Jerome Kaino says Saturday's final Test against the British and Irish Lions feels like a World Cup final.
Kaino played in the World Cup finals at Eden Park and Twickenham, in 2011 and 2015 respectively, which were won by New Zealand.
And the 34-year-old forward is comparing these matches with this weekend's series decider in Auckland.
With the three-Test series standing at one apiece, the squads return to Eden Park where the All Blacks won the opening fixture at the end of June.
Looking ahead to Saturday, Kaino said: "With it being 1-1, it does have the feeling of a World Cup final, so I am getting excited about the prospect of being able to play.
"It definitely has that feel. I think the excitement we had at training today backs that up. The Lions are a great side, and there is a lot of history between these two teams.
"There has definitely been a bit of edge there [in training], but the guys are excited.
"We know the areas we need to improve on, and we know if we do that, then we will get the result we want."
The hosts arrive at Eden Park unbeaten in 39 Tests at the North Island venue.
And Kaino is ready for the challenge: "I saw the Lions definitely step up in terms of physicality in the second Test, and I thought we matched that at times.
"As you saw last weekend, both teams were quite keen to get amongst it. As we saw, discipline is a huge part of the game.
"We are not going to go in there and be cautious about anything. We have to impose ourselves physically like the Lions did, and that's definitely an area we want to improve on.
"We know a lot of things are spoken about in the week, but that's not a reason for us to hold back.
"We know we can play physically within the laws. We will let the referee interpret things how he sees them and do our job.
"There is always going to be feeling between these two teams. When we cross the white line we throw it out there, but once it's over, we dump it."