List of international rugby union tries by Bryan Habana
is a South African rugby union player who plays on the wing. , Habana has represented South Africa 124 times and has scored 67 tries. Habana's try total places him second on the all-time list, and also makes him South Africa's leading international try scorer. Habana has also scored more international tries outside his home country than any other player in history, with a total of 38 either away or at neutral venues.
Habana made his international debut for South Africa against England at Twickenham in 2004. It was during this match that Habana scored his first try, before scoring two tries against Scotland a week later. Habana played in South Africa's winning 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign, where he finished the tournament as the leading try scorer with eight, including four tries in a single match against Samoa.
When Habana scored a try against Italy on 21 November 2009, it meant that he had scored a try against each of the "Tier 1" nations. The following year Habana scored another two tries against Italy in separate matches, the second of which brought Habana's total to 38, equalling the South African record set by Joost van der Westhuizen. Habana remained level with van der Westhuizen, failing to score for almost fifteen months, before ending his drought at the 2011 World Cup against Namibia. Habana became the second South African to win the IRPA Try of the Year for his try against New Zealand in 2012. Running between two defending players and chipping the ball over a third, Habana slid in to score in the South African's 21–11 defeat in the 2012 Rugby Championship.
International tries
Key- Won denotes that the match was won by South Africa
- Lost denotes that the match was lost by South Africa
- Drawn denotes that the match was drawn
- denotes the try was selected as the IRPA Try of the Year.
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score | Ref. |
1 | London | Twickenham | Test match | 20 November 2004 | Lost | 16–32 | ||
2 | Edinburgh | Murrayfield | Test match | 27 November 2004 | Won | 45–10 | ||
3 | Edinburgh | Murrayfield | Test match | 27 November 2004 | Won | 45–10 | ||
4 | East London | Buffalo City Stadium | Test match | 11 June 2005 | Won | 134–3 | ||
5 | East London | Buffalo City Stadium | Test match | 11 June 2005 | Won | 134–3 | ||
6 | Durban | Kings Park | Test match | 18 June 2005 | Drawn | 30–30 | ||
7 | Durban | Kings Park | Test match | 18 June 2005 | Drawn | 30–30 | ||
8 | Port Elizabeth | EPRU Stadium | Test match | 25 June 2005 | Won | 27–13 | ||
9 | Port Elizabeth | EPRU Stadium | Test match | 25 June 2005 | Won | 27–13 | ||
10 | Johannesburg | Ellis Park | Mandela Challenge Plate | 23 July 2005 | Won | 33–20 | ||
11 | Perth | Subiaco Oval | 2005 Tri Nations Series | 20 August 2005 | Won | 22–19 | ||
12 | Perth | Subiaco Oval | 2005 Tri Nations Series | 20 August 2005 | Won | 22–19 | ||
13 | Dunedin | Carisbrook | 2005 Tri Nations Series | 27 August 2005 | Lost | 27–31 | ||
14 | Cardiff | Millennium Stadium | Test match | 19 November 2005 | Won | 33–16 | ||
15 | Cardiff | Millennium Stadium | Test match | 19 November 2005 | Won | 33–16 | ||
16 | Rustenburg | Olympia Park | 2006 Tri Nations Series | 2 September 2006 | Won | 21–20 | ||
17 | Dublin | Lansdowne Road | Test match | 11 November 2006 | Lost | 15–32 | ||
18 | Bloemfontein | Free State Stadium | Test match | 26 May 2007 | Won | 58–10 | ||
19 | Bloemfontein | Free State Stadium | Test match | 26 May 2007 | Won | 58–10 | ||
20 | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | Test match | 2 June 2007 | Won | 55–22 | ||
21 | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | Test match | 2 June 2007 | Won | 55–22 | ||
22 | Edinburgh | Murrayfield | Test match | 25 August 2007 | Won | 27–3 | ||
23 | Paris | Parc des Princes | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won | 59–7 | ||
24 | Paris | Parc des Princes | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won | 59–7 | ||
25 | Paris | Parc des Princes | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won | 59–7 | ||
26 | Paris | Parc des Princes | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won | 59–7 | ||
27 | Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 30 September 2007 | Won | 64–15 | ||
28 | Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 30 September 2007 | Won | 64–15 | ||
29 | Saint-Denis | Stade de France | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 14 October 2007 | Won | 37–13 | ||
30 | Saint-Denis | Stade de France | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 14 October 2007 | Won | 37–13 | ||
31 | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 2008 Tri Nations Series | 5 July 2008 | Lost | 8–19 | ||
32 | London | Twickenham | Test match | 22 November 2008 | Won | 42–6 | ||
33 | British and Irish Lions | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | Test match | 27 June 2009 | Won | 28–25 | |
34 | Perth | Subiaco Oval | 2009 Tri Nations Series | 29 August 2009 | Won | 32–25 | ||
35 | Perth | Subiaco Oval | 2009 Tri Nations Series | 29 August 2009 | Won | 32–25 | ||
36 | Udine | Stadio Friuli | Test match | 21 November 2009 | Won | 32–10 | ||
37 | Witbank | Puma Stadium | Test match | 19 June 2010 | Won | 29–13 | ||
38 | East London | Buffalo City Stadium | Test match | 26 June 2010 | Won | 55–11 | ||
39 | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 22 September 2011 | Won | 87–0 | ||
40 | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 30 September 2011 | Won | 13–5 | ||
41 | Cape Town | Newlands | 2012 Rugby Championship | 18 August 2012 | Won | 27–6 | ||
42 | Perth | Subiaco Oval | 2012 Rugby Championship | 8 September 2012 | Lost | 19–26 | ||
43 | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 2012 Rugby Championship | 15 September 2012 | Lost | 11–21 | ||
44 | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | 2012 Rugby Championship | 29 September 2012 | Won | 31–8 | ||
45 | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | 2012 Rugby Championship | 29 September 2012 | Won | 31–8 | ||
46 | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | 2012 Rugby Championship | 29 September 2012 | Won | 31–8 | ||
47 | Johannesburg | FNB Stadium | 2012 Rugby Championship | 06 October 2012 | Lost | 16–32 | ||
48 | Durban | Kings Park | Test match | 08 June 2013 | Won | 44–10 | ||
49 | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | Test match | 22 June 2013 | Won | 56–23 | ||
50 | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | Test match | 22 June 2013 | Won | 56–23 | ||
51 | Johannesburg | FNB Stadium | 2013 Rugby Championship | 17 August 2013 | Won | 73–13 | ||
52 | Johannesburg | Ellis Park | 2013 Rugby Championship | 5 October 2013 | Lost | 27–38 | ||
53 | Johannesburg | Ellis Park | 2013 Rugby Championship | 5 October 2013 | Lost | 27–38 | ||
54 | Durban | Kings Park | Test match | 14 June 2014 | Won | 38–16 | ||
55 | Durban | Kings Park | Test match | 14 June 2014 | Won | 38–16 | ||
56 | Salta | Ernesto Martearena | 2014 Rugby Championship | 23 August 2014 | Won | 33–31 | ||
57 | Padua | Stadio Euganeo | Test match | 22 November 2014 | Won | 22–6 | ||
58 | Durban | Kings Park | 2015 Rugby Championship | 8 August 2015 | Lost | 25–37 | ||
59 | Buenos Aires | José Amalfitani | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 15 August 2015 | Won | 26–12 | ||
60 | Birmingham | Villa Park | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 26 September 2015 | Won | 46–6 | ||
61 | Newcastle | St James' Park | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 03 October 2015 | Won | 34–16 | ||
62 | London | London Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 07 October 2015 | Won | 64–0 | ||
63 | London | London Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 07 October 2015 | Won | 64–0 | ||
64 | London | London Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 07 October 2015 | Won | 64–0 | ||
65 | Salta | Ernesto Martearena | 2016 Rugby Championship | 27 August 2016 | Lost | 24–26 | ||
66 | Christchurch | AMI Stadium | 2016 Rugby Championship | 17 September 2016 | Lost | 13–41 | ||
67 | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | Test match | 19 November 2016 | Lost | 18–20 |