South Africa: There Is Only One Beast

As a number of countries celebrate the heroics of their sporting stars, who are illuminating the FIFA World Cup in Russia, rugby superstar Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira has been giving Zimbabweans a reason to smile with his historic exploits for the Springboks of South Africa.

The 32-year-old's name has been trending around the world, written in bold gold-and-green colours, since he became the first prop, and black African, to clock 100 Test caps in rugby union in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the Boks beat England to win the series.

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