BEAST

205pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2019

An autobiography by Zimbabwean-born, South African rugby player Tendai Mtawarira (b. 1985). Now retired, he played for the South Africa national team and the Sharks in Super Rugby. A prop, he is known by the nickname 'The Beast'. He made his debut for South Africa against Wales in 2008. In 2018 he became the most capped prop in Springbok history and in 2019 the most capped Super Rugby player in South Africa. He was a member of the team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Andy Capostagno was the rugby correspondent for the Mail & Guardian for 25 years. He is the author of Jonty in Pictures: memorable moments in one-day cricket and Fancourt: the road to the President's Cup.