ru_nationalcaps article_title superyears birth_date ru_provinceyears superpoints ru_nationalyears ru_provincecaps ru_nationalteam ru_nationalpoints superupdate supercaps image ru_position other name school occupation birth_place height nickname ru_ntupdate ru_provincepoints weight ru_provinceupdate birth_name
68 1 tendai mtawarira
 2007 -- 1 august 1985 2007 -- -lrb- 15 -rrb- 2008 -- 2015 47 south africa springbok xv -lrb- 10 -rrb- -lrb- 0 -rrb- 14 june 2015 113 tendai mtawarira.jpg loosehead prop yes tendai mtawarira peterhouse group of boarding schools , marondera professional rugby player harare , zimbabwe 1.85 0 the beast 31 august 2015 -lrb- 20 -rrb- 116 kg lb stlb on 3 may 2015 tendai nihal mtawarira
tendai mtawarira

tendai nihal `` beast '' mtawarira -lrb- born 1 august 1985 in harare , zimbabwe -rrb- is a zimbabwean-born south african who plays for the south african rugby union player for the sharks in the super rugby competition .
mtawarira , a prop , is fondly known by friends and fans as `` the beast '' .
roars of `` beast '' are shouted by spectators and fans of the natal sharks team whenever mtawarira attains possession of the ball or makes a big tackle .
mtawarira was selected as part of the south african national rugby union team and made his debut playing against wales in a test match on 14 june 2008 .
the following week , on 21 june 2008 , mtawarira scored a try against italy as well as winning the ` man of the match ' award .
he attended peterhouse group of boarding schools in marondera in zimbabwe , along with brian mujati , who also represented the springboks .
notably , despite living in south africa and representing the country internationally , mtawarira was a zimbabwean national until late june 2010 ; he qualified for south africa by three years ' residency , as allowed under international rugby board rules .
