With the conclusion of this weekend test matches, the top tier International Rugby for 2014 comes to a close. Although it is just the beginning of the Rugby season for the Northern Hemisphere with the six nations in February, it is the  close for the current calendar year. It is also the end of the Southern Hemisphere season.

The New Zealand All Blacks celebrated a fifth consecutive year atop the IRB World Rankings last weekend with a win over Scotland in Edinburgh. The All blacks have historically been a force to reckon with in world rugby, but the dominance they have displayed in the last half decade is exemplary and unparalleled.