SA RUGBY

Over the past 20 years SA Rugby Magazine has been the top selling Rugby magazine in the Southern Hemisphere and has become THE rugby authority in South Africa. SA Rugby is an independent title that celebrates our rugby heroes, addresses key issues in the game and stays in tune with the views, feelings and emotions of South African rugby fans. We cover South African rugby extensively, including Springbok, Super Rugby, Currie Cup, Varsity Cup, Craven Week, Schools rugby, and all the major global rugby leagues and tournaments. There is no where else to turn for a complete rugby breakdown throughout the year.

EDITOR'S LETTER

SA RUGBY

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FACE OFF • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TEAM MEMBERS GO HEAD TO HEAD TO DEBATE AN ISSUE IN THE GAME

MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER BOK LOCK PICKS A TEAM MADE UP OF THE BEST HE'S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 500 000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS. HERE'S HOW THEY RESPONDED TO SOME OF OUR BIGGEST POSTS LAST MONTH

QUOTE ME ON THAT! • WHO SAID WHAT IN THE RUGBY WORLD LAST MONTH

POLL POSITION • SARUGBYMAG.CO.ZA READERS CAST THEIR VOTES

QUICK QUESTIONS • SHARKS CENTRE HURRAY KOSTER

NUCLEAR POWERED • RASSIE ERASMUS HAS PIONEERED AND DEVELOPED THE SPRINGBOKS’ BOMB SQUAD INTO ONE OF THE MOST FEARED TOOLS IN INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

SPORTS SCIENTIST DEBUNKS SAFETY CONCERNS

TACKLING TRANSFORMATION • IN HIS BOOK, RASSIE: STORIES OF LIFE ANO RUGBY, THE BOK BOSS EXPLAINS HOW HE HELPED CHANGE THE FACE OF THE GAME IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE • IN HIS BOOK, INSIGHTS INTO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP, NICK MALLETT REFLECTS ON HIS TIME PLAYING AND COACHING IN FRANCE

FLAWED DRAW • THE 2023 WORLD CUP POOLS WOULD HAVE LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT HAD THE DRAW TAKEN PLACE CLOSER TO THE TOURNAMENT

TROPHY HUNTERS • HOW SOUTH AFRICA’S FOUR FRANCHISES ARE SHAPING UP AHEAD OF THE 2023-24 UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

BULLS

LIONS

SHARKS

STORMERS

GAME ON OCTOBER

COACHES CORNER • THE BEST COACHES ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO DEVELOP THE FUTURE STARS OF THE GAME. SCAN THE QR CODE TO SUBSCRIBE TO MORE THAN 3 000 DRILLS, ACTIVITIES AND ARTICLES

THE GREAT RUGBY QUIZ • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME

SPECTACULAR SCORE • IN THIS MONTH'S DO IT YOURSELF MOMENT WE REWIND TO THE 2014 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS AT ELLIS PARK

MATURE MINDSET • NOW A WORLD CUP VETERAN, IRELAND SCRUMHALF CONOR MURRAY IS ADAPTING HIS GAME FOR THE GREATER GOOD

TOP ACHIEVERS • THE 2023 SCHOOLS SEASON CONFIRMED THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY IS IN GOOD HANDS

NOTABLE SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLBOY SIGNINGS

CARDIFF • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

GO-TO GUY • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK BACK FRANS STEYN, WHO EARNED 78 TEST CAPS FROM 2006 TO 2022

FIGHTING GENES • IN THE FIRESIDE SPRINGBOK - THE UNTOLD STORIES THATMKE THE BOKS GREAT, PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT RECALLS BEING DRIVEN BY THE DESIRE TO ADD TO HIS GRANDFATHER’S COLLECTION OF BOK JERSEYS ON THE FAMILY FARM

RED DISA MAKES WP BLOOM AGAIN • WP RUGBY'S FUTURE IS SHINING BRIGHT AFTER ITS CLUBS SAW THE EQUITY LIGHT