Ntuthuko Mchunu

“I have no worries running on with the men that I am running on with; guys that have won massive championships. They have really been a good guide and mentors for me throughout this week and the past couple of weeks.”

“I am just going to do what I’m picked for and do my best on my side”

“We more or less know each other and I think these guys, particularly in the loose-trio (Marcell Coetzee, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Evan Roos), complement each other.”

“We might not have played together but throughout the URC, we played against each other.”

“It is great) understanding that there is someone out there, who has done it before, just to come to if there is anything I need.”

“He is someone who set the bar high for us to reach butI want to do it my own way. He has been a great mentor — more off the field stuff as I kind of came into the system similarly to how he came in.”

“It is a massive thing being called Beast 2.0 but I just want to create my own legacy,”

“There’s been a lot of growth in the team in the last few months, and many of the players are now more mature, so it’s going to be a big test for the team, just as it is in every other Test match.”

“It’s good to be back in Bloemfontein and in the squad, and if I get an opportunity to play this weekend it will be honour I plan to make the most of,”

“That said, I’d like people to see me as a player with my own set of skills and for what I can offer the team, so I’d prefer to be seen as Ntuthuku”

“Beast set a path for himself in his own right with all his accolades, and if I can achieve even half of that it would be fantastic,”