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 SPRINGBOK LOOSE FORWARD SELECTS A TEAM OF THE BEST HE PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 590 000 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

TOP DOG • BONGI MBONAMBI HAS EMERGED AS A LEADER OF THE SPRINGBOK PACK

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN • A GLOBETROTTING, JET-HEELED, KICKBLOCKING, DEFENDER-BAMBOOZLING STAR. KEEPING UP WITH SPRINGBOK WING CHESLIN KOLBE WILL MAKE YOU DIZZY

THE ONE TO WIN • SOUTH AFRICAN FRANCHISES MUST PRIORITISE THE CHAMPIONS CUP

ATTRACTING ATTENTION • ETHAN HOOKER AND MPILO GUMEDE HAVE TAKEN DIVERGING FLIGHT PATHS ONTO THE NATIONAL RADAR IN 2024 AS RASSIE ERASMUS LOOKS TO INJECT YOUTH INTO HIS SPRINGBOK SQUAD

JOURNEYMAN IN JAPAN • COENIE VAN WYK WENT THROUGH HALF A DOZEN TEAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA BEFORE MAKING THE MOST OF HIS ASIAN ADVENTURE

GAME ON JUNE

BRINGING THE HEAT • THE SIX AWARD WINNERS FROM THIS YEAR'S VARSITY CUP AND VARSITY SHIELD

COACHES CORNER • THE BEST COACHES ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO DEVELOP THE FUTURE STARS OF THE GAME. SCAN THE OR 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

AWESOME ARENDSE • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT WE REWIND TO THE SPRINGBOKS' 2022 END-OF-YEAR TOUR MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND AT TWICKENHAM

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

FIVE FAST FACTS

THE MAKING OF MARCUS SMITH • IS HIS TALENT INNATE OR HARD-EARNED? RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE TRACES THE JOURNEY OF THE HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND STAR

SERIOUS SHIFT • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK SCRUMHALF RUAN PIENAAR, WHO EARNED 88 TEST CAPS FROM 2006 TO 2015

LEADING ROLE • THE SPRINGBOKS ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO CAPTAINCY CONTENDERS