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

WHICH RISING PLAYER MUST RASSIE ERASMUS BACK IN THE BOKS’ FIRST FOUR MATCHES OF 2025?

BLAST FROM OUR PAST • WHAT WAS IN THE SEPTEMBER 1995 ISSUE OF SA RUGBY MAGAZINE?

LEGENDARY EXPERIENCES • FORMER STORMERS. BULLS AND SPRINGBOK HOOKER SCHALK BRITS RECALLS 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 OOO 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 LIONS FLANKER RENZO DU PLESSIS

QUALITY QUINTET • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE IDENTIFIES FIVE PLAYERS WHO WILL CHALLENGE FOR A PLACE IN THE SPRINGBOK STARTING XV THIS SEASON

GALLOPING BACK • QUALIFYING FOR THE CURRIE CUP IS ONLY THE START FOR THE BOUND CAVALIERS

SCHOOL SUCCESS STORY

GAME CHANGER • THE URC COULD TAKE A BACKSEAT AS SOUTH AFRICAN TEAMS CHASE A POTENTIALLY LUCRATIVE CLUB WORLD CUP SPOT

EARLY STATEMENT • THIRTY YEARS ON FROM THE SPRINGBOKS’ 1995 WORLD CUP TRIUMPH, MARK KEOHANE RECALLS HOW PIETER HENDRIKS'TRY IN THE OPENING MATCH GAVE THE HOSTS THE BELIEF THEY COULD WIN THE TOURNAMENT

BOKS’ ROAD TO 1995 WORLD CUP GLORY

28 HEROES • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE LOOKS AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 1995 SPRINGBOKS AFTER THEIR FAMOUS TRIUMPH

LEGENDARY LEADER • 2007 WORLD CUP-WINNING CAPTAIN JOHN SMIT CHATS TO 1995 WORLD CUP-WINNING CAPTAIN FRANCOIS PIENAAR ABOUT GETTING THE BEST OUT OF HIS PLAYERS, WHY THE TOURNAMENT WAS SO SPECIAL AND THE MADIBA EFFECT

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

TIPS FOR PLAYERS

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

PERFECT HANDOVER • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 2015 WORLD CUP THIRD-PLACE PLAYOFF BETWEEN THE SPRINGBOKS AND ARGENTINA

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

FIVE FAST FACTS

THE POWER OF FOUR • AN ENGLISHMAN, IRISHMAN, WELSHMAN AND SCOTSMAN GO ON A TOUR … HOW THE UNIQUE INSTITUTION THAT IS THE LIONS CREATES THE MOST UNLIKELY OF BONDS

RACKING UP THE NUMBERS • BEAUDEN BARRETT HAS PUT TOGETHER A COMPELLING BODY OF WORK OVER 14 YEARS

UNIQUE THREAT • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK SCRUMHALF JOOST VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, WHO EARNED 89 TEST CAPS FROM 1993 TO 2003

BOSSING THE GAME • SOUTH AFRICA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WORLD-CLASS RUGBY COACHES