Eden Park: Rugby World Cup 2011 Final venue?have been exposed to the world after official papers alerted that Rugby World Cup 2011 organisers feared losing the hosting rights.
New Zealand lost joint ownership of the World Cup in 2003 for failing to assure advertising free stadiums and the debacle surrounding the main Eden Park venue being moved to the ARC owned Mt Smart Stadium has thrown open a whole new pot of confusion.
Even contemplating a move, so late in the day, has sounded the alarm bells and brought into question New Zealand's capacity for hosting an even of such enormity.
The clocks ticking and if any future fears are exposed not only will the countries authority be brought before the IRB but the concession of entertaining the rugby world could be confiscated.