The All Blacks must lift one last time if they're to beat France in Paris on Sunday morning and end a challenging year on a winning note.
Fresh in their minds will be last weekend's resounding loss to Ireland - although Ian Foster's men can take some heart from a sparkling recent record against Les Bleus, having won their last 14 test meetings, dating back to 2009.
Karim Ben Ismail, a rugby writer with French sports newspaper L'equipe, spoke to Corin Dann.
