The British and Irish Lions team to tour NZ next year will potentially be the finest side representing the four Home Unions to travel to our shores.

Israel Dagg's rise back to the top has been overshadowed by the explosion of Beauden Barrett and the All Blacks dominance in 2016.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is prescribing a January "wellbeing camp" for his players to ensure they hit the ground running against a powerful Lions line-up.

Just one defeat is the headline grabbing statistic of 2016, but for Steve Hansen, the real cause for celebration was the nature of the wins.

COMMENT: France in Paris - or Marseille for that matter - are never easy.

The All Blacks had a great season - learning more about themselves in the last four weeks than they did in the first 10.

COMMENT: Elements of the All Blacks' performance against France shows a team which has run out of ideas and lost confidence in its ability to keep the ball.

Chris Rattue rates the players following the All Blacks' 24-19 win over France this morning in Paris.

There were All Blacks heroes across the team in 2016, but the year belonged to Beauden Barrett.

If there were any doubt about Beauden Barrett's World Rugby player of the year credentials, he surely proved them once again.

There will be no rock under the towel this summer for the All Blacks after they produced a performance that demanded they dig to the deepest parts of themselves.

There will be no rock under the towel this summer for the All Blacks after they produced a performance that demanded they dig to the deepest parts of themselves.

There has been more bad news for embattled All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith.

Statistics from more recent encounters between the two nations doesn't help France's case in their search for an unlikely victory.

The latest All Blacks away jersey has sparked ­debate. But debate over the treasured kit of our national rugby team is nothing new, it's quite old.

The rugby season is just about over. Our rugby experts nominate their highlights, disappointments and biggest surprises, and look forward to next season.

COMMENT: I'm sure Kieran Reid would agree: It's not the jersey that matters, but what the jersey represents, writes Jack Tame.

COMMENT: There's an old Irish proverb which rather splendidly applies to some of the bile displayed after the All Blacks won against Ireland last weekend.

Whatever the cause and the symptom, the All Blacks tread, again, a fine line in Paris.

The overseas adventure is set to go on for some All Blacks, following tomorrow's season-ending match in Paris.

Four France-based ex All Blacks have named their All Blacks Legends XV ahead of the ABs test in Paris tomorrow morning.

They are coming off contract next year, so can the All Blacks retain Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith and Israel Dagg?

Just when things had settled down, Irish rugby icon Paul O'Connell has reopened the Great Dublin Debate about the All Blacks' tactics.

It all makes sense to TJ Perenara now. But it didn't used to, not in his younger days...

The All Blacks know France can be an unpredictable beast, but they have some comfort in knowing they will welcome back Kaino, writes Patrick McKendry.

It feels a little like the world has been upside down when the All Blacks come to France with their discipline under a cloud.

Hard work, discipline and compelling form have earned TJ Perenara the All Blacks number nine jersey ahead of Aaron Smith for the last test of the year.

"I read somewhere that referees treat us differently to everyone else," Steve Hansen says. "But we come out higher on the penalty count most weeks".

Days after revealing the new All Blacks' alternate jersey to very mixed reviews, adidas have made a blunder in a promotional video.

Hard to believe really that this test in Paris is the last the All Blacks will play before they take on the British Lions next winter