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 PROP 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 600 000 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 LIONS FLYHALF SAM FRANCIS

ENDURING PARTNERSHIP • DAMIAN DE ALLENDE AND JESSE KRIEL’S JOURNEY TO SETTING A NEW SPRINGBOK MIDFIELD RECORD IS TESTAMENT TO THEIR RESILIENCE AS MUCH AS IT IS THEIR EXCELLENCE

GREAT ARRIVAL • STORMERS DIRECTOR OF RUGBY JOHN DOBSON PROVIDES UNIQUE INTO TALENTED SPRINGBOK ROOKIE SACHA FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU

SACHA ON…

STAR POWER • RUGBY SEVENS NEEDS MORE BIG-NAME FIFTEENS PLAYERS COMPETING ON THE OLYMPIC STAGE

AMERICAN REBUILD • FORMER SPRINGBOK COACH HEYNEKE MEYER HAS ENHANCED HIS REPUTATION AS RUGBY'S MR FIXIT DURING A THREE-YEAR STINT IN THE UNITED STATES

ALL-ROUND WARRIOR • GLASGOW AND SCOTLAND CENTRE HUW JONES IS ENJOYING THE GREATEST OF TIMES HAVING ENDURED THE TOUGHEST

GAME ON SEPTEMBER

FIELD OF DREAMS • THE VILLAGE OF BARRYDALE, ON THE BORDER OF THE OVERBERG AND KLEIN KAROO REGIONS OF THE WESTERN CAPE, HAS TWO RUGBY CLUBS THAT HELP TO UNITE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

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

LONG-RANGE WEAPON • IN THIS MONTH’S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE SPRINGBOKS’ 2005 TRI-NATIONS CLASH WITH THE WALLABIES IN PERTH

RACING 92 • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

BATTLING THE BRAVEHEARTS • IN AN EXTRACT FROM BOK TO BOK, A BOOK ON HOW SIYA KOLISI’S MEN WON THE 2023 WORLD CUP, MIKE GREENAWAY REFLECTS ON SOUTH AFRICA’S CRUCIAL OPENING MATCH AGAINST SCOTLAND IN MARSEILLE

BONE COLLECTOR • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK FORWARD WILLEM ALBERTS, WHO EARNED 43 TEST CAPS FROM 2010 TO 2016

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY • THE CURRIE CUP HAS AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN A CHANGED SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY LANDSCAPE