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Flyhalf Richie Mo'unga to Join the New Zealand All Blacks on Rugby Tour of South Africa
Richie Mo'unga returns after three seasons in Japan and can bolster a squad hit by Billy Proctor's shoulder injury.
- On Thursday, New Zealand All Blacks coach Dave Rennie recalled fly-half Richie Mo'unga to the squad for the South Africa tour, replacing injured center Billy Proctor.
- Proctor fractured his shoulder during the All Blacks' opening tour win against the Stormers in Cape Town last week, forcing his return home.
- The 32-year-old Mo'unga, who earned 56 tests, last played at the 2023 World Cup before spending three seasons at Japanese club Toshiba Brave Lupus.
- Rennie called Mo'unga 'the obvious choice' as a replacement, tasking him with learning team systems before the four-test 'Greatest Rivalry' series against the Springboks.
- The four-match series concludes with a final test in Baltimore, Maryland, following three matches against the Springboks in South Africa.
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Suffering from a fracture of the shoulder, the international will be replaced by Richie Mo的unga.
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France24All Blacks' Proctor out of South Africa series, Mo'unga called up
New Zealand back Billy Proctor was ruled out of the four-Test series with South Africa Thursday after fracturing his shoulder with the experienced Richie Mo'unga called up as a replacement.
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