Marika Koroibete heads a trio of Wallabies who have been added to the AUNZ Invitational XV squad to take on the British and Irish Lions at Adelaide Oval on July 12.
The powerful winger, who won the John Eales Medal as Australia‘s best player in 2019 and 2022, has been added to the squad alongside backrower Pete Samu and hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa.
Koroibete, 32, has been playing for Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan for the past four years. He is a dual-code international who played 63 Tests and scored 20 tries for Australia.
Samu, 33, has played 33 games for the Wallabies, and he is returning to Australia after winning the European Rugby Champions Cup with French side Bordeaux Begles. He has played more than 100 Super Rugby games for the Crusaders and Brumbies, and recently signed a two-year contract with the Waratahs.
Paenga-Amosa, 29, has played 20 Tests for the Wallabies, won the French Top 14 title with Montpellier in 2022, and returned to Australia to play for the Western Force this season. He played in the Force side defeated 54-7 as the Lions played the first game in Australia on this tour.
The AUNZ squad will assemble in Adelaide this weekend to begin preparations for the fixture.
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Source: espn.com