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Bought a French Rugby Club for €1 — Then Walked Away | Flip van der Merwe
Episode 122
Saturday, 30 May, 2026
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.📩 Join Coach G’s Scrum Dominator Community -https://www.skool.com/coach-g-1708This 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.What you'll hear:How Flip played just 7 games in 4 years at the Cheetahs — and why it made himGetting called up to the Springboks from a camping holiday in Namibia, 18 hours from Cape TownThe lineout philosophy Victor Matfield installed that still holds up todayBuying Biarritz Olympic for €1 — and why he walked away 7 months laterThe loneliness and identity crisis that hit after rugby endedStudying for a master's in big data and an MBA at Cambridge while playing professionallyWhy AI is transforming rugby coaching — and what teams are getting wrong about it00:00 The Journey Begins: Rugby and Life Balance09:51 Overcoming Challenges: The Path to Professional Rugby20:00 Debut and Family Legacy: The Springbok Experience29:50 The Art of Lineouts: Learning from Legends30:21 Cultural Differences in Lineout Strategies34:10 Balancing Rugby and Education35:33 The Journey of Continuous Learning42:20 Transitioning from Rugby to Data Strategy46:01 Leveraging AI in Rugby Coaching52:07 Enhancing Player Development with AI56:20 Ensuring Data Security in Rugby58:28 Reflecting on Fond Memories with the Bulls01:02:12 The Journey of Buying Beer Rits01:05:46 Cultural Shock in French Rugby01:10:51 Personal Transformation and Health Challenges01:16:40 Navigating Mental Health Post-Rugby01:23:20 Insights from Coaching with Rassie ErasmusHonest. Sharp. Elite.🎧 Follow The Coach G Show on Spotify and leave a review if this landed.Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecoachgshowFollow Coach G on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ggsteenkamp
