Bryan Habana is a
South Africanrugby union player who plays on the
wing. As of January 2018[update], Habana has represented South Africa 124 times and has scored 67
tries.[1] Habana's try total places him second on the
all-time list, and also makes him South Africa's leading international try scorer.[2][3] Habana has also scored more international tries outside his home country than any other player in history, with a total of 38 either away or at neutral venues.[4]
Habana made his international debut for South Africa against
England at
Twickenham in 2004. It was during this match that Habana scored his first try, before scoring two tries against
Scotland a week later. Habana played in South Africa's winning
2007 Rugby World Cup campaign, where he finished the tournament as the leading try scorer with eight, including four tries in a single match against
Samoa.[5]
When Habana scored a try against
Italy on 21 November 2009, it meant that he had scored a try against each of the
"Tier 1" nations. The following year Habana scored another two tries against Italy in separate matches, the second of which brought Habana's total to 38, equalling the South African record set by
Joost van der Westhuizen.[6] Habana remained level with van der Westhuizen, failing to score for almost fifteen months, before ending his drought at the
2011 World Cup against
Namibia.[7] Habana became the second South African to win the
IRPA Try of the Year for his try against
New Zealand in 2012. Running between two defending players and chipping the ball over a third, Habana slid in to score in the South African's 21–11 defeat in the
2012 Rugby Championship.[8]
International tries
Key
Won denotes that the match was won by South Africa
Lost denotes that the match was lost by South Africa
Bryan Habana is a
South Africanrugby union player who plays on the
wing. As of January 2018[update], Habana has represented South Africa 124 times and has scored 67
tries.[1] Habana's try total places him second on the
all-time list, and also makes him South Africa's leading international try scorer.[2][3] Habana has also scored more international tries outside his home country than any other player in history, with a total of 38 either away or at neutral venues.[4]
Habana made his international debut for South Africa against
England at
Twickenham in 2004. It was during this match that Habana scored his first try, before scoring two tries against
Scotland a week later. Habana played in South Africa's winning
2007 Rugby World Cup campaign, where he finished the tournament as the leading try scorer with eight, including four tries in a single match against
Samoa.[5]
When Habana scored a try against
Italy on 21 November 2009, it meant that he had scored a try against each of the
"Tier 1" nations. The following year Habana scored another two tries against Italy in separate matches, the second of which brought Habana's total to 38, equalling the South African record set by
Joost van der Westhuizen.[6] Habana remained level with van der Westhuizen, failing to score for almost fifteen months, before ending his drought at the
2011 World Cup against
Namibia.[7] Habana became the second South African to win the
IRPA Try of the Year for his try against
New Zealand in 2012. Running between two defending players and chipping the ball over a third, Habana slid in to score in the South African's 21–11 defeat in the
2012 Rugby Championship.[8]
International tries
Key
Won denotes that the match was won by South Africa
Lost denotes that the match was lost by South Africa