Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira claims he wants to be a “shining light” for the entire continent of Africa when he wins his 100th cap for the Springboks against England tomorrow to take his place as one of the true icons of the world game.
Mtawarira, the Zimbabwe-born prop, will carry the support from across Africa as he becomes only the sixth Springbok to become a centurion – and the first black African and specialist prop – as Rassie Eramus’s side look to wrap up the three-Test series at the Free State stadium in Bloemfontein.
A week after the Springboks drew their emotional energy from Siya Kolisi’s appointment as their first black captain in their 42-39 victory in the first Test in Johannesburg...