Phil Mostert

Phil Mostert

Birth name	Phillippus Jacobus Mostert
Date of birth	(1898-10-30)30 October 1898
Place of birth	Krugersdorp, South Africa
Date of death	3 October 1972(1972-10-03) (aged 73)
Place of death	Salisbury, Rhodesia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
School	Paul Roos Gym Hottentots Holland High School
Spouse	Elizabeth (Betty) Mostert
Children	Philippus Jacobus Mostert Elizabeth Mostert
Occupation(s)	Accountant, AECI, Somerset West
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Somerset West RFC () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Western Province () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1921–33 South Africa 14 (6)

Phillippus Jacobus Mostert (30 October 1898 – 3 October 1972) was a South African rugby union player and 16th captain of the South Africa national rugby union team. He predominantly played in the forwards as prop, but could also play lock.

Early life

Mostert was born 30 October 1898, Krugersdorp, South Africa. His father joined the Boer forces to fight for South African independence, and was killed in the Battle of Colenso, Natal, during the Second Boer War (15 December 1899). Mostert, his mother (Anna Francina Mostert) and 7 siblings (Martha, Gerbrecht, Johanna, Catherina, Francois, Frederik and Willem) were removed from their family farm in Krugersdorp (2 May 1901) and placed in a camp and remained there until the end of the war (15 October 1902). After release from the concentration camp, Mostert and his family moved down to the Western Cape to live with his maternal aunt.

Career

Mostert debuted for the Springboks 13 August 1921, against New Zealand in Dunedin. His last international match was against Scotland at Murrayfield, 16 January 1932. Overall Mostert played 14 international games, winning 10, losing 3 and drawing 1.