It was the captain’s more forceful performances in the Springbok jersey
Mako Vunipola of the Lions is tackled by Siya Kolisi during the 2nd test match between the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on July 31 2021. Picture: DAVID ROGERS/GETTY IMAGES
His work rate was infectious. It rubbed off on his comrades‚ who to be fair did not need a lot of motivation to start with. He spread his influence across the field, making telling incursions and interventions‚ none more timely than when he‚ in concert with Lukhanyo Am‚ denied Robbie Henshaw a try in the first half.
Coupled to that‚ the Boks were far more tactically savvy by not playing into the Lions hands as they did a week earlier. They chose more carefully the moments to send the ball skyward with the ambition of retrieving it. In the second half, the addition of Lood de Jager to the second row vacated by Franco Mostert‚ who moved to flank‚ gave the Boks the aerial elasticity from which to launch their much-vaunted maul. It is peculiar for a starting player to become more influential when the game enters its final quarter‚ but that is the optical defiance Mostert is capable of. He jumps like a springbok‚ runs like a giraffe and defends like a lioness guarding her cubs.
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