Bryan Habana’s hat-trick against the USA in their Rugby World Cup clash in London on Wednesday saw him tie not 1, but 2 try scoring records.
Habana’s feat saw him not only join All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu atop the all-time World Cup try scoring charts – with 15 – but also moved him into a tie with former Wallaby David Campese for 2nd spot in the overall Test try list (64).
Habana now trails Japan’s Daisuke Ohata (69) by 5 tries in the all-time list.
But who did Habana score his very 1st Test try against? And his 50th?
Wonder no more!
Bryan Habana Test tries (Under: Try No, Opponent, Location, Date):
1 – England London 20 Nov 2004
2 – Scotland Edinburgh 27 Nov 2004
3 – Scotland Edinburgh 27 Nov 2004
4 – Uruguay East London 11 Jun 2005
5 – Uruguay East London 11 Jun 2005
6 – France Durban 18 Jun 2005
7 – France Durban 18 Jun 2005
8 – France Port Elizabeth 25 Jun 2005
9 – France Port Elizabeth 25 Jun 2005
10 – Australia Johannesburg 23 Jul 2005
11 – Australia Perth 20 Aug 2005
12 – Australia Perth 20 Aug 2005
13 – New Zealand Dunedin 27 Aug 2005
14 – Wales Cardiff 19 Nov 2005
15 – Wales Cardiff 19 Nov 2005
16 – New Zealand Rustenburg 2 Sep 2006
17 – Ireland Dublin 11 Nov 2006
18 – England Bloemfontein 26 May 2007
19 – England Bloemfontein 26 May 2007
20 – England Pretoria 2 Jun 2007
21 – England Pretoria 2 Jun 2007
22 – Scotland Edinburgh 25 Aug 2007
23 – Samoa Paris 9 Sep 2007
24 – Samoa Paris 9 Sep 2007
25 – Samoa Paris 9 Sep 2007
26 – Samoa Paris 9 Sep 2007
27 – United States Montpellier 30 Sep 2007
28 – United States Montpellier 30 Sep 2007
29 – Argentina Saint-Denis 14 Oct 2007
30 – Argentina Saint-Denis 14 Oct 2007
31 – New Zealand Wellington 5 Jul 2008
32 – England London 22 Nov 2008
33 – British and Irish Lions Pretoria 27 Jun 2009
34 – Australia Perth 29 Aug 2009
35 – Australia Perth 29 Aug 2009
36 – Italy Udine 21 Nov 2009
37 – Italy Witbank 19 Jun 2010
38 – Italy East London 26 Jun 2010
39 – Namibia Auckland 22 Sep 2011
40 – Samoa Auckland 30 Sep 2011
41 – Argentina Cape Town 18 Aug 2012
42 – Australia Perth 8 Sep 2012
43 – New Zealand Dunedin 15 Sep 2012
44 – Australia Pretoria 29 Sep 2012
45 – Australia Pretoria 29 Sep 2012
46 – Australia Pretoria 29 Sep 2012
47 – New Zealand Johannesburg 6 Oct 2012
48 – Italy Durban 8 Jun 2013
49 – Samoa Pretoria 22 Jun 2013
50 – Samoa Pretoria 22 Jun 2013
51 – Argentina Johannesburg 17 Aug 2013
52 – New Zealand Johannesburg 5 Oct 2013
53 – New Zealand Johannesburg 5 Oct 203
54 – Wales Durban 14 Jun 2014
55 – Wales Durban 14 Jun 2014
56 – Argentina Salta 23 Aug 2014
57 – Italy Padua 22 Nov 2014
58 – Argentina Durban 8 Aug 2015
59 – Argentina Buenos Aires 15 Aug 2015
60 – Samoa Birmingham 26 Sep 2015
61 – Scotland Newcastle 3 Oct 2015
62 – United States London 7 Oct 2015
63 – United States London 7 Oct 2015
64 – United States London 7 Oct 2015
All time leading Rugby World Cup try scorers list:
After his hat-trick against the USA in London on Wednesday, Springbok wing Bryan Habana has tied All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu atop the all-time leading Rugby World Cup try scorers charts.
Habana entered the match on 12 tries, 3 adrift of Lomu, but thanks to a stellar performance against the USA Eagles, Habana now has a chance eclipse Lomu in the remaining matches at this year’s tournament.
All time Rugby World Cup try scorers list:
15 – Jonah Lomu, New Zealand
15 – Bryan Habana, South Africa *
13 – Doug Howlett, New Zealand
12 – Drew Mitchell, Australia *
11 – Chris Latham, Australia
11 – Joe Rokocoko, New Zealand
11 – Rory Underwood, England
11 – Vincent Clerc, France
10 – David Campese, Australia
10 – Brian Lima, Samoa
10 – Shane Williams, Wales
* denotes -still playing
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Congratulations Bryan on equaling Jonah’s record.
I’m sure by Tournaments end, you will hold the record outright.
No one else is more deserving.
I’m also sure, one of the first to congratulate you, will be Jonah.
It will be a congratulations,
from one gentleman to another.
@ cane:
to another gentleman
Come to think of it, Habana had better make sharp because he’s only got one RWC game left to do it in…
@ BrumbiesBoy:
I’ve just had a look at the “Most likely scenario” concerning the QF’s onwards.
And it looks like YOUR LOT,
have the easiest route to the final.
And this disturbs me greatly.
😡
QF #1 ……………SA vs Taffies……………..SA win, Welsh have too many injuries to key Players, and Boks are coming into form with young Players stepping up.
QF #2…………….NZ vs Froggies…………Toughest QF of them all, but I have to go with NZ. France NZ’s boggy Team…………..but not this time. Game will take its toll on NZ.
QF #3…………… Paddies vs Puma’s……Ireland by a whisker. Keeping the Northerners in the hunt.
QF #4…………….Oz vs Jocks……………..As much as I admire Scotland the Brave. YOUR LOT will prevail in the easiest game/win of the Quarters.
Now the Semi’s………………………………..By now everyone should have a Semillon on. (Or perhaps a Pinot)…….whatever.
SF #1 SA vs NZ…………….Almost too close to call. SA hitting good form and now Playing their best Team. NZ yet to peak. But we do. NZ win.
SF #2 Ireland vs YOUR LOT……………Oz in a canter. The Pool of Death has conditioned them well. Smart Coach. Outstanding backs.
Then there is The Final…………………………………….The best laid plans of Mice and Men, Skill, Tenacity, Belief, and most of all, LUCK, will bring these two Teams together:
YOUR LOT vs NZ or maybe SA.
The SA/NZ Semi will take a lot out of both Teams. And this could be the deciding factor. A stale and worn out NZ/SA will need to lift themselves one last time……………..
Can they?
In Summary, the above means (if my predictions pan out).
NZ’s route to the Final…………………………….France/SA……………………then Australia in the Final.
SA’s route to the Final…………………………….Wales/NZ……………………..Then OZ in the Final.
Australia’s route to the Final……………………Scotland/Ireland…………..Then the shit hits the fan.
😐
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