Luke launches new look
21 Aug 2006
Having Luke Watson on the cover of the new-look SA Rugby magazine, on sale today, could not be more appropriate.
Rugby teams, like magazines, cannot stand still. Stick with the same game plan for too long and you’ll lose your cutting edge. Stay in your comfort zone and you’ll never make progress. Ignore new ideas and you’ll never produce anything new.
We have evolved our look and gone graphic to give the mag a vibe more in keeping with 2006. The use of angles, italicised text and 2D shapes, make the mag reader-friendly and easier on the eye. The content remains as good as ever.
In the mag this month:
– How the SABC snubbed rugby
– Why the Boks need a fetcher
– Rating refs: We publish a full referees evaluation report from the Super 14
– Butch James’s Bok comeback
– Why Aaron Mauger is the key man in the All Black backline
– Our proposal for a World Club Championship
– Q&A with Chris Latham
– Columns from Naas, Mallett and Keo
28 Comments
21 Aug 2006, 11:17 am
I see in the Sunday Times Western Province has now become Watson Province…
21 Aug 2006, 11:17 am
No 1 Luke.
21 Aug 2006, 11:20 am
This looks like “pimp my mag”
21 Aug 2006, 11:25 am
This is old news !!
already discussed this last week ?
Keo are you struggling for content?
21 Aug 2006, 11:32 am
Keo, dude, get off the Luke bandwagon its becoming a big fat bore now, Luke SHURRUP and play Rugby you bleating little twat, disrespectful gits…
21 Aug 2006, 11:34 am
Lionking … you discussed Watson last week. Today we’re telling you what’s in the mag and it extends beyond Watson and making you alert to the fact that it is on sale in the shops today.
That’s not old news. That’s today’s news.
21 Aug 2006, 11:45 am
Gee are you people deserate for sales or what.
Your whole promo speech about changing and improving is undone by Luke wearing the now ancient Stormers jersey.
21 Aug 2006, 11:56 am
I wish you hipocrates would pick on someone else, a has been maybe like Wylie Human or Johan Roets
21 Aug 2006, 12:01 pm
Skabenga, take your own advice.
21 Aug 2006, 12:15 pm
Keo
dont worry I buy your Mag, all I am saying is that you had the exact article promotting the mag on this site last week , word for word nothing new added!!
21 Aug 2006, 12:23 pm
My apologies if I’ve missed it, but I’m still waiting to see a thread about what was headline news on independent sites and in the print media. Luke Watson’s comments in Sports Illustrated.
21 Aug 2006, 12:25 pm
Arthur,
You must have missed it. Shucks
21 Aug 2006, 12:26 pm
Arthur … you didn’t miss it, but as a courtesy to SASI we did not run their story on our site. If it interests you so much go and buy the mag, although after seeing it on IOL and in the Argus they kind of gave you the entire mag for R3.50 instead of R25.95
21 Aug 2006, 12:32 pm
What a handsome young man.
21 Aug 2006, 12:33 pm
My apologies for misunderstanding site policy. I could have sworn that I’d previously seen stories that began in other print or web media (such as IOL) being discussed, with acnowledgement. And I assumed that this was because they were of general and topical interest.
21 Aug 2006, 13:27 pm
skabenga praat net kak….
21 Aug 2006, 13:37 pm
Lions!
We should buy Luke … problems are turning him into a poster boy and he will in turn get a big head.
21 Aug 2006, 13:51 pm
redlion
do you really want luke to dissappear like all those talented players lions broke!?
21 Aug 2006, 13:52 pm
After reading the SASI article I have no doubt that Luke will not become a Springbok as long as JW is the coach.
21 Aug 2006, 16:44 pm
Joke Wrong I hope you werent being sarcastic he IS a handsome young man!
But yeah REd lIon I agree he mosstl ikely is a getting a HUGE head as a result of all this median attention they must stop now or they’ll ruin him!! he’ll become a “celeberity” bleah
21 Aug 2006, 23:02 pm
What was in the SASI interview? I heard he is becoming JUST like ALL the Western Problems players. Oh well, another one bites the dust…
22 Aug 2006, 10:27 am
Hey windhoek and go dop another you suiplap doos…
and Sony go change my brakepads you thick plank…
I insult Luke you insult me, go away little boys and learn to play properly on the forums, lamers…missing the point ekse…
22 Aug 2006, 11:19 am
though i havent read the mag yet but i think Luke is a brilliant player no matter what anyone says, “bigga up” Luke and i know u guys will neva give us a s@#t mag
22 Aug 2006, 22:13 pm
Warra warra warra, how much more do we have to hear about Luke, sure he is a great player and worthy of recodnition, but if you guys go on like this he’ll think he is a bloody celebrity. But as long as Jakey is the coach Luke ain’t gonna make it. Maybe after the world cup. Why don’t you take a look at Stefan Basson or Marius Delport Keo. For new Bulls they are really making an impact. Stefan…a replacement for Percy?
29 Aug 2006, 15:09 pm
All the Watson are interested in is Money. Ask him to donate his Springbok earnings to a black charity for aids in the Eaastern Cape where it is needed. But no, he wants to be superman and he says he does not want any girl friends. Is he ***? Who is he trying to fool? He should come out of the closet. The born again…the taliban?
31 Aug 2006, 12:54 pm
of all the rugby players they chose the best to launch the new look mag; just a shame jake is to blind to see watson is one of the best candidates for a springbok; and i’m not even a stormers supporter!!
2 Sep 2006, 13:25 pm
I just luv da magazine! Every aricle is interesting and worth reading (even Naas Bothas columns). Keep up da brilliant work.
2 Sep 2006, 13:30 pm
Give Luke a break. Yes all the attention can be destructive but Luke can handle it. He is playing brilliant rugby and maybe Jake White can skrik wakker and smell the coffee.
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