Habana hails fighting Irish

SOUTH AFRICA’S flying wing Bryan Habana has praised Ireland for shaking up the World Cup following their famous win over Australia.

The Springboks face Pool D minnows and neighbours Namibia at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium tomorrow in their third game of the tournament and the defending champions may well have to face the Wallabies in the quarter-finals as a result of Ireland’s 15-6 victory over Robbie Deans’ side at Eden Park.

Of Ireland’s win, Habana said: “It’s great for the World Cup, it’s shaken the whole thing up and it’s made it a lot more exciting.

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