FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - New Zealand vs Argentina - Trafalgar Park, Nelson, New Zealand - September 8, 2018 - Argentina's Bautista Ezcurra (21) prepares to tackle New Zealand's Richie Mo'unga. REUTERS/Ross Setford/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Beauden Barrett will start at fullback for New Zealand in their World Cup Pool B opener against South Africa in Yokohama on Saturday after coach Steve Hansen retained Richie Mo'unga at flyhalf.
Barrett has played most of his career at flyhalf but has been shifted to fullback this year in order to accommodate Mo’unga, though he did start the All Blacks' final 92-7 warmup win over Tonga in the number 10 jersey.
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