All Blacks captain Scott Barrett admits the pain of a one-point defeat to France stings as they ready themselves for the final test of the year

Coach Scott Robertson's opted against mass rotation for Italy on Sunday morning in Turin - he's made five changes to the run-on side, three of which are injury returnees or absentees.

Barrett says it's been difficult to move on.



Sam Cane will start at openside flanker and TJ Perenara is the halfback reserve in what looms as their final tests.

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