Opportunity to play for All Blacks at home is 'very special' - Richie Mo'unga

Crusaders playmaker Richie Mo'unga is looking forward to the opportunity of playing his first Test for the All Blacks at his home venue.

The last time the All Blacks played in Christchurch was in 2016 which Mo'unga went on to attend with his friends and family members.

Now, he will will be playing in front of his home crowd after head coach Ian Foster has named him at fly-half for the third round of the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina.

“In 2016 I was able to go to the game here and watch the All Blacks.

"I actually remember going with my wife and her sister and we forgot our tickets, so we had to get in touch with Bianca (All Blacks Operations Manager) around getting us into the game, so already we were able to meet some staff and management of the All Blacks, obviously not knowing that down the track I’d be part of the team."

Mo'unga has played most of his rugby in Christchurch after being part of Canterbury since 2013 and making his debut for Crusaders three years later.

“We’re from a very proud city when it comes to rugby," he added.

"First of all, we want to get the opportunity to play in the All Black jersey and then make our friends and family proud. It’ll be really special when we do get that chance.

"We don’t get many chances to play tests here in Christchurch and I don’t think there’ll be another one for a while.”