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

SPLIT SECOND

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

MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER SPRINGBOK WING 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 585 000 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 VOTE FOR THEIR FAVOURITE JERSEY FROM EACH SOUTH AFRICAN FRANCHISE

QUICK QUESTIONS • CHEETAHS BACK COHEN JASPER

BACK TO THE FRONT • SPRINGBOK LEGEND PERCY MONTGOMERY EXPLAINS WHAT DUANE VERMEULEN CAN EXPECT WHEN GOING STRAIGHT FROM PLAYING FOR THE NATIONAL TEAM TO COACHING THEM

FROM BOK PLAYERS TO COACHES

LEADING THE EVOLUTION • FORMER ALL BLACKS FLYHALF TONY BROWN CAN TAKE THE SPRINGBOKS’ ATTACK TO THE NEXT LEVEL

NOT SO SMART • RUGBY IS TRYING TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT MAY NOT EXIST

JUST JOE • HAVING LEFT THE COSTA RICAN JUNGLE, JOE VAN NIEKERK IS EXCITED FOR WHAT’S NEXT

DISCOVERING THE WARRIOR WITHIN

GAME ON APRIL

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

TOUCHLINE BLITZ • IN THIS MONTH’S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 2007 SUPER 14 MATCH BETWEEN THE BULLS AND BLUES AT LOFTUS VERSFELD

EDINBURGH • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE’S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

NO LOOKING BACK • FRANCE CENTRE GAËL FICKOU ON DEALING WITH WORLD CUP DISAPPOINTMENT, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH DEFENCE COACH SHAUN EDWARDS, AND BECOMING A NETFLIX STAR

BRUTE STRENGTH • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF SPRINGBOK HOOKER BISMARCK DU PLESSIS, WHO EARNED 79 TEST CAPS FROM 2007 TO 2015

CROWD PULLERS • SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY FANS WILL PAY TO WATCH RIVETING RIVALRIES