Canan Moodie
Canan Moodie is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Bulls in the URC and South Africa national team. 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. 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 side for the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his Currie Cup debut for the Blue Bulls against the in Round 2 of the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. 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. 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. In his Test debut against Australia in Sydney, Moodie scored a try in the 38th minute.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
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Pts | %Won |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Total | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 45 |
International tries
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
| 1 | Sydney, Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | 2022 Rugby Championship | 3 September 2022 | Win | 8–24 | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 5 August 2023 | Win | 13–24 | |
| 3 | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 19 August 2023 | Win | 16–52 | |
| 4 | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 19 August 2023 | Win | 16–52 | |
| 5 | Marseille, France | Stade Vélodrome | 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match | 1 October 2023 | Win | 49–18 | |
| 6 | Gqeberha, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 2025 Italy tour of South Africa | 12 July 2025 | Win | 45–0 | |
| 7 | Mbombela, South Africa | Mbombela Stadium | 2025 mid-year tests | 19 July 2025 | Win | 55–10 | |
| 8 | Cape Town, South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | 2025 Rugby Championship | 23 August 2025 | Win | 30–22 | |
| 9 | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2025 end-of-year tests | 29 November 2025 | Win | 0–73 |
Honours
- International
- * Rugby World Cup champion 2023
- * 2× Rugby Championship champion 2024, 2025
- United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021–22