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.

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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 SPRINGBOK PROP 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 570 000 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 • BULLS LOOSE FORWARD CAMERON HANEKOM

MAKE 8 GREAT • DUANE VERMEULEN HUNG UP HIS HAMMER AFTER HELPING THE SPRINGBOKS’ DEFEND THEIR WORLD CUP CROWN. SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS TO SUCCEED ‘THOR’

BACK ON THE CHARGE • THE BULLS’ NEW RECRUITS HAVE LED THEIR REVIVAL IN THE UNITED RUEBY CHAMPIONSHIP

PLUM'S WAY • SHARKS COACH JOHN PLUMTREE ON IMPLEMENTING AN EXPANSIVE GAME PLAN, THE TYPE OF PLAYER HE WANTS, AND WHY IT DOESN'T MAKE BUSINESS SENSE TO HAVE TOO MANY SPRINGBOKS

ASSET MANAGEMENT • THE SPRINGBOKS MUST PLAY BALL WITH SOUTH AFRICA'S URC FRANCHISES

MAGIC TOUCH • VETERAN ROSKO SPECMAN'S RETURN TO SEVENS HAS BOOSTED THE STRUGGLING BLITZBOKS

GAME ON JANUARY

ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE • ALL BLACKS NO 8 ARDIE SAVEA WAS REWARDED FOR A STELLAR 2023 WITH THE WORLDROGBYPLAYEROFTHEYEARAWARD

COACHES CORNER • THE BEST COASCHES ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO DEVELOP THE FUTURE STARS OF THE GAME. SCAN THE QR CODE TO SUBSCRIBE TO MORE THAN 3000 DRILLS, ACTIVITIES AND ARTICLES

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

SET-PIECE STRIKE • IN THIS MONTH'S DO IT YOURSELF MOMENT WE REWIND TO THE 2014 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN THE ALL BLACKS AND SPRINGBOKS IN WELLINGTON

PAU • IMPRESS YOUR SATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

THOR'S ROAR • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CARRER OF SPRINGBOK NO 8 DUANE VERMEULEN, WHO EARNED 76 TEST CAPS FROM 2012 TO 2023

MAN IN THE MIDDLE • RECENTLY-RETIRED REFEREE WAYNE BARNET TALKS ABOUT PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED, TACKLING ONLINE ABUSE, AND THE ROLE OF TEHNOLOGY IN RUGBY

QUALITY OPTIONS • THERE IS NO RUSH TO FIND A LONG-TERM REPLACEMENT FOR DUANE VERMEULEN