Tendai Mtawarira was born on 1 August 1985 and is a Zimbabwean-South African professional rugby union player who plays for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby and previously for the South Africa national team and the Sharks in Super Rugby.
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Tendai Mtawarira was born in Zimbabwe and qualified for South Africa on residency grounds, before later acquiring South African citizenship.
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Tendai Mtawarira made his debut for South Africa against Wales on 14 June 2008.
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Tendai Mtawarira owns a security company in South Africa and a CBO known as The Beast Foundation.
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Tendai Mtawarira played with Dan Hondo, Pete Benade, Tonderai "Kawaza" Chavhanga, among others.
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Tendai Mtawarira was then selected in the Springbok squad and made his debut against Wales on 14 June 2008.
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Scrumming against Phil Vickery, Tendai Mtawarira dominated his more experienced opponent, leading to Vickery being substituted after 45 minutes, and a man-of-the-match award for Tendai Mtawarira.
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Similarly, in the third test, Tendai Mtawarira was largely ineffectual in the scrum, with the returning Vickery and replacement John Hayes subduing him up front.
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Tendai Mtawarira was dropped to the bench for South Africa's loss to Australia on 8 September 2018, and sustained a neck injury against New Zealand on 6 October 2018, meaning he missed the Springboks' 2018 tour to Europe.
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Tendai Mtawarira was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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Tendai Mtawarira holds the record for the most Super Rugby caps by a South African with 160 caps.
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