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Dillyn Leyds on playing against his former club and being a new dad

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Springbok star Dillyn Leyds is back in Cape Town to play against his former club. He’ll be running out onto the pitch for French Club La Rochelle in the Investec Champions Cup at the DHL Stadium. He joined us in studio to talk about what it’s like returning to Cape Town to play against some of his former teammates.

Rugby and fatherhood

Dillyn and his wife recently welcomed a baby into their world. He told us about balancing full time rugby and fatherhood.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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