Western Force’s Simon Cron, Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Mac Grealy named in AUNZ invitational side

Having already impressed against the British and Irish Lions, a pair of Western Force starters — and their coach — will get a chance at an encore in Adelaide this week.

Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Mac Grealy will be the Force representatives named in the AUNZ squad to face the Lions at Adelaide Oval on Saturday in their final tune-up before the Wallabies Tests begin.

Force coach Simon Cron will also serve as an assistant to departing Reds and incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss.

The AUNZ invitational squad, which features players from both Australia and New Zealand, was officially unveiled today following the drip-feeding of several members over the past month.

Hooker Paenga-Amosa, who had an injury-affected first season out west, showed his class against the Lions in the Force’s clash with them at Optus Stadium.

The Wallabies front-rower helped the Force turn the tables on the Lions’ scrum and after he missed out on selection for Australia’s squad to face Fiji, Paenga-Amosa will have another chance to catch Joe Schmidt’s eye.

Grealy’s selection comes after his impressive showing against the Lions, where he repeatedly threatened with the ball in hand.

The outside back finished the match with a team-high 71 carry metres and nine broken tackles.

Eight All Blacks have been named in the 30-man squad, and a host of Super Rugby Pacific-based Kiwi stars have also been included, such as Hoskins Sotutu.

There are also nine former Wallabies in the side, including Darcy Lancaster, who impressed for the Waratahs against the Lions over the weekend and has been linked with a move to the Force.

Two-time John Eales Medalist Marika Koroibete has flown in from Japan for the game after the winger struggled to impress Schmidt for the Wallabies last year.