The record-breaking wing will be remembered as one of South Africa’s greatest rugby players
The 34-year-old, who is South Africa’s all-time leading try scorer with 67 tries from his 124 Tests, confirmed the news on Tuesday
Boks’ winger Bryan Habana laughed off comparisons to the Kiwi great, Jonah Lomu, despite matching his World Cup record of 15 tries.
Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu’s record of 15 World Cup tries with a hat-trick in an annihilation of the US to take SA to the quarter-finals.
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The team has made six changes to its lineup ahead of the Australia game, where Bryan Habana is set to wear the Springbok jersey for the 100th time.
Toulon’s new headline recruit, winger Bryan Habana, says he is excited about joining the European champions on a two-year deal.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer led a chorus of praise on Sunday for experienced winger Bryan Habana.
The Springboks will travel to the Northern Hemisphere with five uncapped players, and without their all-time leading try-scorer, Bryan Habana.
Australia overcame a slow start to ease some pressure on coach Robbie Deans with a 26-19 win over South Africa in their Rugby Championship Test.
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If Bryan Habana returns to form, we will win the World Cup — period.
John Smit left for the World Cup under siege to hold his place in the Bok team, yet he will be creating new records when he leads SA against Namibia.
South Africa feel they have what it takes to successfully defend their World Cup title defence with minnows Namibia their next tournament indicator.
Bakkies Botha will almost certainly miss SA’s rugby World Cup opener, with the Springboks further hurt by an injury concern over winger Bryan Habana.
After a poor Tri-Nations campaign, the Boks are under increasing pressure as the president orders the World Cup home and fans hope for their success.
The Stormers have overpowered the Melbourne Rebels 40-3 to march into the Super 15 top two in Melbourne.
SA wing Bryan Habana has been ruled out of the remaining Tests of the world champions’ tour after suffering a hand injury in practice on Tuesday.
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/ 21 February 2010
Wing Bryan Habana grabbed two second-half tries to help the Stormers beat the New South Wales Waratahs 27-6 in the Super 14 on Saturday.
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/ 20 February 2010
England fly-half Danny Cipriani may soon be joined at the Melbourne Rebels by several leading Springboks, according to reports on Saturday.
The last season of Super 14 in its current format kicks off on Friday with the Crusaders and the Bulls once again the teams to beat.
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/ 27 October 2009
Blue Bulls’ wing Bryan Habana, resumed training on Monday and Dr Org Strauss is optimistic the winger will be fit to play in the Currie Cup final.
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/ 8 September 2009
SA have delayed naming their team for the Test against New Zealand as they await results of fitness tests on Bryan Habana and Pierre Spies.
If you were looking for an omen ahead of the Super 14 semifinals next week, then Bryan Habana’s try against the Cheetahs at Loftus might qualify.
Victor Matfield returns to lead the Bulls’ side for Friday’s Super 14 match against the Crusaders — and Bryan Habana is back on the wing.
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/ 3 December 2008
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw is relishing the prospect of playing alongside John Smit and Bryan Habana in his Barbarians debut on Wednesday.
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/ 13 November 2008
Shane Williams and Bryan Habana could form a dream wing partnership when the Barbarians take on Australia at Wembley next month.
Springbok wing Bryan Habana will miss Saturday’s Tri-Nations match against Australia after failing a fitness test on an injured hamstring on Monday.
New Zealand flyhalf Daniel Carter scored 14 points and set up a try for Jerome Kaino to lead the All Blacks to a hard-fought 19-8 victory over SA.
SA on Saturday beat Italy 26-0 in their one-off Test match at Newlands, but there is little doubt that the visitors will see this as a moral victory.
As the senior member of the back three and one of the leaders of the back line, Bryan Habana is no longer just the Boks’ most potent attacking weapon. He’s now also tasked with an important leadership role, but it is responsibility he welcomes.
The nature of Test rugby is that it tends to run in four-year cycles, centred on the mammoth spectacle of the World Cup. The Springboks face the next three-and-a-half years as World Cup defending champions, a lofty pedestal that has proven very difficult to defend in the past.
JP Pietersen’s lack of form in the Super 14 season has cost him a place in the Springbok squad that was named in Somerset West on Wednesday. The Sharks’ World Cup-winning wing failed to score a try in the 2008 series after he finished the 2007 Super 14 season as the leading try scorer.