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Franco Mostert
Full nameFrancois John Mostert
Date of birth (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthWelkom
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
SchoolBrits High School
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Notable relative(s)JP Mostert
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Template:Rut Lions / Ricoh Black Rams
Youth career
2010–2011 Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2012 Template:Rut UP Tuks (20)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 12 (10)
2013 Template:Rut Young Lions 3 (0)
2014–present Template:Rut Lions 47 (5)
2014–2016 Template:Rut Golden Lions 22 (30)
2016–present Ricoh Black Rams 0 (0)
Correct as of 6 August 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present South Africa 7 (0)
Correct as of 26 November 2016

Francois John Mostert is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Lions in Super Rugby and Ricoh Black Rams in the Japanese Top League.[1][a] His usual position is lock.

He joined the Template:Rut Golden Lions for the 2013 season,[3] but was seriously injured in a car crash shortly after joining, which ruled him out until at least the end of 2013.[4] He fully recovered and was included in the Template:Rut Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[5] and made his debut in a 21–20 victory over the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.[6][7]

He also played for Template:Rut UP Tuks in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.

He joined French Top 14 side Template:Rut Lyon prior to the 2016–2017 season on a two-year contract.

Notes

  1. ^ French Top 14 side Template:Rut Lyon also announced that they signed Mostert from 1 November 2016 onwards (or after the November internationals if he is involved). However, the Ricoh Black Rams then announced that they signed Mostert on a two-year contract, and South African media reported that he will return for the Lions in 2017. In October 2016, with Mostert joining Ricoh Black Rams, Lyon threatened to take legal action against Mostert.[2]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Franco Mostert". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Communique Officiel : Franco Mostert" (Press release) (in French). Lyon OU. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Nóg 'n Blou Bul is op pad Goudstad toe" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 2 Oct 2012. Retrieved 2 Oct 2012.
  4. ^ "Leeuslot ernstig beseer". SupaRugby. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ^ "2014 Lions Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Lions. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20–21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.