Former Springbok captain Corne Krige started an outdoor advertising company after rugby and signed an exclusive deal with Golden Arrow buses, according to Daily Investor.
Golden Arrow is one of the largest transport companies in South Africa. It runs 1,200 buses every day, with an average of 65 passengers on each bus.
Daily Investor reported that the buses gave the business moving space it could sell to clients. It did not have to spend money building billboards or other structures.
“In 2012, we added a new dimension to our company when we decided to start a promotional department to provide services to corporates,” Krige said.
Krige retired from rugby in 2004. After that, he looked for jobs and businesses where he could make a difference and earn a living, the publication reported.
His second business is keynote speaking and consulting. He uses lessons from his rugby career to help companies build resilience and teamwork.
His talks also focus on how teams can work well under high pressure.
“This began as a passion project. In the middle of Covid, I realised I had five weeks to do nothing, so I did a course around public speaking and invested time into being better as a public speaker,” Krige said.
Krige was born on his parents’ farm in Lusaka, Zambia. His parents were South African, so he was a South African citizen from birth.
At the age of four, he and his brothers were sent to Paarl Boys Primary. He lived in the boarding house and was two years younger than most boys in his grade.
“Not having parents to guide me or protect me at that taught me to be independent and lead. It made it really tough, only seeing them every six months,” Krige told the Coach G show.
As a boy, he was good at rugby, athletics and swimming. He later focused on rugby at Paarl Boys’ High School.
Krige joined Western Province in 1996 and soon became the team captain. He led the side to Currie Cup titles in 2000 and 2001.
He made his Test debut in 1999 and was named Springbok captain in that first match. A knee injury kept him out of the 1999 World Cup.
He finished his career with 39 Test caps and captained South Africa 18 times.
Krige has also published an autobiography called The Right Place at the Wrong Time. The book covers South African rugby in the early 2000s and the challenges he faced as captain.
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