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EDITOR'S LETTER
SA RUGBY
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MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA • LEADERS IN KEY METRICS FOR EACH TEAM AFTER 13 ROUNDS OF THE CURRIE CUP
FACE OFF • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TEAM MEMBERS GO HEAD TO HEAD TO DEBATE AN ISSUE IN THE GAME
MY PERFECT XV • THE ALL BLACKS SCRUMHALF PICKS A TEAM TEAM UP OF THE BEST HE'S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST
PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 475 000 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 • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE IS ON A MISSION TO LAUNCH A HALL OF FAME FOR EACH SOUTH AFRICAN FRANCHISE. THESE ARE OUR FIRST INDUCTEES, AS VOTED FOR BY READERS
QUICK QUESTIONS • GRIFFONS SCRUMHALF JAYWINN JURIES
BATTLE FOR 10 • HANDRÉ POLLARD AND MANIE LIBBOK MUST BOTH GO TO THE 2023 WORLD CUP WITH THE SPRINGBOKS, BUT WHO SHOULD START AT FLYHALF?
5 REASONS TO START POLLARD
5 REASONS TO START LIBBOK
BALANCING ACT • THE SPRINGBOOKS WILL HAVE TO JUGGLE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP GOALS WHILE ADDRESSING QUESTIONS AROUND THE CAPTAINCY, DEPTH AND SELECTIONS
GREAT GAINS • OVERSEAS-BASED PLAYERS CAN THRIVE AWAY FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN SPOTLIGHT
DOUBLE DELIGHT • FORMER SPRINGBOK WINGS DILLYN LEYDS AND RAYMOND RHULE ON WINNING BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS CUP TITLES WITH LA ROCHELLE, HOW PLAYING IN FRANCE HAS BENEFITED THEIR GAME, AND SOUTH AFRICA'S INCLUSION IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS
GAME ON JULY
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED • COACH JOHN DOBSON SAYS THE STORMERS ACHIEVED THEIR GREATER GOAL DESPITE NOT LIFTING THE URC TROPHY AGAIN
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
BEST IN BLACK • NZ RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE EDITOR JIM KAYES PICKS THE GREATEST ALL BALCKS WORLD CUP XV, WITH THE HELP OF BROADCAST LEGENDS GRANT NISBETT AND KEITH QUINN
BACK TO BACK • IN THE SEVENTH INSTALMENT OF A WORLD CUP SERIES, SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK AT THE 2011 AND 2015 EVENTS, WHICH WERE WON BY THE ALL BLACKS
THE GREAT RUGBY QUIZ • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME
BREYTON GRABS BRONZE • IN THIS MONTH'S DO IT YOURSELF MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 1999 WORLD CUP, WHEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS FACED OFF IN CARDIFF FOR THIRD PLACE
CROSSING THE DIVIDE • RUGBY AUSTRALIA SCRAPPED HARD-TO-ATTRACT JOSEPH SUA'ALI'I FROM RUGBY LEAGUE TO UNION. IS THE 19-YEAR-OLD TALENT WORTH THE FIGHT?
STADE FRANCAIS • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS
FIVE FAST FACTS
PLAYERS TO WATCH
UNDERSTATED IMPACT • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK FLANK JUAN SMITH, WHO EARNED 70 TEST CAPS FROM 2003 TO 2014
GAME-CHANGER • MANIE LIBBOK'S UNPREDICTABILITY AND SPONTANEITY MAKE HIM AN APPEALING FLYHALF OPTION FOR THE SPRINGBOKS