But that will leave the All Black coaches in a tight spot. Do they take the risk of naming Boric before he has proven his fitness? Or do they have to be cruel, say it's not something they can do and retain the abrasive but inexperienced Jarred Hoeata in the final 30?
Coach Graham Henry hinted they would be keen to name Boric and that they had him training with the squad throughout the New Zealand leg of the Tri Nations.
"He's still in our thinking," says Henry of Boric. "He has been training within the group, with the physio and the trainer. It is going to be touch and go. He is an experienced test match lock and has got better and better, so we are pretty keen to see how good he is and see if we can pick him."
Boric says he hasn't been told any more than that. When the Tri Nations squad was picked in July, Henry phoned Boric to tell him he would have been selected had it not been for the injury. But because the prognosis was notfavourable, and Boric wasn't expected to be fit to play any games, Hoeata was called in.
"They have kept me in the loop," says Boric. "I guess I am still a slight chance but I don't think my chances are terribly high. I don't really rate my chance.
"I am not happy about the situation. I desperately want to be part of it but I'm trying to stay positive. My friends and family are probably finding it harder than I am. I am hopefully going to be playing in New Zealand for a few more years and there will be another World Cup in four years."
While Boric is philosophical about his fate and resigned to seeing 2015 as his opportunity, he was playing well enough before his injury to believe he could have made a significant impact at this tournament.
It was midway through last year's All Black tour when Boric found a different gear.
He was a late call-up for the injured Brad Thorn to play Ireland and he took his chance. Henry noted that it was by some distance Boric's best performance in an All Black shirt.
He played with the same drive and ferocity as Thorn would have and provided some dynamism and grit to the All Black pack.
It was precisely the performance the All Black coaches wanted to see from Boric. His mobility, athleticism and ball skills have never been in doubt.
But Henry and his team wanted to see some mongrel from Boric - 80 minutes of aggressive physicality where he imposed himself.
They got that from him, and again the following week when he came off the bench in Cardiff. His form for the Blues was just as impressive and he relished the prospect of leading the recovering Ali Williams.
For much of the season it was Boric and not Williams who appeared to be the senior partner in that combination. The North Harbour man orchestrated a consistently tidy lineout and was one of the key men at the collision.
"Lock is one of those positions where the older you get, the more you mature into the role," says Boric.
"As we got towards the end of the season, Ali was back in the swing of things. It took him a few games to get his fitness back and I did enjoy the season with him."
Boric says he might just turn his phone off on Monday. Henry will ring only if Boric hasn't made it. Instead he might just wait for the announcement on Tuesday lunchtime and console himself that, if he's not named, he will be the next cab off the rank if injury strikes.
