Dave Rennie explains Richie Mo’unga selection and reveals Beauden Barrett plan: ‘We are keen to give him that opportunity’

Dave Rennie says that Richie Mo’unga was always going to start the fourth Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test match regardless of the result in Soweto.

Mo’unga returns to the All Blacks at Test level for the first time since he started the 2023 Rugby World Cup final defeat to the Springboks, taking over the number 10 jersey from Ruben Love.

The clash in Baltimore will be the first time in Rennie’s tenure that Love hasn’t started at Test match for the All Blacks, a decision that was made a “couple of weeks ago”, according to the head coach. Mo’unga’s international hiatus was