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BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: Adrian
Date: May 19, 2023, 5:32 am
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Stephan Lewies in the BaaBaas
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Barbarian F.C. and the World XV are delighted to confirm the two
playing squads for next weekend’s Killik Cup match at Twickenham
Stadium.
The Killik Cup will be on the line next Sunday (28 May, kick-off
2pm), as two of the most decorated coaches in world rugby, Eddie
Jones (Barbarians) and Steve Hansen (World XV), go head-to-head
for an unmissable showdown in London.
The two squads are jam-packed with world-class talent, with
internationals from England, Wales, South Africa, New Zealand,
Argentina, Australia, Tonga, Japan, Scotland, Fiji and Italy all
involved for the blockbuster clash at HQ.
The sides contain a total of 1,286 international caps between
them – with 650 for the Barbarians and 636 for the World XV – as
well as Rugby World Cup winners, British & Irish Lions tourists,
and several returning Barbarians.
BARBARIAN F.C.
Forwards:
Nic Dolly (Leicester Tigers and England)
Taulupe Faletau (Cardiff Rugby, Wales, British & Irish Lions)
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, Wales, British & Irish Lions)
Stephan Lewies (Harlequins and South Africa)
Steven Luatua (Bristol Bears and New Zealand)
Enrique Pieretto (Glasgow Warriors and Argentina)
Carlü Sadie (Cell C Sharks)
Rob Simmons (London Irish and Australia)
Harry Thacker (Bristol Bears)
Sione Vailanu (Glasgow Warriors and Tonga)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons Rugby and Wales)
Alex Waller (Northampton Saints)
Tom West (Leicester Tigers)
Hiroki Yamamoto (Toshiba Brave Lupus and Japan)
Backs:
Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys and Wales)
Qaude Cooper (Hanazono Kintetsu Liners and Australia)
Aaron Cruden (Tokyo Sungoliath and New Zealand)
Francois Hougaard (Saracens and South Africa)
Samu Kerevi (Tokyo Sungoliath and Australia)
Teviat Li (Tokyo Sungoliath)
Jack Maunder (Exeter Chiefs and England)
Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons and England)
Seta Tamanivalu (Toshiba Brave Lupus and Fiji)
“It’s an incredible honour to be asked to coach the Barbarians
for a second time,” said Jones. “I am very much looking forward
to returning to Twickenham Stadium – a venue I have so many fond
memories of – as head coach of the Barbarians, and I’m more
motivated than ever to put on a show.
“Going up against Steve rekindles a great rivalry which first
started in our days competing in Super Rugby and progressed into
the international arena. It’ll be a great challenge and one
we’re both relishing.”
The fixture against the World XV marks the first return to
Twickenham for the Barbarians since a stunning 52-21 victory
over England in June 2022. They then retained the Killik Cup in
November, courtesy of a 35-31 win over an All Blacks XV in front
of 35,000 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Hansen added: “I’m really excited to be returning to Twickenham.
I’ve coached both for and against the Barbarians during my
career, and while you always have to expect the unexpected where
they are concerned.
“You can be certain we’ll have a hugely entertaining match
played in a festival atmosphere.”
WORLD XV
Forwards:
Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors and Scotland)
Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby and Italy)
Elliot Dee (Dragons Rugby and Wales)
Allan Dell (Glasgow Warriors and Scotland)
Harry Hockings (Tokyo Sungoliath)
Wyn Jones (Scarlets Rugby, Wales, British & Irish Lions)
Oli Kebble (Glasgow Warriors and Scotland)
Michele Lamaro (Benetton Rugby and Italy)
Viliame Mata (Edinburgh Rugby and Fiji)
Sebastian Negri (Benetton Rugby and Italy)
Api Ratuniyarawa (London Irish and Fiji)
Marcus Street (Exeter Chiefs)
Backs:
Bryn Hall (Shizuoka Blue Revs)
Adam Hastings (Gloucester Rugby and Scotland)
Israel Folau (Urayasu D-Rocks and Tonga)
Marika Koroibete (Saitama Wild Knights and Australia)
Ngani Laumape (Kobelco Kobe Steelers and New Zealand)
Sbu Nkosi (Vodacom Bulls and South Africa)
Rhys Patchell (Scarlets Rugby and Wales)
Nick Phipps (Green Rockets Tokatsu and Australia)
Charles Piutau (Bristol Bears and Tonga)
Semi Radradra (Bristol Bears and Fiji)
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: Admin
Date: May 27, 2023, 7:26 am
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I split this topic where Israel Folau was first mentioned, the
rest of the discussion is over on the other board now.
Please do not continue that discussion in any shape or form here
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: Quinky
Date: May 28, 2023, 3:59 pm
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Missed most of the game. How did Steph do?
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: Rigoletto
Date: May 28, 2023, 4:02 pm
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Pretty well as you’d expect, and chipped in with a decent try
(which had a bit of a knock forward about it) but it was the Baa
Baas after all
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: May 30, 2023, 8:11 am
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--- Quote from: Quint link ---
>
> That game was a farce more because Fabien Galthié threw all
the traditions of the Baabaas out of the window by selecting a
team that was about 80% the French national side, mostly
completed by other Top 14 players.
>
> I don't see a problem with England playing the Baabaas again,
but Galthié certainly shouldn't be allowed to manage them ever
again!
>
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Wasn't that largely down to availability? Basically everyone
decent from Tier 1 had joined up with their national sides but
because the Top14 playoffs were that weekend anyone not from
those 4 sides were available. Eddie Jones had England guys in
camp the moment the regular season ended, plus they were the
BaaBaas opponents anyway. The Welsh had their camp going before
the Premiership ended, etc.
I suspect that's why this year's big opponent is the World XV -
no-one wants to clash with national side training camps in a
world cup year.
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: May 30, 2023, 8:14 am
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Why has "That game" been mentioned?
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: never sleep
Date: May 30, 2023, 8:18 am
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Are BaaBaas games anything other than just a farce anyway?
They are just for entertainment.
On Saturday, the first try was a spectacular champagne rugby
try. But - tt was actually scored after a massive forward pass.
But, the ref ignored the forward pass and awarded the try.
And why not? It isn't as though there is anything riding on the
game.
It nice citizens from Barbaria are not partying in bars over the
country while all the "Rest of the World" are in a period of
mourning and counting down the days to the next match to get
their revenge.
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: May 30, 2023, 9:16 am
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--- Quote from: Quint link ---
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> And your point is....
>
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What he means is he doesn't understand why you started talking
about "that game" when seemingly no-one else had mentioned it.
It took a while for me to work out what you were on about.
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Re: BaaBass v World XV
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: May 30, 2023, 10:13 am
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
>
> What he means is he doesn't understand why you started talking
about "that game" when seemingly no-one else had mentioned it.
It took a while for me to work out what you were on about.
>
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That was exactly it. I thought maybe a post had been deleted.
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