Canan Moodie stole the show as the fans’ MVP after helping a resurgent Springboks come from behind to beat Argentina in a World Cup warm-up in Buenos Aires.
In a poll run after the final whistle, an overwhelming 62% of fans decided that Moodie had the greatest influence as the Boks came from a 10-3 half-time deficit to beat Los Pumas 24-13 on Saturday.
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Moodie scored the second of two quickfire tries in the opening 10 minutes of the second half and also stood out by winning a couple of turnovers and forcing Argentina into errors with some big hits and crucial defensive reads.
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The 21-year-old came in as the fan favourite ahead of Andre Esterhuizen (8%), Damian Willemse and Manie Libbok (both 4%).
Saturday’s Test was the final match before Jacques Nienaber confirms the 33-player squad that will travel to France for the World Cup.
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