Bryan Gary Habana OIS was born on 12 June 1983 and is a South African former professional rugby union player who initially played as an outside centre but later on, he shifted to the wing.
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24 Facts About Bryan Habana
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Bryan Habana is in second place among all time test try scorers, with a total of 67 tries.
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Bryan Habana was educated at King Edward VII School and Rand Afrikaans University.
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Bryan Habana played outside centre and scrumhalf in provincial and age group rugby, but once he was moved to the wing a vast improvement was seen.
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Bryan Habana made his Currie Cup debut for the Golden Lions in 2004, doing well enough to be voted the country's most promising player that year.
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Bryan Habana was named to the five-man shortlist for 2005 IRB World Player of the Year, and was selected by SA Rugby as 2005 South Africa Player of the Year in 2005.
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The try was especially hard to take for Sharks fans as it was debated if Bryan Habana should have even been on the field after dangerously tackling fullback Percy Montgomery in the air, in the opening minutes of the game.
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Bryan Habana later admitted in an interview that, despite not intending to cause Montgomery harm, he should have been sent off for the challenge.
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Bryan Habana was a part of the world cup winning side contributing to the defeat of England in the 2007 final.
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Bryan Habana was awarded the IRB Player of the Year Award at the 2007 IRB Awards, held in Paris on 21 October.
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Bryan Habana was quiet on attack, but was a rock on defence, later he found his attacking form and finished the season second top try scorer, with 8 tries.
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Bryan Habana had targeted the Lions tour as one of the biggest moments of his career, possibly bigger than the World Cup.
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Bryan Habana played well, making a try-saving tackle on Lachie Turner, but came off at halftime with an injury.
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Bryan Habana still had the all-time try-scoring record to beat, as he was five tries away from taking it at the end of the 2009 season.
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Bryan Habana scored 3 tries as the Barbarians defeated the All Blacks, who had not lost a match in the Northern hemisphere in 2 years.
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Bryan Habana played for the Stormers in a losing Super Rugby final in 2010, a losing Currie Cup final for Western Province in 2010 and a winning Currie Cup final in 2012.
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Bryan Habana scored a hat trick of tries against Australia as well as tries, home and away, against the All Blacks.
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On 11 January 2013, Bryan Habana confirmed he would move to French club Toulon at the end of the 2013 Super Rugby season, on a three-year contract.
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Bryan Habana was selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, where he equalled Jonah Lomu's record of 15 World Cup tries with a hat-trick against the USA.
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Bryan Habana was made vice-captain of South Africa in 2016, and brought his career try tally to 67.
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On 24 April 2018, Bryan Habana announced his retirement from all rugby at the end of his French Top 14 club Toulon's season.
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On 20 September 2009, Bryan Habana married his longtime girlfriend, Janine Viljoen, at Sorex Estate's chapel in Centurion.
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