Beast Mtawarira says the Sharks want to show what they are capable of during Saturday’s Super Rugby quarter-final against the Crusaders in Christchurch.

The loosehead prop will play his 150th game for the Sharks having won his 100th cap for the Springboks against England in June.

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The 32-year-old, who made his Super Rugby debut in 2007, said he has always used the Crusaders scrum as a yardstick.

‘They’re very tough,’ Mtawarira told Stuff.co.nz. ‘I have massive respect for a guy like Owen Franks. We’ve been bumping heads for a long time now.

‘I think Greg Somerville [former Crusaders and All Blacks prop], taught me a few lessons when I started playing for the Boks.’

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The Sharks have had an inconsistent campaign but Mtawarira insists that they can reconstruct what the class of 2014 did in getting a rare win in Christchurch.

‘I think we’ve shown signs of greatness in this side, but obviously, we’ve let ourselves down at particular points of the season. I think, as a team, we’re growing. This side is coming of age. I think this weekend is an opportunity to show what we’re capable of.

‘Chances like this don’t come too often, so you must embrace the challenge,’ Mtawarira added.

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