Sean Fitzpatrick airs his concern over the All Blacks' World Cup campaign in the New Zealand Herald.
"It was a good win for the All Blacks, a notch up from their Tongan performance, but I still have a few concerns.
"The injuries aren't helpful and they have highlighted just how much we depend on three individuals in particular - Daniel Carter, Richie McCaw and Kieran Read. Because of the injury to Read, we won't be getting them back in full until the final Rugby World Cup pool match or the quarter-final.
"Read's and McCaw's injuries highlight the dilemma at loose forward. For the second time in as many matches, Victor Vito was quiet and it did not escape attention that he was substituted pretty early in the piece."
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