Sleepless nights for Beast during ’dark time in Springbok rugby’
After the Springboks lost 57-0 to the All Blacks, followed by defeats to Ireland and Wales on their end-of-year tour, Tendai Mtawarira was ready to call it a day.
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After the Springboks lost 57-0 to the All Blacks, followed by defeats to Ireland and Wales on their end-of-year tour, Tendai Mtawarira was ready to call it a day.
For Siya Kolisi, who led South Africa to World Cup victory, the praise and prizes keep pouring down, but in Monaco on Thursday to collect a ‘Champion of Peace’ award, he insisted: “I’m still Siya.”
South Africa stunned pre-match favourites England 32-12 with a brutally effective forward display to win their third World Cup in Yokohama on Saturday.
A dramatic late Ross Moriarty try booked Wales a World Cup semi-final place at the expense of 14-man France as Warren Gatland’s side came from behind to win 20-19 in Oita.
South Africa ended Japan’s dream World Cup run to reach the semi-finals after a bruising 26-3 win against the hosts.
South Africa’s Zimbabwe-born Springbok prop Tendai “Beast’’ Mtawarira says the experience of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan has been the highlight of his career so far.
When Naomi Osaka shocked Serena Williams to win an ill-tempered US Open tennis final in September last year, she gave Japan a new sports darling.
Two-time defending champions New Zealand scored nine tries to thrash Canada and record their second convincing win at the 2019 World Cup.