Springbok prop Beast Mtawarira’s 100th appearance in the Green-and-Gold was rewarded with a victory in the second Test against England in Bloemfontein.
But the gifts didn’t stop there for one of South Africa’s true warriors.
During Friday’s captain’s run in the build-up to the big match, Mtawarira got an unexpected phone call from a very prominent individual…
Here’s what the ‘Beast’ had to say about his chat with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
(Video: SA Rugby Magazine)
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