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Bryan Habana has announced his retirement from rugby with a heartbreakingly beautiful statement.  Having struggled with injury in recent years, South Africa and Toulon winger Bryan Habana has announced his retirement from rugby. The 34-year-old scored an incredible 335 points in 124 Tests for South Africa having made his debut back in 2004 and will undoubtedly be remembered as one …

Toulon President Mourad Boudjellal is given an eight-week touchline ban for criticising referees in the Top14.

Well, this one is a bit odd… Springbok winger Bryan Habana has just posted a video denying a rather twisted article that was published in the Houston Chronicle. The report claimed that Habana had been violently murdered in a drive by shooting in Paris and it apparently gained some traction online with the 33-year-old eventually having to assure friends and …

The main difference between England and Scotland in this year’s Six Nations was not power but speed. Jonathan Joseph’s impeccable timing and blazing pace saw him blast through the Scottish backline seemingly at will. But would the Bath flier make a World Fastest XV? 15  Israel Dagg  (New Zealand) A very tough one to pick but the way Israel Dagg …

It’s no big secret the Australian Rugby Union is in trouble. The ARU has become a financial blackhole over the last few years with the union recording a deficit of A$9.8 million in 2015 to go with a loss of $6.3m in 2014. Keeping five Super Rugby franchises afloat has certainly put a massive strain on the ARU’s coffers, although …

South Africa winger Bryan Habana has agreed to a new one-year extension with Toulon that will keep him at the Stade Mayol until the end of the 2018 season. Habana, who turns 34 in June, has scored 18 tries in 57 games for the three-time European champions, with Toulon confirming the winger’s extension on Twitter. 1 an de + au …

Toulon have got off to a fantastic start against reigning Champions Cup winners Saracens, with the three-time champions dominating the opening ten minutes against Mark McCall’s side. Toulon winger Bryan Habana looked to have crossed the Saracens line early only to be held up just inches short, while on the opposite wing Josua Tuisova did cross the Sarries line to open …

England Coach Eddie Jones has brought in visual awareness coach Dr. Sherylle Calder ahead of England’s Six Nations campaign. Dr. Calder has previously worked with South African golfer Ernie Els, Premier League side Bournemouth and 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cup winners England and South Africa. Calder has a decorated history in improving athletes reaction time and hand-eye co-ordination, and Jones …

When it comes to paying outlandish salaries to southern hemisphere stars whose careers are coming toward a close, nobody does it with as much gusto than Toulon. Take Ma’a Nonu for example, a player who dominated in midfield for the All Blacks, but didn’t reach those heights consistently while playing with either the Hurricanes, Blues or Highlanders. This though didn’t put …

Very few observers were shocked to learn that Aaron Cruden had taken the decision to leave New Zealand and join Montpellier on a three-year deal. After falling behind Beauden Barrett in the All Blacks’ pecking order, Cruden’s departure had been expected. Indeed, last December French rugby site, Rugby 365, had even reported that Montpellier had secured the services of the 47 …

When Mourad Boudjellal took over as Toulon President in 2006, he promised to build a French rugby dynasty. A team that would go onto dominate both French and European Rugby winning three Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cups, one top 14 championship and two Challenge Cup finals appearances. The club have attracted a glittering array of international talent over the last decade but …

Toulon and South Africa star Bryan Habana will go down as one of the great outside backs of the last ten years. The flying winger has won everything in the game, and has little to prove to anyone – that is as long as you don’t expect world class tactical kicking from your winger. Sure, Habana has put boot to ball …

Steve Hansen has a war on his hands to retain star winger/fullback Israel Dagg for the 2019 World Cup. A French newspaper has reported that a triumvirate of French clubs headed by cash rich Toulon approached Dagg after he starred in the All Blacks’ win against France in Paris. The 28 year old Hawkes Bay native has had a stunning …

Outgoing South African captain Adriaan Strauss has dismissed suggestions that the Springboks are playing this weekend to save Allister Coetzee’s job; ahead of the Springboks’ final November international on Saturday against Wales at the Principality Stadium. South Africa have lost six of their last nine games under Coetzee and have won just four test matches since the 53-year-old took over from Heyneke Meyer …

South Africa head coach has included 3 debutants in a much changed side for Saturday’s must-win game against Wales. Most notably, Bryan Habana has not been included in the squad, prompting questions to be asked about Coetzee’s selection, as Habana is dropped for the first time in his career when fit, being replaced by uncapped Jamba Ulengo on the wing. …

Are you obsessed with the Springboks? Think you know everything green-and-gold inside out? Well, perhaps you might be a little surprised by some of these stats, facts and records below. 10) 774 players have been capped by the Springboks This number is significantly smaller than most of South Africa’s rivals, but much of this has to do with the years …

Over the past couple of years a large number of South Africa’s best players and coaches have left in the hope of finding ‘greener grass’ overseas. This mass exodus has left the country with a lack of depth and experience in the national team, and has ultimately caused all their recent struggles. Here we have made a domestic-based team and will …

The South African government’s ‘Strategic Transformation policy’, which has as its objective to see 50% of Springbok’s squad made up of non-white players by 2019, has caused plenty of controversy. But what would South Africa’s national team look like without quotas? We take a look at South Africa’s strongest XV without the quota system: 15. Cheslin Kolbe: One of South Africa’s …