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AUNZ Invitational XV v British & Irish Lions Saturday, 12 July 2025, 8:00pm Adelaide Oval

parkfootyenthusiast2

parkfootyenthusiast2

Ted Fahey (11)
Feel free to delete but I couldn't find a thread for this one, with some big names being dropped from across the dutch, I'll add the confirmed squad members below as they trickle in.

NZ:
Folau Fakatava
Shannon Frizzell
Joshua Fusitu'a
David Havili
Ngani Laumape
Hoskins Sotutu (unconfirmed)
Shaun Stevenson
AJ Lam

AUS:
Marika Koroibete
Pete Samu
Brandon Paenga-Amosa
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (unconfirmed)
Josh Canham (unconfirmed)

Potential Side:
1. Joshua Fusitu'a
2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa
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4. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (unconfirmed)
5. Josh Canham (unconfirmed)
6. Shannon Frizzell
7. Hoskins Sotutu (unconfirmed)
8. Pete Samu
9. Folau Fakatava
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11. Marika Koroibete
12. Ngani Laumape
13. AJ Lam
14. Shaun Stevenson
15. David Havili

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Great to see some reasonably big and talented Kiwis named to build some hype and actually represent the NZ component of AUNZ, RugbyAU to hurry up and sort it out so we can get some Aussie names.

A fair few of these guys featured in that BaaBaas side that got demo'd by the Boks last week, I'll have to check out that game.

Who do you want to see named and who do you think reasonably will be named? Given those two answers probably aren't the same. lol
 
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Brumby Runner

Brumby Runner

Jason Little (69)
Tupou must be a chance of playing if comes through the Tahs game in a bit of form this weekend. BPA probably at Hooker although I think both Asiata and Lonergan are in better form. I'd expect no Brumbies who play on Wednesday will front up again three days later. On thast basis, if Tom Hooper misses Wednesday, he would be a chance for the AUNZ side.

Otherwise, I think the fringe players still in the Wallabies squad are all a chance of getting game time. The match is a week before the first test, so injuries aside there is sufficient time to recover if needed for the test.
 
parkfootyenthusiast2

parkfootyenthusiast2

Ted Fahey (11)
I think based on the two provincial games so far I'd like to see guys like Paisami, Flook, Uru, Pietsch, Faessler, Robertson, White, CdC and Grealy fill out the squad and get another crack. We'll see what the Tahs match looks like but I'd hope Tupou, Reilley, Leota, Kellaway and Wilson have decent games and also put their hands up.
 
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Dctarget

Dctarget

David Wilson (68)
From parkfooty's team above. Dire need of locks, an openside and a flyhalf.

Hopefully Philip and Leota will be named after the 'Tahs game. My prediction is that Philip will sneak onto at least the bench of the Wallabies by Test 3.

Maybe Salakaia-Loto and/or Uru could help out at lock. Swain could be released.

Flyhalf is tough.. Edmed? I thought Bernard Foley could be a choice, he was actually aiming for the Wallabies squad this year so he's fit & ready and in apparently great form.

Would be good to see JTA (Jeffery Toomaga-Allen) and Ross named too now that they're free.
 
Alex Sharpe

Alex Sharpe

Larry Dwyer (12)
Dctarget said:
From parkfooty's team above. Dire need of locks, an openside and a flyhalf.

Hopefully Philip and Leota will be named after the 'Tahs game. My prediction is that Philip will sneak onto at least the bench of the Wallabies by Test 3.

Maybe Salakaia-Loto and/or Uru could help out at lock. Swain could be released.

Flyhalf is tough.. Edmed? I thought Bernard Foley could be a choice, he was actually aiming for the Wallabies squad this year so he's fit & ready and in apparently great form.

Would be good to see JTA (Jeffery Toomaga-Allen) (Jeffery Toomaga-Allen) and Ross named too now that they're free.
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JOC (James O'Connor) at 10?
 
zer0

zer0

Greg Davis (50)
Presumably you'd want more players from AU than NZ which would mean five more NZ players, at most (not counting Sotutu atm). Maybe something like:

Ricky Riccitelli/Ioane Moananu (hooker)
Josh Beehre/Naitoa Ah Kuoi (lock)
Tom Christie/Ethan Blackadder (openside)
Hsokins Sotutu (eight)
Emoni Narawa/Mark Tele'a/AJ Lam/Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens (wing)

Or just load up entirely on forwards.

EDIT: idk if Laumape can play at centre. So it could also be Laumape at IC, Havili at fullback, and Stevenson on one wing. Or one of them on the bench.
 
Super Hooper

Super Hooper

Chris McKivat (8)
When are they gonna start to train? No matter how good are the players, if they don't train together for some weeks, they are gonna get smashed by the Lions
 
Strewthcobber

Strewthcobber

Michael Lynagh (62)
There were some recent Reddit posts about what players can demand for the Barabarian's match fees. Huge $$$ - and presumably that's what RA will have to fork out for this game as well.

Someone linked this gem of a story

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drewprint

drewprint

Bob Davidson (42)
Slim 293 said:
Apparently...



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This wouldn't affect him/RA during the actual full 3 Test series right? I'm guessing this is because the invitational game falls outside the proper Test window. Still sucks. There's been so little news on Kerevi; I'm kind of hoping they are quietly training and priming him for a curveball surprise inclusion in the team and he shreds it.
 
Wilson

Wilson

John Eales (66)
I had thought Kerevi was off contract at this stage. This was definitely the 2nd season of his 2 year deal with Uaryasu, and I could've sworn I saw a goodbye post of something to that effect. I can't find it now though, so if there's a big insurance bill it must mean he has re-signed with them (or signed on with another foreign team).
 
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