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London - The Barbarians have selected former Stormers lock Ross Skeate in their match-22 for their clash against England on Sunday.
Skeate, currently playing for French Top-14 club Toulon, is the only South African in the squad.
Former All Blacks centre Casey Laulala, No 8 Xavier Rush, scrumhalf Byron Kelleher and Rodney So’oialo all feature in the starting XV, with the Hurricanes' So'oialo shifting from his customary No 8 position to blindside flank.
Rush will captain the side for the match at Twickenham.
Teams:
Barbarians:
15. Paul Warwick, 14. Paul Sackey, 13. Casey Laulala, 12. Florian Fritz, 11. Cedric Heymans, 10. Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 9. Byron Kelleher, 8. Xavier Rush (captain), 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Rodney So’oialo, 5. Ben Kay, 4. Ross Skeate, 3. Julian White, 2. Benoit August, 1. Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutes: 16. Ken Owens, 17. Census Johnston, 18. Jerome Thion, 19. George Smith, 20. Pierre Mignoni, 21. Fabrice Estebanez, 22. David Smith
England:
TBA
Skeate, currently playing for French Top-14 club Toulon, is the only South African in the squad.
Former All Blacks centre Casey Laulala, No 8 Xavier Rush, scrumhalf Byron Kelleher and Rodney So’oialo all feature in the starting XV, with the Hurricanes' So'oialo shifting from his customary No 8 position to blindside flank.
Rush will captain the side for the match at Twickenham.
Teams:
Barbarians:
15. Paul Warwick, 14. Paul Sackey, 13. Casey Laulala, 12. Florian Fritz, 11. Cedric Heymans, 10. Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 9. Byron Kelleher, 8. Xavier Rush (captain), 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Rodney So’oialo, 5. Ben Kay, 4. Ross Skeate, 3. Julian White, 2. Benoit August, 1. Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutes: 16. Ken Owens, 17. Census Johnston, 18. Jerome Thion, 19. George Smith, 20. Pierre Mignoni, 21. Fabrice Estebanez, 22. David Smith
England:
TBA
