Koroibete Leads Reinforcements for the AUNZ Invitational XV
The talented player Marika Koroibete leads a trio of outstanding Wallabies joining the AUNZ Invitational XV team. This team will face the British and Irish Lions at the Adelaide Oval on July 12th.
Koroibete, recognized as Australia’s best player with the John Eales Medal award in 2019 and 2022, joins the team alongside flanker Pete Samu and hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa.
Koroibete, 32, has been playing for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan for the last four years. He is a dual-code international player who has participated in 63 tests and scored 20 tries for Australia.
Samu, 33 years old, has played 33 matches with the Wallabies and returns to Australia after winning the European Rugby Champions Cup with the French team Bordeaux Begles. In addition, he has participated in more than 100 Super Rugby matches with the Crusaders and the 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 team that was defeated 54-7.
The AUNZ team will meet in Adelaide this weekend to begin preparations for the match.
