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It wasn't the performance that Richie McCaw demanded of his team, but the skipper says there is no need to panic.

Herald rugby writer Wynne Gray answers your questions following the All Blacks' Rugby World Cup win over Georgia.

The All Blacks face Georgia for the first time on Saturday, so what do we know about the Georgian rugby team?

The New Zealand-born Georgian coach will field a weaker team against the All Blacks because he has a bigger picture in mind

It's tempting to believe there has been a changing of the All Blacks guard in certain positions based on form. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.

The good news for anyone who is a fan of Mamuka Gorgodze's no-nonsense style is that the Georgia skipper is playing against the All Blacks on Saturday morning. The bad news for some of his teammates is that Kiwi coach Milton Haig has decided to rest them for the all-important match against Namibia in Exeter five days after the All Blacks match in Cardiff. The disappointed should have been forewarned, however, as Haig said this was always the plan.

Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are in Cardiff with the All Blacks and give their opinion and analysis on the AB's changes for the Georgia Rugby World Cup match. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.

In the modern game teams know all about the opposition and their tactics, that is unless you are the All Blacks wanting to know about Georgia, they will be physical... but what else?

It's a mystery to a point of what Georgia are going to bring against the All Blacks, but it will be physical and the All Blacks aren't prepared to let an upset happen.

Cardiff is a rugby mad city with passionate fans that will fill the sell out Millennium stadium, a favorite ground for All Blacks star Dan Carter.

The English press scent blood, and are looking to take down the favourites.