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 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

FRESH CELL • SCALP SHAMPOO

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 CHEETAHS SCRUMHALF REWAN KRUGER

THE DUELLISTS • HAVING FACED OFF AS PLAYERS, RASSIE ERASMUS AND SCOTT ROBERTSON WILL TAKE RUGBY’S GREATEST RIVALRY TO NEW HEIGHTS AS COACHES WHEN THE SPRINGBOKS HOST THE ALL BLACKS IN THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

CUTTING EDGE • ALL BLACKS BOSS SCOTT ‘RAZOR’ ROBERTSON ON HIS COACHING TEAM, WATCHING PLAYERS DURING SUPER RUGBY, HOW HE WILL DEFINE SUCCESS IN 2024, AND THE 20-MINUTE RED CARD

WARRIOR SPIRIT • FRANCO SMITH HAS PROVED THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A BIG-NAME COACH TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE

SUCCESS STORY • WHILE INITIALLY LEFT DEVASTATED BY THE BULLS’ URC FINAL LOSS, COACH JAKE WHITE WAS ABLE TO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY HAD ACHIEVED WHEN SA RUGBY MAGAZINE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM A FEW DAYS LATER

MIXED FORTUNES • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK ON OUR FOUR URC FRANCHISES’ 2023-24 CAMPAIGNS

THE BULLS SECURED THE SA SHIELD BUT FELL PAINFULLY SHORT OF WINNING A MAIDEN URC TITLE

THE STORMERS FOUGHT THROUGH A TOUGH START TO THE SEASON TO SECURE A FIFTH-PLACE FINISH IN THE URC AND A PLACE IN THE CHAMPIONS CUP

THE LIONS ROARED REGULARLY BUT COULDN’T QUITE CLAW THEIR WAY INTO THE URC PLAYOFFS

THE SHARKS CAPPED A MID-SEASON TURNAROUND WITH EUROPEAN SILVERWARE AFTER A DISASTROUS START TO JOHN PLUMTREE’S SECOND TENURE AT KINGS PARK

NUMBERS GAME • THE STATS THAT MATTER FROM THE 2023-24 UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME ON AUGUST

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

DUBLIN DELIGHT • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE SPRINGBOKS' 2010 END-OF-YEAR ENCOUNTER AGAINST IRELAND

GLASGOW WARRIORS • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS

ASTUTE INVESTMENT • CARDIFF MORE THAN GOT THEIR MONEY’S WORTH FROM TINUS DE BEER THIS PAST SEASON. SA RUGBY MAGAZINE SPEAKS TO THE FLYHALF ABOUT HIS SURPRISE MOVE, ADAPTING TO NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CONDITIONS, AND WELSH CLUB RUGBY’S STRUGGLES

REBEL WITH A CAUSE • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK WING JAMES SMALL, WHO EARNED 47 TEST CAPS FROM 1992 TO 1997

RIVALRY REINFORCED • THE ALL BLACKS' TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA IN 2026, AND THE SPRINGBOKS' TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND IN 2030, WILL BOTH BE BIG ADVENTURES