Veteran wing Bryan Habana has labelled the 2016 rugby season the lowest point of his illustrious career. Prior to the Test against Italy on November 19, Habana told Business Day that he believed he still had a role to play with the Springboks, but a subsequent 20-18 defeat against the Italians has seemingly altered that view. "The pain, disappointment and lows of what happened over the past three weeks and what has happened over the past six months is by far the toughest and lowest I’ve ever experienced in my rugby career, and I’ve had many lows," he said in an Instagram post. "To even begin to explain where it’s all gone wrong is immensely difficult as there are so many things across the board to dissect. You cannot put it down to just one thing.

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