Mental performance coaching, athlete development and career placement for serious rugby players across North America.
Physical training improves your body. Mental performance determines what you do with it. The Gainlyne Mental Performance Program gives rugby athletes the exact tools used by professionals — built from 17 years of playing experience across three continents.
What the system actually selects for. Coachability, character under pressure, and the foundation every career is built on. Includes E+R=O — the formula that changes everything.
The Power of WHY. Goal architecture that actually works. Vision boards, roadblock reframing, and the internal drive that sustains a career through every setback.
Distraction killers, reset words, laser focus under pressure, and the traffic light awareness system. The tools that separate the player who performs from the one who almost does.
Something happens. Bad call. Dropped. Contract void. You cannot control E.
What you do next. How you speak to yourself. Where you put your focus. You own R. Always.
O is shaped by R — not E. Change the response, change the outcome.
I had just signed what felt like a life-changing contract. The club was the clear favourite for promotion. We were eight months pregnant with our first child. We had given notice on our house. Everything was moving in one direction.
Then the club lost in the final. There was no Plan B. The contract became null and void overnight. Homeless, jobless, and eight months away from becoming a father.
The form evaporated. Injuries followed. Surgery followed. The club let me go for younger blood. Every concept in the Gainlyne program was forged in that year. I did not read about these things in a textbook. I lived every one of them.
The circumstances that broke the contract were outside my control. The response was entirely inside it. The inner game was always the variable. It was always the thing that mattered most.
— Rudi Brits · Gainlyne Rugby · 604 802 8134
Your first look inside the Gainlyne system. Free to download — real content, no fluff.
The outer map. Practical stages, decision points and systems for building a rugby career from grassroots to professional.
The inner game. 18 chapters, 18 real player stories, 18 practical tools for the mental side of building a rugby career.
Both books together. The map and the traveller. Everything you need to understand and navigate the journey to professional rugby.
Rudi Brits played professional rugby for 17 years across South Africa, England and Europe. He experienced firsthand every stage, pressure and personal demand described in the Gainlyne program — including the year the floor disappeared.
Since retiring, Rudi has dedicated himself to developing the next generation of rugby athletes through mental performance coaching, S&C programming and position-specific development across North America.
His athletes have gone on to represent BC Bears, Canada U20 Men and Women, Canada Women's Rugby, the MLR professional league and universities across North America.
"I built this program because every serious rugby athlete deserves access to elite-level preparation — not just the ones with professional contracts."
— Rudi BritsThe flagship service. For athletes ready to take their game to the world — we develop your game to placement-ready standard, build your professional CV, create your position-specific highlight reel, and connect you to clubs across Europe and the USA.
Learn About Placement →Canada and the USA produce exceptional rugby talent. The world just hasn't been introduced to enough of it yet. Gainlyne Career is the bridge — connecting serious North American athletes to professional and semi-professional clubs across Europe and the United States.
Personal network across France (Pro D2, Fédérale 1), Spain, Ireland, Italy, UK, Georgia, Romania and US collegiate programs. Matched to your level, position and goals.
Professional rugby CV with verified performance data. Position-specific highlight reel guidance. A club-ready presentation no self-managed athlete can replicate.
Visa guidance, accommodation sourcing, contract review, relocation support. Rudi's personal network opened at every step. You are never alone in the process.
Placed athletes become part of the Gainlyne alumni network — referrals, ongoing representation, career management.
No commitment required. One conversation to find out what is possible for your career beyond North America.
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