en Canan Moodie

Canan Moodie
Full name	Canan Moodie
Date of birth	5 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Paarl, South Africa
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
School	Hoër Landbouskool Boland
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing / Fullback / Outside Centre
Current team	Bulls / Blue Bulls
Senior career
Years	Team
2022–	Blue Bulls
2022–	Bulls
	Correct as of 1 November 2023
International career
Years	Team
2022–	South Africa
	Correct as of 31 August 2024
Men's Rugby union
Representing South Africa
Rugby World Cup

Canan Moodie (born 5 November 2002) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Bulls in the URC and South Africa national team.^[2] His regular position is wing.

Canan Moodie was born and raised in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. He initially attended Paarl Boys' Primary School and then chose to board at Boland Agricultural High School [af]. This allowed him to focus on rugby development, away from home. At school, he played rugby as a centre, winning a high school championship. He also represented the Western Province's youth teams in 2019 and 2020.

After completing high school, he joined the Blue Bulls Academy in Pretoria; competing in the 2021 RSA provincial under-20 championship.

In the same year, he was selected for the South African under-20 team to compete in the International Series, a Covid-19 induced replacement series for the Junior World Championship. He performed well, scoring two braces against Uruguay and Argentina.

Moodie was named in the Blue Bulls side for the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division.^[3] He made his Currie Cup debut for the Blue Bulls against the Western Province in Round 2 of the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division.^[4] During his first professional match on 19 January 2022 against Western Province, scoring on his debut.

Shortly after his professional debut, he joined the Bulls franchise during their first season of the United Rugby Championship (URC). He quickly became a starter in the team coached by Jake White. His side made the 2022 championship playoffs, finishing as runners-up.

Moodie is the youngest player in the South Africa national team at the age of 21 years old, as of January 2024.

International career

In August 2022, he was included in the Springboks touring squad for away matches against Australia in the Rugby Championship.^[5] In his Test debut against Australia in Sydney, Moodie scored a try in the 38th minute.^[6]

He earned his first cap as the second youngest player to ever play for the Springboks.

In June 2023, he was included in the wider 40-player squad for the 2023 Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup training camp. Two months later, he was also named in the final 33-person South Africa squad for the 2023 World Cup in France.

Statistics

Test match record

As of 10 November 2024

Opponent	P	W	Try	Pts	%Won
Argentina	3	3	1	5	100
Australia	2	2	1	5	100
England	1	1	0	0	100
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	100
Romania	1	1	0	0	100
Scotland	1	1	0	0	100
Tonga	1	1	1	5	100
Wales	1	1	2	10	100
Total	12	12	5	25	100

International tries

As of 2 October 2023

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Australia	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Football Stadium	2022 Rugby Championship	3 September 2022	Win	8–24
2	Argentina	Buenos Aires, Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium	2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches	5 August 2023	Win	13–24
3	Wales	Cardiff, Wales	Millennium Stadium	2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches	19 August 2023	Win	16–52
4	Wales	Cardiff, Wales	Millennium Stadium	2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches	19 August 2023	Win	16–52
5	Tonga	Marseille, France	Stade Vélodrome	2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match	1 October 2023	Win	49–18