All Blacks captain Reuben Thorne has promised there will be no repeat of New Zealand's limp effort in the 1999 Rugby World Cup third place play-off when they take on France on Thursday night.

Four years ago an unmotivated New Zealand met South Africa and was beaten 22-18 in a dire spectacle.

Thorne says there is a different attitude and this time the team wants to finish the tournament on a good note.

France has shown its distaste for the fixture, naming a side with 13 changes from the team that was beaten 24-7 by England in their semi-final.

The All Blacks have made only one change, and that due to injury, giving the team well beaten by Australia a chance to atone for its lacklustre display.

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