Leinster make offer for Rabah Slimani to replace Ala’alatoa – report

That is more tests than he had to prepare for the 2019 RWC when he had played only 13 tests going into the RWC, making Mo’unga an extremely inexperienced test 10 by any standard for a RWC.

If they all fail then Frizell is available in 2026 and 2027.

If McKenzie remains brilliant one test and poor the next, Razor can start Mo’unga in 2026 and 2027 up to the RWC.

Its really all in the hands of McKenzie.

Mo’unga was finally going to get the chance to prove he was the better 10 all along - then he decides to go to Japan. He’d probably already earned 3-4 million at that stage. The NZRU would’ve given him the best contract they could’ve, probably another million or more a year.

I also agree to those who say that Hansen and Foster never really gave Mo’unga a fair go. They both only gave Mo’unga a real shot when it was clear their preferred 10’s weren’t achieving/available; they chucked him in the deep end at RWC 2019, and Foster only gave him a real shot in 2022 when Foster was about to be dropped mid-season.

By 2026 they next big 10 may have come up through the cracks. It seems like such a wasted opportunity to cement his All Black legacy and to silence his detractors; and to give back to the fans.

You're not even pretending to have self-respect?😂

Are your boys down a chairman now? Ah, lad!!! Reform it all.

Here, have you seen Bert and Ernie are getting into it on twitter? Those MAGA goons.

The obese white supremacist V the ketamine abusing Asperger's lad? Billionaire fight club 🤣 !!

It will be epic.

You’re a walking advert for abortion, chief.

Stop walking into a kicking.

Go well.