He is the third generation of international professional rugby players whose career spanned 14 years. He went from representing South Africa schools teams to being a pivotal member of South Africa junior squads. He continued his senior rugby and is proud to have played against the British Lions in 1997. A horrific sporting injury left him with a 2-year struggle to walk again and regain his fitness. Far from ending his rugby career, the challenge and adversity led to a renewed resilient mindset to make a comeback, resulting in 7 further years in top tier sport.From 2008 till present George has been working as a High Performance Mindset Coach to Olympic Teams and International Sport teams. George now spends his time working throughout the UK and Globally in all sporting institutions.