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 NO 8 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 • WITH ASENATHI NTLABAKANYE

PAYBACK TIME • THE SPRINGBOKS HAVE A POINT TO PROVE AGAINST THE ONLY TEAM TO BEAT THEM AT LAST YEAR'S WORLD CUP

BUILDING RIVALRY • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK AT 10 MEMORABLE CLASHES BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND IRELAND IN THE PROFESSIONAL ERA

SUCCESS STORY • THE SPRINGBOKS SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO PLAY THE NUMBERS GAME WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSFORMATION

BITING BACK • COACH JOHN PLUMTREE REFLECTS ON A TOUGH SEASON FOR THE SHARKS THAT WAS SALVAGED BY A HISTORIC CHALLENGE CUP TRIUMPH

GAME ON

TOWERING PRESENCE • JD SCHICKERLING HAS BEEN REFINED BY A STINT IN JAPAN AND RETURNED TO LOCK DOWN AGAIN FOR THE STORMERS

GENERATION GAME • SPRINGBOX LEGEND ANDRÉ VENTER REFUSES TO BOW TO A CRIPPLING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION - AND HIS SON IS SHOWING THE SAME WARRIOR SPIRIT AS HE CHASES A FIRST TEST CAP

COACHES CORNER • THE BEST COACHES ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO DEVELOP THE FUTURE STARS OF THE GAME. SCAN THE QR CODE ID SUBSCRIBE TO MORE THAN 3 000 DRILLS, ACTIVITIES AND ARTICLES

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

WINGING IT • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 2022 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS AT ELLIS PARK

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

FIVE FAST FACTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

THE LONG ROAD BACK • WILL JORDAN HAS BEEN REHABBING HIS SHOULDER RATHER THAN CARVING UP FROM THE BACK FOR HIS BELOVED CRUSADERS BUT HE'S ON TRACK FOR THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

FRONT-ROW WARRIOR • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK PROP CJ VAN DER LINDE, WHO EARNED 75 TEST CAPS FROM 2002 TO 2012

SERIES TO SAVOUR • WINNING TWO TESTS IN SOUTH AFRICA THIS JULY WOULD BE IRELAND'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT