Canan Moodie

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.