Brodie McAlister will make his All Blacks debut against France at Waikato Stadium on Saturday night in a team that has ten changes to the starting fifteen.
McAlister was the bolter in the initial squad and the Chiefs hooker will come off the bench in a popular selection with the local fans, who have plenty of other players from their Super Rugby team to cheer on.
Beauden Barrett's out with a hand injury so Damian McKenzie's at first-five for the first time this year, partnered at halfback by Cortez Ratima.
Anton Lienert-Brown is back from surgery on a broken collarbone, forming a midfield partnership with Quinn Tupaea, who earns his first start since suffering a horrendous knee injury in 2022.
Luke Jacobson returns from a concussion suffered in the Super Rugby final to take his place at number eight alongside blindside flanker Samipeni Finau and captain Ardie Savea.
Samisoni Taukei'aho is promoted from the bench to start at hooker.
Coach Scott Robertson clearly hasn't heard of the saying that starts with "too many Chiefs" with seven in the starting fifteen and another one on the bench.
Ruben Love finally gets a shot at fullback, having only played one test previously against Japan last year as a substitute on the wing.
And after only lasting a minute into the first test, Sevu Reece is back from a head knock on the right wing.
Razor said he wanted to give the entire squad a run, and with the series already won, he's stayed true to his word.
Full All Blacks team for the third test against France:
1. Ethan de Groot , 2. Samisoni Taukei'aho , 3. Tyrel Lomax , 4. Patrick Tuipulotu , 5. Fabian Holland, 6. Samipeni Finau , 7. Ardie Savea (captain) , 8. Luke Jacobson , 9. Cortez Ratima, 10. Damian McKenzie, 11. Rieko Ioane , 12. Quinn Tupaea , 13. Anton Lienert-Brown , 14. Sevu Reece , 15. Ruben Love
Reserves: 16. Brodie McAlister, 17. George Bower, 18. Fletcher Newell , 19. Dalton Papali'i , 20. Du'Plessis Kirifi , 21. Noah Hotham , 22. Timoci Tavatavanawai , 23. Will Jordan
Unavailable due to injury: Tamaiti Williams (knee); Wallace Sititi (ankle); Scott Barrett (calf); Caleb Clarke (ankle); Tupou Vaa’i (concussion); Beauden Barrett (hand)
