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

SPLIT SECOND

TOP PERFORMERS • THE MEN WHO WERE LEADING THE CHARGE FOR EACH OF THE SA TEAMS AFTER 14 ROUNDS OF THE 2022-23 UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

FACE OFF • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TEAM MEMBERS GO HEAD TO HEAD TO DEBATE AN ISSUE IN THE GAME

MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER SPRINGBOK WING PICKS A TEAM MADE UP OF THE BEST HE PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 460 000 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 • PUMAS SCRUMHALF CHRISWILL SEPTEMBER

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY • DUHAN VAN DER MERWE IS FOLLOWING A WELL-TRODDEN PATH BY BECOMING THE LATEST SOUTH AFRICAN TO RISE TO STARDOM IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

TARTAN ARMY

SHAMROCKS AND ROSES

FRENCH FLAVOUR

JAPAN JOURNEYMEN

FINAL FLING • FRANS STEYN HOPES TO FINISH HIS 17-YEAR RUGBY CAREER WITH ANOTHER WORLD CUP WIN IN FRANCE

STEYN ON …

STEYN ON …

NOT JUST A NUMBER • MANIE LIBBOK BECAME THE 931st SPRINGBOK LAST YEAR, BUT WE’VE ALREADY GONE WELL PAST THE 1000 MARK

MIDFIELD EMERGENCE • THE RISE OF SOUTH AFRICAN CENTRES IN THE UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP BODES WELL FOR THE SPRINGBOKS

HAPPY SPACE • NIZAAM CARR RELISHES THE UNIQUE ROLE HE PLAYS FOR A BULLS PACK THAT LIKES TO BASH THE OPPOSITION

CARR ON ….

GAME ON APRIL

BRINGING THE FIRE • AFTER A FRUSTRATING SPELL AT THE SHARKS, JORDAN CHAIT REDISCOVERED HIS PASSION FOR THE GAME AT THE TEL AVIV HEAT AND IS STRIVING TO PLAY HIS BEST RUGBY IN THE USA

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

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

RICKY ROCKS ALL BLACKS • IN THIS MONTH’S DO IT YOURSELF MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 2008 TRI-NATIONS CLASH BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS IN DUNEDIN

GOLDEN RUN • IN THE FOURTH INSTALMENT OF A WORLD CUP SERIES, SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK AT THE 1999 TOURNAMENT, IN WHICH THE WALLABIES CLAIMED THEIR SECOND TITLE

THREE MAGIC MOMENTS

PLAYOFF RESULTS

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT

SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT • FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE U19 FLYHALF TOMMY ALLAN HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN ITALY’S REVIVAL

ALLAN’S SA CONNECTION

FORMER BOK HOOKER JOHN ALLAN ON HIS NEPHEW

HARLEQUINS • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE’S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

FRONT-ROW FORCE • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK PROP OS DU RANDT, WHO EARNED 80 TEST CAPS FROM 1994 TO 2007

INSPIRING EXPORTS • SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY SHOULD CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF ITS PLAYERS ABROAD