Former Springbok wing Bryan Habana will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at the end of this year.
The prolific winger was a sensation during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.World Cup-winning wing Bryan Habana is one of five players who’ll be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at the annual awards ceremony in Paris on October 29.
The other four are New Zealand’s Dan Carter, France’s Thierry Dusautoir, Australia’s George Smith and Argentina’s Juan Martin Hernandez. World Rugby Chairman and Hall of Fame inductee Sir Bill Beaumont said: “Rugby World Cup 2023 is our 200th birthday party, the sport’s greatest celebration of togetherness. We are proud to be inducting five legends of the game, players who are indelibly linked to the remarkable Rugby World Cup story.“Each have played a huge role in making the sport what it is today, exciting and inspiring in equal measure, while always being superb ambassadors for their sport.
“Congratulations to our inductees. We look forward to celebrating their achievements at the World Rugby Awards in Paris on 29 October.”The winger finished as the top try-scorer in the 2007 World Cup in France after touching down a record-equalling eight times. Habana scored two more tries at Rugby World Cup 2011, to become the Springboks’ all-time leading try scorer, and added a further five in his tournament swansong in 2015 to take his overall tally to 15 and draw level with Jonah Lomu as the men’s Rugby World Cup all-time leading try scorer.Boks v France: Referee named to handle World Cup quarter-final
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