Bryan Habana is being hammered for his strange fantasy team
Rugby NewsFriday, 04 November 2022 at 07:27
South Africa legend Habana has packed his team with Springbok heavyweights and opted for northern hemisphere flair in his backline ahead of Round 1.
Habana has selected six of the players he chose in his 2021 Team of the Series and one of those comes in the front row, with Tadhg Furlong his first selection at prop.
However, a couple of his selections caught fans off guard although It’s fantasy right? You don’t need the best team on paper, just the team that will net you the most points.
One fan wrote: "Lol not even Rennie or cheika would play Hooper at 8."
"Only a Saffa would put Lawes at 7 lol," commented a second
A third wrote: "He's saying no to the main man Ardie Savea just to keep Australia happy with 1 guy?!' Ardie would carve in this team,"
"Did nobody tell Bryan that Lawes is injured and not even close to playing?"
Bryan Habana: Fantasy Team:
Back-three:
- 15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- 14. Damien Penaud (France)
- 11. Will Jordan (New Zealand)
Try Celebrations for Stuart Hogg of Exeter Chiefs during the European Rugby Champions Cup Match between Exeter Chiefs and Montpellier at Sandy Park on 11 December 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
DID YOU KNOW?
- Hogg has twice been named Six Nations Player of the Tournament, in 2016 and 2017
- Damien is the son of former French international, Alain Penaud
- Jordan received the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Award in 2021
Centres:
- 13. Manu Tuilagi (England)
- 12. Rieko Ioane (New Zealand)
Manu Tuilagi of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
DID YOU KNOW?
- Tuilagi was named Manusamoa, after the name of the Samoan national team, Manu Samoa, because his brother Freddie was selected for Samoa at the World Cup in 1991, the year Manu was born
- Ioane made his senior international debut for New Zealand in November 2016 at the age of 19, becoming one of the youngest players to represent New Zealand's All Blacks
Halfbacks:
- 10. Marcus Smith (England)
- 9. Antoine Dupont (France)
Try Celebrations for Marcus Smith of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
DID YOU KNOW?
- Smith moved to the United Kingdom from Hong Kong at the age of thirteen and subsequently received a sports scholarship to attend Brighton College, where he captained the school's 1st XV
- In 2021, Dupont won World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year
Front-row:
- 1. Steven Kitshoff (South Africa)
- 2. Samisoni Taukei'aho (New Zealand)
- 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
DID YOU KNOW?
- Kitshoff was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship
- Taukei'aho was first spotted while he toured New Zealand as captain of Tonga's under-15s team
- Furlong also played Gaelic football and Hurling for Horeswood for which he was coached by Jimmy Furlong
Second-row:
- 4. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
- 5. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
Eben Etzebeth of South Africa during the Autumn Nations Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 20 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
DID YOU KNOW?
- Etzebeth is engaged to the singer Anlia van Rensburg, who also sang the South African national anthem on Etzebeth's 100th test cap
- Beirne married his longtime partner Harriet Fuller in August 2022
Back-row:
- 6. Siya Kolisi (South Africa)
- 7. Courtney Lawes (England)
- 8. Michael Hooper (Australia)
Courtney Lawes, Captain of England celebrates after winning during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
DID YOU KNOW?
- Kolisi is an ardent fan of English club Liverpool F.C
- Lawes was born 23 February 1989 in Hackney to a Jamaican father and English mother
- Hooper's father is from Kent, meaning he could have played for England
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