The Rugby star, Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira seriously ruffled some feathers on social media. He was accused to misrepresenting Zimbabwe in the media.
Ironic, right?
The Beast has gone throughout his Rugby career almost literally being hailed by Zimbabweans. He was always considered to have represented the country well and flown the flag high.
He played for the infamous Springboks. Mtawarira received 117 caps making him the most capped prop in Springbok history. After helping the team win the record-equaling World Cup title he retired. Of course, Zimbabweans were ecstatic and proud of this player.
However, this time around Zimbabweans were so disappointed in him. The Beast was interviewed on a South African platform and was asked to relate why he was forced to leave Zimbabwe. He stated that his struggle was brought about by the economic challenges and the “land grab” that caused instability that took place during that time.
Zimbabweans on social media expressed that he is bad mouthing the country. Others felt that he had no struggle to refer to since he even learnt at the expensive private school Peterhouse.
View the interview segment below:
https://twitter.com/MdluliNtate/status/1402306377662537729
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