Carter "absolutely" in doubt for rest of the world cup!!!

[Gavin]

All other nations are struggling with injuries, just look at Australia. Losing Carter is bad, but it isn't the end of the world.

 

[Bazzy]

^Well the Wallabies and Springboks are suffering from injuries too. Most of our top players are still standing so the world hasn't ended... yet :S .

Edit: I swear I didn't read Gavin's post before posting this .

 

[Gavin]

^Well the Wallabies and Springboks are suffering from injuries too. Most of our top players are still standing so the world hasn't ended... yet :S .

Edit: I swear I didn't read Gavin's post before posting this .

Great minds think alike...

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Unbelievable, the players missing out on the knock-out stages due to injury and missing selections:

Andries Bekker
Dan Carter
Juan Smith
Drew Mitchell
Gavin Henson
Lewis Moody
Juan Martin Hernandez
Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Digby Ioane
Francois Steyn
Andrew Sheridan

Those are some quality players missing out on the knock-out action

 

[kovana]

Wow.. Cannot believe Carter is out of the RWC.

But they still got Mccaw and of course the ABs are a class team. I still believe they will win this thing. Slade will be all right.

 

[SavageLez]

Feel for Carter but this may be a blessing for NZ. Finals are won on kicks and Carter's kicking has been terrible (approx 72%), not nearly up there with Steyn's accuracy (approx 83%).

 

[SpanishBob]

Why Cruden? Like Slade but even with less experience. I'm not a big fan of Donald, but I think he was a better choice; at least he has the experience the other two don't have.
I trust in Slade anyway. Should Carter absence push Henry to promote SBW as Nonu's mate?. Without Carter the All Blacks are losing creativity; will all this force further chanches in the miedfield?

 

[dangandan]

Slade was so bad against Japan where there was hardly any pressure. How on earth will he cope in the knockouts...

 

[donmcdazzle]

We are screwed. The most important player and the one position we don't have great backups in. Nightmare.

 

[kusta]

 

[The Rugby Shadow]

from www.therugbyshadow.com

Dan Carter is out of the Rugby World Cup.
A Nation gulps.Dan Carter is OUT of RWC 2011.


The official announcement that we all dreaded was confirmed at 10am NZ time this morning.

And along with the news,the entire Rugby community of New Zealand gulped and held its breath.

'The Shadow' included.My stomach is still churning.

Yet we must move on.The reality is plain and simple..

In Colin Slade,Piri Weepu and replacement Aaron Cruden,we must trust.

Sure,our prospects at this World Cup have dipped and the resulting plunges on the Springboks and the Wallabies at the NZ TAB in the last few hours has seen their prices to win the Cup come down,while New Zealands have lengthened.

Such is the impact Carter has on the All Blacks performance.

But one man does not make a team.Remember..

"A Champion team will always beat a team of Champions."
​

Our All Blacks must rally together and look ahead,focus on Canada today and in putting in a complete performance against them.Wallowing in our own self pity will do us no favours,and I'm sure the All Blacks are professional enough to be able to shrug this major set back off,and move on.

Time now for all our collective experience to pay dividends.Time for the big boys to step up.

"When the going gets tough,the tough get going…"
​

Whoever replaces 'Dan the Man' will get support around him in an environment that is not entirely unfamiliar .The patterns,systems and structures that have been implemented over the years by the Coaching panel will have put this team in good stead.

The ship is the same,it is just that there has been a slight change in who steers it.

Fear not New Zealand rugby fans,we can soldier on and win this Cup.Heads up,chin out,and move on.

 

[BluesAreBest]

Can we bring in Nick Evans?

 

[Nicolaas]

i think this will be bigger news than when nelson mandela dies....

 

[Rhyer]

Don't tell me England will win the world cup.... ANYTHING BUT THAT! PLEASE! ANYTHING!

 

[Nicolaas]

Unbelievable, the players missing out on the knock-out stages due to injury and missing selections:

Andries Bekker
Dan Carter
Juan Smith
Drew Mitchell
Gavin Henson
Lewis Moody
Juan Martin Hernandez
Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Digby Ioane
Francois Steyn
Andrew Sheridan

Those are some quality players missing out on the knock-out action

Did he get injured again yesterday???

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Unbelievable, the players missing out on the knock-out stages due to injury and missing selections:

Lewis Moody
Digby Ioane

Moody?

Also, I'm pretty sure I read that Ioane will be back for the knockouts

 

[Muzzy]

honestly McAlister has been playing the best rugby of his life atm for Toulouse . No really.

But unless Slade really steps up we're ****ed

 

[Siva Tau]

Cruden was fantastic in ITM Cup for Manwatu

 

[Rhyer]

Cruden was fantastic in ITM Cup for Manwatu

BIG difference between third tier club tournament and a world cup.

 

[Rhyer]

I think Weepu will get you guys home.