SA RUGBY

Established in 1995, SA Rugby is the magazine the Springboks read. It covers Springbok, international, Super Rugby, Currie Cup, Varsity Cup, club and schools rugby, with world-class writing and outstanding photography.

EDITOR’S LETTER

SA RUGBY

SPLIT SECOND

FACE OFF • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TEAM MEMBERS GO HEAD TO HEAD TO DEBATE AN ISSUE IN THE GAME

MAGIC MOMENT • RUGBY’S RICH HISTORY IS FILLED WITH ICONIC PLAYERS AND SPECIAL MEMORIES. THIS MONTH, WE REWIND TO THE 2007 SUPER 14 FINAL BETWEEN THE SHARKS AND BULLS AT KINGS PARK

PLAYER BUZZ • WHAT PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

READER REACTION • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE HAS MORE THAN 433 000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS. HERE’S HOW THEY RESPONDED TO SIX OF OUR BIGGEST POSTS LAST MONTH

QUOTE ME ON THAT! • WHO SAID WHAT IN THE RUGBY WORLD LAST MONTH

QUICK QUESTIONS

THE BEST GETTING BETTER • THE SPRINGBOKS MISSED CHESLIN KOLBE’S ATTACKING BRILLIANCE DURING LAST YEAR’S RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP AND END-OF-YEAR TOUR, BUT THE STAR WING IS FIT AGAIN AND AIMING TO TAKE HIS GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL

KOLBE: DUPONT CAN DO ANYTHING

SHOULD ONLY LOCAL BE LEKKER? • BULLS COACH JAKE WHITE SAYS SA RUGBY SHOULD NOT ALLOW OVERSEAS-BASED PLAYERS TO REPRESENT THE SPRINGBOKS. VETERAN RUGBY WRITER MARK KEOHANE DISAGREES

RARING TO GO • SHARKS FULLBACK APHELELE FASSI IS HOPING FOR MORE GAME TIME IN THE GREEN AND GOLD THIS YEAR

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY • AFTER EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL STRUGGLES, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR PUMAS CAPTAIN WILLIE ENGELBRECHT

ENGELBRECHT ON...

TREBLE TARGET • THE BLITZBOKS CAN MAKE THIS A YEAR TO REMEMBER FOR THEMSELVES AND DEPARTING COACH NEIL POWELL

JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY • EX-IRELAND CENTRE LYNNE CANT WELL TALKS ABOUT HER PLANS FOR EXPANDING THE GAME IN SOUTH AFRICA

SUPERCHARGED SHOWDOWN • IN A VOTE FOR THE GREATEST SUPER RUGBY TEAM OF ALL TIME, SARUGBYMAG.C0.ZA READERS HAVE REDUCED THE FIELD FROM 32 TO 16. NOW OUR MAGAZINE READERS WILL DECIDE WHICH TEAMS PROGRESS TO THE QUARTER-FINALS

THE TEAMS

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

BOX POP • You can do a box jump, sure. Or you can try these new exercises on that box you keep eyeing at the gym.

AFRICAN ADMIRER • SOUTH AFRICA HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SONNY BILL WILLIAMS’ SPORTING AND PERSONAL LIFE, AS SHOWN BY THESE EXTRACTS FROM HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, YOU CAN’T STOP THE SUN FROM SHINING

EMULATING AN IDOL • SAMISONI TAUKEI’AHO FULFILLED HIS ALL BLACKS DREAM AFTER TURNING DOWN TONGA. NOW HE WANTS TO TAKE THE No 2 JERSEY FROM DANE COLES

PUMPED TO PERFORM • ENGLAND FLYHALF MARCUS SMITH COMBINES AN ALMOST CHILDLIKE JOY FOR THE GAME WITH A STEELY FOCUS AND CONSTANT DESIRE TO IMPROVE

SMITH ON...

FRONT-ROW SEAT • SOUTH AFRICA-BORN SCOTLAND PROP OLI KEBBLE OPENS UP ON THE HIGHS AND LOWS HE’S EXPERIENCED IN LIFE

THE GREAT RUGBY QUIZ • SA RUGBY MAGAZINE TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CURRIE CUP

PERFORMANCE DRIVEN • DILLYN LEYDS HAS EARNED RESPECT AND GROWN HIS GAME WITH FRENCH CLUB LA ROCHELLE

HARLEQUINS • IMPRESS YOUR MATES WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPEAN RUGBY CLUBS

SUPER SELECTION • MY ULTIMATE SUPER RUGBY XV FROM 1996 TO 2020, BASED ON TOURNAMENT PERFORMANCES ALONE