- Daniel Carter injured, out for most of the season
- Ali Williams injured, out for most of the season
- Richie McCaw's injuries have not let him play four games in a row
- The same goes for Brendon Leonard, Sitiveni Sivivatu and Conrad Smith
- Awful start to the international campaign with horror games against France and Italy
- Christchurch not able to fill the stadium to see the All Blacks
- Major injuries to Corry Flynn, Casey Laulala, Richard Kahui
- Super 14 lost
- Tri Nations lost even before it has started.
Is all that enough to start frightening? Is 2009 a year of bad luck? A year in which NZRU has to check if everything is going in the right direction?
Amidst all, Graham Henry seeks his re-election until 2011
