Crusaders captain Sam Whitelock tonight summed up Richie Mo'unga's importance to the team this season in five words: "Richie's done it all year".
The Crusaders No 10 was an absolute force in the side's 30-12 win over the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby semifinal, orchestrating the offence like a puppeteer.
Opening the scoring for his side with a try off a slick show and go before adding a further 10 points off the tee, Mo'unga accounted for half of his team's points, and his play with ball in hand was proving a handful for the Hurricanes defence.
Speaking after the win, Whitelock applauded the work of Mo'unga.
"He's pretty quick over those first couple of steps. He's pretty hard to keep up with," Whitelock said.