Canan Moodie, who will compete with Lukhanyo Am and Jesse Kriel for the Springboks' outside centre berth, was humble about the competition for places within the squad and said, at 20 years old, he is learning as much as he can from the more experienced players.
"Jesse played an amazing game at the weekend. Thirteen is a very important position in defence and defence wins you World Cups. A monster performance from him and being able to see that. To see this and experience it and take as much info from it, to see how he carries himself as well, means a lot for me as a young guy." said Moodie.
With the player being equally comfortable at centre and wing, he was not fussy about where he would play if he was selected for the clash.
“We trust the coaches, so I’ll play any position in which I am needed,” said Moodie.
“I’ve played a lot of matches at wing and two at centre during the World Cup, so I will go with whatever the plans require.”
Some pundits have already tipped a Springboks versus All Blacks final, but Moodie said it would be a big mistake to get ahead of themselves.
"I think we are laser-focused on the task at hand. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves. I think all prep is for this weekend. A semi-final is very important, no one wants to play in the third and fourth-place play-off so I think you have to get past the semi-final first before you focus on the final."
"I think England are a very good team. For me, if I get the opportunity [to play], I will make the most of it. It's all up to the coaches, we trust the coaches and whatever plans they have. They will put the right squad out there for Saturday."