Stephen Kisbey-Green is a South African sports journalist who lives and works in Dublin, Ireland. He covers rugby and soccer for Off the Ball, an Irish radio broadcaster. Thomas and Stephen discuss where rugby union fits into the global landscape of sports popularity, Stephen’s path to sports journalism, the troubled history of rugby in South Africa and the space it occupies in present-day South African culture, and what being a good man means in 2022.
1:00 – Sports landscape in the U.K. and Ireland
8:00 – Stephen’s background and path to sports journalism
14:00 – Springboks in the South Africa National Psyche
23:00 – Sport’s value and relevance in society
33:15 – Being a good man
44:00 – The next generation