AUNZ invitational XV head coach Les Kiss has named his full 30-man squad to tackle the British and Irish Lions this weekend in Adelaide, the final recreation for the Lions earlier than the primary Take a look at.
Kiss shall be joined by former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster, in addition to Force head coach Simon Cron and Zane Hilton from the Reds.
The squad options a variety of skilled Wallabies and All Blacks who will function within the historic match at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Kiss’s squad for the one in every of fixture contains a variety of gamers concerned in latest video games towards the Lions on their 2025 Australia tour, with a heavy contingent from the Reds enjoying group who pushed the Lions within the first half, however fell away within the late levels in Brisbane.
Maori All Blacks captain and Blues hooker Kurt Eklund is called within the squad, after enjoying in back-to-back weeks towards Japan XV and Scotland respectively.
Waratahs first-five Tane Edmed shall be one of many playmakers, alongside 21-year-old Harry McLaughlin-Phillips.
Kiss will discover it tough to pick out a backline with the quantity of depth within the squad, with the likes of Mac Grealy, Darby Lancaster, Shaun Stevenson, Marika Koroibete, Jock Campbell and AJ Lam all within the combine.
Solely two halfbacks are named, with two-Take a look at All Black No.9 Folau Fakatava concerned alongside Reds haflback Kalani Thomas.
AUNZ INVITATIONAL XV SQUAD (Nation of illustration, present facet)
Aidan Ross (Australia/New Zealand, Queensland Reds)
AJ Lam (New Zealand, Blues)
Angus Blyth (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Brandon Paenga-Amosa (Australia, Western Pressure)
Daniel Botha (Australia, NSW Waratahs)
Darby Lancaster (Australia, NSW Waratahs)
David Havili (New Zealand, Crusaders)
Folau Fakatava (New Zealand, Highlanders)
George Dyer (New Zealand, Chiefs)
Harry McLaughlin-Phillips (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Hoskins Sotutu (New Zealand, Blues)
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen (New Zealand/Samoa, Queensland Reds)
Jock Campbell (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Joe Brial (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Joey Walton (Australia, NSW Waratahs)
Joshua Fusitu’a (New Zealand, Blues)
Kalani Thomas (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Kurt Eklund (New Zealand, Blues)
Lachlan Anderson (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Mac Grealy (Australia, Western Pressure)
Marika Koroibete (Australia, Panasonic Wild Knights)
Matt Philip (Australia, NSW Waratahs)
Ngani Laumape (New Zealand, Moana Pasifika)
Pete Samu (Australia, NSW Waratahs)
Richie Asiata (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Seru Uru (Australia, Queensland Reds)
Shannon Frizell (New Zealand, Toshiba Courageous Lupus)
Shaun Stevenson (New Zealand, Kubota Spears)
Tane Edmed (Australia, NSW Waratahs)
