nearly every door behind him. </p><p><br></p><p>📩 Join Coach G’s Scrum Dominator Community -https://www.skool.com/coach-g-1708</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>What followed was one of rugby's most unexpected journeys: from scrapping in French junior rugby to earning 23 caps for the French national team.</p><p>In this episode, Scott and Coach G go deep on the decisions, obsessions, sacrifices, and setbacks that defined a remarkable career — and what the transition out of rugby rea...

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  Episode #118

  Steven Kitshoff | Career Over, Bomb Squad Origin & Springbok Scrum Secrets

  May 1, 20261h 9mS0

  <p>Steve Kitshoff. Springbok legend. Bomb Squad co-founder. A man who was 2mm from never walking again.</p><p><br /></p><p>📩 Join Coach G’s Scrum Dominator Community -https://www.skool.com/coach-g-1708</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of The Coach G Show, Coach G sits down with one of the greatest loosehead props to ever play the game for a conversation that covers the full spectrum — from school rugby fundamentals to building a licensing empire, and from scrum mechanics to the mental shift required when everything you've built your identity around is suddenly gone.</p><p>What...

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