Legendary prop Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira has hailed the work of former Springboks coach Matthew Proudfoot in turning the scrum into a real weapon.

South Africa’s scrum has been a cornerstone of their game and has played a pivotal role in the team winning back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles and a British and Irish Lions series.

Beast: “The scrum culture has changed over the years.”

Mtawarira was part of the side that won the first title in 2019 and played a central role in the scrum’s success, with the Test centurion starting every knockout match for the Boks en route to

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