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Springbok Women’s Rugby Captain, Babalwa Latsha works as hard off the field as she does on it. This amazing woman has a story to tell and it’s one you’ll love hearing.

Take a listen to this episode of Freshly Signed to understand why the delayed Women’s Rugby World Cup is a potential Springbok advantage, how rugby has the power to change lives and why more dad’s should be taking their daughters to games. This straight talking lawyer has no time for misogyny, or to put it into her words “we ALL come from a bleeding vagina...”.

Stamping out ‘period poverty’ and helping Springbok legend “The Beast” change the world with his Beast Foundation, are all in a days work for South Africa’s first pro Women’s Rugby Player. Take a listen. And if you care about someone who could use a little inspiring, please share Babalwa’s story with them?

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Intrepid sports lawyer Lyrique Du Plessis has had more Covid test swabs stuck up his nose and down his throat, and spent more time traveling in the last week, than almost anyone in the last year. The big question is why?

Take a listen to the inside story of Lyrique’s lightening visit to top club Partizan FC and what it means for African football development.

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 Join us this week as we talk about Intellectual Property rights and player contracts. Our guest this week is Eben Koen, a freshly minted IP candidate attorney with BDP Sports Law in Cape Town, South Africa. Did you know that it is technically possible to trademark your name and use that as collateral? (Once you become famous of course) and that technically, if you did, and you defaulted, you could lose your name? Neither did I.

Join us for this fascinating episode as we discuss all things IP and why you really do need to watch what you sign.

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This week Top French communications expert Laurence Genevet offers up advice on crisis communications and social media.

This week we look forward to the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2023, and we bring you all the info you need to plan your trip direct from the organising committee. The RWC2023 coincides with rugby’s 200th anniversary and there are great innovations to the event that improve access, provide payment plans, include baked-in ticket cancellation insurance and there’s a big focus on allowing disabled fans easy access to all the action. We make our recommendations for Springbok fans and provide some important deadline dates.

Be sure to note the following links: tickets.rugbyworldcup2023.com to register for 2023 Family, rugbyworldcup.com for everything else!

This week on Freshly Signed we talk to football great Ayanda Patosi. This super talented footballer is torn. Driven to take his current club, Foolad F.C. to championship glory, Ayanda is also due to become a father for the second time any week now. 

He tells us about the importance of family, and how his mom moved heaven and earth to keep him in football and out of the clutches of drugs and gangsterism. 

You’ll enjoy this episode. 

This week we chat with Werner Kruger, (not to be confused with the Scarlets player of the same name). He recounts how a single, albeit sensational, Craven Week try landed him a year long contract for that most famous of European sides, Stade Français. He recounts his year in Paris, what it felt like running on against the formidable Stade Toulouse, and why he is itching to get back to Europe.

You can also read his full story HERE

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We chat with hockey legend Keenan Horne, and the struggle the South African Olympic Hockey team is fighting to self fund their bid for Olympic glory. Keenan chats to us about training during Covid and how coming from a disadvantaged background may be his biggest advantage. Take a listen. Be inspired.

Help send Keenan and his teammates to the olympics. They will do you proud. You will find a link to their crowd funding page below:
https://matchkit.co/springdog/donate

Welcome to Freshly Signed, where every week we interview pro players, top sports lawyers, tax and investment specialists and other guests who come together with the sole purpose of helping professional sports people manage the business end of their career. Did you know that nearly half of all pro soccer players end up bankrupt shortly after retirement? Our experts help players ensure their income lasts a lifetime. They also tell players what to do next if they've failed a doping test, drunk tweeted a sponsor and haven't been paid by their club. For all the info your coach didn't teach you about your sport, subscribe to Freshly Signed. Out every Friday. Subscribe now!