Brits made his debut for Saracens in the season opener against London Irish. He scored his first try for Saracens on 27 September 2009 against Gloucester in a 19–16 win. 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. Brits was voted Players' Player of the year for the 2009–10 season. In the 2010–11 grand final against Leicester, Brits won the Man of the Match award in a match that Saracens won 22–18. On 27 June 2011, Brits moved back to his former club Stormers on a short-term loan deal. 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. In January 2012, he signed a new deal with the Saracens that kept him at the club for another three seasons. This was later extended, and he remained at Saracens until the end of the 2017–18 season.
International career
Brits made his international debut against in 2008. 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. He came on as a substitute in the match against Scotland to earn his fourth cap. He earned his fifth cap in their next match, replacing Adriaan Strauss as they beat England 16–15. Brits returned to international rugby in 2015, coming on as a substitute in South Africa's 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Argentina, and was then included in South Africa's squad that participated at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. While he didn't feature in their 32–34 loss to in their opening match, he did play offthe bench in their next match against, scoring a late try in a 34–16 victory. He was again omitted against before another appearance from the bench in a 64–0 victory over the. He didn't feature in their 23–19 win over in the quarter final, their 18–20 loss to in the semi-finals or the third-place play-off against, which South Africa won 24–13 to secure the bronze medal in the competition. In 2019, Brits was selected to play for at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, aged 38. He was named captain in their match against, playing out of position as an eighth man, and also scored a try in the match. South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeating England in the final.
