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?”
Supporters can take on their heroes and select their fantasy team here.
Bryan Habana: Fantasy Team:
Back-three:
- 15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- 14. Damien Penaud (France)
- 11. Will Jordan (New Zealand)
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)
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