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EDITOR'S LETTER
SA RUGBY
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WHO WAS THE UNLUCKIEST TO MISS THE SPRINGBOKS’ NOVEMBER TOUR? VS
MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER SPRINGBOK SCRUMHALF SELECTS A TEAM OF THE BEST HE PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST
PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARNG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 620 000 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 SHARKS CENTRE JURENZO JULIUS
POWER PLAYS • THE SPRINGBOKS SWEPT THE WALLABIES AND ALL BLACKS AND THEN BEAT LOS PUMAS IN NELSPRUIT TO CLINCH THE 2024 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. HERE ARE 10 MOMENTS THAT LED TO THE TROPHY, BROUGHT TO YOU BY INGCO POWER TOOLS
CONQUERING BRITAIN • SCOTLAND, ENGLAND AND WALES WILL BE TASKED WITH DEFENDING THE WORLD CHAMPIONS’ NOVEMBER INVASION
GOLDEN BOKS • THE SPRINGBOKS’ SUCCESS STORY IS FAR FROM OVER
FIVE CHASING SEVEN • PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT IS THE BEST BLINDSIDE FLANK IN THE WORLD, BUT THERE’S A QUEUE OF HEAVY-BREATHING GIANTS RACING FOR THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE HIM FOR THE BOK NO 7 JERSEY
GAME ON NOVEMBER
READY FOR MORE • BILLY PROCTOR REPRESENTS THE NEW WAVE OF SCOTT ROBERTSON’S ALL BLACKS - YOUNG, HUNGRY AND FEARLESS
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
UNSTOPPABLE FORCE • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO LAST YEAR’S EPIC WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL BETWEEN HOSTS FRANCE AND THE SPRINGBOKS
SCARLETS • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS
THE MAKING OF MACK • MACK HANSEN’S BIG GAMBLE TO LEAVE THE BRUMBIES FOR CONNACHT PAID OFF MASSIVELY
ULTIMATE ATHLETE • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK NO 8 PIERRE SPIES, WHO EARNED 53 TEST CAPS FROM 2006 TO 2013
BACKING THE BEST • WINNING IS ALL THAT MATTERS ON THE SPRINGBOKS’ END-OF-YEAR TOUR