Habana fires Barbarians to All Blacks win

A brilliant Bryan Habana hat-trick fired the Barbarians to just their second ever win over New Zealand in a non-cap international at Twickenham yesterday. The South African flyer scored two breakaway tries in the first half and finished a close-range...

A brilliant Bryan Habana hat-trick fired the Barbarians to just their second ever win over New Zealand in a non-cap international at Twickenham yesterday.

The South African flyer scored two breakaway tries in the first half and finished a close-range effort in the second to seal a 25-18 win for the invitational side masterfully led by Australian playmaker Matt Giteau.

Giteau hit two conversions and a penalty, with Morne Steyn kicking a penalty two minutes from time to seal the Baa-Baas' first win over the All Blacks since the 1973 victory that featured Gareth Edwards' famous try.

A second-string New Zealand, lacking the leadership of Dan Carter, scored tries through Ben Smith and Anthony Boric, with Stephen Donald successful with a penalty and conversion and Mike Delaney hitting a late penalty.

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