Barbarians FC - Summer Tour 2012

[TRF_Cymro]

Results:
Wednesday, May 9 v Loughborough Students (Holywell Park) - Won 40-7
Fixtures:
Sunday, May 27 v England (Twickenham) 2.30pm
Tuesday, May 29 v Ireland (Kingsholm, Gloucester) 7.45pm
Saturday June 2 v Wales (Millennium Stadium) 2.00pm

Barbarians' squad for Loughborough fixture:
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Backs - *Fraser Thomson (Melrose), John Rudd (Rosslyn Park), *Philip Chesters (Ealing Trailfinders), *Nathan Brew (Neath & Wales), *Sean Long (Preston Grasshoppers & Great Britain RL), *Rory Teague (Cinderford), Ross Broadfoot (Jersey), *James Arlidge (Nottingham Rugby & Japan), Nick Runciman (Gloucester Rugby), Chris Pilgrim (Newcastle Falcons)
Forwards - *Chris Budgen (Exeter Chiefs), *Duncan Bell (Bath Rugby & England), Ben Evans (Jersey & Wales), Joe Duffey (Nottingham Rugby), Finlay Gillies (Glasgow Rugby), *Will Warden (Richmond), Craig Hammond (Nottingham Rugby), *Haydn Pugh (Carmarthen Quins), *Rob Malaney (Cambridge University), *Andrew Thomas (Carmarthen Quins), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues), *John Carter (Oxford University)

[* - denotes new Barbarian]

Barbarians' Summer Squad:
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Forwards - Schalk Brits (South Africa), Benoit August (France), John Smit (South Africa), Aled de Malmanche (New Zealand), John Afoa (New Zealand), Duncan Jones (Wales), B J Botha (South Africa), Neemia Tialata (New Zealand), Jerome Thion (France), Mick O'Driscoll (Ireland), Anton van Zyl (South Africa), Pelu Taele (Samoa), Raphael Lakafia (France), Antoine Burban (France), Akupusi Qera (Fiji), John Beattie (Scotland), Pedrie Wannenburg (South Africa), Juan Manuel Leguizamon (Argentine)
Backs - Isa Nacewa (Fiji), Mils Muliaina (New Zealand), Ian Balshaw (England), Cedric Heymans (France), Shane Williams (Wales), Paul Sackey (England), Sailosi Tagicakibau (Samoa), Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu (Samoa), Mike Tindall (England), Damien Traille (France), Felipe Contepomi (Argentine), Stephen Donald (New Zealand), Stephen Jones (Wales), Rory Lawson (Scotland), Jerome Fillol (France)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Some of those players will be dead after playing 3 games in 6 days :lol:


Should be a great series though. Presumably all there matches are being televised?

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

Which player hasn't been capped for a country? They usually have one or two, don't they?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Antoine Burban, I think.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Antoine Burban, I think.

Correct, pretty good squad selected.

 

[Cave Dweller]

very surprised Leguizamon and Contepomi are in that squad, can't imagine Santiago Phelan will be too happy about it, especially Leguizamon

Why? Contepomi will not be part of Argentina's plans as they got bundle of class at 10. Leguizamon will obviously not play in the last fixture.

 

[dullonien]

What happened to Josh Navidi? Thought he was going to be involved?

There's a very good team in that squad. Wales are going to find it very difficult considering we're playing our second team.

 

[Aedaphon]

Could do with a little more depth in the back row but that's shaping up to be a classy Baa Baas side.

I think we were spoiled last year with the holy trinity of Van Niekerk, Smith and Parisse. Would love to see Visser start again too, but I guess Scotland are snapping him up now that he's finally qualified.

The Barbarians game will fit Schalk Brits down to a tee... Let's see what he can do without the Saracens set up around him :lol:

 

[big ginger 8]

Excellent players for the Baa-baa's style.

 

[welshglory]

What happened to Josh Navidi? Thought he was going to be involved?

There's a very good team in that squad. Wales are going to find it very difficult considering we're playing our second team.

He was only selected for the Lougborough game (crapper squad)

 

[Tony Manx]

Understand that Mark Chisholm has been added to the squad..............If it was serious rugby, it would be a terrific squad but think that most of the players are looking forward to ending the season (in the main) with a great week with family and mates, drink and accommodation included, and a great pay day with a bit of rugby thrown in as per usual!

No doubt there is little guesswork in as to who will be the social secretary...........................

 

[ORothlain]

So, will the kit still be Cotton Traders or has anyone heard of them switching it up to one of the other brands? Seems like everyone has ditched Cotton Traders for 2012-13.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Good question!
Cotton Traders have packed in making rugby kit, but I've not heard anything about Barbarians moving away from them. Perhaps they'll be kept on for traditions sake.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Aye nothing on their website and twitter about changing, I don't think they will be changing until after this Summer anyway.

 

[big ginger 8]

A team of

1. Afoa http://youtu.be/rTD7Q89YMQs
2. Brits http://youtu.be/MslWzc6nNCM
3. Botha http://youtu.be/1WjJIa0gLPY exciting try this.
4. Thion no highlight of him
5. O'Driscoll http://youtu.be/QqdXMe2zTCE
6. Burban
7. Qera http://youtu.be/pxWM5AZG68A
8. Wannenburg http://youtu.be/L69zpBmM1Ds
9. Lawson
10. Contepomi http://youtu.be/zRaWx5ci5nM
11. Heymans http://youtu.be/zZScVM8Ta-0
12. Fuimaono-Sapolu http://youtu.be/BcFk-z7b3ks
13. Tagicakibau http://youtu.be/QbAKs9lEZXA
14. Sackey http://youtu.be/c7rsJKJPvrw
15. Nacewa http://youtu.be/4iU-EizyCBc

16. De Malmanche
17. Tialata
18. Van Zylhttp://youtu.be/4JvmBsk0c90
19. Leguizemon http://youtu.be/6ys5AoOpXs0
20. Williams http://youtu.be/lmtouHIVexw
21. Fillol
22. Muliana http://youtu.be/86DnebnjmG0

Is the best center of a Venn diagram of my preference, most likely and realistic line up for the Baa-Baa's against Ireland I'd be very happy and excited by it. More likely that Brits won't start and Traille would be at fullback and Nacewa 14. Also Afoa at loosehead is realistic enough for me as he's been capped there before I'm pretty sure.

 

[big ginger 8]

a number of reasons why your team Big Ginger 8 isn't likely and realistic

1. a tighthead at loosehead
2. Tagicakibau at 13
3. Leguizamon has withdrawn
4. two back three players on the bench and no fly half

1. I'm 95% certain Afoa played loosehead before for N.Z. if not fine.
2. Have definitely seen Tagicakibau play 13.
3. Fair enough
4. Certain player are going to want to and shall play against certain teams with a squad of such small number certain irregularities shall occur. Nacewa is vital here as he covers basically everywhere in the backline and if as I said Traille does play he also covers 10. I also said that Id like to see therefore I slightly bent the rules.

 

[mulldog]

Some sauce will be drank that week!!!

First of all great squad, but a bit worrying that there only specialist loose head is Duncan Jones - as far as I can see! but im pretty sure that deMalmanche can provide cover if need be or maybe Afoa?

Would love to see Shane Williams being thrown into scrum half for the hell of it, in true barbarians fashion of course!!

 

[Conal]

1. I'm 95% certain Afoa played loosehead before for N.Z. if not fine.

when we signed afoa some press release said he was capable of playing all three front row positions,
its a pretty tasty looking baa baa's
and mod is playing so ulsters chewy will look good.
quite looking forward to this

 

[Amobokoboko]

Good looking squad. Will really enjoy the series

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Which player hasn't been capped for a country? They usually have one or two, don't they?

Anton van Zyl is also uncapped still