All Blacks close decade with 100 wins

The All Blacks will close the year as the best team of the decade, winning 24 more games than any other side, and scoring 133 more tries than the second best attacking nation. It has essentially been the perfect ten years for the New Zealand rugby team, with the exception of one small trophy.

It will not be until 2011 that the All Blacks will be able to rectify the only caveat that currently blemishes their ever impressive record; with three World Cups “available” over the next ten years.

While some use all manner of vernacular in regards to New Zealand’s World Cup campaigns, such as failed expectations or even chokes, one of the main reasons that so much hype surrounds the All Blacks tilts at World Championship glory is because of their outstanding record before, after and in between these tournaments.