South Africa international Bryan Habana has announced retirement from professional rugby at the end of the ongoing season.
Habana, whose career started with Golden Lions in 2003 has been part of French side Toulon since 2013 but his stint with the French side has been marred with injuries.
His retirement confirmation came on Tuesday through his social media handle in Instagram.
"The inevitable moment has come knocking on my door and I've welcomed it in for a drink.
"It's been more than a year of hoping, trying, pushing and willing to get back on the field for one last time, to taste the sweet victory or encounter that gut-wrenching despair.
"To hear the roar of the crowd or grab the pill out of the air. To make that last bone-crunching tackle or score that last game-winning try. But it's unfortunately just not to be.
"I, like most, would have liked my career to have ended differently, but sometimes things don't turn out quite the way we hope for.
"So at the end of this season, it's time to say goodbye and thank you to the game I so dearly love."
The 34-year-old was part of the 2007 World Cup winning South African side and overall has featured in 124 Tests in which he had amassed 67 tries. His last Test appearance though came at the end of 2016 against Italy at Firenze.
His performance in 2007 saw him win the IRB Player of the Year award and during the 2015 edition of the World Cup, Habana equalled Lomu's career record of 15 tries in World Cups, and also moved into joint second place among all time test try scorers, with a tally of 64