In 2007 , De Villiers suffered a major knee injury seven minutes into his international debut . He was part of the team which won the 2007 -- it 's always a great challenge playing against those guys . the World Cup but tore his bicep during the opening game . De Villiers was named South Africans Rugby Player of the Year and Players ' Player of the Year in 2008 . The 31-year-old is now the most capped Springbok center in the history of the game .
In 2007 , De Villiers suffered a major knee injury seven minutes into his international debut . He was part of the team which won the 2007 the World Cup but tore his bicep during the opening game . De Villiers was named South Africans Rugby Player of the Year and Players ' Player of the Year in 2008 . The 31-year-old is now the most capped Springbok center in the history of the game .