South Africa: Beast, Franks Set for Test Milestones

Front-rowers "Beast" Mtawarira and Owen Franks will further etch their names if rugby folklore should they be selected for Saturday's Round 2 action in the Rugby Championship.

For Mtawarira, a mainstay in the No 1 loosehead jersey for the Springboks since his first match in 2008, selection for Saturday's clash against Argentina in Mendoza will be his 103rd Test cap, and will see him pass Percy Montgomery on the list of most-capped South Africans.

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