Baa-Baas call up five Saffas
15 May 2012
John Smit, BJ Botha, Pedrie Wannenburg, Schalk Brits and Anton van Zyl have been selected for the Barbarians squad ahead of an upcoming series of games.
A 33-man squad was named on Tuesday for matches against England, Ireland and Wales. Former England captain Mike Tindall is in the mix, as is Stephen Donald, the All Blacks flyhalf that kicked the goal that won New Zealand the 2011 World Cup.
Former All Blacks wing John Kirwan will coach the side. The squad will assemble in London on 22 May.
The first match against England will be played on 27 May at Twickenham. Ireland will tackle the Baa-Baas on 29 May at Kingsholm while Wales will host the composite side at the Millennium Stadium on 2 June.
BARBARIANS:
Backline: 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)
Forwards: Schalk Brits (South Africa), Benoit August (France), John Smit (South Africa), Aled de Malmanche (New Zealand), John Afoa (New Zealand), Duncan Jones (Wales), BJ 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)
7 Comments
15 May 2012, 13:41 pm
UN of dragons
Schalk Brits and Anton van Zyl equal of any Bok rivals in S15. Schalk Brits off the bench for BOks.
15 May 2012, 22:56 pm
Nice squad.
I would go:
Mils Muliaina
Cedric Heymans
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
Felipe Contepomi
Shane Williams
Stephen Donald
Jerome Fillol
Juan Manuel Leguizamon
Akapusi Qera
Antoine Burban
Anton van Zyl
Jerome Thion
Neemia Tialata
Schalk Brits
Duncan Jones
16 May 2012, 05:11 am
Isa Nacewa ……..Blues need you Buddy….
16 May 2012, 05:29 am
@Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-3:
16 May 2012, 06:43 am
@Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast)-4:
Nacewa is a match winner, well he was for Auckland….See another two ex Auckland players there….Mils and John Afoa…..will take then too.
You can have John Smit and the Beaver
16 May 2012, 06:53 am
@Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-5:
Don’t dispute that, just think they need more than a player or two to fix things…new broom for starters! As for Smitty, leave him, he is working on his retirement.
16 May 2012, 07:00 am
@Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast)-6:
For sure…. need a totally new attitude….or should I say, revert back to the old Auckland Blues attitude of ….never accept a loss.
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