Sorry to say - I called it

So, the 2007 Rugby World Cup is over for the All Blacks. Sorry to say though, I wasn't totally convinced that it was going to be the year for them to bring that cup home.

I do not think that it was anything Graham Henry could have done. I dont think it was the rotation policy. Was it the weekness of the pool they were in? Who knows. Did Graham Henry feild his best squad?

One thing I will say though is that so much expectations placed on one squad. So many weak test matches. So many groups sending second string teams to play us. Did not do us any favours.

Look at England. Absolutely hammered by South Africa. Yet upset Australia. Who is to say that Scotland won't tame the Pumas or that Fiji wont nail the Springboks. Lets face it, stranger things have happened.

Its sad. Next time, its on our turf. Preparation starts now.