Hall of Fame Springbok Bryan Habana has named his toughest opposition.
The World Cup winner has faced some of the game’s most prolific players on the club and country circuit; here’s who Habana believes are the most skilled opponent’s he’s faced:
- Richie McCaw
- Jonny Wilkinson
- Bakkies Botha
- Shane Williams
- Joe Rokocoko
Habana loving the current crop of Springboks
The former Blue Bulls winger believes he’s never seen a better Springbok squad than now, saying, “100%, it is, in my opinion, the best South African collective that we ever had,” said Springboks highest try scorer.
“I mean back-to-back Worlds Cup, number one in the world and then this year we got three players nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year and what Rassie Erasmus has done has been phenomenal,
“I tell everyone, if you don’t come from South Africa, we’ve got a unique history, we are still so divided. Within the rugby context if another nation wins a Rugby World Cup you sort of have a parade like the English in ’03 or with New Zealand but South Africa has so much more that sport gives back.
“For me, 1995 was inspirational, 2007 as a player is almost the pinnacle but our best moment without a doubt is 2019, Siya Kolisi being the first African to not only captain his country but then win a World Cup, to have Makazole Mapimpi scoring a try and becoming the first South African to score a try in a Rugby World Cup final – which does not say anything about me because I played in the World Cup final.”
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