Full name Richard Mo'unga Current club Canterbury / Crusaders Nationality New Zealand | Weight 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) Height 1.76 m | |
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Born 25 May 1994 (age 22)
Christchurch, New Zealand ( 1994-05-25 ) School(s) attended Riccarton High School
St. Andrew's College University University of Canterbury Playing position Parents Saimone Mo'unga, Lila Mo'unga Schools Riccarton High School, St. Andrew's College, Christchurch | ||
Richie Mo'unga (born 25 May 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a first five-eighth or fullback for Canterbury in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Crusaders in the international Super Rugby competition.
Contents
- Richie mo unga future all black star hd highlights
- Early Career
- Senior Career
- Super Rugby
- International career
- Career Honours
- Super Rugby Statistics
- References
Richie mo unga future all black star hd highlights
Early Career
Born and raised in Christchurch, Mo'unga was initially educated at Riccarton High School in his hometown before being offered a scholarship at St. Andrew's College where he played first XV rugby for 3 years and captained them in his senior year. After graduating from high school he began playing for Linwood in the local Canterbury club rugby competition while at the same time being a member of the Canterbury Academy.
Senior Career
He wasn't named as a full member of Canterbury's squad for the 2013 ITM Cup, but in what was just his first year out of high school, he was called up to cover injuries and All Black absences and went on to make 8 appearances during the campaign which culminated in Canterbury defeating Wellington in the Premiership final. He was upgraded to a full-squad member in 2014 and played in 10 matches, featuring both at first five-eighth and fullback as Canterbury fell at the tournament's semi-final stage.
He again made 10 appearances as Canterbury regained their ITM Cup Premiership title in 2015 with a 25-23 win over Auckland in the final while 2016 saw him firmly entrenched in the number 10 jersey for Canterbury as they went on to be crowned New Zealand champions for the 8th time in 9 years.
Super Rugby
As a result of his excellent domestic showings for Canterbury, Mo'unga was named in the Crusaders Wider Training Group for the 2015 Super Rugby season. However owing to the presence of the likes of Dan Carter, Colin Slade and Tom Taylor in the Crusaders backline, he didn't get any game time in his first season at Super Rugby level. Nonetheless, the departures of all 3 players ahead of the 2016 season saw Mo'unga promoted to the full Crusaders squad. He made his debuted on 27 February 2016 in a match at home to the Chiefs and went on to start all 16 matches during a season which ended with Crusaders losing 42-25 to the Lions in Johannesburg in the quarter-finals.
International career
Mo'unga was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which finished 3rd in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in France where he scored 29 points in 5 games.
Career Honours
Canterbury