Canan Moodie says the backing of fellow Springbok wings Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse has primed him for an aerial assault against Argentina on Saturday.
Moodie will make his second start of the year when the Springboks take on Los Pumas in a World Cup warm-up match in Buenos Aires.The 20-year-old has taken the No 14 jersey from Kolbe, who has been rested in South Africa, and will form the outside back combination with Damian Willemse and Makazole Mapimpi. Vodacom Bulls teammate Arendse will provide support as a substitute.
“It’s Test match rugby, so anyone would expect that,” said Moodie. “We’ve done our analysis and Kurt-Lee and Cheslin have told me about what Argentina’s kicking game is like. “So I think that will help me a lot with my preparation for the week. It helps with how we can identify space and play into it.”Saturday’s match will provide Moodie with a final audition to gun for a place in the 33-man World Cup squad, which will be named on Tuesday, 8 August.
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