Writing in the The New Zealand Herald, John Mitchell issues Peter Bills with a note of caution.
"Eighty-seven days to go to the Rugby World Cup, and John Mitchell issues a blunt warning.
"The World Cup may be a try-fest in some of the pool matches," he says. "But after that it will be back to normal. In some senses, we are going to get a different World Cup.
"But it is still going to come down to some crucial issues - who handles the breakdown best in attack and defence, who kicks most successfully for territory, who kicks most often and best between the poles.
"The tighter breakdown area will certainly allow for other aspects to become crucial. Like accuracy of goal kicking, accuracy at the restarts, accuracy of the kick out of hand and for territory, accuracy in terms of placement of the kick." "
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