Now All Blacks drop Cullen
August 7, 2002

Full-back Christian Cullen has been axed from for New Zealand's Tri-Nations match againstin Durban on Saturday where South Africa will be looking to break their duck.

Cullen, who had started at full-back in all three Tri-Nations matches to date, is replaced by Leon MacDonald, while Cullen's Wellington team-mate, Jonah Lomu, starts on the bench after missing last week's defeat to Australia.

Tom Willis will continue at hooker, as Mark Hammett is still troubled by a knee injury.

New Zealand and Australia are level at the top of the Tri-Nations table with 10 points each, while South Africa need to beat New Zealand on Saturday and Australia on August 17 to have any chance of winning the championship.

New Zealand: Leon MacDonald, Doug Howlett, Tana Umaga, Caleb Ralph, Aaron Mauger, Andrew Mehrtens, Justin Marshall, Scott Robertson, Richard McCaw, Simon Maling, Chris Jack, Reuben Thorne (captain), Greg Somerville, Tom Willis, Dave Hewett
Reserves: Mark Hammett or Andrew Hore, Joe McDonnell or Kees Meeuws, Marty Holah, Sam Broomhall, Byron Kelleher, Daryl Gibson, Jonah Lomu

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