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 SHARKS AND BIARRITZ PROP PICKS A TEAM OF THE BEST HE 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 CAST THEIR VOTES

QUICK QUESTIONS • STORMERS HOOKER ANDRÉ-HUGO VENTER

'I LIKE THIS MOVIE' • TWO NEW CAST MEMBERS COULD HELP COMPLETE AN INCREDIBLE SPRINGBOK TRILOGY UNDER RASSIE ERASMUS

CHAMPIONS' CHALLENGE • THE SPRINGBOKS WILL LOOK TO UNDERLINE THEIR STATUS AS WORLD'S BEST IN 2024 AGAINST FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS

BOMB DISPOSAL • THERE'S GOOD AND BAD (FOR THE BOKS) IN WORLD RUGBY'S LATEST LAWS INITIATIVE

BIG IN JAPAN • KWAGGA SMITH ON REVVING IT UP FOR SHIZUOKA, LEARNING JAPANESE, AND WHETHER THE SPRINGBOKS HAVE A POINT TO PROVE AGAINST IRELAND

SOUTH AFRICANS PLAYING IN JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE

KWAGGA'S COTTAGES

CULTURE SHOCK • NEW HEAD COACH PHILIP SNYMAN WANTS TO RESTORE PRIDE TOTHE BUTZBOKS JERSEY

GAME ON MAY

MORE TO GIVE • VETERAN PROP ANGUS TA’AVAO RETURNED TO THE BLUES TO TEACH THE YOUNGSTERS, WIN MATCHES, AND HOPEFULLY EARN AN ALL BLACKS RECALL

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

MAUL MASTERCLASS • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 2019 WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE SPRINGBOKS IN TOKYO

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

FIVE FAST FACTS

GOLD RUSH • THIS WAS RUGBY HISTORY - AND IT WAS SPECIAL TO BE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA IN ACCRA FOR THE FIRST- EVER AFRICAN GAMES RUGBY GOLD MEDAL PRESENTATION

SEABELO SENATLA ON RUGBY SEVENS AT AFRICAN GAMES

MIDFIELD ASSASSIN • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK CENTRE JAQUE FOURIE, WHO EARNED 72 TEST CAPS FROM 2003 TO 2013

TMO MUST GO! • AN INSTINCTIVE SPORT LIKE RUGBY SHOULD BE OFFICIATED IN REAL TIME