VIDEO: Bryan Habana Could Make a Great William Wallace

Bryan Habana can certainly give Mel Gibson a run for his money as William Wallace.

The South African rugby star took on the Scottish accent while filming Lucozade Sport’s great new ‘Strictly For the Home Nations’ advert ahead of the World Cup later this month.

He joined fellow top stars Drew Mitchell, Dimitri Szarzewski and Jacques Burger as they tried their best to fit in with the home countries.

But it was only Habana who really fitted in – perfecting the Scots accent so well he was soon a dead ringer for William Wallace and could belt out 500 Miles by The Proclaimers.

It’s a hilarious video which shows the funny side of ine of the game’s greatest players ahead of the big kick-off in England later this month:

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Habana got some help in the role from Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg.

And the flying Scotsman was certainly impressed by the South African great, saying:

Acting as voice coach for Bryan Habana was an experience in itself – I’m not sure he understood what some of the slang meant, but he does a top notch Braveheart speech! I also know he’s not too keen on wearing the kilt again, and it took him a while to figure out how it worked, but he definitely looked the part in it singing 500 Miles.

Habana and the Springboks will come up against Scotland in a World Cuo group which includes Samoa, Japan and USA.

But he won’t be as kind to the country in what could be his final tournament appearance for his nation.