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

[donmcdazzle]

Stephen Donald stripping off his tracksuit?

Keep 'em coming! haha

 

[nickdnz]

Time to pull Andrew Mehrtens or Carlos Spencer out of retirement?

 

[Shaggy]

Yeah, lets see what they say tomorrow ... no use worrying yet

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

Where does it say he is in doubt for the rest of the cup? I don't see this 'absolutely' anywhere... You'd have to have done something very wrong to put you out of four weeks of rugby just from kicking practice.

 

[smartcooky]

Where does it say he is in doubt for the rest of the cup? I don't see this 'absolutely' anywhere... You'd have to have done something very wrong to put you out of four weeks of rugby just from kicking practice.

Caption under the photo of Carter and Slade...


[TEXTAREA]Dan Carter has an injury and rumours are rife that it's serious enough to raise concerns about his future at this tournament.[/TEXTAREA]

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

I still don't see where 'absolutely' came from

But yeah, I highly doubt we'll see him out for more than a game or two at most.

 

[Saintjay]

BBC Sport have more on Carter states they will up date his injury on Sunday. The picture of him on the floor does not look good, seems to be in pain.

 

[FlukeArtist]

Looks like Carter is out of the RWC

Annoncement expected soon re carter's status.

But it looks like he is out of the tournament.

This will make it very difficult for NZ without him if he is gone.

On the other hand, it will make the Cup even more interesting!

 

[LittleGuy]

Slade isn't a bad player at #10 but it is a huge blow, McCaw is definately going to be back for the quarters though isn't he? New Zealand will likely face Argentina in the QF's and the Pumas have a very long injury list themselves.

Would the AB's ever consider bringing in Nick Evans?

 

[shtove]

Oh ****. God, please heal him. That is all.

The video of him limping off did NOT look good.

Everyone knows how that kind of injury feels and how long it takes to heal. I guess they'll preserve him in ice for a while and hope for the best.

And I think the ABs won't allow themselves to bring in players based outside NZ, like McAllister and Evans. Mind you, remember what happened last time Carter was injured and those two guys took his place. Ouch!

First Steyn, now Carter. Sad.

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

Slade isn't a bad player at #10 but it is a huge blow, McCaw is definately going to be back for the quarters though isn't he? New Zealand will likely face Argentina in the QF's and the Pumas have a very long injury list themselves.

Would the AB's ever consider bringing in Nick Evans?

Short answer - no.

Slade or Weepe will become the first choice flyhalf, with Cruden probably getting called into the squad... Maybe Donald

 

[LittleGuy]

Short answer - no.

Slade or Weepe will become the first choice flyhalf, with Cruden probably getting called into the squad... Maybe Donald

Cruden would be a good choice an exciting young player.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

It's all a conspiracy by the European Unions!!! Francois Steyn, Daniel Carter, Digby Ioane, Fernandez Lobbe,all the SH teams are losing players!!!

 

[FlukeArtist]

It'll be either Cruden or Donald getting the recall.

Apparently Richie McCaw contacted Peter Leitch (aka The Mad Butcher- a NZ Rugby League icon/fan/pundit) yesterday to wish the Warriors good luck in the NRL Final today, and told him that Dan Carter is out of the tournament.

 

[William18]

Announcement in 32 minutes.

 

[dangandan]

Damn i mean the other big nations will be feeling like they have a better chance now but i would be gutted if he does miss out.

 

[Saintjay]

The beeb say it is his groin, anyone know what the kiwi press are saying???

 

[FlukeArtist]

Yeah its the groin apparently

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

Yeah groin strain from kicking training.

 

[Saintjay]

It's all a conspiracy by the European Unions!!! Francois Steyn, Daniel Carter, Digby Ioane, Fernandez Lobbe,all the SH teams are losing players!!!

Yep we hired that waitress South Africa used in 1995, like hitman agent 47 but with more hair.