Players

Bryan Habana made his Test debut at 21 years of age as a replacement versus England at Twickenham, scoring with virtually his first touch of the ball against the then World Champions.

The next week in the game against Scotland he made his first start for the team and celebrated by scoring two tries.

For the 2005 Super 12 season he moved from the Lions to the Bulls and was included in the South African 2005 Tri Nations squad, making his Tri Nations debut against Australia and finishing as the joint highest try-scorer in the tournament.

The conclusion to the 2005 season saw Habana named as one of five men for the IRB World Player of the Year Award as well as being named South Africa Player of the Year by SA Rugby.

In the 2007 Super 14 Final against the Sharks, he scored a last minute try that enabled teammate Derick Hougaard to kick the conversion to win the game for the Bulls.

He went on to equal Jonah Lomu's World Cup tryscoring record and play a key part in South Africa's World Cup triumph.

He was named the IRB and South African player of the year in 2007.

Habana has been the centre of some speculation that he may move abroad, but he is currently committed to the Bulls and the Springboks.

With 32 tries from 46 Tests, Habana is a national treasure. He has mesmerising pace and a innate ability to read the game.

He is looking to overtake Joost van der Westhuizen with 38 tries as the leading South African try scorer.

Habana will always be remembered by the Bulls’ fans as the man who scored the winning try against the Sharks during 2007’s final.

He is without a doubt one of the finest backs ever produced by South Africa and the fact that he was the IRB’s Player of the Year (2007) as well as the SA Player of the Year on two occasions (2007 and 2005) sums up his massive abilities.

Courtesy of thebulls.co.za

Bok debut: 2004 v England