KEY POINTS:
This time we can't complain too much.
Northern Hemisphere-based website Planet Rugby has named seven All Blacks in its 2008 Team of the Year.
Mils Muliaina, Conrad Smith, Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Ali Williams, Greg Somerville and Tony Woodcock were named in the team which also contains three South Africans and one each from Australia, Scotland, Wales, Italy and Fiji.
The team is: Muliaina, Napolioni Nalaga (Fiji), Smith, Jean de Villiers (South Africa), Shane Williams (Wales), Carter, Mike Blair (Scotland), Sergio Parisse (Italy), McCaw, Rocky Elsom (Australia), Williams, Bakkies Botha (South Africa), Somerville, John Smit (South Africa), Woodcock.
- NZPA
