Foster starts Mo’unga at 10 for All Blacks with job on line

TIME TO SHINE: New Zealand's Richie Mo'unga, 2022. (Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP)

Richie Mo’unga will start at No. 10 and Beauden Barrett was dropped to the bench as Ian Foster made four changes to New Zealand’s starting team on Thursday with his job on the line in the second Rugby Championship test against South Africa.

Foster chose Mo’unga to direct the All Blacks’ attack in what has developed into a must-win game for the coach against the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.