Bryan Habana is on the verge of setting a new try-scoring record for the Springboks, but says his focus is rather on guiding South Africa’s young players in Saturday’s test against Ireland in the Aviva Stadium. Sport24's Stephen Nell reports.
"“The last thing on my mind now is the try-scoring record. I’m the kind of person that prefers to put the team first,” said Habana, who shares the South African record of 38 test tries with Joost van der Westhuizen.
“I was disappointed with my form during the Tri-Nations, but the conditioning programme has been good for me and I’m enjoying my rugby again.
“I want to make a contribution. We have a few young players who need older heads around them. I have played 66 tests, Bjorn Basson 2 and Gio Aplon 9. It’s important that I help ease the pressure on them so that they can play to the best of their ability.”
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