...With less than an hour to the team naming,
...Faumainia, TKB , Naholo, NMS, Messam and Slade to name a few that were in doubt have been shown on TV making their way to the Beehive...
...the presence of TKB and Colin Slade could suggest Sopoaga has missed out..
...the sighting of Naholo a real surprise...narrowing the odds of Dagg and Piutau's inclusion...
What to watch out for: There is unlikely to be a really controversial omissions. If Waisake Naholo makes it after fracturing a leg in June, universal attention will focus on the traditional Fijian healing methods which he claims have enabled the speedy recovery...
..Some All Black debates: Whether to take three or four locks (and thus five or six loose forwards), two or three halfbacks, three or four first five-eighths (includes utilities Beauden Barrett and Colin Slade). In the case of the locks, the lack of an outstanding number four option means a loosie like veteran Jerome Kaino might be used to back up the top three. The All Blacks had a squad of 25 for the first World Cup in 1987, and Bruce Deans and Frano Botica didn't play a game. The limit was 30 at the last tournament.
What the others nations are doing: Most countries will use the 17/14 split but Samoa has named 18 forwards and Welsh coach Warren Gatland is among those considering this. Compromises are needed, whatever the decision.
