England bury Baa-Baas
27 May 2012
England scored eight tries in their 57-26 thrashing of the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday.
Wing Chris Ashton was in good form for England, as he starred with a hat-trick. Replacement centre Jonathan Joseph came off the bench to grab a late brace, while hooker Dylan Hartley, wing Christian Wade and reserve scrumhalf Richard Wigglesworth also crossed the chalk in the convincing showing.
Inside centre Owen Farrell impressed with the boot, slotting eight out of 10 goal attempts for a tally of 17 points.
The Barbarians, who trailed 22-7 at half-time, struggled to put together a strong team performance. They scored consolation tries via fullback Mils Muliaina (2), inside centre Mike Tindall and replacement forward Pelu Taele-Pavihi.
29 Comments
27 May 2012, 18:09 pm
hope HM was watching
He gonna play Kirchner, FdP and Spies and he could be in for a little surprise
27 May 2012, 18:29 pm
Dunno what the fuss is – that was an uber k@k Baabaas team – I mean really – Paul Sackey, Mike Tindall, Stepehen Donald bwhahaha, Smit, and a whole host of no name brands I havent even heard of. Is anyone surprised England gave the a hiding? I´m drooling at the prospect of the falsely pumped up poms coming up against what should be a top class Bok team – depending on selections of course. If Heyneke makes the right calls then that team should be kick ***. Have been watching the Rugby 365 assesment of the possible Bok team and must say its pretty spot on. If they go for that team then we are going to eat them alive.
27 May 2012, 18:36 pm
When they get room/space they can play. Can’t tell a thing after watching that. The defensive pattern reminded me of an u/16 effort. The question is how England will play under pressure. They had zero in that game.
They are always quite good when not put under pressure. England always play the most fantastic stuff against teams like Georgia, Italy and so forth.
The whole Ba Ba’s concept is now officially a waste of time.
27 May 2012, 18:37 pm
Chris Ashton is an arrogant tonsil and I would be horrified if this **** managed to score against us – even once.
27 May 2012, 18:40 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-4: Hit me face if ever I saw one
27 May 2012, 18:40 pm
with his effing little rosy cheeks lol
27 May 2012, 18:59 pm
‘Eat them alive’
hope you not gonna be eating your hat if this England team comes here and shows a little surprise
FdP, Spies and Kirchner and we already 3 players behind
couple more poor selections and could be in for a little surprise at home.
27 May 2012, 19:30 pm
@hensopper1(hensopper1)-3: IMHO, against Italy Poms recently have been shiite (because they need to be ubershiite to lose), upping their game for traditional enemies like Frogs or Celts.
Young Poms will be a good opposition for the Boks. 2-1 result, no idea in whose favour.
27 May 2012, 20:29 pm
Anyone underestimating this England side could be in for a nasty surprise. I am sure HM is doing his homework, just keep Meisiekind and Sideshow Bob away from the team.
27 May 2012, 20:44 pm
We’ll have to live with Spies at 8 until Vermuelean comes back who Meyer rates. If the likes of Oliver and Side Show Bob are anywhere near the 15 let alone the 22 then questions will be asked of Meyer in this early juncture. Still think Du Preez might have a role to play but leaning more towards Pienaar with Hougaard at least adding some danger on the wing.
27 May 2012, 20:48 pm
Have to say I dont really rate this England team, there are no baby-eaters in the forwards like feared England teams of the past, maybe the props who destroyed Ireland, and their back-line certainly wont be troubling us. They’re a bunch of journeymen imo but playing well as a team- I predict 3 comfortable wins for the Bokke.
27 May 2012, 21:42 pm
NILs, Ja, they also have a longer stretch of road behind them as a team.
We do not even know what the Bok team is.
I just think England ran riot today and did not get a decent run out against a waste of time team.
Clive Woodward is far from being influential in England rugby circles, but the points he made in today’s sunday times indicate an EXPECTATION from the English public. England will be coming here to win, which does not mean they will, but if Boks go down in the first test, odds are, we will not cope with the following pressure.
Naas Botha used to talk about the armwrestling nature of a first test win essential to win a test series, hook or by crook. If they take the 1st the most humiliating experience could be awaiting us.
Saying that, it would be a national disaster of England win this series. The Boks MUST take this.
Meyer has won nothing yet.
27 May 2012, 22:00 pm
@hensopper1(hensopper1)-12:
Relax.
27 May 2012, 22:04 pm
That was the shittest Barbarians team I have ever seen. Anything less than 50 points would have been a dismal failure by England. Can’t wait for them to come back down with a bump when we pummel them in the first test. Which we will.
27 May 2012, 22:10 pm
I remember the last time they came out here there was also a lot of cautioning about an “unknown England” that should not be underestimated. And we went and put almost 60 points past them in Bloem. They’re rubbish. The Lions would give them a run.
27 May 2012, 22:13 pm
Baa Baa games have turned into a load of rubbish. Should be once a year at max with proper players, not the rubbish that were on display today.
27 May 2012, 22:19 pm
I think Barbarians rugby’s time has passed when the amateur era ended.
Today, individual brilliance plays second fiddle to the structure that a team plays with, and even if you pick the 15 best players in the world, after 1 week’s practice they won’t be as good as any Tier 1 team that plays within an established structure and defensive system.
This isn’t Sevens tiddlywinks, chaps. This is the 15-man code.
Sonny Bill in a Barbarians shirt can run ”at the shoulders” of his opposing player as much as he likes, but if the Barbarians are playing a decent, established opposition team, they’re gonna get klapped.
27 May 2012, 22:46 pm
oooh look, someone left all the ingredients for Humble Pie out on the bench.
it sure would seem a waste not to use them.
could someone please turn the oven on, I’ve got the feeling this pie should be extra delicious.
28 May 2012, 03:20 am
Shitest Baa-baas ever put together (every single one past their prime)… however it’s another game together for the Poms facing a Bok team never having played together…
28 May 2012, 04:00 am
No one has mentioned yet that this may have been a rubbish Baabaas team, but it was far from being the best England team. Harlequinns and Leicester who were comfortably the 2 best teams in the premiership, were contesting the final on Saturday and so none of their players were considered for selection. Between them they are providing 18 players for the touring party to South Africa.
It a shame how the Barbarians has dropped off so much. Perhaps they should fill it with the best players from developing and less privileged nations rather then old hasbeens with zero commitment and passion?
28 May 2012, 06:40 am
@PrickBoks going South(PrickBoks going South)-18: I will be sure to remind you of your prediction come the end of this series Mr. Troll
28 May 2012, 06:48 am
Some here are getting irrational about that game
Reality is the Poms needed a warm up Test before departure for their tour but most suitable players from France were not available, same as players from Osprey, Leinster, Queen’s and Leicester, it goes without saying that squad players from Wales and Ireland would not be made available either.
Looking at the reserve list I failed to recognise one name!
One might scratch his head reading some of the comments
28 May 2012, 07:10 am
if the boks show the usual intensity and physicality then the differrence will be the sh pace which our players are acustomed to vs the nh slow poke routine.
most of the bok team to be picked have played together before and collectively probably have far more cps than this ‘established’ and ‘settled’ engalnd team.
i expect the boks will win this series.
28 May 2012, 09:06 am
@houston, we have a problem…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-23: Agreed – there has been for a while a difference between north and south …. And the hard pitches in SA will make it hard for an England win
28 May 2012, 10:25 am
@ShaunSwindon(Karma-zaf)-21:
oh really, and which “prediction”, exactly, did I make ?
funnily enough, you’ll find LOTS of predictions on this thread but not one from me.
you look peckish – fancy a slice of pie ?
28 May 2012, 10:59 am
@PrickBoks going South(PrickBoks going South)-25: no predictions but offering humble pie seems like youve already made your mind up – the humble pie will be stuffed after Beast sits on it. lol
BTW did anyone see Beasts lift in the opening vs Stormers – that was &%$&%%** incredible. Bresler overextended and fell head over heels backwards with Beasty hanging onto his shorts so much so that the back of Breslers head smacked Beast in the mid back – his legs were vertical!!! And Beast held him up by his shorts like he was powerlifting and put him back down safe!! What a dude man – that takes serious strength. Beast is in my starting lineup no matter what. Probably one of my most admired players. Talk about humble – there he is right there. Awesome aweseome guy and offocially a Saffa now – gotta love him.
28 May 2012, 14:29 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-26: It also shows great team spirit by Beast, he was not gonna drop his team mate, what a guy, I think those windgat English props are gonna get a beating!
28 May 2012, 19:36 pm
The barbarians were onto a hiding to nothing with the team they played and they dually got a hiding.I wonder how many of the poms team that started will start against the boks.If HM gets his team right i do not see the poms giving the boks a hard time.
29 May 2012, 10:58 am
@BreakdownBoy(goodstuff)-27: Yeah in the face of a charging Stormers pack nogal. Takes a lot of heart and courage. He is an ace individual. Love him to bits.
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