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Australia drop winger Koroibete for second All Blacks test

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Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has axed winger Marika Koroibete for Australia's final Rugby Championship test and replaced him with Dylan Pietsch for the clash against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday.

Fiji-born Koroibete was named Australia's best test player in 2019 and 2022 but has looked out of sorts in the Rugby Championship and dropped a couple of simple passes in the 31-28 loss to New Zealand in Sydney last week.

Pietsch, the 15th indigenous Australian to play for the Wallabies, shone as a replacement at Stadium Australia as the home side fought their way back from a heavy early deficit and gets his reward with a first test start.

In other changes, Jake Gordon returns at scrumhalf in place of Nic White and Ben Donaldson comes onto the bench as backup to flyhalf Noah Lolesio in place of Tom Lynagh.

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