Bryan Habana
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Bryan Gary Habana OIS (born 12 June 1983)[2] is a South African former professional rugby union player who initially played as an outside centre but later shifted to the wing. He most recently played for Toulon in the French Top 14 competition, and for the South Africa national team (the Springboks).
Birth name | Bryan Gary Habana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1983-06-12) 12 June 1983 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | King Edward VII School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Rand Afrikaans University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Habana was part of the South Africa team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup and was one of the stars of the tournament, his eight tries equalling the single-tournament record set by Jonah Lomu in 1999. He was subsequently named the 2007 IRB Player of the Year. During the 2015 Rugby World Cup Habana equalled Lomu's career record of 15 tries in World Cups. He is in second place among all time test try scorers, with a total of 67 tries.