South Africa vs New Zealand: Five things we learned
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFive things we learned: Holders show ability to raise game and maintain composure, while Bryan Habana has afternoon to forget
South Africa v New Zealand match preview
1 decade agoWill we see the contrast in game-plan we expect, with New Zealand using their ball-playing skills to play a wide attacking game and South Africa playing a narrower game running into contact to set up phases?...
All Blacks v Springboks combined XV
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of this weekend's semi final between the pair, we have selected the ultimate XV from the 2 current squads. A tough pick but let us know what you think!1. Tendai Mtawarira - Nicknamed "The beast",...
View from South Africa: golden cup or more division for the Rainbow Nation?
1 decade ago by The GuardianNot too many people are talking up the Springboks’ chances of winning the Rugby World Cup, with the All Blacks waiting in the semi-finals, and opinion is divided about wing Bryan Habana’s hopes of...
Horrified Bryan Habana spurred on by murder
1 decade ago by The TimesTwenty years after Nelson Mandela famously used rugby union to unite a nation, Bryan Habana says that he wants to...
Julian Savea and Bryan Habana can wing way to records in World Cup semi-final
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe New Zealand and South Africa No11s could emerge from Saturday’s crucial match at Twickenham with a notable try-scoring record eachIf a player wearing No11 scores a try in the first World Cup semi-final...
South Africa star Bryan Habana pays tribute to murdered rugby coach
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentSpringboks wing Bryan Habana paid tribute to a South African rugby coach whose last words to his school principal were “Viva maBokoboko viva” – long live the Springboks – before he was murdered...
Bok youngsters not feeling nerves
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comEvery time they go into a press conference at the World Cup, it seems whichever Springbok player is chosen to go in front of the media gets assailed by questions about Bryan Habana.
South Africa’s Heyneke Meyer: ‘We are expecting an arm wrestle with Wales’
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Springboks recall JP Pietersen for World Cup quarter-final• Veteran Victor Matfield not fit enough to make benchSouth Africa have recalled JP Pietersen for their World Cup quarter-final against Wales...
The five most spectacular tries of the World Cup so far
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFrom Bryan Habana to Wesley Fofana via Akihito Yamada - the most emphatic dives over the line
