Kobus Wiese was born on May 16th 1964 in Paarl, matriculating at Paarl Gymnasium. He went on to study further at Paarl Onderwys, and obtained his teaching diploma from Goudstad.

He has played rugby for Boland, Western Transvaal and Transvaal (Now Gauteng), touring as a springbok at Australia in 1993, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in 1994, Italy and England in 1995 and Argentina, France and Wales in 1996. He was of course, one of the world cup Winning Squad in 1995, becoming a national hero overnight. He was then appointed to the Gauteng Lions' captaincy when francious Pienaar left the country.

Although a fearsome presence on the field, Kobus is a resauranteue and coffee shop owner whose greatest passions are coffee and (not surprisingly) red wine.

Kobus is also a sought after speaker, using his experiences on the field to demonstrate how motivation and team spirit are essential to any kind of success.