8 reasons why the All Blacks will win the Rugby World Cup

New Zealand hold the odds on favourites to win and here are eight reasons why we think they’ll lift the Web Ellis Cup for a third time.

1. They are the world’s greatest (and have been for six years).

#NZL, #AUS, #RSA & #ARG all consolidated their positions as the Top Four ranked nations after #RWC2015‘s semi-finals pic.twitter.com/jEUr6cVBVN

— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) October 26, 2015

2. They are warriors.

A video posted by All Blacks (@allblacks) on Oct 26, 2015 at 7:14pm PDT

3. They have this guy.

A video posted by steviedajay (@steviedajay) on Oct 17, 2015 at 12:47pm PDT

4. And, these.

A photo posted by Dan Carter (@dancarter_) on Aug 15, 2015 at 7:06pm PDT

5. They have the backing of their nation.

A photo posted by Jo (@jofeldman12) on Oct 27, 2015 at 9:52am PDT

6. They are not afraid of compassion.

A photo posted by BlueBullsRugbyUnion (@bluebullsrugbyunion) on Nov 5, 2015 at 8:55am PST

7. They are brothers (on and off the pitch).

A photo posted by Martin Šmerda (@smerdak1) on Oct 28, 2015 at 4:44am PDT

8. They are… The Men In Black.