SA RUGBY

Established in 1995, SA Rugby is the magazine the Springboks read. It covers Springbok, international, Super Rugby, Currie Cup, Varsity Cup, club and schools rugby, with world-class writing and outstanding photography.

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 SCOTLAND AND SPRINGBOK HOOKER PICKS A TEAM MADE UP OF THE BEST HE PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST

UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS • RUGBY’S RICH HISTORY IS FILLED WITH ICONIC PLAYERS AND SPECIAL MEMORIES. THIS MONTH, WE REWIND TO THE 1998 TRI-NATIONS MATCH BETWEEN THE ALL BLACKS AND SPRINGBOKS IN WELLINGTON

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS MORE THAN 430 000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS. HERE’S HOW THEY RESPONDED TO SIX 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 • BULLS SCRUMHALF EMBROSE PAPIER

POTENT MIX • SOME OF SOUTH AFRICA’S FINEST TROOPS HAVE REDEPLOYED ABROAD, AND IN THEIR ABSENCE RESILIENT ROOKIES AND TOUGH VETERANS HAVE MANNED THE RAMPARTS IN THE UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

LIGHT YEARS AHEAD • LUKHANYO AM IS WIDELY CONSIDERED THE LEADING PLAYER IN HIS POSITION IN THE WORLD. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME

AM-AZING MOMENTS FOR THE BOKS

SUCCESS STORY • EMBATTLED BORDER MUST BUILD ON FORT HARE’S FAIRYTALE VARSITY SHIELD TRIUMPH

CAPE OF NEW HOPE • A CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION AT WP RUGBY HAS ALLOWED STORMERS COACH JOHN DOBSON TO DO HIS JOB

RIGHT DIRECTION • CRISPIN SONN TELLS SA RUGBY MAGAZINE ABOUT HIMSELF, HIS ROLE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE WESTERN PROVINCE PROFESSIONAL RUGHY BOARD AND THE ROAD AHEAD FOR THE UNION

GAME ON JUNE

SUPERCHARGED SHOWDOWN • IN A VOTE FOR THE GREATEST SUPER RUGBY TEAM OF ALL TIME, SARUGBYMAG.CO.ZA READERS HAVE REDUCED THE FIELD FROM 32 TO 16. NOW THEY WILL DECIDE WHICH TEAMS PROGRESS TO THE QUARTER-FINALS

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 3000 DRILLS, ACTIVITIES AND ARTICLES

WHY YOUR PHILOSOPHY IS IMPORTANT

SUPER CHARGED • Supersets: Whether your reaction to this is ‘super-what now?’ or ‘I eat supersets for breakfast’, these superset workouts will definitely get your heart racing.

ROCKY RETURN • TODAY’S SPRINGBOKS ARE CHEERED ON BY A RAINBOW NATION BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE IN 1992. IN AN EXTRACT FROM WORLD CHAMPIONS – THE STORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY, JONTY WINCH LOOKS AT HOW THE UNIFICATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY WAS ACHIEVED

UNRAVELLING THE MYSTIQUE • SOUTH AFRICA’S WORLD CUP-WINNING DIRECTOR OF RUGBY IS AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER WITH AN EYE ON ENGLAND’S TOP JOB

LEGENDARY OKE • WHILE REPORTING ON PEDRIE WANNENBURG THE PLAYER, RYAN VREDE GOT TO KNOW THE MAN

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

PERFECT SCRIPT • DTH VAN DER MERWE’S HOLLYWOOD STORY HAS TAKEN HIM FROM WORCESTER TO LOS ANGELES, VIA CANADA AND THE UK

RUGBY’S GREAT ENIGMA • IS SCOTLAND FLYHALF FINN RUSSELL A GENIUS OR A LIABILITY? WE SPEAK TO THOSE WHO’VE SEEN HIM UP (LOSE

LEINSTER • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPEAN RUGBY CLUBS

WISE INVESTMENT • VETERAN LOOSE FORWARD DEON FOURIE DESERVES A SPRINGBOK CALL-UP