Richie Mo'unga commits to Rugby Championship

All Blacks first-five Richie Mo'unga has committed to the Rugby Championship in Australia.

Radio NZ incorrectly reported on Monday that Mo'unga had told New Zealand Rugby that he didn't want to leave his young family for nine weeks.

Yesterday afternoon Mo'unga rubbished the report saying it was quite laughable.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster is confident he'll have a full-strength squad to choose from to take to Australia and said while some players have questions over spending nine weeks away and what that might look like, none had yet made the decision not to travel.

He also dismissed RNZ's report on Monday that Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara didn't want to go the tournament, saying while they had some questions they were yet to make a decision.

Now the dates for next month's Bledisloe Cup tests in New Zealand are confirmed, Foster will want confirmation of how long the All Blacks will be in Australia, before talking to each player individually.

New Zealand Rugby will determine on a case by case basis what the players want to do, with players given the option to opt-out of heading across the Tasman.

The Bledisloe Cup tests are in Wellington on Sunday, October 11 and Auckland on Sunday, October 18.

Both games are at 3.30pm.