RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Franco Mostert set to aid Marx in only Bok change
Mostert is the only change to the starting lineup
Franco Mostert’s return to the Springbok second row for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Mendoza should help repair a misfiring lineout. The Springboks’ set piece was uncharacteristically sloppy in last week’s 34-21 win over the Pumas in Durban. Mostert is the only change to the starting lineup. Hooker Malcolm Marx, who plays for the Lions, battled to connect with primary jumpers Pieter-Steph du Toit and Eben Etzebeth, both of the Stormers. Mostert comes with heaps of experience combining with Marx at Super Rugby level, and should help steady that aspect of the game especially as the Pumas will have sensed weakness and look to add more pressure in the lineout. Marx offers the Boks so much around the park both on attack and defence, but his throwing can sometimes resemble a golfer with a case of the yips when there is pressure. The Boks lost four lineouts last week, three where Marx failed to connect with his jumpers and one the Pumas poached. Marx shouldered the...
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