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.

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TOP BOKS • SOUTH AFRICA'S STANDOUT PERFORMERS IN THE FIRST FOUR ROUNDS OF THE 2022 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

UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS • RUGBY'S RICH HISTORY IS FILLED WITH ICONIC PLAYERS AND SPECIAL MOMENTS. THIS MONTH, WE REWIND TO THE 2003 TRI-NATIONS CLASH BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS IN DUNEDIN

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 455 000 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 • BLITZBOK AND STORMERS WING ANGELO DAVIDS

SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING • CANAN MOODIE HAS GRASPED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS FROM PLAYING ONLY A HANDFUL OF 1st XV GAMES AT SCHOOL TO SCORING ON HIS SPRINGBOK DEBUT

LIVING THE DREAM • SPRINGBOK WOMEN'S SCRUMHALF RUMANDI POTGIETER ON HER JOURNEY FROM VARSITY NETBALL TO INTERNATIONAL RUGBY, PLAYING AT TWICKENHAM AND HER WORLD CUP HOPES

GAINING GROUND • THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE FIRST TOURNAMENT IN 1991

THE FIRST LADY OF RUGBY

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT • THE RISE OF SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS RUGBY FROM TWO YEARS OF LOCKDOWN WAS ENCAPSULATED BY AN UNBEATEN U18 INTERNATIONAL SERIES CAMPAIGN

FAIR CRITICISM • THE WORLD CHAMPION SPRINGBOKS ARE FALLING SHORT OF GREATNESS

HEAVY LIES THE CROWN • THE STORMERS HEAD INTO THE URC SEASON IN THE UNFAMILIAR POSITION OF DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

STORMERS

LIONS

GAME ON OCTOBER

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. WITH A PLACE IN THE SEMI-FINALS ON THE LINE, THERE ARE ONLY FIVE CONTENDERS REMAINING FROM THE FIELD OF 32 TEAMS

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

EARNING RESPECT • FORMER WALLABIES COACH MICHAEL CHEIKA HAS MADE A BIG IMPRESSION IN ARGENTINA

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

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN RUGBY • BERNARD LAPORTE DIVIDES OPINION, BUT THERE CAN BE NO DOUBTING THE POWER HE HAS IN THE GAME

LEGENDARY LEADER • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN JOHN SMIT WHO EARNED 111 TEST CAPS FROM 2000 TO 2011

EYE FOR TALENT • JAKE WHITE KNOWS HOW TO PICK THEM