Former Springbok utility back Johan Goosen is officially out of retirement. Goosen‚ 25‚ retired suddenly at the end of 2016 in anger at not being released from his contract at French club Racing 92 so that he could join Montpellier. He supposedly took up a position of "commercial director" at a South African-based company unrelated to rugby‚ which was a loophole in French law that allowed him to be unshackled from his contract. But on Monday the Cheetahs confirmed that the Bloemfontein-based Goosen would be training with their PRO14 squad until the end of June, when he would join Montpellier. A Cheetahs statement said Goosen had "chosen to train with the Cheetahs to find his feet and get his game back on track" before joining Montpellier. "Goosen will be training with the Cheetahs until the end of June and can be selected for the team if he is on form. "It is a big compliment for Free State Rugby that he has chosen to train here and for the trust he has in the coaches and conditioni...
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