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

FACE OFF • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TEAM MEMBERS GO HEAD TO HEAD

BLAST FROM OUR PAST • WHAT WAS IN THE DECEMBER 2005 ISSUE OF SA RUGBY MAGAZINE?

LEGENDARY EXPERIENCES • FORMER SPRINGBOK SCRUMHALF MICHAEL CLAASSENS 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 650 000 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 JUNIOR BOKS AND LIONS SCRUMHALF HAASHIM PEAD

ICE IN HIS VEINS • HANDRÉ POLLARD’S PRECISION AND POISE HAVE DEFINED SPRINGBOK SUCCESS - AND NOW HE’S CLOSING IN ON PERCY MONTGOMERY’S ALL-TIME POINTS RECORD

WE GO AGAIN • SOUTH AFRICA'S URC TEAMS ARE CHASING SILVERWARE IN 2025-26-HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

FEELING BULLISH • JOHAN ACKERMANN NEEDS TO TURN GOOSEBUMPS INTO GLORY

GOING BLIND • TUPOU VAA’I HAS MADE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM LOCK TO FLANK FOR THE ALL BLACKS

SERIES WON, MAGIC LOST? • ONCE A SYMBOL OF RUGBY ROMANCE, THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS’ LATEST TOUR DELIVERED ON THE SCOREBOARD BUT LEFT SOME WONDERING IF THE SPIRIT OF THE PAST IS SLIPPING AWAY

TOUR AWARDS

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

FIGHTING BACK • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE 2018 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN THE ALL BLACKS AND SPRINGBOKS IN WELLINGTON

PAARL BOYS' HIGH • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP RUGBY SCHOOLS

STRIKES • IN AN EXCERPT FROM ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK - HOW TO PLAY FAST, CREATIVE AND EXCITING RUGBY, CO-AUTHORS ALAN AND AB ZONDAGH SHARE TACTICAL PLAYS AND COACHING INSIGHTS TO MAXIMISE YOUR ATTACKING OPTIONS FROM THE LINEOUT

BABY-FACED ASSASSIN • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK FLYHALF/FULLBACK PAT LAMBIE, WHO EARNED 56 TEST CAPS FROM 2010 TO 2016

BETTER TOGETHER • RASSIE ERASMUS AND JACQUES NIENABER ARE RUGBY'S ULTIMATE DOUBLE ACT