{"id":11126,"date":"2012-06-05T22:53:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T20:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/rugby-habana-says-no-excuses-for-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2012-06-05T22:53:45","modified_gmt":"2012-06-05T20:53:45","slug":"rugby-habana-says-no-excuses-for-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-habana-says-no-excuses-for-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Habana says no excuses for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Jason Humphries<\/span><\/p>\n

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DURBAN, June 5<\/span> (Reuters) – South Africa will not use their
\nlack of preparation time as an excuse before their three-test
\nhome series against England, wing Bryan Habana said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Habana, with 74 test caps to his name, is the most
\nexperienced player in the 32-man Springbok squad. His knowledge
\nwill be vital for a South Africa team who have had only five
\ndays to prepare for the first test against England in Durban on
\nSaturday.<\/p>\n

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“The one thing we have decided as a group is that there are
\ngoing to be no excuses whether we have enough time or not,”
\nHabana told reporters.<\/p>\n

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“(Coach) Heyneke Meyer’s main message to us for the next
\nfour years is that we want to become the best team in the world
\nand we can’t afford to see anything as an excuse.”<\/p>\n

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Meyer has named nine uncapped players in his first South
\nAfrica squad which will be missing the retired John Smit and
\nVictor Matfield and the injured Schalk Burger and Juan Smith.<\/p>\n

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“We are all professional enough to understand our roles and
\nresponsibilities and we need to make sure that we start this new
\nera with a win,” Habana said.<\/p>\n

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South Africa have an admirable recent record against
\nEngland, having won the last seven tests between the two
\ncountries while England have not beaten the Springboks in South
\nAfrica since 2000.<\/p>\n

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But Habana said that history would play no part in the first
\ntest against a revitalised England team who finished second in
\nthis year’s Six Nations under new coach Stuart Lancaster.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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