Les Kiss’ AUNZ Invitational XV squad to take on the British and Irish Lions has been further boosted by another All Blacks star.

Shannon Frizell, Shaun Stevenson, David Havili and Folau Fakatava were all confirmed as the first four additions to the squad, but two further inclusions have been announced for the clash at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, July 12.

Two more New Zealanders added

Former All Blacks centre Ngani Laumape and rising star prop Joshua Fusitu’a have taken the confirmed members of Kiss’ team to six.

It is the first time that a combined Australia-New Zealand team will face off against the B&I Lions since 1989 in what will be the famous touring team’s final match before the Test series against the Wallabies.

32-year-old Laumape has performed at the elite level in two codes, having made the switch to rugby union after starting his career in league. He went on to score eight tries in 15 Tests for the All Blacks.

The experienced centre has scored 59 tries in 134 games for the Hurricanes, Stade Francais and Kobelco Steelers, and has signed with Moana Pasifika for the next two years.

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It will be the second time that Laumape gets the opportunity to take on the tourists, having played against the Lions after making his debut for the All Blacks against the side in 2017 playing Test one and two.

Meanwhile, 24-year-old Blues prop Fusitu’a enjoyed a standout season for the Aucklanders but it wasn’t enough to earn a call-up to Scott Robertson’s All Blacks squad for the Test series against France.

To date, he has played 37 games for the Blues and was a member of the squad that lifted the Super Rugby Pacific trophy in 2024. A 118-kilogram prop, Fusitu’a is regarded as an All Black of the future and was recently named the Blues’ 2025 Player of the Year.

The remainder of the AUNZ Invitational XV squad will be announced in due course with Joe Schmidt expected to release several Wallabies to Kiss’ team for the fixture

Kiss leads a staff that includes former All Blacks mentor Ian Foster as well as Simon Cron and Zane Hilton from the Western Force and Queensland Reds respectively.

The AUNZ squad will assemble in Adelaide this weekend to begin preparations for the highly-anticipated fixture.

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