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

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TOP GUNS • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE PICKS THE BEST FORWARD AND BACK FROM AMONG SOUTH AFRICA’S FOUR TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE STAGE 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 CENTRE 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 470 000 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 • CHEETAHS WING DANIEL KASENDE

SECRET TO SUCCESS • VETERAN FLANK DEON FOURIE HAS BECOME BEnER WITH AGE AND EXPERIENCE

RAPID PROGRESS • SHARKS SCRUMHALF GRANT WILLIAMS HAS PUT HIMSELF INTO SPRINGBOK WORLS CUP SQUAD CONTENTION

ACKERS IS THE MAN • JOHAN ACKERMANN WOULD BRING EXPERTISE AND GRAVITAS TO THE SPRINGBOK HEAD COACH ROLE

INCREDIBLE JOURNEY • DIETER EISELEN WENT FROM PROPPING FOR PAUL ROOS TO BLOCKING IN THE NFL ON A TRAILBLAZING EXPEDITION THAT HAS TAKEN HIM TO CHICAGO, VIA PRETORIA AND STELLENBOSCH

GAME ON JUNE

WARRIOR SPIRIT • AFTER STANDARDS PLUMMETED, GLASGOW HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED BY COACH FRANCO SMITH THIS SEASON

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

BRINGING THE HEAT • FIVE HOT PROSPECTS FROM A DRAMATIC 2023 VARSITY CUP SEASON THAT FEATURED THE EUPHORIA OF THE NWU EAGLES CLINCHING THE TITLE, AND THE DESPAIR OF WINLESS TUKS BEING RELEGATED

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

FELLING A GIANT • IN THIS MONTH'S DO IT YOURSELF MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 1995 WORLD CUP FINAL BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS AT ELLIS PARK

GLORY AGAIN • IN THE SIXTH INSTALMENT OF A WORLD CUP SERIES, SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK AT THE 2007 TOURNAMENT, WHICH SAW THE SPRINGBOKS CLINCH THEIR SECOND TITLE

PLAYOFF RESULTS

THREE MAGIC MOMENTS

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT

WORD OF WARNING • BOKS BEWARE - HOOKER GEORGE TURNER SAYS SCOTLAND WILL PUNISH WORLD CUP OPPONENTS WHO FAIL TO PITCH UP

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

FIVE FAST FACTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

VERSATILE VALUE • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK UTILITY FORWARD DANIE ROSSOUW, WHO EARNED 62 TEST CAPS FROM 2003 TO 2011

VETERAN VALUE • DEON FOURIE KNOWS HOW TO WIN THE GAME WITHIN THE GAME