Springbok utility back Canan Moodie went to Argentina merely hopeful of earning a spot on the plane to France to defend the Rugby World Cup, but he returned as an indispensable selection. | simxabanisa Sport24news
If Canan Moodie went to Buenos Aires merely hoping its"fair winds" would lift him to a version of rugby's golden ticket to the Springboks' World Cup title defence, he returned as the nearest thing to an indispensable selection for the trip to France.
The Boks' Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Argentina on Saturday –which saw the coaching staff keep their powder dry by playing a team listing 13 changes from their last Rugby Championship game, and players with either a lot to prove or match fitness to gain – was rightly seen as a final opportunity to earn a place in the France-bound squad of 33 to be named on Tuesday. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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