BERLIN, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ahead of Monday’s 20th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, South African rugby legend Bryan Habana has been inducted into the Laureus World Sports Academy.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time, Bryan was the star of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring eight tries to help his country become world champions, equalling Jonah Lomu's single tournament record in the process. His efforts led to him being named 2007 IRB World Player of the Year.
With 67 Test tries, Bryan is second in the all-time international try scoring list. As well becoming a world champion, he has won the Tri Nations, a British and Irish Lions Series and the European Champions Cup.
In 2009, Bryan was announced as an Ambassador for Laureus Sport for Good and in the past decade, he has been a dedicated member of the Laureus family, taking time to visit programs around the world, raising both awareness and funds to support the transformational work of these programmes.