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'{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2012}} {{Use South African English|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Bryan Habana | image = Habana, Bryan (Canon).jpg | caption = Habana in October 2006 | birth_name = Bryan Gary Habana | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] | death_date = 6 May 2020, Pretoria | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80}}<ref name="SARU Player Profile Bryan Habana">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=25452 | name=Bryan Habana | date=30 May 2016}}</ref> | weight = {{convert|94|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}<ref name="SARU Player Profile Bryan Habana"/> | school = [[King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)|King Edward VII School]] | university = [[Rand Afrikaans University]] | ru_position = [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] | ru_nationalyears = 2004 <br/> 2004, 2016 <br/> 2004–2016 <br/> 2007 <br/> 2014 | ru_nationalteam = {{nowrap|South Africa Under-21 <br/> [[South Africa national rugby sevens team|South Africa Sevens]] <br/> {{nrut|South Africa}} ''(test)'' <br/> {{nrut|South Africa}} ''(tour)'' <br/> Springbok XV}} | ru_nationalcaps = 3 <br/> 4 <br/> 124 <br/> 2 <br/> 2 | ru_nationalpoints = (15) <br/> (15) <br/> (335) <br/> (0) <br/> (5) | ru_ntupdate = 19 November 2016 | ru_clubyears = 2013–2018 | ru_proclubs = {{Rut Toulon}} | ru_clubcaps = 66 | ru_clubpoints = (115) | ru_clubupdate = 18 June 2017 | ru_currentclub = | super14 = {{Rut Bulls}} <br/> {{Rut Stormers}} | super14years = 2005–2009 <br/> 2010–2013 | super14caps = 61 <br/> 57 | super14points = (185) <br/> (95) | super14update = 16 August 2015 | ru_province = {{nowrap|{{Rut Golden Lions}} <br/> {{Rut Blue Bulls}} <br/> {{Rut Western Province}}}} | ru_provinceyears = 2003–2004 <br/> 2005–2009 <br/> 2010–2013 | ru_provincecaps = 21 <br/> 14 <br/> 8 | ru_provincepoints = (85) <br/> (45) <br/> (10) | ru_provinceupdate = 16 August 2015 | other = }} '''Bryan Gary Habana''' [[Order of Ikhamanga|OIS]] (born 12 June 1983 - 6 May 2020)<ref name="bryanhabana.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.bryanhabana.com/About.aspx |title=bryanhabana.com: About |accessdate=2006-12-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060406133903/http://www.bryanhabana.com/About.aspx |archivedate=6 April 2006 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> was a South African former [[rugby union]] player who played as a [[Wing (rugby union)|wing]]. He most recently played for [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] in the French [[Top 14]] competition, and for the [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa national team]] (the Springboks). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Rugby Union players in history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://africa.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/23302505/bryan-habana-ranks-rugby-greatest-ever-players|title=Habana ranks among rugby's greatest ever players|date=2018-04-24|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> He 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 International Player of the Year|IRB Player of the Year]]. During the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] he equalled Lomu's career record of 15 tries in World Cups. He is in second place among [[List of leading rugby union test try scorers|all time test try scorers]], with a total of 67 tries behind only [[Daisuke Ohata]]. == Career == === Early career === Habana was born in [[Johannesburg]] and named Bryan Gary Habana, after former [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] footballers [[Bryan Robson]] and [[Gary Bailey]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Kimmage |title=Bryan Habana has a spring in his step |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article2652989.ece |publisher=TimesOnline |date=14 October 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-14 |location=London}}</ref> Habana was educated at [[King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)|King Edward VII School]] and [[Rand Afrikaans University]] (now known as the [[University of Johannesburg]]). He played [[outside centre]] and [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrumhalf]] in provincial and age group rugby, but once he was moved to the wing a vast improvement was seen. He was a member of the [[South Africa national rugby sevens team|South African Sevens]] side in the 2003–2004 [[World Sevens Series]]. He 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. That November, he made his Test debut against [[England national rugby union team|England]] at [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] aged 21. Though the game was lost 32–16, Habana came on as a reserve to score a try with his first touch of the ball against the then World Cup holders. The following week Habana was moved into the starting line-up, where he contributed two tries to the 45–10 win over [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] at [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]]. The next week, he was selected in the same position, on the left wing, in that year's final match against [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] in [[Buenos Aires]]. === 2005–2007 === In 2005, he moved to the Blue Bulls. Following the [[2005 Super 12 season]], Habana was, as expected, included in the 2005 Springboks squad. He played on the left wing in South Africa's opening match of 2005 against [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]], whom the Springboks defeated 134–3, with Habana scoring two tries. South Africa then hosted [[France national rugby union team|France]] for a two test series; drawing the first 30-all, and winning the second 27–13, with Habana scoring two tries in both games. In the lead-up to the [[2005 Tri Nations Series|2005 Tri Nations]], Habana played in two tests against [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], the first, a loss at [[Telstra Stadium]], and then a 33–20 win at home at [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Ellis Park]], with Habana scoring in the second Test. Habana made his [[Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations]] debut on 30 July against the Wallabies at the Bulls' home of [[Loftus Versfeld]] in [[Pretoria]]. South Africa won the match 22–16. The subsequent match against the [[All Blacks]] at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]] was also a win for South Africa. In the second match against Australia in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], Habana scored two tries in the 22–19 win. The All Blacks won the last match of the series, a thrilling 31–27 win for the New Zealanders at [[Carisbrook]]. Although South Africa did not win the series, Habana had established himself on the international stage, finishing as the tournament's joint highest try-scorer with New Zealands' [[Doug Howlett]] and [[Joe Rokocoko]]. In the Currie Cup, the Blue Bulls made it to the final, which was played at home at Loftus Versfeld, against the [[Free State Cheetahs]]. The Cheetahs, somewhat underdogs, won the final. In November of that year, Habana earned caps for South Africa against Argentina, [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] and France, scoring two tries in the Welsh match. Habana was named to the five-man shortlist for 2005 [[International Rugby Board|IRB]] World Player of the Year, and was also selected by [[South African Rugby Union|SA Rugby]] as 2005 South Africa Player of the Year in 2005. The Springboks endured a poor year in 2006 as they lost four of their six tri nations matches. They also lost to [[France national rugby union team|France]] in the midyear test and lost to [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] 32–15 – a game in which Habana was averted to centre for the first time in a Springbok shirt. He scored a try. They then lost to [[England national rugby union team|England]] in the first test but gained revenge in the second test. In April 2007 Habana competed against a [[cheetah]] in a 100-meter race to help raise awareness of the imminent danger of the cheetah being classified as an [[endangered species]], according to De Wildt officials. He lost, because cheetahs can run 70&nbsp;mph, instead of 22&nbsp;mph.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/13/cheetah.race/index.html Man Races World's Fastest Cat]. CNN.com, 16 April 2007.</ref> === 2007 Super 14 === Habana's most dramatic act of the 2007 Super 14 season was his last minute try in the final, enabling flyhalf [[Derick Hougaard]] to make an easy conversion and giving the Bulls a dramatic 20–19 victory over the Sharks. The try was especially hard to take for Sharks fans as it was debated if Habana should have even been on the field after dangerously tackling fullback [[Percy Montgomery]] in the air, in the opening minutes of the game. Habana later admitted in an interview that, despite not intending to cause Montgomery harm, he should have been sent off for the challenge. === 2007 World Cup === Habana was selected on the wing for the Springboks first game of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], where he scored four tries in the 59–7 win over Samoa in Paris. In South Africa's final group game, he scored two tries against the US in Montpellier. He also scored two tries against Argentina in the semifinal, equalling [[Jonah Lomu]]'s record of 8 tries in one World Cup. To score the first try, he chipped the defensive line, outran the cover defence, regathered the ball and scored near the corner flag. To score the second, he intercepted the ball after Argentina had gone blindside off a scrum, running nearly the length of the field to dot the ball down under the posts. He was a part of the world cup winning side contributing to the defeat of England in the 2007 final. Habana was awarded the [[IRB International Player of the Year|IRB Player of the Year Award]] at the 2007 IRB Awards, held in Paris on 21 October.<ref>[http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/index.html Habana named IRB Player of the Year]. 22 October 2007.</ref> === 2008 Season === [[File:Bryan Habana in Springbok change kit.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Habana in the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springbok]] change kit]]The 2008 season wasn't Habana's greatest. Although he kept his spot in the Springboks side, he failed to make an impact like he did in the previous year. He only scored two tries in the whole year, one against [[New Zealand national rugby union team|the All Blacks]] in their 19–8 loss and one against [[England national rugby union team|England]] in the 42–6 win. The team struggled to adapt to new coach Peter de Villiers incoherent model for an expansive game, and thus the Springbok backline failed to find attacking impetus throughout that season. The Springboks had a poor year, only winning two of their six games in the [[2008 Tri Nations Series|2008 Tri Nations]] but came back at the end of the year to win all of their [[2008 end-of-year rugby union internationals|Tour Matches]] against [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]]. === 2009 Super 14 === Habana had a mixed super 14 season. He 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. This led to the Blue Bulls regaining their title as Champions of the Southern Hemisphere. === 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa === Habana had targeted the [[2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa|Lions tour]] as one of the biggest moments of his career, possibly bigger than the World Cup. In a close first test the South Africans defeated the Lions 26–21, but Habana failed to show the form he had displayed in the Super 14. In the second test, the Lions were more fired up and led 19–8 with 20 minutes to go before Habana burst through their defence and scored one of his most memorable tries. The Springboks went on to win after his Bulls teammate [[Morné Steyn]] kicked a last gasp penalty from 53m. Habana was rested for the final test, a game which South Africa would rather forget as they lost 28–9 but with their series win they gained revenge after losing the [[1997 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa|1997 Tour]]. === 2009 Tri Nations === After the Lions series came the Tri-Nations. [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] beat [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in the opening game 22–16, so the pressure was on South Africa to claim a victory over the All Blacks in their opener at [[Vodacom Park|Bloemfontein]]. They did this with a 28–19 win. They played [[New Zealand national rugby union team|the All Blacks]] at [[ABSA Stadium|Durban]] the following week. This was Habana's 50th test and South Africa won 31–19 with [[Morné Steyn]] scoring all 31 points. This was the first time they'd beaten the All Blacks in successive games at home in 33 years (South Africa won 3 out of 4 home tests against New Zealand in 1976). The next week they took on [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in [[Newlands Stadium|Cape Town]]. South Africa once again came home with a 29–17 win. This meant they'd won all of their home games in the tournament for the first time since [[2005 Tri Nations Series|2005]] putting them on course for their first championship win since [[2004 Tri Nations Series|2004]]. If South Africa take the 2009 Tri-Nations title it would be Habana's first tournament win meaning he would have won every tournament in professional southern hemisphere rugby. South Africa then won their first away-game and their 4th match out of 4 in the Tri Nations with a 32–25 victory over the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]] at [[Subiaco Oval]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. Habana scored 2 of the 4 tries. The Springboks would take on the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]] in [[Suncorp Stadium|Brisbane]] a week later, but this time they were outmuscled 21–6. This kept [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] in with a chance of claiming the tournament. Habana played well, making a try-saving tackle on [[Lachie Turner]], but came off at halftime with an injury. He was however declared fit for the visit to New Zealand as the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]] claimed victory by 32–29, to win their first [[Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations]] title since 2004. It was also Habana's first success in that tournament. Habana still had the all-time try-scoring record{{clarify|date=November 2017}} to beat, as he was five tries away from taking it at the end of the 2009 season. ===Barbarians 2009=== On 5 December, Habana played on the left wing for the [[Barbarians F.C.|Barbarians]] for their 'Final Challenge' against New Zealand. He scored 3 tries as the Barbarians defeated the All Blacks, who had not lost a match in the Northern hemisphere in 2 years.<ref>[http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3831_5748458,00.html Habana hails his fellow Barbarian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102183820/http://planetrugby.com/story/0%2C25883%2C3831_5748458%2C00.html |date=2 January 2010 }}</ref> === Provincial Move === In 2009 Habana moved to [[Cape Town]], to play for Western Province and the Stormers starting in 2010. 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. ===2011 Rugby World Cup=== Habana was selected for the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] and played the first game which South Africa won against Wales 17-16 thanks to tries from François Steyn and Hougaard. They were then victorious against Fiji and Namibia before beating Samoa just 13-5 in which Habana scored a ninth minute try. South Africa however were then knocked out of the tournament by Australia in the quarter-finals by 11-9. ===2012=== Habana played two tests against England in the June internationals and 5 tests in [[The Rugby Championship]] against [[Argentina]], Australia and New Zealand. He scored a [[hat trick]] of tries against Australia as well as tries, home and away, against the All Blacks === Toulon === [[File:Bryan Habana (RC Toulon).JPG|thumb|right|Habana with Toulon, vs [[Stade Français]].]] On 11 January 2013, Habana confirmed he would move to French club [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] at the end of the [[2013 Super Rugby season]], on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/story/175542.html |publisher=ESPN scrum |title=Toulon sign South Africa winger Bryan Habana from the Stormers |date=11 January 2013 |accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> Toulon won the [[Heineken Cup]] and Top 14 in 2014 and the [[European Rugby Champions Cup|European Champions Cup]] in 2015. ===2015 Rugby World Cup=== 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. South Africa lost 20-18 in the semi-finals to eventual champions New Zealand and subsequently finished third. Habana was made vice-captain of South Africa in 2016, and brought his career try tally to 67. ===Retirement=== On 24 April 2018, Habana announced his retirement from all rugby at the end of his French Top 14 club Toulon's season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/one-of-the-greatest-springboks-record-tryscorer-bryan-habana-retires-from-rugby/news-story/aa7d04be781b5abe1af705e7e211d577 | title='One of the greatest': Springboks record tryscorer Bryan Habana retires from rugby | date=25 April 2018 | accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref> == Honours == ;[[Blue Bulls]] * [[Currie Cup]]: [[2009 Currie Cup Premier Division|2009]] ;[[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]] * [[Super Rugby]]: [[2007 Super 14 season|2007]], [[2009 Super 14 season|2009]] ;[[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] * [[Currie Cup]]: [[2012 Currie Cup Premier Division|2012]] ;[[Toulon]] * [[Heineken Cup]] European Champions/[[European Rugby Champions Cup]]: [[2013–14 Heineken Cup|2014]], 2015 * [[Top 14]] French League: [[2013–14 Top 14 season|2014]] ;[[Springboks|South Africa]] * [[Rugby World Cup|World Cup]]: [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]] * [[Tri Nations (rugby union)|Tri-Nations]]: [[2009 Tri Nations Series|2009]] * Lions Series Winner: [[2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa|2009]] ;South Africa Rugby Union Awards * SARU Player Of The Year: 2005, 2007 and 2012 * SuperSport Try of the year: 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2007-11-08-habana-crowned-player-of-the-year|title=Habana crowned player of the year|first=Staff|last=Reporter|date=|website=mg.co.za|accessdate=21 March 2018}}</ref> 2012 ;[[International Rugby Board]] Awards * [[International Rugby Board]] Player Of The Year: 2007 * International Rugby Players' Association Try of the Year: 2012 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2064544.html#habana+wins+irpa+try+year+2012+award |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202044446/http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid%3D2064544.html#habana+wins+irpa+try+year+2012+award |archivedate=2 December 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> == Personal life == On 20 September 2009, he married his longtime girlfriend, Janine Viljoen,<ref name="Independent Online – 24Jul2010">{{cite news |url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/bok-who-just-wants-to-give-back-1.674595 |title=Bok who just wants to give back |date=24 July 2010 |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |publisher=[[Independent News & Media]] |accessdate=16 October 2011}}</ref> at Sorex Estate's chapel in Centurion. ===== Death ===== Habana died on 6 May 2020, just 3 weeks after contracting the Corona Virus. ==See also== * [[List of international rugby union tries by Bryan Habana]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209104107/http://www.thestormers.com/profiles.asp?id=256 Stormers profile] * {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=25452 | name=Bryan Habana | date=30 May 2016}} * [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/joueur_1707.html statistics on itsrugby.co.uk] * [http://www.genslin.us/bokke/PlayerData.aspx?PlayerID=707 Springbok Hall of Fame] * {{Scrum|14660}} {{Navboxes | title = Squads | list1 = {{2015–2016 South Africa Sevens World Series squad}} {{South Africa Squad 2015 Rugby World Cup}} {{2012 Western Province Currie Cup squad}} {{South Africa Squad 2011 Rugby World Cup}} {{South Africa Squad 2007 World Cup}} {{2004 Golden Lions Currie Cup squad}} {{2003–2004 South Africa IRB Sevens World Series squad}} }} {{World Rugby Player of the Year}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Habana, Bryan}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Benoni]] [[Category:Cape Coloureds]] [[Category:Rugby union wings]] [[Category:South African rugby union players]] [[Category:South Africa international rugby union players]] [[Category:Bulls (rugby union) players]] [[Category:Stormers players]] [[Category:Western Province (rugby team) players]] [[Category:Golden Lions players]] [[Category:Blue Bulls players]] [[Category:Barbarian F.C. players]] [[Category:RC Toulonnais players]] [[Category:Alumni of King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)]] [[Category:World Rugby Awards winners]] [[Category:World Rugby Players of the Year]] [[Category:South African expatriate rugby union players]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Expatriate rugby union players in France]] [[Category:South Africa international rugby sevens players]] [[Category:Male rugby sevens players]] [[Category:Recipients of the Order of Ikhamanga]]'