Centre Burger Odendaal says he still feels he has to prove himself despite scoring a try to help Northampton Saints reach Saturday's Premiership final.
Northampton Saints centre Burger Odendaal feels he still has to prove himself to his team-mates despite scoring a try in their Premiership semi-final win against Saracens.
Now, though, he has a chance of stepping out at a sold-out Twickenham in the Premiership play-off final against Bath as Saints look to win the title for only the second time."The way it's turned out, I wouldn't have imagined it being like this. Because of the competition for places at Saints, Odendaal will have to wait to find out if director of rugby Phil Dowson - a member of the 2014 title-winning Saints team - starts him against Bath.
He was in the Bulls team beaten by Cheetahs in South Africa's Currie Cup final in 2016 and his dreams for a new chapter in England with Wasps ended after four appearances in 2022Odendaal returned to Japanese rugby, where he had played earlier in his career, before being picked up by Saints for the 2023-24 season.Asked about his feelings of lingering insecurity about his value to the squad, he said: "I think it's not a bad thing.
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