Flanker McCaw has been singled out by the French management

French assistant coach Jacques Brunel says the All Blacks "benefit from a lot of indulgence" from officials at the tackle area and at set pieces.

He also added that in these two areas, the Tri-Nations champions "try to outsmart the rules and the referees".

Brunel says coach Bernard Laporte and manager Jo Maso will raise the issue with officials before the two Tests.

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New Zealand play France in Lyon on Saturday and in Paris on 18 November.

And Brunel's comments are sure to raise the tension ahead of the eagerly anticipated two-Test series.

The players know they are going to face the best team in the world French assistant coach Jacques Brunel

"We have the feeling that it's not the referee who is giving the calls 'crouch, stop, engage' at the scrums," he added.

"The All Blacks impose their own rhythm. They don't bend properly and then go straight from 'stop' to 'engage'.

"Their opponents are kept waiting and when you are waiting before entering a scrum you lose all momentum."

Brunel also believes that New Zealand's 41-20 victory over England at Twickenham last weekend highlighted their other concerns over foul play.

"They catch the legs of the jumper so it's impossible to develop a rolling maul. They did it several times on Sunday," he said.

"Also, Richie McCaw is a wonderful player but to be the great scavenger he is, he has to be always on the verge of foul play.

"He gets three or four penalties per game but should get double."

Brunel insisted that France are not looking to gain revenge for the 45-6 defeat they suffered at the hands of New Zealand in 2004.

"Revenge is not the problem," he said. "The players know they are going to face the best team in the world and they are looking forward to the two Tests.

"There is a lot of excitement in our camp but it's a constructive excitement because we know we are going to size ourselves up against the best in the world and then we'll have a year to get ready for the World Cup."