Winger Canan Moodie was chosen to start in the center with South Africa against New Zealand on Friday at Twickenham for the last test before the World Cup in France, according to the composition revealed on Monday. The 20-year-old, usually on the wing, took part in the fireworks against Wales (52-16) on Saturday by scoring two of eight tries for the reigning world champions.
Faf de Klerk, one of the architects of the title in 2019, resumes his place as scrum half to face New Zealand, victorious in their last duel in July (35-20). “The All Blacks are going to provide us with a different challenge from Wales, and we believe that this group of players offers a good mix for this game,” said coach Jacques Nienaber, who made eight changes from the line-up. in Cardiff.
New Zealand and South Africa, the only teams to have won the World Cup three times, could meet in the quarter-finals of the tournament in France.
The South African team:
Willemse – Arendse, Moodie, Esterhuizen, Mapimpi – (o) Libbok, (m) de Klerk – du Toit, Vermeulen, Kolisi (cap.) – Mostert, Etzebeth – Malherbe, Marx, Kitshoff
Substitutes: Mbonambi, Nche, Nyakane, Kleyn, RG Snyman, van Staden, Reinach, le Roux
Coach: Jacques Nienaber (RSA)
