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Thursday <strong>August</strong> 9 <strong>2018</strong> 33<br />
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O’Gara says play both Barrett and Mo’unga<br />
CRUSADERS BACKS coach and<br />
Irish great Ronan O’Gara has<br />
provided a possible answer to<br />
the All Blacks number 10 debate<br />
– play both Richie Mo’unga and<br />
Beauden Barrett at the same time.<br />
<strong>The</strong> former Irish first-five, who<br />
played 128 tests for his country,<br />
shared his experiences coaching<br />
the Super Rugby champions to<br />
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In the piece O’Gara says why<br />
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Barrett to fullback.<br />
“He plays on instinct which<br />
is brilliant. He doesn’t need a<br />
whole series of structured plays<br />
to excite him. He has that availability<br />
but he plays off the cuff,<br />
which is thrilling to see,” O’Gara<br />
wrote.<br />
“He’s gone up against Beauden<br />
Barrett a few times now and got<br />
the better of him this season, even<br />
if one always look better as a 10<br />
when your team is on the front<br />
foot, as the Crusaders have invariably<br />
been this campaign.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> All Blacks pick on All<br />
Black form, and Barrett has been<br />
very good for New Zealand, let’s<br />
not mistake that either.<br />
“But Mo’unga’s form deserves<br />
game time, and it will be<br />
interesting, going forward, to<br />
see whether that’s coming on<br />
for Barrett or the ‘Canes’ pivot<br />
shifting to 15 and Mo’unga<br />
starting as 10.”<br />
O’Gara has signed on for another<br />
season with the Crusaders after<br />
joining the side having served<br />
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