The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
... the Boks are particularly strong front-runners, with a litany of good, long-range place-kickers.Bryan Habana, especially, has caught his eye. “I never realised how quick Habana was, honestly. I knew he was quick but that boy has got some gas. Their whole back row are very good, and (openside flanker Heinrich) Brussow is a terror to get off the ball and these new rules obviously...
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
... was embarrassing for the game of rugby to have non-contested scrums for the last 35 minutes. Bryan Habana’s try would never have happened had there been contested scrums.It proved a joke and in fact the Lions’ failure to have two reserve props on the bench cost them the game.n SET-PIECESSOME people will argue that the textbook should be discarded and this afternoon will be more about...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
"Unfortunately Adam Jones got injured purely because his arm was stuck in the ruck. If Bryan Habana is running down the wing as fast as a cheetah, it would be really poor for the game to make him slow down in case he hurts the tackler."
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
... of the game."Unfortunately Adam Jones got injured purely because his arm was stuck in the ruck. If Bryan Habana is running down the wing as fast as a cheetah, it would be really poor for the game to make him slow down in case he hurts the tackler."'No bad blood'Smit, who captained South Africa to World Cup glory in 2007, said he expected Saturday's Test to be an excellent contest...
IOL (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
... Kirchner will make his debut at fullback and Odwa Ndungane and Jongikhaya Nokwe replaced Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen, tryscorers in Pretoria, on the wings.Jaque Fourie and Wynand Olivier form a new centre pairing while Steyn's reward for last week's heroics off the bench is a first Test start at flyhalf.There is also new look to the pack, partly due to the suspension of Schalk Burger...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
... Kirchner will make his debut at fullback and Odwa Ndungane and Jongi Nokwe have replaced Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen, try scorers in Pretoria, on the wings.Jaque Fourie and Wynand Olivier form a new centre pairing while Steyn's reward for last week's heroics off the bench is a first Test start at flyhalf.There is also new look to the pack, partly due to the suspension of Schalk...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
... their best props as well as their best centres. Eyeballing: Monye comes under the attentions of Bryan Habana in DurbanAdam Jones’s dislocated shoulder allows Phil Vickery to line up against his tormentor of a fortnight ago, Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira, with another Englishman, Andrew Sheridan, propping the other side of the scrum instead of another Pretoria casualty, Gethin Jenkins....
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
... Kirchner will make his debut at fullback and Odwa Ndungane and Jongikhaya Nokwe replace Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen on the wings.Jaque Fourie and Wynand Olivier form a new centre pairing and Morne Steyn, who kicked the winning penalty in Pretoria last week, starts at flyhalf."The Lions will have their hands full playing against the backline we have chosen. I hope Wynand Olivier...
IOL (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
... the hero of the day, alongside two other replacements, Jaque Fourie and Heinrich Brussow, while Bryan Habana also enjoyed a good outing. But the Boks can count themselves lucky that Steyn was on song with his boot and that Fourie was able to do what all of South Africa has come to expect of him in the last few seasons: power his way past defenders.The Boks were staring defeat in the...
Worldcups-The latest sports feeds (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
... late penalty to level the scores at 25-25 will now be just a footnote. South Africa’s tries from Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen where sheer class with the Lions effort from Rob Kearney losing little in comparison. Frans Steyn’s kick just before half-time was nerveless, Morne Steyn’s boomer to win on the final whistle extraordinary. The savage intensity, the five Lions who finished...
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
‘Twice Berdos said he was happy with the throw that went to Simon Shaw in the 62nd minute, but Munro ultimately had his way when he repeatedly replied that it was not straight,’ said Edwards. ‘From the scrum that had to follow Bryan Habana scored under the post and the Boks were very much back in the game.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
Props Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones both had to undergo surgery last night and will miss the third and final Test of the series in Johannesburg next weekend.Jenkins suffered a fractured cheekbone in a clash of heads with Bryan Habana while Jones dislocated his shoulder in a challenge from Bakkies Botha.The Springboks lock, who relishes his role as second-row enforcer, was subsequently...
icWales (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
... and Gethin Jenkins definitely ruled out.Jenkins fractured his cheekbone in a clash of heads with Bryan Habana, while Jones dislocated his shoulder in the challenge from Botha.The front-row duo were amongst a group of five Lions hospitalised after the match.Brian O’Driscoll was treated for concussion, Jamie Roberts has a sprained wrist and Tommy Bowe an elbow problem.Ronan O’Gara is...
icWales (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
... and Gethin Jenkins definitely ruled out.Jenkins fractured his cheekbone in a clash of heads with Bryan Habana, while Jones dislocated his shoulder in the challenge from Botha.The front-row duo were amongst a group of five Lions hospitalised after the match.Brian O’Driscoll was treated for concussion, Jamie Roberts has a sprained wrist and Tommy Bowe an elbow problem.Ronan O’Gara is...
Magners League (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Cardiff Blues ace Jenkins had to undergo surgery in Pretoria last night after fracturing his right cheek bone in a clash of heads with Bryan Habana at the start of the second half at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. He will be out of action for up to eight weeks. Meanwhile, Ospreys hero Jones dislocated his right shoulder after being charged by Bakkies Botha at a ruck in the second half....
