New Zealand Entrenched as World Cup Favorites EMMA STONEY The All Blacks will once again finish the year as the top-ranked team in the world, and the other top teams all have improvements to make if they want to challenge them next year for the world title. December 26, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ElwoDW http://nyti.ms/1wL6N2c International New York Times Sports Rugby

By EMMA STONEY via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Sports http://nyti.ms/1ElwoDW New Zealand Entrenched as World Cup Favorites December 26, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1wL6N2c International New York Times