"Lomu's career record of 15 tries in World Cups. He is in second place among all time test try scorers, with a total of 67 tries behind only Daisuke Ohata. Habana was born in Johannesburg and named Bryan Gary Habana, after former Manchester United footballers Bryan Robson and Gary Bailey. Habana was educated at King Edward VII School and Rand Afrikaans University (now known as the University of Johannesburg). He played outside centre and scrumhalf in provincial and age group rugby, but once he was moved to the wing a vast improvement was seen. He was a member of the"
"20 September 2009, he married his longtime girlfriend, Janine Viljoen, at Sorex Estate's chapel in Centurion. Bryan Habana Bryan Gary Habana OIS (born 12 June 1983) is a South African former rugby union player who played as a wing. He most recently played for Toulon in the French Top 14 competition, and for the South Africa national team (the Springboks). He was part of the South Africa team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and was one of the stars of the tournament, his eight tries equalling the single-tournament record set by Jonah Lomu in 1999. He was subsequently"
"Bryan Habana Bryan Gary Habana OIS (born 12 June 1983) is a South African former rugby union player who played as a wing. He most recently played for Toulon in the French Top 14 competition, and for the South Africa national team (the Springboks). He was part of the South Africa team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and was one of the stars of the tournament, his eight tries equalling the single-tournament record set by Jonah Lomu in 1999. He was subsequently named the 2007 IRB Player of the Year. During the 2015 Rugby World Cup he equalled"
"Bryan Habana with 67 tries. Eleven former South African international players have been inducted into either the International Rugby Hall of Fame or the IRB Hall of Fame. Six are members of the International Rugby Hall of Fame only; two are members of the IRB Hall of Fame only, and four are members of both Halls of Fame. The current coaching staff of the South African national team was revealed on 1 March 2018: The role and definition of the South Africa coach has varied significantly over the team's history. Hence a comprehensive list of coaches, or head selectors, is"
"Herbert Hayton Castens Herbert Hayton Castens (23 November 1864 – 18 October 1929) was a South African rugby union footballer and cricketer. He captained South Africa at both rugby and cricket, and played an important role in the development of rugby and cricket in South Africa, both on and off the field. He was usually known as H. H. Castens. Born in Pearston in the Cape Colony, Castens was educated at Rugby School in England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have been created. He played both cricket and rugby, and was an outstanding athlete during his youth."
"native South Africa, where he died in 2008 at the age of 84. Willie Havenga William Stephanus Havenga (6 November 1924 – 12 December 2008), commonly known as Billy or Willie Havenga, was a South African professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Luton Town and Ipswich Town. He also played in South Africa and in non-league football in England. Havenga was born in Bloemfontein. He played in South Africa for Bremner Old Boys before coming to England for trials with Birmingham City. The trials were successful, and Havenga signed for the club in July 1948."
"internationals. He was also selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in three of the internationals against . He played club rugby for University College Dublin, Lansdowne, London Irish, and Dallas Harlequins, and represented the Munster provincial team and the Barbarians invitiational team. Barry Bresnihan Finbarr Patrick Kieran Bresnihan (13 March 1944 – 18 July 2010) was an Irish rheumatologist and international rugby union player. Bresnihan was born in Waterford in 1944 and educated at Gonzaga College, Dublin before qualifying as a doctor at University College Dublin (UCD). He was married with a son and"
"Bob Irving (rugby league) Robert A. Irving (15 February 1948 – 18 April 1999), also known by the nickname of ""Bob"", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. A Great Britain and England international, and Yorkshire representative , he played at club level for Oldham, Wigan, Salford, Barrow, Blackpool Borough and Swinton during the era of contested scrums. Bob irving was born in Castle Hill, Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was a hotelier in Blackpool, and studied for a degree, becoming a senior lecturer in business studies at"
"Billy Batten William Batten (26 May 1889 – 26 January 1959), also known by the nickname of ""Billy"", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the early 20th century, noted as one of the greatest of his era. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Hull F.C. (Heritage №), Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 306), and Castleford, as a , or , i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4. One of the game's first superstars, Batten was a brilliant athlete and a huge crowd-puller – and also"
"Brian Bevan Brian Earl Bevan ( – ), also known by the nickname of ""Wing Wizard"", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame. An Other Nationalities representative , Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for Warrington. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908-2007). Bevan was the only player"
"was not among those raised to Immortal status. Brian Bevan Brian Earl Bevan ( – ), also known by the nickname of ""Wing Wizard"", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame. An Other Nationalities representative , Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for Warrington. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of"
"A. N. Hornby Albert Neilson Hornby, nicknamed Monkey Hornby (10 February 1847 – 17 December 1925) was one of the best-known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth century excelling in both rugby and cricket. He was the first of only two men to captain the country at both rugby and cricket but is also remembered as the England cricket captain whose side lost the Test match which gave rise to the Ashes, at home against the Australians in 1882. Additionally, he played football for Blackburn Rovers. He was the sixth son of William Henry Hornby, a cotton mill proprietor and"
"Brian McTigue Brian McTigue (third ¼ 1930 – 9 December 1981), also known by the nickname The Wizard"""", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He is a Wigan RL Hall of Fame member and is considered to be one of the greatest forwards in Great Britain's history. Brian McTigue's birth as registered in Wigan, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 51. ‘Sheer Wizardry' often described the distribution skills and sleight of hand of Brian McTigue. He started his Wigan career as a , but took his handling skills into the pack"
"Tom Holliday (rugby) Thomas Edwin Holliday, nicknamed ""Tom"" or ""Tosh"" (13 July 1898 – 19 July 1969), was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He was a dual-code international, playing for the England national rugby union team, British Lions, and the England national rugby league team. Thomas Edwin Holliday, born 13 July 1898 in Wigton, the youngest of four brothers, two of which died in the Great War, came from a long line of Cumberland sporting personalities. He began his education at the local school before winning a scholarship to attend The"
"Martin Offiah Martin Nwokocha Offiah MBE (born 29 December 1966) is a Nigerian English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Offiah was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013. He scored 501 tries during his rugby league career, making him the third-highest try scorer and top try-scoring English player of all time, and now features in a statue of great rugby league players outside Wembley Stadium. He was a Great Britain and England national representative winger, and due to his running speed he was nicknamed ""Chariots"" Offiah after the"
"team, playing in all four matches of the 1949 Five Nations Championship. He scored three tries for England; one against and two against . He never represented at rugby union. According to an obituary by Sport24 he ""was one of South Africa’s greatest all-round sportsmen who represented and captained South Africa at cricket and represented England at rugby during his time as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, but he will be remembered equally for the role he played in trying to create a just society for all in South Africa"". EW Swanton, the journalist and broadcaster, described him as"
"Bill Hudson (rugby league) William Hudson (birth unknown), also known by the nickname of ""Bill"", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coach of the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Wigan and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 586) (captain), as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers. Bill Hudson, won caps for England while at Batley in 1946"
"fixtures. After his international career, Vigne owned a furniture shop in Kimberley. He died in 1955, in Kimberley, at the age of 86. Chubb Vigne James Talbot ""Chubb"" Vigne (23 December 1868 – 9 April 1955) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Fort Beaufort, and educated at New College, Eastbourne, Vigne first played provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions). He was selected to play for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour and played at centre for all three Tests of the series—his only appearances for South Africa. The series, which was"
"James Cumberbatch James Haywood Cumberbatch (9 February 1909 – first ¼ 1972), also known by the nicknames of ""Jim"", and ""Jimmy"", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers and Newcastle, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5, James Cumberbatch was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and his death aged was registered in Northumberland South district. Cumberbatch won caps for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1937 against France, and while at Newcastle in 1938 against Wales, and was the only player"
"as concerts and rodeos. The stadium became the scene of controversy when Indigenous activist Stephen Hagan in 1999 noticed a sign declaring the name of the E. S. ""Nigger"" Brown Stand, named after the 1920s rugby league player Edwin Stanley Brown who was also known as ""Nigger"" Brown. Hagan regarded the word ""Nigger"" as offensive and embarked on a ten-year campaign to have the stand renamed, while those opposed to the renaming said that Brown's nickname could not be a racial slur as Brown was a fair-skinned man of European descendant. Brown was given the nick name due to a"
"the same encounter George Burton surpassed him minutes later by scoring four. Harry Vassall Henry Vassall (22 October 1860 – 5 January 1926) was an English rugby union player, best known as a centre for Oxford University. Vassall played international rugby for England in the early years of the sport, winning five caps and scoring a hat-trick of tries in the first encounter between England and Wales. While at Oxford University Vassall led the university rugby side to 70 matches without defeat during his three-year captaincy. His belief that the forward players should work in unison with their backs was"
"Town: R. Beerman. ~.1949. ""Ek speel vir Suid-Afrika."" Kaapstad: Nasionale Pers. Danie Craven Daniël Hartman Craven (11 October 1910 – 4 January 1993) was a South African rugby union player (1931–38), national coach, national and international rugby administrator, academic, and author. Popularly known as Danie, Doc, or Mr Rugby, Craven's appointment from 1949 to 1956 as coach of the Springboks signalled ""one of the most successful spells in South African rugby history"" during which the national team won 74% of their matches. While as a player Craven is mostly remembered as one of rugby's greatest dive-passing scrumhalves ever, he had"
"and scored a try in the 30–13 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1958–59 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811, and played right- in the 20–16 victory over Hunslet in the 1964–65 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016. Brian McTigue Brian McTigue (third ¼ 1930 – 9 December 1981), also known by the nickname The Wizard"""", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer"
"1920s rugby league player Edwin Stanley Brown – also known as ""Nigger"" Brown, possibly in response to his pale skin and blond hair. This prompted a long campaign to have the stand renamed to remove the offending nickname. Hagan unsuccessfully pursued the case before the High Court and the Federal Court of Australia, both of which rejected his claim. In 2003 ""Hagan v Australia"" was heard before the United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Hagan, the complainant, claimed the naming of the stand was discriminatory against him. The committee recommended that Australia ""take"
"Brian Bassano Brian Stanley Bassano (born in East London, South Africa, on 21 March 1936, died in Launceston, Tasmania, on 10 July 2001) was a South African journalist and cricket historian. After some years in England, Brian Bassano returned to South Africa in the early 1970s and became a journalist and cricket commentator on radio. With Donald Woods, he formed one of the first multiracial club teams in South Africa, the Rainbow Cricket Club in East London. He became a prolific historian of South Africa's international cricket up to 1970, and made a 30-part television history of South Africa's Test"
"Billy Ivison William Ivison (5 June 1920 – 12 March 2000), also known by the nickname of ""Billy"", was an English professional association football and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level association football (soccer), for Gillingham F.C., and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England, Cumberland and British Empire XIII, and at club level for Workington Town, as a , i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums. Billy Ivison was born in Hensingham, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 79 in Hensingham, Cumbria, England. Billy Ivison won caps"
"William Hutchinson (rugby league) William Hutchinson (13 October 1913 – 1 June 1994), also known by the nicknames of ""Bill"", and ""Billy"", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern (two spells), and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 233) (World War II guest), as a , or , i.e. number 1, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13. Billy Hutchinson was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 80 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Billy"
"Stan Harris Stanley ""Stan"" Wakefield Harris CBE (13 December 1894 – 3 October 1973) was an early twentieth century all-round sportsman regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to have played for the British and Irish Lions. As a rugby union international, he represented the England in 1920, and the British Lions in 1924. He also turned down a place in the Great Britain Olympic squad in 1920, became a South African boxing champion and represented England in polo, all in between serving in both the First and Second World Wars. Stan Harris was born on 13 December 1894 in"
"captain of St. Thomas' for three seasons, from 1892 through to 1895. In 1894 while still representing St. Thomas, he was chosen to join invitational touring side, Barbarian F.C.. William Henry Thorman William Henry Thorman (29 August 1869 – 13 August 1922) was an English rugby union forward who was a member of the British Isles XV that toured South Africa in 1891. Despite playing for Cambridge and the British Isles, Thorman was never awarded a national cap. Thorman was born in Seaham, County Durham in 1869 to Robert Thorman, a ship-broker and Harriet Marshall. He was educated at Richmond"
"Danie Craven Daniël Hartman Craven (11 October 1910 – 4 January 1993) was a South African rugby union player (1931–38), national coach, national and international rugby administrator, academic, and author. Popularly known as Danie, Doc, or Mr Rugby, Craven's appointment from 1949 to 1956 as coach of the Springboks signalled ""one of the most successful spells in South African rugby history"" during which the national team won 74% of their matches. While as a player Craven is mostly remembered as one of rugby's greatest dive-passing scrumhalves ever, he had also on occasion been selected to play for the Springboks as"
"Mark Walters and Billy Simpson. Hubbard died in June 2018, aged 87. Johnny Hubbard John Gaulton Hubbard, MBE (16 December 1930 – 21 June 2018) was a South African footballer. Hubbard spent the majority of his career at Scottish club Rangers, and later played for English club Bury before ending his career back in Scotland with Ayr United. He was the first African player to compete in the European Cup, having played in October 1956 with Rangers versus Nice, and also the first African player to score a goal in the competition. He became one of the few players to"
"in the Welsh match. Habana was named to the five-man shortlist for 2005 IRB World Player of the Year, and was also selected by SA Rugby as 2005 South Africa Player of the Year in 2005. The Springboks endured a poor year in 2006 as they lost four of their six tri nations matches. They also lost to France in the midyear test and lost to Ireland 32–15 – a game in which Habana was averted to centre for the first time in a Springbok shirt. He scored a try. They then lost to England in the first test but"
"was approached to join Bill Maclagan's British Isles team on their first sanctioned overseas rugby union tour, played in South Africa. Whitaker played in 17 matches of the tour including all three Tests against the South African national team. In the First Test, at Port Elizabeth, Whittaker scored his one and only international try, in the 4-0 victory over the Springboks. In total Whittaker amassed seven tries over the tour, including two tries in the 22-0 win over Port Elizabeth in the sixth game. Thomas Sherren Whittaker Thomas Sherren Whittaker (26 January 1868 – 8 February 1914) was an English"