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 BILLING • SA'S FOUR CONTENDERS RANKED AMONG THE VERY BEST IN THE UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER ROUND 13

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

MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER SPRINGBOK FLYER 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 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 • SPRINGBOK LOOSE FORWARD KWAGGA SMITH

SUPER SHARK • EBEN ETZEBETH HAS SHOWN THAT HE IS NOT JUST A TEST- TRACK BULLY BY POWERING THE SHARKS’ RESURRECTION IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS

GROWING IN STATURE • KURT-LEE ARENDSE HAS EMULATED SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY'S POCKET-ROCKET PIONEERS

STILL A BIG HIT • VETERAN FORWARD WILLEM ALBERTS CONTINUES TO MAKE BONE-CRUNCHING TACKLES FOR THE LIONS

SAVE OUR SPORT • RUGBY PLAYERS, COACHES AND CLUBS MUST KEEP STANDING UP TO THE SAFETY POLICE

WISE HEAD • THE ‘OU MAN’ OF THE BLITZBOKS SQUAD IS EYEING THE 2024 OLYMPICS AND A POSSIBLE RETURN TO FIFTEENS

GAME ON MARCH

THE LAST DANCE • WHILE SPECULATION RAGES OVER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT ALL BLACKS COACH, SCOTT ROBERTSON REMAINS FOCUSED ON WHAT COULD BE HIS FINAL SEASON IN CHARGE OF THE CRUSADERS

ALL BLACKS COACH CONTENDERS

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

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

FOURIE SLAYS DRAGONS • IN THIS MONTH'S DO IT YOURSELF MOMENT, WE REWIND TO WHEN BOK SCRUMHALF FOURIE DU PREEZ CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE 2015 WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL AGAINST WALES

UNITING A NATION • IN THE THIRD INSTALMENT OF A WORLD CUP SERIES, SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS BACK AT THE 1995 TOURNAMENT, WHICH WAS WON BY THE SPRINGBOKS ON HOME SOIL

THREE MAGIC MOMENTS

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT

PLAYOFF RESULTS

BOOMERANG RETURN • EDDIE JONES IS BACK AT THE HELM OF THE WALLABIES, AND HE WANTS TO WIN THE 2023 WORLD CUP

BOSS LEVEL • LONG EARMARKED FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL, STEVE BORTHWICK HAS SUCCEEDED EDDIE JONES AS ENGLAND HEAD COACH. THIS IS THE STORY OF HIS JOURNEY

LEICESTER TIGERS • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE'S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

THE ENFORCER • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK LOCK BAKKIES BOTHA, WHO EARNED 85 TEST CAPS FROM 2002 TO 2014

A BYGONE ERA • RUGBY'S ROBOTIC AGE HAS NO ROOM FOR ROMANCE