Ireland may be regarded as the best team in the world right now, but Springbok legend Habana offers a different viewpoint
Ireland may be regarded as the world's best rugby team right now, but South African legend Bryan Habana isn't buying into the hype and fanfare.
Ireland have been praised for their brand of rugby this season, with many fans claiming they are the best team in the world despite sitting second in the official rankings behind South Africa.But while Farrell's side exerted their dominance on the Six Nations stage, their World Cup nightmare continued last year, losing out at the quarter-final stage to New Zealand.
He told Sport24: "Ireland has an exceptional win ratio, which commands respect. And the brand that Ireland is playing is extremely exciting. Yes, the notion of the best team in the world is subjective. Did they not play winning rugby at the World Cup? Yes, they did but came unstuck against New Zealand and we walked away with the World Cup trophy.
Habana added: "Exciting rugby is great, scoring tries is great, but winning rugby is more important for me. You can play the best brand of rugby, but if you aren’t winning tournaments and games, then why do what we do?Join our Irish League football WhatsApp community Click this link to receive all the latest and breaking Irish League football news, reaction, comment and analysis from Belfast Live.
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