JANINE VAN WYK

The former Springbok prop on hunting, his move into coaching, how grateful he is to just be able to walk and use his arm, his love of the bush, and how he’s always the last to leave the braai!

The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist on what it’ll take to win in Tokyo, the sacrifices South Africa’s top rowers need to make, training on Christmas Day, bass fishing with his Dad, and who the biggest eaters in the national squad are.

The oldest goalkeeper in the national men's hockey squad chats about how he got into the sport, his 20-year journey, juggling hockey with running a business, his love of 'Tiger King', how he's the fastest player over five metres, and how he needs 27 brandies to get on the dancefloor!

South Africa’s top women’s squash player recently won her third national title, and here she talks about having to head overseas to get the most out of her ability, Irish hospitality, pints of Guinness, her side hustle as a fitness trainer, the worrying lack of young squash talent coming through…

The Lions scrumhalf on dealing with his dislocated shoulder, the Lions WhatsApp group, who the squad’s jokers are, humble beginnings in Bethal, having a mother as a rugby referee, his skills in the kitchen, and his interest in the media.