New Zealand will round off their European tour with a match against the Barbarians at Twickenham on December 5th.

The All Blacks will play Italy, England and France in November before facing the invitational team for the ninth time and fifth at Twickenham.

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw, who played for the Barbarians against Australia at Wembley last December, said: "I had a great time playing for the Barbarians last year and to now get the opportunity to play against them is going to be pretty special.

"Matches like this are rare and as there is such a long tradition of matches between the All Blacks and the Barbarians, it's going to be huge for the team."

The 1973 match between the two in Cardiff was one of rugby's classics, when Gareth Edwards scored what many fans consider to be the sport's best try after a length of the field move in the opening minutes.