The All Blacks have suffered a late injury to a winger for the second weekend in succession.
Rieko Ioane has been ruled out of the third Test against with a tight hamstring, which means Jordie Barrett will return to the 23 after being left out for a rest.
Sevu Reece will shift to the left wing from the right while Will Jordan returns to the starting side on the right wing after being named on the bench.
The All Blacks are already without injured Caleb Clarke, who might miss the opening matches of The Rugby Championship.
Last week Reece was a late withdrawal with concussion.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 21: Rieko Ioane of the New Zealand All Blacks celebrates after scoring a try during The Rugby Championship & Bledisloe Cup match between Australia Wallabies and New Zealand All Blacks at Accor Stadium on September 21, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson made 10 changes from the team that wrapped up the series 2-0 last weekend.
There will be plenty of interest in the performance of Ruben Love at fullback.
“His consistency from Super Rugby, he’s matured nicely and he’s trained incredibly well and is ready for this. He’s good under the ball and he’s got an incredible boot, so he will give us that depth that’s required,” Robertson said.
France rugby coach Fabien Galthie has overhauled his starting line-up, making nine changes for their series finale against New Zealand, as Les Bleus aim to avoid a third consecutive defeat.
Tour captain Gael Fickou, the most-capped player in the squad (95 caps), and Rabah Slimani are back in the team to take on the All Blacks in Hamilton on Saturday.
Fickou and Slimani return after missing the second Test last weekend, at centre and prop respectively.
Antoine Hastoy, who was named on the bench for the first two Tests, will start at flyhalf alongside scrumhalf Nolann Le Garrec, who is set to play his third consecutive match as a starter, as is winger Theo Attissogbe.
In contrast to the first two Tests, no uncapped player is part of the squad.
France opened the tour with a narrow 31-27 defeat, before suffering a heavy 43-17 loss in the second Test last Saturday.
FRANCE TEAM: Leo Barre, Theo Attissogbe, Nicolas Depoortere, Gael Fickou (capt), Gabin Villiere, Antoine Hastoy, Nolann Le Garrec, Mickael Guillard, Joshua Brennan, Alexandre Fischer, Matthias Halagahu, Hugo Auradou, Rabah Slimani, Pierre Bourgarit, Baptiste Erdocio
Replacements: Gaetan Barlot, Paul Mallez, Demba Bamba, Romain Taofifenua, Killian Tixeront, Pierre Bochaton, Thibault Daubagna, Emilien Gailleton
