In 143 matches from 2010, the All Blacks have won a staggering 126 times along with four draws, meaning they have lost fewer than 10 per cent of all Tests played for the entire decade. It has been an unprecedented period of domination in the modern era.
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The men in black have maintained their firm hold on the Bledisloe Cup, haven’t lost the Freedom Cup against South Africa in that span, nor have they lost the Rugby Championship in any year when a full slate of matches was played (barring the 2015 and 2019 World Cup seasons). The Webb-Ellis Cup returned “home” twice more in the dominant stretch as the All Blacks were crowned world champions in both 2011 and 2015.
A pulsating one-point win over France in the 2011 Eden Park finale was arguably the most critical in NZ rugby history. For not only did it deliver a second global crown and the first since the inaugural tournament in 1987, it released the pressure valve on a generation of world-beaters who, purely and simply, proved several cuts above the rest for years to come, including equaling the world record of 17 straight elite level Test victories in 2013-14.
From Dunedin to Chicago, New Plymouth to Dublin, Nelson to Buenos Aires and all points in between, there’s not been a rugby fan who has witnessed the mighty All Blacks and pondered what makes them so special in this decade of dominance. And for as long as that aura grows, who’s to say the next 10 years won’t be as commanding?
