Brandon Paenga-Amosa

Brandon Paenga-Amosa returns to Australian Rugby after a long stint in French Rugby with Montpellier.

Paenga-Amosa worked his way through the system after initially impressing in Shute Shield for Southern Districts.

Strong appearances in the NRC caught the eyes of the Queensland Reds, who convinced the hooker to head north in 2018 after featuring briefly in the Melbourne Rebels wider training squad.

It proved a magical move as Paenga-Amosa was pulling on a gold jersey months later on his starting debut against Ireland.

After making four appearances for the Wallabies in 2018, Paenga-Amosa missed out in 2019 but his return to stellar form in 2020 earned him a recall to the test squad under Dave Rennie.

This attracted the interest of the French giants, with the hooker delivering success to Montpellier in 2022 with the Top 14 title.

Paenga-Amosa put himself back on selectors' radars after his signing with the Western Force ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby season. A pair of tries from seven matches saw him called into the Wallabies squad to travel to Argentina

After strong performances for the Western Force, AUNZ Invitational XV and First Nations & Pasifika XV against the Lions, BPA was called into the Wallabies squad and straight into the twenty-three for the third and final test against the Lions. Making himself the only Australian player in 2025 to play against the formidable foes on four separate occasions on one tour.