The All Blacks and Crusaders have both missed out on the silverware at the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards this morning.
The World Champion All Blacks finally tasted defeat after missing out on the team of the year to Champions League winners Barcelona.
NBA champions the Dallas Mavericks, the Women's FIFA World Cup winners Japan, F1 champions Red Bull and the England cricket team were the other nominees for the award.
The All Blacks also earned nominations in 2006, 2007 and 2011 but have yet to win the team category.
The Crusaders were up for the comeback of the year after February's Christchurch earthquake forced them to play the entire Super 15 season on the road when AMI Stadium suffered serious damage.