The All-Blacks have recalled fullback Christian Cullen for Saturday's decisive Tri-Nations clash against Australia in Sydney. Cullen was added to the 23-man squad which carved out an impressive 26-15 victory over South Africa at Eden Park yesterday.
The win took the All Blacks to the top of the Tri-Nations standings - one point ahead of Australia - to set up a winner-takes-all clash before a sell-out 91,000 crowd at Stadium Australia.
Cullen has been absent from the All Black team this year following a knee operation at the end of his Super 12 competition in April. He successfully completed a second comeback game for his province Wellington on Sunday in the presence of the watching All Black selectors.
Squad:
Backs: Leon MacDonald, Christian Cullen, Jonah Lomu, Jeff Wilson, Doug Howlett, Tana Umaga, Pita Alatini, Andrew Mehrtens, Tony Brown, Justin Marshall, Byron Kelleher.
Forwards: Ron Cribb, Taine Randell, Marty Holah, Reuben Thorne, Troy Flavell, Chris Jack, Norm Maxwell, Mark Cooksley, Carl Hayman, Carl Hoeft, Greg Somerville, Anton Oliver (captain), Mark Hammett.
Filed by Tom Grealis
