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SA RUGBY
INGCO POWER MOMENTS
FACE OFF • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TEAM MEMBERS GO HEAD TO HEAD
BLAST FROM OUR PAST • WHAT WAS IN THE MARCH 2009 ISSUE OF SA RUGBY MAGAZINE?
LEGENDARY EXPERIENCES • IN THE FIRST OF A NEW SA RUGBY LEGENDS SERIES, FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE, STORMERS AND SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN CORNÉ KRIGE RECALLS HIS MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES AT SOUTH AFRICAN STADIUMS
ABOUT SARLA
SHOES’ NEWS SARLA CEO MARIUS SCHOEMAN
PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 635 000 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 CHEETAHS SCRUMHALF JANDRÉ NEL
DIFFERENT DYNAMIC • CAMERON HANEKOM’S VERSATILITY AND ALL-ROUND SKILL SET MAKE HIM AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF ANY LOOSE TRIO
JOLLING IN JAPAN • BULLS AND SPRINGBOK WING KURT-LEE ARENDSE WAS AN INSTANT HIT AT THE DYNABOARS
FRONTING UP • MATCH OFFICIALS MUST FACE THE MEDIA AFTER A GAME TO EXPLAIN ANY CONTENTIOUS DECISIONS
PRIMED TO PERFORM • TAMAITI WILLIAMS IS HOPING FOR A MUCH BETTER SUPER RUGBY SEASON, FOR BOTH HIM AND HIS TEAM, IN 2025
GAME ON MARCH
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
AWAITING THE CALL • TYRONE GREEN WILL SOON QUALIFY TO PLAY FOR ENGLAND, BUT THE FORMER LIONS FULLBACK IS STILL HOPING TO HEAR FROM RASSIE ERASMUS
THE GREAT RUGBY QUIZ • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME
HISTORIC HAT-TRICK • IN THIS MONTH’S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE SPRINGBOKS’ POOL MATCH AGAINST CANADA AT THE 2019 WORLD CUP
TOULOUSE • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE’S TOP CLUBS
FIVE FAST FACTS
ZEKHETHELO SIYAYA • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE IDENTIFIES YOUNG TALENT WITH BIG POTENTIAL
TAKING OWNERSHIP • IN AN EXTRACT FROM HUMANBALL: A LEADERSHIP JOURNEY IN SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY, FORMER UCT HEAD COACH TOM DAWSON-SQUIBB RECALLS HOW THEY GOT THE PLAYERS TO ASSUME MORE RESPONSIBILITY AND REDUCE EFFORT ERRORS DURING THEIR 2024 CAMPAIGN
IGNITE COFFEES
READING THE GAME • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK LOOSE FORWARD RASSIE ERASMUS, WHO EARNED 36 TEST CAPS FROM 1997 TO 2001
RARE TALENT • CAMERON HANEKOM HAS MADE A WONDERFUL START TO HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER