TWICKENHAM -- Even Richie McCaw, the least self-congratulatory figure in world rugby, admitted he is "hugely satisfied" by their back-to-back Rugby World Cup triumph.

Four years ago McCaw and his All Blacks won by a solitary point as they edged past France 8-7 but come Saturday night at Twickenham, the great openside allowed himself to enjoy the closing stages of their 34-17 win over Australia.

McCaw's future is still undecided but he is widely expected to retire from all rugby in the coming weeks - despite his best attempts to dodge questions over his plans - but he did allow himself a moment of satisfaction as he reflected on the All Blacks unrivalled triumph in the minutes following the moment he hoisted the World Cup into the firework-laden air.

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"It's a bit of a different feel to 2011," McCaw said. "The game was a bit tighter going to the last few seconds [in 2011 against France] and it was just a massive relief four years ago.

"This time we saw it, rather than just having to win because of the reasons that have gone before... Rather than a huge sense of relief, it was satisfaction we got the job done. It was a slightly different edge last time."

And when asked what his emotions were as he assessed his achievements, he said: "It's hard to put into words. Hugely satisfied. Qualifying for the final was what we wanted and tonight the game got tight and was a tough match - but there was a sense of we came to do the job and we got it done. The guys are happy.

"It's different to hoping you get there, but we expected to play our best... the guys are sitting there and myself here, just satisfied we got the pieces of the puzzle right."

McCaw will now take time to assess his future but he will go down in the All Blacks annals as the greatest one of all time, according to his coach Steve Hansen. He will never self-appoint himself with that title but he did have time post-match to assess exactly what it means to be an All Black.

"When you become an All Black you realise that there are a lot of good men that have gone before," McCaw said. "You feel that responsibility straight away - that there's no one person bigger than the team. One thing that I've always been big on is that it's not about being the hero every week; [it's about] just doing your job."