Bryan Habana is hoping to win a place in the South Africa rugby sevens squad for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Bryan Habana is hoping to win a place in the South Africa rugby sevens squad for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Habana helped South Africa win the 2007 World Cup in France. The Springboks defeated defending champion England in the final.
Habana helped South Africa win the 2007 World Cup in France. The Springboks defeated defending champion England in the final.
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Habana won 117 caps for South Africa at Test level, scoring 64 tries. He was also named as the best player on the planet in 2007.
Habana won 117 caps for South Africa at Test level, scoring 64 tries. He was also named as the best player on the planet in 2007.
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He had the chance to become the World Cup's all-time leading try scorer on 16, but spilled the ball over the line when trying to land his fourth score of the match against the U.S. at the 2015 tournament.
He had the chance to become the World Cup's all-time leading try scorer on 16, but spilled the ball over the line when trying to land his fourth score of the match against the U.S. at the 2015 tournament.
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One of rugby's fastest players, Habana famously raced a cheetah in 2007 to raise wildlife awareness. In 2013, he took on an A380 super-jumbo at a UK airport runway.
One of rugby's fastest players, Habana famously raced a cheetah in 2007 to raise wildlife awareness. In 2013, he took on an A380 super-jumbo at a UK airport runway.
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Habana was 12 when South Africa won the World Cup on home soil. Nelson Mandela, the country's president, presented the trophy to captain Francois Pienaar.
Habana was 12 when South Africa won the World Cup on home soil. Nelson Mandela, the country's president, presented the trophy to captain Francois Pienaar.
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Morgan Freeman, who played Nelson Mandela in the 2009 film "Invictus," is pictured with the South African president at a gala dinner in Monaco two years earlier.
Morgan Freeman, who played Nelson Mandela in the 2009 film "Invictus," is pictured with the South African president at a gala dinner in Monaco two years earlier.
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Chester Williams (right) was the first black player to represent the Springboks after the end of apartheid, and was an integral part of the title-winning side in 1995. The winger scored four tries in the quarterfinal win over Samoa.
Chester Williams (right) was the first black player to represent the Springboks after the end of apartheid, and was an integral part of the title-winning side in 1995. The winger scored four tries in the quarterfinal win over Samoa.
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