Brits holds the international record for oldest player to win a Rugby World Cup aged 38 years, 170 days in the final against England in 2019.

[2] Brits was born in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal and attended Paul Roos Gymnasium before going to Stellenbosch University.

He scored seven tries in the 2009–10 season and played every minute in the Premiership Final against Leicester Tigers, which Saracens lost 33–27.

He played as a back rower for the South African side in the Super Rugby semifinal loss against the Crusaders as a replacement for Duane Vermeulen.

He was next called up when he was included in the Springbok squad that toured Ireland, Scotland and England during the 2012 end-of-year rugby union internationals.

[16] He didn't feature in their 23–19 win over Wales in the quarter final,[17] their 18–20 loss to New Zealand in the semi-finals[18] or the third-place play-off against Argentina, which South Africa won 24–13 to secure the bronze medal in the competition.