19-year-old Canan Moodie will become the second youngest Bok player in the professional era after Frans Steyn.
, Jesse Kriel was then concussed , Lukhanyo Am then deputised in the position and Warrick Gelant played last week.
“It’s tough for every coach if you can’t have continuity in what you want to build in terms of having the same players in the same positions, so it is a challenge for us,” said Stick.‘Mature head on shoulders’ “It is frustrating but we are in a good position because of it and I am excited to see Moodie. He has a mature head on his shoulders and I am excited to see what he can do. We’ve seen what he can do for the Bulls in the URC.
“Our plan is to always make sure that we win games, that is the most important thing. You saw last week, especially in the first half, we created a lot of opportunities for ourselves. Where we were guilty is we didn’t convert them into points,” said Stick.
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