Bordeaux fullback Romain Buros will make his Test debut in the match - which will be live on TNT Sports - while the 91-times capped centre Gaël Fickou returns to the team, leaving him one cap away from equalling the great Serge Blanco (which would make them joint-fourth in the all-time France caps table).
Fly-half Thomas Ramos needs five points to overtake Didier Camberabero (354) to become the sixth highest points scorer in the history of the French XV. He is also within reach of Thierry Lacroix (367), Morgan Parra (370), Dimitri Yachvilli (373) and Christophe Lamaison (380). The outright leader is Frédéric Michalak with a staggering total of 436 points.
France have won their last two matches against the All Blacks (2021, 2023) as they seek to make it three in a rown against the visitors for the first time since 1994-95.
The last meeting between France and New Zealand took place on the opening night of the 2023 World Cup, with Les Bleus winning 27-13, their joint-second best performance against the All Blacks, after their 15-point victory in 2021.
France have lost only one of their last eight matches (six wins, one draw). That was against Argentina last June (25-33), and won the most recent by 40 points against Japan last weekend in the Autumn Nations Series.
