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

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

MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER SPRINGBOK LOCK 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 WHEN THE SPRINGBOKS TOOK ON ENGLAND IN THE 2007 WORLD CUP POOL STAGE

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 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 • SHARKS WING WERNER KOK

KEY CATALYST • DAMIAN WILLEMSE HAS SHOWN HE IS THE MAN TO UNLOCK THE SPRINGBOK BACKLINE

HIGH PERFORMER • ELRIGH LOUW HAS BACKED UP HIS BREAKTHROUGH SEASON FOR THE BULLS WITH ANOTHER STELLAR CAMPAIGN THAT SHOULD RESULT IN MORE GAME TIME FOR THE SPRINGBOKS

LOUW ON…

PARTY FALLS FLAT • WORLD RUGBY SHOULDN'T HAVE MESSED WITH A WINNING SEVENS FORMULA

NEVER SAY DIE • BREAKTHROUGH BLITZBOKS STAR RICARDO DUARTTEE FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO CRAWL OUT OF THE PIT OF LOST TALENT AND KEEP HIS RUGBY DREAM ALIVE

TOUGH TRANSITION • SA RUGBY SEVENS HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANAGER MARIUS SCHOEMAN ON A CHALLENGING 2022. REVIVING THE ACADEMY, AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING SA WOMEN'S RUGBY

GAME ON FEBRUARY

TO THE LIMIT • JORDAN HENDRIKSE BALANCES BRILLIANCE AND CONTROL IN THE LIONS’ HOT SEAT

SUPERCHARGED SHOWDOWN • SARUGBYMAG.CO.ZA READERS DECIDED WHO ADVANCED AND WHO WAS ELIMINATED IN THE QUEST TO DISCOVER THE GREATEST SUPER RUGBY TEAM OF ALL TIME, AND THEIR VOTES IN THE FINAL BETWEEN THE Z009 BULLS AND 2011 REDS CROWNED THE CHAMPION!

COACHES CORNER • THE BEST COACHES ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO DEVELOP THE FUTURE STARS OF THE GAME. SCAN THE QR CODE ID SUBSCRIBE TO MORE THAN 3 000 DRILLS, ACTIVITIES AND ARTICLES

LA ROCHELLE • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

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

STRIKING GOLD • IN THE SECOND INSTALMENT OF A WORLD CUP SERIES, SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK AT THE 1991 TOURNAMENT, WON BY THE WALLABIES

THREE MAGIC MOMENTS

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT

PLAYOFF RESULTS

GAME MANAGER • ROB DU PREEZ IS A KEY MEMBER OF THE SALE SHARKS BACKLINE

STANDING TALL • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK LOCK VICTOR MATFIELD, WHO EARNED 127 TEST CAPS FROM 2001 TO 2015

ALL TO PLAY FOR • THE SPRINGBOKS ARE THE BEST POSITIONED TEAM TO WIN THE 2023 WORLD CUP