No let up from the All Blacks with a summer break in sight.
That's the view of captain Scott Barrett after coach Scott Robertson stuck with a largely full-strength side for Sunday's final test of the year against Italy in Turin.
Barrett says they're determined to finish the season on a high.
There's five changes to the run on side - four of which are due to injury returnees and absentees.
Sam Cane and Mark Tele'a return from injuries, while Anton Lienert-Brown and Ethan de Groot are in for the sidelined Jordie Barrett and Tamaiti Williams.
Elliott Smith joined D'Arcy Waldegrave live from Turin ahead of the big dance.
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