Soon-to-be Springbok tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has gone the extra mile in trying to keep up with the free-running Barbarians in Saturday's clash at Cape Town Stadium.
Moreover, his gut-busting actions over the past few weeks will help him fit in with the Springboks.
Ntlabakanye has toiled on the farm of Springbok scrum coach Daan Human and has trimmed down from about 160kg to 141kg before Saturday's clash.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said the burly Lions prop's time on Human's farm has had the desired results.
He went a few times to Daans farm and stayed there for a week and Daan worked with him with the blessing of the Lions coach and CEO after the Lions fell out of the URC, he said.