Once again boredom will be the All Blacks' greatest enemy at a World Cup.
When they begin their quest for a third successive title in 2019, they will need to beat themselves as much as their competitors if they are to survive a tournament starting with a mid-September arrival and an early November conclusion.
The All Blacks have been drawn in a pool of lopsided talent with an even wackier schedule.
They start against the Springboks on September 21 in Yokohama before they have a 12 day break until they play a repechage team, then an African side and Six Nations strugglers Italy in their final pool match.
It's not the toughest match they've had to start any World Cup, think England 1991, but it's a test which will get their utmost concentration as their start against Argentina did in the 2015 tournament.