Side Entry | We need to talk about Franco Mostert’s underrated value to the Boks
For everyone championing captain Siya Kolisi’s leadership and crucial interventions from openside flank, there’s a counter about the unflappable centre Lukhanyo Am’s decisiveness throughout the series.
Mostert’s innate desire to spend himself physically for the team and pay scant attention to his personal safety is probably as good a reason as any behind why he’s ever-present in a team coached by Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus, given that the top two qualities they look for in their list of 12 to evaluate a player’s character are whether said player puts in effort and is a warrior.
The 30-year-old’s nickname in the circles in which he moves is Sous . While the origins of the moniker aren’t clear, the two names bestowed on him by the isiXhosa commentary team feel more fitting in terms of his output.
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