Rugby World Cup 2011

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Originally Posted by brockguy

Ed, who are New Zealand going to choke against this year? France? England? South Africa? Ireland

Ye guys should win, but we have been saying that in pretty much every world cup since 1987!!!

Haha, fair call.

I do think this is the strongest NZ World Cup squad we've had since I started following rugby in '99. There's some incredible talent in the backs. And it's the most experienced team we've ever had in a World Cup, which should help when it comes to handling the pressure.

But no one can deny that choking has been a huge problem for us in the past, and the pressure and expectation is so huge this time that you have to say there's a risk of it happening again. Hope not, though!