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

TOP BOKS ON TOUR • SOUTH AFRICA'S BACKLINE AND FORWARD STARS FROM THE NOVEMBER TESTS

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 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 MOMENTS. THIS MONTH, WE REWIND TO 2010 WHEN THE SPRINGBOKS HOSTED FRANCE AT NEWLANDS

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 460 000 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 • LIONS FLANK FRANCKE HORN

TWO GOOD MEN • THE SPRINGBOKS WILL REMAIN WORLD-BEATERS FOR AS LONG AS JAKE WHITE AND JOHN DOBSON CONTINUE TO BUILD DYNASTIES AT THE BULLS AND STORMERS

STATE OF THE NATIONS • THE 2023 WORLD CUP IN FRANCE KICKS OFF ON 8 SEPTEMBER AND, AFTER A DRAMATIC 2022 TEST SEASON, HERE'S HOW THE RUGBY LANDSCAPE IS SHAPING UP

PLAY THE GAME • RASSIE ERASMUS SHOWED SOME POLITICAL NOUS AFTER HIS LATEST BAN

REAPING THE REWARDS • MANIE LIBBOK TRANSFORMED FROM A HIT-AND- MISS GOAL-KICKER TO A SHARP-SHOOTER AFTER BEING REBUILT FROM THE GROUND UP

LIBBOK ON…

SPARKING THE BOK BACKLINE

GAME ON JANUARY

BIG RESPONSE • HIGHLANDERS PROP ETHAN DE GROOT FORCED HIS WAY BACK INTO THE ALL BLACKS SQUAD AFTER HIS FITNESS WAS CALLED INTO QUESTION

SUPERCHARGED SHOWDOWN • IN A QUEST TO DISCOVER THE GREATEST SUPER RUGBY TEAM OF ALL TIME, THE VOTES OF SARUGBYMAG.CO.ZA READERS DECIDE WHO ADVANCES AND WHO GETS ELIMINATED FROM THIS KNOCKOUT COMPETITION. HAVING BEGUN WITH A FIELD OF 32 TEAMS, WE'VE REACHED THE DECIDER WHERE THE WINNER TAKES ALL!

THE FINAL!

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

HEAVY METAL • This super-powered strength workout will have you feeling like a total superhero afterwards

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

BRAVE NEW WORLD • IN THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF A WORLD CUP SERIES, SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK AT THE INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT IN 1987, WHICH WAS HOSTED AND WON BY NEW ZEALAND

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT

THREE MAGIC MOMENTS

CAPE EXPORT • FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE LOCK DAVID RIBBANS IS EYEING THE 2023 WORLD CUP AFTER EARNING HIS FIRST CAPS FOR ENGLAND IN NOVEMBER

CLASS ACT • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN JEAN DE VILLIERS, WHO EARNED 109 TEST CAPS FROM 2002 TO 2015

THINK LONG TERM • THE SPRINGBOKS CAN NEVER BE WEAK IF SA'S REGIONAL RUGBY IS STRONG