Esportif International
Marketing Services in Vredendal

Esportif International is a fully integrated sports management company that provide professional services and advice to elite athletes and management.
Our achievements can be attributed to our team of professionals who have the qualifications, industry knowledge, experience and integrity to provide professional management and marketing services to our clients.
The Esportif International team have the qualifications, industry knowledge, experience and integrity to provide professional management and marketing services to clients.
We aim to set the standard in the representation of elite athletes, coaches and management across the globe.

Esportif International is a global company that specialises in the management of world class rugby talent and the provision of advisory services to professional rugby clubs and national unions. Esportif strives to maximise the talent and earnings of our clients and in doing so, assist them in realising their career and life ambitions. Innovation, integrity and ambition are core values that drive our daily behaviours. Esportif’s approach to talent management allows us to attract and retain the world’s best emerging and established rugby talent. Esportif’s primary function is to source and negotiate the terms of playing contracts on behalf of our clients. Esportif’s global reach and unrivalled market knowledge enables our player managers to identify and maximise these opportunities. Esportif’s dedicated Commercial and Media division has developed trusted relationships with PR companies, media channels and key industry brands which has lead to our clients activating campaigns across multiple brands through a variety of platforms. In the high pressured, emotionally charged world of professional sport, Esportif’s duty of care to mentor and guide clients is integral to our offering. Emphasis is placed on lifestyle balance, further education or skill acquisition in chosen fields of interest and players are encouraged to access governing body and player association initiatives to prepare for their post rugby career. Esportif has a dedicated division within the company solely attuned to representing coaches. Representing coaching staff is a unique proposition, requiring a different skill set, knowledge base and level of experience to that of player management. With unrivalled access to primary decision makers developed over more than 15 years representing Directors of Rugby, Head Coaches and other key performance staff, Esportif is regarded as the global leader in the management of coaches. Esportif plays an active role in career development; facilitating peer-to-peer coach exchange opportunities via its global network, co-ordinating exclusive coaching conferences and pursuing other career professional development opportunities for its clients. Esportif Legends refers to those clients who have achieved the highest accolades in rugby across the globe and are now looking to maximise their potential off the pitch, having called time on their professional rugby careers. Esportif’s dedicated commercial team can advise and identify the best-suited opportunities for this elite group of former players, helping to build tailored commercial profiles. Esportif has a dedicated commercial team working across all territories who are highly skilled in sourcing and securing off field commercial opportunities for our clients. We have developed longstanding trusted relationships with key industry stakeholders, brands, agencies and media outlets enabling us to maximise our client’s commercial potential. Our innovative commercial team are always one step ahead of the game actively sourcing revenue and profile boosting opportunities through a number of avenues including sponsorship, social and media. Esportif’s Intelligence division is dedicated to servicing professional rugby bodies, providing advice around recruitment and retention, organisational structures and industry insights. Esportif Intelligence consults on best-practice coaching and organisational structures, and the population of these structures with global coaching, backroom and executive talent. Esportif Intelligence draws upon the collective experience and expertise of the group to analyse and advise on key industry trends on a global and local level. Esportif International staff have impressive industry specific skill sets and experience. Staff members include; qualified employment lawyers, accountants, banking and finance executives, ex professional rugby players and commercial and media executives.