All Blacks prop Owen Franks has one last match to score his maiden test try and avoid holding the world record outright for most tests without scoring one.

Franks, on 83 tests, jointly holds the record with retired Italian prop Salvatore Perugini.

​The All Blacks' Rugby Championship match against the Springboks in Christchurch on Saturday will be Franks' 84th and should he fail to cross the line he will take for himself the world record.

Phil Walter/ Getty Images Prop Owen Franks savours victory drinking from the Bledisloe Cup after the All Blacks retained it in Wellington in August.

Team-mate Ryan Crotty said on Friday he did not want to speculate on how Franks felt about the record, but did describe him as the "ultimate pro" as a player who put the team first and had been involved in many set-piece tries he could take credit for jointly.

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