On this day: Born June 12, 1983: Bryan Habana, South African rugby player

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Bath Rugby v RC Toulon - European Rugby Champions Cup Pool Five - Recreation Ground - 15/16 - 23/1/16 Bryan Habana of RC Toulon Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Peter Cziborra

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - If ever a player mirrored the speed and agility of the Springbok it was surely South Africa wing Bryan Habana, who would forge a reputation as one of rugby's all-time great finishers over his 12-year international career.

Habana was instrumental in the Boks lifting the Rugby World Cup in 2007, the same season in which he was named IRB Player of the Year, and two years later shone as South Africa defeated the British & Irish Lions.