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

WHO WAS THE MOST-IMPROVED SPRINGBOK OF 2024?

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

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 LIONS SCRUMHALF NICO STEYN

BRINGING HIS A-GAME • SIYA KOLISI DESERVES AS MANY PLAUDITS FOR HIS PLAYING PERFORMANCES AS HE DOES FOR HIS CAPTAINCY

CHANGING SIDES • RG SNYMAN IS ENJOYING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS SINCE JOINING LEINSTER

MAKING A SPLASH • JOHANN VAN GRAAN HAS ENHANCED HIS COACHING REPUTATION BY FIXING A BROKEN BATH

INCREDIBLE COMEBACK • STORMERS SPEEDSTER SEABELO SENATLA ON NEARLY LOSINTG A LIMB AFTER A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT IN MAY 2023, HIS LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY AND MAKING A REMARKABLE RETURN TO RUGBY

GAME ON FEBRUARY

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

SEEING RED • IN AN EXTRACT FROM NO RULES, THE JAMES SMALL STORY, FORMER SHARKS AND SPRINGBOK LOCK MARK ANDREWS RECALLS HIS LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIERY WINGER

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

ON THE MANIE • IN THIS MONTH'S MAGIC MOMENT, WE REWIND TO THE SPRINGBOKS’ OPENING MATCH OF THE 2023 WORLD CUP AGAINST SCOTLAND

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

FIVE FAST FACTS

DOMINANT DOZEN • THREE SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS WERE INCLUDED IN NEXTGENXV'S TOP 12 RANKING OF THE WORLD'S BEST RUGBY TEAMS IN 2024, WITH PAUL ROOS GIMNASIUM AT NO 1

JOSH NEILL • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE IDENTIFIES YOUNG TALENT WITH BIG POTENTIAL

ROCK SOLID • CELEBRATE THE DECORATED CAREER OF FORMER SPRINGBOK PROP JANNIE DU PLESSIS, WHO EARNED 70 TEST CAPS FROM 2007 TO 2015

STAR PERFORMER • SIYA KOLISI IS AS GOOD A PLAYER AS HE IS A CAPTAIN