Brits loves father and son sleepover
Together with his three sons, Brits attended the Vodacom Red Father and Son Sleepout recently held at Loftus Versfeld.
Springbok and Vodacom Bulls hooker Schalk Brits has made his presence felt in the Vodacom Super Rugby 2019 season.
Moving back to South Africa, he secured a contract with the Bulls and is currently playing some of the best rugby of his career.
Together with his three sons, Brits attended the Vodacom Red Father and Son Sleepout recently held at Loftus Versfeld.
The annual father and sons event hosts an array of players and any father in the area together with his sons where a day of games and rugby activities takes place before they climb into their tents to sleep on the main field of this iconic stadium. And it’s a perfect metaphor for Brits, who is as highly visible in South African rugby as it comes at the moment as he’s helped the Vodacom Bulls make a perfect start to their Vodacom Super Rugby season.
“Love motivates me as a player. I’m very people orientated. For me to function as a player, I need love from a coach. I need my coach to actually believe in me and not just worry about my performance, but also worry about my family.
“It’s weird, but everyone gets motivated differently. I get motivated by someone who cares for me. I’m an emotional being. I cry when I watch movies. But that’s it for me. Love is my motivator. And coach Pote (Human) has been amazing like that. He has an unbelievable heart and he treats us as human beings and not as tools, and that makes an impact on a player. When a player is just treated as a tool to do a job, my experience is that it doesn’t work.
“We’ve had a good start and things have gone our way. We will get better as the season goes on. It’s still a squad that’s only been together for a short amount of time and we’ve achieved above what was expected of us.”
“I really love this phase with the Vodacom Bulls and the new people I’ve met. I’ve been accepted here and they’ve really opened their hearts to me. I want to make them proud of the way we play. Win or lose, I want the fans here to always feel proud of how we played.
“As a player, I want to be judged by my intentions. If I drop the ball on the field, that’s not something I want to do. Look at my intentions. You can call me out on my work ethic, but otherwise, know my intentions are always to do my best out there.”
A player of intent driven by love.
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