Where most teams would panic at the loss of a world-class lock, like Lood de Jager, the Springboks have a plethora of options to don the number five jersey for the 10 September World Cup opener against Scotland in Marseilles.
Franco Mostert, with 67 Tests, is the oldest and most experienced of the lot - and, after a sluggish start to the international season where he looked slightly out of place at blindside flank, especially against the All Blacks, he's returned to normal operating service at lock.
He was impressive against the All Blacks last week and, with Marvin Orie and RG Snyman lurking, the Boks aren't short of tall timbers.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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