When South African athletes compete at international level...for another country

When South African athletes compete at international level…for another country

Published on

19 May 2026

Former Junior Bok Benhard Janse van Rensburg has earned a call-up to England’s training camp ahead of their upcoming matches. This opened a conversation on the show about South African born athletes, historically or those considering the option, representing other nations in sport.

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.