Namibia's Mouton eyes Top 14 'dream' with Grenoble
Since the 25-year-old winger was dropped by the Bulls after high shool, he has studied politics while playing at university in Johannesburg, featured at a World Cup and signed a short-term contract in Israel.
This weekend, in-form Mouton and his Grenoble side face unfancied Montauban in the final of France's second-tier Pro D2, 80 minutes away from the promised land of the Top 14, the world's richest league.
"It's what I've been striving for my whole career," Mouton told AFP on Wednesday.
"It took me seven years to get to this point.