All Blacks' RWC Injury Woes

[Black Heart]

Kieran Read will be out for at least 5 weeks with a torn ligament according to All Blacks doctor Deb Robinson while Adam Thomson will miss the opening match against Tonga next week.

http://www.allblacks.com/news/17307/All-Blacks-medical-update---Kieran-Read-and-Adam-Thomson

Both players are expected to stay in the squad which still leaves Liam Messam at home twiddling his thumbs. Great opportunity for Victor Vito to cement a spot in the 22 while Sam Whitelock will cover #6 behind Jerome Kaino.

I though I'd start this thread now in the expectation that it will become significantly longer after we face Tonga.

 

[nickdnz]

It's looking a little bleak to be honest. We need a match fit Read. Thompson I could care less about, I'd rather replace him with Scott Waldrom but Read is very important, and I worry about his first match back from injury being a RWC QF. With the being said, I bet Victor Vito can't believe his luck. Two weeks ago he thought he was out of the Tri Nations, then he gets a RWC call up out of no where, and now he's looking like he'll start every game till the QF.