There should be fewer free kicks, more scrums and possibly more penalties in Saturday night's test match.
The match between the All Blacks and France is to be played under uniform laws agreed by the IRB last month, after more than a year of trials in the northern and southern hemispheres.
The main differences between the Super 14 laws and those on Saturday night are the sanctions for infringements.
No longer will free kicks be awarded for hanging on to the ball at the breakdown or failing to free the ball after players have been tackled.
The sanctions will instead be a scrum to the team which did not take the ball into the breakdown, or a straight-arm penalty for a more serious offence.
Other changes from the Super 14 are mauls not being collapsed and the team throwing the ball into the line-out will decide how many players will be in the line-out.
All Black coach Graham Henry said at a press conference yesterday both sides would go into the game with the same rules but he expected more scrums, and discipline would have to be high.
His team played under the same laws on the grand slam tour last year.
The weather forecast for Saturday is not looking too promising, although it is subject to change.
MetService forecaster John Tunster said a southerly front was expected to move on to Dunedin on Saturday, bringing showers and cold wind. But the system was evolving and might change.
Five All Blacks will be at the Champions of the World store between 3.30pm and 4.30pm tomorrow, to sign autographs.
