"It was like being hit by a bus" - Bryan Habana reveals the five players he hated playing against

Sourcing several Q&A’s from down the years, including one with Canterbury NZ, here are his top five:

The Fijian-born wing boasts a remarkable strike rate, having scored 46 tries in 68 Tests. When you’ve got speed and strength, you’ve always got a chance and he had both in bucketloads.

HABANA SAID: "He could make something happen out of nothing and was always a threat on attack. His handling skills were just sublime as well.”

Named world player of the year in 2008, he ended up with 60 Test tries, leaving him fourth on the all-time list behind behind Daisuke Ohata, David Campese and Bryan Habana. He was The Great Entertainer.

HABANA SAID: "Shane is a fantastic player who has given rugby some very exciting moments and it was always a good measuring stick whenever you came up against him. If ever there was direct correlation to the phrase ‘dynamite comes in small packages’, Shane was definitively it. His fleet-footedness, pace and game changing ability made him one of the best and most exciting wings the game has ever seen."

The second row enforcer in South Africa’s World Cup winning team of 2007, this was a man you didn’t mess around with. Rounded off his career with three European Cup wins with Toulon.

HABANA SAID: "I was lucky to play with Bakkies for South Africa and in Toulon. However, before that he'd caught me a few times and it was like being hit by a bus. A player who carried his team on and off the field."

Only Dan Carter has scored more in Test rugby, with Wilkinson having garnered 1,246 during his 97 caps for England and the Lions. His finest hour, of course, came in 2003, when he slotted the drop goal that won the World Cup.

HABANA SAID: "It's always between him and Carter for most people, but to me Jonny is the measuring stick that all number 10s are compared too. I was very lucky to spend a few years playing with him."

Lifting the 2011 World Cup in his backyard was a fitting tribute to one of the greatest ever All Blacks, but he went on to secure true legendary status as he continued for four more years, breaking record after record and uniquely hoisting the Webb Ellis trophy for a second time.

HABANA SAID: "I think Richie McCaw has changed the way rugby is played. You were always a bit nervous coming up against him, he had that intimidation factor.”