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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 STORMERS COACH PICKS A TEAM MADE UP OF THE BEST HE'S SEEN PLAY THE GAME
PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 580 000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS. HERE'S HOW HEY 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 • LIONS FULLBACK QUAN HORN
TREBLE TARGET • SOUTH AFRICA'S WORLD CUP WINNERS ARE STILL THE FUTURE
FEELING BULLISH • ‘THE ANGRY WARTHOG’ HAS BEEN AT HIS RAMPAGING BEST SINCE RETURNING TO SOUTH AFRICA
DANGEROUS DEN • IT'S A MAHER OE WHEN, NOT IF, THE LIONS LEAVE ELLIS PARK FOR A SMALLER STADIUM IN A SAFER AREA
CHAMPION MINDSET
PARIS • NEW ZEALAND SEVENS SPEEDSTER AKUILA ROKOLISOA IS SET TO FULFIL HIS OLYMPICS DREAM THIS JULY HAVING BEEN CONFINED TO HIS HOTEL ROOM DURING THE LAST GAMES
GAME ON FEBRUARY
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, ACTIVITES AND ARTICLES
THE GREAT RUGBY QUIZ • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME
SLICING THROUGH • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE SECOND TEST BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND BRITISH & IRISH LIONS AT LOFTUS VERSFELD IN 2009
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS
FIVE FAST FACTS
PLAYERS TO WATCH
BIG INFLUENCE • CELEBRATE THE DECORATRD CARREER OF SPRINGBOK WING JP PIETERSEN, WHO EARNED 70 TEST CAPS FROM 20006 TO 2016
HIT MEN • WHO IS THE MOST FEROCIOUS DEFENDER OUR GAME HAS SEEN? RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE LOOKS AT THE HOWITZERS WHO HAVE DECIMATED BALL-CARRIERS IN YEARS GONE BY
BOYS TO MEN • DAMIAN WILLEMSE AND MANIE LIBBOK EPITOMISE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY'S BRIGHT FUTURE