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

INGCO POWER MOMENTS

WILL THE BOKS RETAIN THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN 2025?

BLAST FROM OUR PAST • WHAT WAS IN THE AUGUST 2009 ISSUE OF SA RUGBY MAGAZINE?

LEGENDARY EXPERIENCES • FORMER SPRINGBOK UTILITY BACK BRENT RUSSELL REFLECTS ON HIS MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES AT SOUTH AFRICAN STADIUMS

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 635 000 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 • WITH CHEETAHS WING NTOKOZO MAKHAZA

TUNED IN • SACHA FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU IS SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW SOUND AT 10

DELIVERING DUBLIN STEEL • JACQUES NIENABER'S RUSH DEFENCE SYSTEM HELPED LEINSTER LIFT THE UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY FOR THE FIRST TIME

FIX-IT MAN • JOHANN VAN GRAAN TURNED A BROKEN CLUB INTO ENGLISH RUGBY'S TREBLE-WINNING FORCE

THE VALUE OF WILLIE • VETERAN SPRINGBOK FULLBACK WILLIE LE ROUX DESERVES ACCOLADES, NOT FLAK

ZERO TRUST • IN AN EXCERPT FROM HIT BOOK LEADING UNDER PRESSURE, IAN FOSTER REVEALS HOW NZ RUGBY LACKED A CLEAR STRATEGY REGARDING HIS FUTURE AS ALL BLACKS HEAD COACH AFTER THE WIN AGAINST THE SPRINGBOKS AT ELLIS PARK IN 2022

LIFTING HIS GAME • SCOTT BARRETT COPPED SOME CRITICISM FOR HIS EARLY SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC FORM BUT, WHEN IT COUNTED, HE DELIVERED AGAIN

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

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

RISING TO THE OCCASION • IN THIS MONTH’S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 2023 WORLD CUP FINAL BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ALL BLACKS IN PARIS

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

FIVE FAST FACTS

A DIFFERENT PATH • SEVERAL PLAYERS BORN AND BRED OVERSEAS ARE NOW BRITISH & IRISH LIONS. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO THEM TO WEAR RED?

GAME CHANGER • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK NO 8 BOBBY SKINSTAD, WHO EARNED 42 TEST CAPS FROM 1997 TO 2007

THE ANOINTED ONE • SACHA FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU CAN BECOME RUGBY ROYALTY