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BBC News
10-07-2025
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- BBC News
Farrell on bench for final Lions game before Tests
Owen Farrell has been named on the bench for the British and Irish Lions' final tour match before the Test series against 33-year-old, who joined the tour last week as a replacement for the injured Elliot Daly, is one of two outside backs among the replacements, with Marcus Smith alongside Ben White starts at scrum-half, with Jac Morgan afforded another chance to impress at open-side Pollock and Ben Earl complete the back row, with the Scotland centre partnership of Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones also Australia/New Zealand invitational XV includes 63-cap Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete and All Blacks Hoskins Sotutu, Shannon Frizell and Ngani Edmed, who made his Australia debut off the bench against Ireland in November and could return to the Wallabies squad after the injury to their first-choice 10 Noah Lolesio, is at Wasps and Ulster prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen also starts, while Pete Samu, a key part of European champions Bordeaux-Begles back row this season, is at open-side and Irish Lions: Keenan; Hansen, Jones, Tuipulotu, Van der Merwe; F Smith, White; Schoeman, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Ryan, Beirne (c), Pollock, Morgan, EarlReplacements; Kelleher, Porter, Bealham, Cummings, Van der Flier, Mitchell, M Smith, FarrellAUNZ Invitational: Stevenson; Lam, Laumape, Havili (cc), Koroibete; Edmed, Fakatava; Ross, Paenga-Amosa, Toomaga-Allen, Blyth, Salakaia-Loto, Frizell, Samu, Eklund, Fusitu'a, Dyer, Philip, Brial, Thomas, McLaughlin-Phillips, Campbell
Japan Today
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
Host of internationals in Australia-New Zealand squad to face Lions
Wallaby Marika Koroibete is among 18 internationals in a combined Australia-New Zealand squad to face the British and Irish Lions rugby union Head coach Les Kiss included 18 internationals in his combined Australia-New Zealand squad named Monday to face the British and Irish Lions, hoping they can produce "something special". Andy Farrell's tourists meet the invitational XV in Adelaide on Saturday for their fifth and final warm-up game before the opening test against the Wallabies on July 19 in Brisbane. It is the first time since 1989 that Australia and New Zealand have joined forces, with a host of experienced players recruited. They include All Blacks David Havili, Shannon Frizell and Hoskins Sotutu, with the Australia contingent led by Marika Koroibete, Pete Samu and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto. There are 10 Australian internationals and eight from New Zealand in the squad with a combined 300 caps. "There has been a lot of work behind the scenes to build this squad and it's exciting to see it come together," said Kiss, who felt the full force of the Lions last week when they crushed his Queensland Reds 52-12. "We have quality coaches and a highly motivated group of players that represent the depth of talent across Australia and New Zealand. "Each of them has a lot to play for and there's a real sense of anticipation about the unique opportunity in front of us," he added. "As the first AUNZ side to be assembled in 36 years, we have the chance to do something pretty special in Adelaide." Kiss, who will succeed Joe Schmidt as Wallabies coach next year, is being assisted by former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster. © 2025 AFP
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Koroibete, Sotutu & Samu join Aus/NZ combined side
Australia wing Marika Koroibete, who was last capped in 2024 and has played 59 times for the Wallabies, and New Zealand back row Hoskins Sotutu have been added to the combined Australia and New Zealand squad to face the 32, started all Australia's games at the Rugby World Cup in 2023 and has been playing his rugby in Japan for Wild has been linked with an England call-up. The 26-year-old won the last of his All Black caps in November 2022 and is seemingly out of favour with coach Scott Robertson despite being named as Super Rugby's most valuable player in qualifies for England though his mother and Fiji through his father and could switch allegiance to either after completing a three-year period out of the Test game later this year. He has admitted that his agent has explored the possibility of moving to England and into contention for Steve Borthwick's number eight Pete Samu will also be part of the invitational side's back row. Samu, a possible addition to the Test team against the Lions, was a standout performer in the Investec Champions Cup final win over Northampton Saints in 33-year-old's switch from the Brumbies to France paused his international career, but his move to NSW Waratahs has now made him eligible to add to his 33 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, who has been capped 16 times by the Wallabies, will also join the combined Australia and New Zealand news comes after New Zealand centre Ngani Laumape was confirmed on Tuesday for the fixture will be staged at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, 12 Wallabies Taniela Tupou and Andrew Kellaway have been included in the NSW Waratahs starting team to face the Lions on Saturday.
Straits Times
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Rugby: Former Wallabies Koroibete, Samu called up for Australia-NZ clash with Lions
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox MELBOURNE - Winger Marika Koroibete, loose forward Pete Samu and hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa have been called up in the Australia-New Zealand invitational 15 for the tour match against the British & Irish Lions. The former Wallabies trio are the first Australians named in Les Kiss's team for the July 12 game at Adelaide Oval. They join previously-announced former All Blacks representatives Shannon Frizell, David Havili, Ngani Laumape, Shaun Stevenson and Folau Fakatava. Auckland Blues prop Joshua Fusitu'a was also included in the initial New Zealand contingent. Future Wallabies coach Kiss is leading the first combined Australia-New Zealand team since 1989 in the Lions' final match before the test series against the Wallabies starts in Brisbane on July 19. The Lions thrashed Kiss's Queensland Reds 52-12 at Lang Park in Brisbane on Wednesday after opening their Australian tour with a 54-7 win over Western Force in Perth last Saturday. REUTERS
Straits Times
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Former Wallabies Koroibete, Samu called up for Australia-NZ clash with Lions
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox MELBOURNE - Winger Marika Koroibete, loose forward Pete Samu and hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa have been called up in the Australia-New Zealand invitational 15 for the tour match against the British & Irish Lions. The former Wallabies trio are the first Australians named in Les Kiss's team for the July 12 game at Adelaide Oval. They join previously-announced former All Blacks representatives Shannon Frizell, David Havili, Ngani Laumape, Shaun Stevenson and Folau Fakatava. Auckland Blues prop Joshua Fusitu'a was also included in the initial New Zealand contingent. Future Wallabies coach Kiss is leading the first combined Australia-New Zealand team since 1989 in the Lions' final match before the test series against the Wallabies starts in Brisbane on July 19. The Lions thrashed Kiss's Queensland Reds 52-12 at Lang Park in Brisbane on Wednesday after opening their Australian tour with a 54-7 win over Western Force in Perth last Saturday. REUTERS
