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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WHO WILL WIN THE 2024-25 UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP? VS

MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER SPRINGBOK LOCK 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 610 000 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 OF THE BOKS • THE ENFORCER POWERING THE SPRINGBOK ENGINE FOR OVER A DECADE, EBEN ETZEBETH IS ON TRACK THIS SEASON TO THUNDER PAST BOK ICON VICTOR MATFIELD AND BECOME SOUTH AFRICA'S MOST-CAPPED PLAYER

ETZEBETH'S ROAD TO 127 TEST CAPS

MISSING LINK • WHILE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY HAS BENEFITED FROM ITS MOVE NORTH, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND HAVE SUFFERED

UNHERALDED HEROES • SA RUGBY PLAYERS WHO HAVEN'T MADE IT BIG CAN STILL MAKE A LIVING AND MEMORIES FROM THE GAME

SHOW TIME BULLS • EXPECT MORE FIREWORKS IN THE 2024-25 UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

LIONS

SHARKS

STORMERS

GAME ON

SOARING TO SUCCESS • THE SEA HAWKS ARE THE PRIDE OF ARNISTON, A SMALL SEASIDE TOWN ON THE COAST OF THE OVERBERG REGION

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

DEFENCE Bounce out tacklers • Help the second defender at the tackle situation choose whether to make a difference at the tackle or leave it alone to be ready for the next tackle.

SET-PIECE DEFENCE Scru and lineout defensive set-ups • Some simple organisation can mean you cut down lots of teams' attacking options, especially if they have one quick or big (or both!) player who loves to run with the ball. This works well with younger age groups.

TRAINING Three ways to make game sense game tense • Training using ‘game sense' helps players contextualise skills in a game situation. Ramp up these sessions further by making them ‘game tense'.

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

FRENCH FRIED • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE SPRINGBOKS' MUCH-ANTICIPATED MATCH AGAINST FRANCE AT NEWLANDS IN 2010

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

PLAYERS TO WATCH

SHOWING THE WAY • OSPREYS COACH TOBY BOOTH ON QUALIFYING FOR LAST SEASON'S URC QUARTER-FINALS, THEIR NEW HOME GROUND, AND TALK OF AN ANGLO- WELSH LEAGUE

BREAKDOWN BANDIT • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK FLANK HEINRICH BRÜSSOW, WHO EARNED 22 TEST CAPS FROM 2008 TO 2015

GIVING HIS ALL • EBEN ETZEBETH HAS BEEN IMMENSE FOR BOTH CLUB AND COUNTRY