Ruan Combrinck: Life After Rugby Isn't Easy - The Hard Truths

[@johnnydale6515]

Two great gentleman and honest with great values ,God bless

[@SkosanUnplugged]

God bless you too.

[@paulsnyman5869]

As a lions supporter, we don't often get to celebrate. But how blessed I feel to have witnessed this golden generation at Ellis Park and in Sydney. That whole team was special. But Ruan - the Punisher Combrink was my absolute favorite! God bless you both.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@paulsnyman5869 an honour to have been a part of something that special. God bless you Paul. Thank you for the love. 🙏🏽🫶

[@antonventer8532]

Dankie Courtnall en Ruan! Lekker om te luister na lewe na rugby. Legends!

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@antonventer8532 so bly om te hoor jyt dit geniet. Blessings. Dankie.

[@karabontseki617]

What both of you guys did at the lions I WILL NEVER EVER FORGET IT Guys thank you.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

Appreciate your kind words. 🫶🙏🏽

[@nqabamagwa9591]

Ruan Combrinck is a legend on the rugby field and more importantly the truth off-field. He speaks about what drives a team and their goals. Ruan is one of the best players for Lions & Springboks I have seen when it comes to drive & commitment.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@nqabamagwa9591 team first, always. He was a special player, but is a special human being too.

[@nqobanidlamini7829]

Ruan Combrinke is a true legend 👏

[@robroy8485]

Two legends, two real people, thanks to both of you for your contribution to the game. Trust that you both remain in Gods perfect plan for the rest of your lives .

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@robroy8485 thank you for your kind words. God bless you. And thank you for the blessings.

[@stona9222]

You guys were our heroes in the golden superrugby era for the Lions. Two world class wings! I remembered how Commies "glided" past his opponents because they underestimated his fantastic acceleration at the right time and Skosan with his pure pace outsprint them to the tryline. To me as a die-hard Valie it was disgusting how the springbok coaches and selectors sometimes overlooked a lot of Lions players. Unfortunately it is still happening today, we are building a wonderful team from a group of young stars, but they are overlooked. How do we keep players like Asenati, Horn and Horn,Ruan Venter and the like at the Lions? Good luck with the blog Courtnall and all the best on your farm Ruan. God Bless.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@stona9222 thank you for your kind words. Appreciate the love and thanks for supporting the podcast. God bless you.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

An amazing player, and I’m grateful to be able to sit down and listen to his journey during rugby and beyond. A lot of wisdom and experiences shared. Hope you guys enjoy it. Don’t be shy to give us some feedback in the comments. God bless.

[@Enoch940]

Vitally important guys like this stay in rugby , especially coaching at school level. This is simply what will keep SA at num 1. 🎉

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@Enoch940 thank you so much. Humbled by your comment. God bless. 🙏🏽

[@AndrewAW-w2l]

This is so great. That was a brilliant period for the Lions

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@AndrewAW-w2l thank you 🙏🏽🫶

[@andrecarstens6340]

As someone who's currently grinding towards a pro-rugby career, I needed to listen to this. RAW, STRAIGHT TO THE CHEST, EYE OPENING stuff! We need more active Rugby players to come out and share their tips on how aspiring young players can avoid the common pitfalls that many pro players find themselves in during/after their rugby playing days.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@andrecarstens6340 I’m so happy to hear that you found value in this conversation. Thanks for watching and sharing some positive feedback. Appreciate it. 🙏🏽🫶 And good luck with your journey. May your dreams come true and you get to see the fruit of your hard work. God bless.

[@youtubetings]

Thank you my heroes for this honest conversation 👏

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@youtubetings happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. 🙏🏽🤝🏽

[@keabetswemapukana03]

Valid episode. Thank you 🙏

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@keabetswemapukana03 happy you like. Thank you for watching. And thank you for leaving your thoughts. 🫶

[@adamvanderriet9669]

Yoh, the ultimate Lions & Bok wings combo! That Lions team of 2015-2018 played the best rugby of any team (including the Boks) in South African rugby history in my book, and I say that as a WP man! 🔥🤘

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@adamvanderriet9669 wow. Big statement. I’m here for the love, though. Thank you for the kind words. Appreciate you. God bless. 🫶🙏🏽

[@gerhardrossouw4214]

Great podcast by x 2 legends on the field but also off the field and true examples

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@gerhardrossouw4214 happy to hear you enjoyed this one. Thanks for watching. And appreciate the love. God bless you. 🙏🏽

[@Rugbyplayersfame]

Im 16 years old now and future pro rugby player for me to hear this is amazing thank you

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@Rugbyplayersfame awesome stuff. So happy to hear we have young people in the audience. Thanks for sharing. And good luck with achieving your dream. God bless.

[@SJSflight101]

Thanks guys. Nothing come without hard work no matter what. God is in the background in these times, HOWEVER HE IS OUR SHEPHERD. He will not bring anything on your path when He feel that you will not concur. Everybody that struggle, stay strong. Sterk vlerke aan almal.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@SJSflight101 thank you for your heartfelt and positive comment. God is always in the driver seat. We live by grace, through faith. He makes all things possible. We just have to believe and keep putting in the work. God will do the rest.

[@hilton6149]

Great stories of overcoming struggles. Write a book guys!

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@hilton6149 happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. 🫶

[@ruandupreez9491]

Definitely have more conversations like this

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@ruandupreez9491 glad to hear you enjoyed the conversation. 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@nqabamagwa9591]

Ruan needs to be included in the WP/Stormers coaching squad!

[@Kid_Senekal]

Lions legends, streets will never forget 🦁

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@Kid_Senekal what a time man. Special. 🙋🏽‍♂️🙏🏽🫶

[@derickpetersen3967]

Amazing guys really liked the show. I can relate even though i played a different sport. Subscribed🫡🎉keep them coming

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@derickpetersen3967 ah man! Thank you so much for the love. Appreciate it. And thank you for watching. Will definitely keep them coming. 🫶🙏🏽

[@ajroos6189]

Great podcast @SkosanUnplugged, keep it up 🙏🏻 invaluable information for young players to hear about the reality of being professional athletes

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@ajroos6189 thank you so much for the love. Appreciate you. And yes. I think it’s important to have real and honest conversations about it. God bless.

[@JeanZeuz]

Incredible Interview Personally, As soon as I found out the average salary for domestic league rugby players while playing Varsity Cup, I decided to pursue a different dream. Us younger players in SA tend to see pro rugby as the nfl, that once you make it pro, you will automatically become a millionaire which is FAR FROM TRUE.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@JeanZeuz thank you so much for the positive feedback. Appreciate the love and support. I hope you are living your dreams to the fullest. Rugby is an amazing sport. I’m eternally grateful for what this sport can and has done. As long as we have all the information, we can make decisions that best suits our vision for our lives.

[@JeanWright-q8e]

Another cool series to watch ! Thanks skosan

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@JeanWright-q8e happy to hear you enjoyed it. 🙏🏽🤝🏽

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@JeanWright-q8e thanks for watching…

[@ferdiemeyer163]

Jis 1 van die beste vids wat ek al gekyk het op youtube dankie julle 👌legends👌

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@ferdiemeyer163 sjoe! Wow! What a compliment! Dankie. Waardeer. Blessings. 🙏🏽

[@nqobanidlamini7829]

The Punisher 🙌🏾

[@SkosanUnplugged]

There we go!!! 💪🏽🤝🏽🫶

[@garyvanaswegen505]

Great job!

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@garyvanaswegen505 thanks Gary. Appreciate it a lot brother. 🙏🏽🤝🏽

[@dadbaby4191]

Hy was my gunstelling speler vir die Leeus nog ooit. Daai skop teen die sharks in 2017...manne. Julle vleuels het darrem drieë gedruk laat dit hop in daai jare. Jesus is Koning!

[@SkosanUnplugged]

Special memories! Dankie vir die comment. En amen! Jesus is Koning! 🙏🏾

[@fanimasakale6109]

Ruan Combrinck was just an absolute gangsta 🔥

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@fanimasakale6109 haha. Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoyed it. 🫶🤝🏽

[@fanimasakale6109]

@ 💯💯💯

[@mornebotha7737]

P.S I wish for a 2 hour episode! Hahaha

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@mornebotha7737 we might have one soon, haha.

[@bradleybeukes-fp6qk]

Liking this pod, more and more.. Any plans to bring on Elton

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@bradleybeukes-fp6qk only time will tell. Thanks for watching and appreciate the love. 🙏🏽🫶

[@cliffardgerber3830]

What an awesome chat ! Keep it up. PS. If I see you oukes in the real world,i will def ask for a photo and autograph

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@cliffardgerber3830 aaah. Good people. Haha. Will happily take that pic. Thank you for watching. Happy you enjoyed it. God bless.

[@melusishange3471]

Courtnall, thank you so much for an amazing this great interview.. very humble brother.. I remember you at Hatfield Virgin active. I always had this thing this guy is doing shoulder work outs and he is very strong even though he was smaller than me.. 😂😂

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@melusishange3471 thank you for the love. Appreciate it. And happy you enjoyed it. Might be in that valley during the holidays.

[@melusishange3471]

Combrink always my favourite guy.. He just disappeared while his career was taking off.. I don’t know if injuries played a role in his disappearance..

[@naidoo307]

Jesus is the answer Amen 😊

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@naidoo307 always! amen!!! 🙏🏽

[@RiaMulder-f1w]

Hi julle 2 oysters daai tyd Sal ons nooit weer trug kry nie die Lions was top sonder julle was die Lions maar eina eina Laat die lewe vir julle net goed en mooi is Danki mis julle op TV Van Ouma Ria Despatch

[@SkosanUnplugged]

@@RiaMulder-f1w baie Dankie Ouma Ria. Blessings vir jou en jou familie.

[@vincevanderwalt2916]

You needed an hour for this? 😊

[@SkosanUnplugged]

Please explain…

[@johnnyj-t2e]

oh no !! entitled , retired pro sportsman has to live in the real world after sportsball career ends. cue violins ZZZzzzzzz ;-)

[@mvubu6823]

Better to be a has-been rather than a never-been. There's a very dark side to pro sport that's never spoken about

[@SkosanUnplugged]

I’m sorry to hear you are upset about the episode. I hope you didn’t make the comment just reading the title and you actually watched the conversation to have context and understand. Hope you have a nice day. Wish you nothing but love and happiness. God bless.

[@SkosanUnplugged]

We all live our lives and choose what we want to pursue. We sometimes just have to listen to conversations and try and understand the messsage. Some will, some won’t. That’s part of the game. No hate. Only love here. Thanks for the love. 🫶

[@mvubu6823]

@@SkosanUnplugged In the words of Jan van Riebeck What a poes

[@johnnyj-t2e]

@@mvubu6823 you do realise literally no - one outside of this south african circle jerk will have heard of your "has-been" lols ?? you choose to be a pro sportsman , you're paid to win. if you're too fragile to deal with that mentally , stay amateur like almost every other rugby player out there. welcome to reality princess ruan.