By PAUL REES
Burger Odendaal joined Wasps after accepting that his chances of winning a South Africa cap had gone, but the centre will not lack motivation as he feels he has something to prove.
The 29-year-old, who captained the Bulls and the Lions and played in the United Rugby Championship last season, is adding experience to a midfield that lost Jimmy Gopperth and Malakai Fekitoa in the summer.
“I felt I had reached a certain platform in South Africa,” said Odendaal, who marked his debut for Wasps with a try at Gloucester last weekend. “I thought I had a couple of decent seasons in Supe...
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