About this episode

The episode recounts the 2009 Barbarians vs All Blacks match, highlighting Bryan Habana's performance and the game's significance.

The story of the forgotten Barbarians vs All Blacks game of 2009: how one of the strongest Barbarians teams of all time defeated New Zealand at Twickenham. Including the reflections of Bryan Habana, who scored a hat trick on the day and funny easter eggs from the Kiwi broadcast Full interview with Bryan Habana: https://youtu.be/1VWXYSA368U?si=JgGlzNGKLWIt-mA0 #rugby #barbarians #springboks #allblacks #allblacks #southafrica #newzealand #documentary #habana follow me on twitter: https://x.com/HuwGriffinRugby follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580910041103 Chapters 0:00 A Golden Age 1:18 The Teams 3:25 First Half 5:46 Second Half 7:44 The Aftermath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Huw Griffin

Guest: Bryan Habana

Topics covered

• rugby
• Barbarians
• All Blacks
• 2009 match
• Bryan Habana
• sports history

Keywords

• rugby
• Barbarians
• All Blacks
• Bryan Habana
• Twickenham
• 2009 match
• sports documentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barbarians, All Blacks

Places: Twickenham, New Zealand, South Africa

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