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 SPRINGBOK PRODUCED THE BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN 2024?

MY PERFECT XV • THE FORMER SPRINGBOK LOOSE FORWARD SELECTS A TEAM OF THE BEST THE PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS OVER 630 000 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 BULLS CENTRE/WING KATLEGO LETEBELE

TALENT FULFILLED • APHELELE FASSI CHOSE THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED TO BECOME THE SPRINGBOKS’ FIRST-CHOICE FULLBACK

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME • IN AN EXTRACT FROM TWICE THE GLORY - THE MAKING OF THE GREATEST BOK TEAM IN HISTORY, LLOYD BURNARD AND KHANYISO TSHWAKU LOOK AT HOW DENTISTRY STUDENT JACQUES NIENABER BECAME A DEFENSIVE GURU

BOMBS AWAY! • THE BOKS’ BOMB SQUAD REDUCES THE RISK OF INJURY AND ADDS TACTICAL INTRIGUE TO THE GAME

CONTINENTAL CONTENDERS • SOUTH AFRICA WILL LAUNCH A THREE-PRONGED ATTACK IN THE CHAMPIONS CUP THIS SEASON, WITH ANOTHER TWO FRANCHISES DOING BATTLE IN THE SECOND-TIER CHALLENGE CUP

GAME ON DECEMBER-JANUARY

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

UNDER CONSTRUCTION • HAVING DONE DAMAGE CONTROL IN 2024, PHILIP SNYMAN IS DETERMINED TO GET THE BLITZBOKS BACK TO THEIR BEST

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

PUMMELLING POMS • IN THIS MONTH’S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE SPRINGBOKS’ RECORD 2007 WIN AGAINST ENGLAND IN BLOEMFONTEIN

RC TOULON • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE’S TOP CLUBS

FIVE FAST FACTS

FULL CIRCLE • FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE FLYHALF ISMA-EEL DOLLIE IS GIVING BACK TO SACS, WHERE HIS RUGBY JOURNEY BEGAN

DOLLIE’S PLAYING CAREER

DOLLIE ON UNI-MIL AND SA CLUB RUGBY

POCKET ROCKET PIONEER • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK BACK GIO APLON, WHO EARNED 17 TEST CAPS FROM 2010 TO 2012

GOLDEN GENERATION • THE SPRINGBOKS’ 2024 CAMPAIGN WAS ONE FOR SOUTH AFRICANS TO SAVOUR