Barbarian F.C.

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Barbarian
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Full nameBarbarian Football Club
Nickname(s)Baa-Baas
Founded1890;134 years ago (1890) [1]
Coach(es) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones
Most appearances IRFU flag.svg Tony O'Reilly (30)
Top scorer IRFU flag.svg Tony O'Reilly (38 tries)
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Kit left arm.svg
Kit body black hoops.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm baa.png
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Kit socks hoops black.png
Kit socks long.svg
Team kit
First match
Hartlepool Rovers 4–9 Barbarians
(27 December 1890) [2]
Largest win
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 10–84 Barbarians
(24 May 2008)
Largest defeat
England XV  Flag of England.svg 73–12 Barbarians
(31 May 2015)
[3]
Official website
www.barbarianfc.co.uk

The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians, is a British-based invitational rugby union club. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. [4] Membership is by invitation. As of 2011, players from 31 countries had played for them. [5] Traditionally at least one uncapped player is selected for each match. [4] [6]

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Until rugby union became a professional sport, the Barbarians usually played six annual matches: with Penarth, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport at Easter; a game with Leicester on 27 December and the Mobbs Memorial Match against East Midlands in the spring. In 1948, the Barbarians were invited to face Australia as part of the Wallabies' tour of Britain, Ireland and France. Although initially designed as a fundraiser towards the end of the tour, the encounter became a popular and traditional fixture. Initially played every three years, it has become more frequent in the professional era, with the Barbarians now often playing one of the national teams visiting Britain each autumn.

On 29 May 2011, at halftime in the Barbarians' match against England at Twickenham, the Barbarians and their founder William Percy Carpmael were honoured with induction to the IRB Hall of Fame. [7] A women's team was established in 2017.

Many rugby clubs around the world are based on the Barbarians model of an invitational scratch team, including the French Barbarians, Australian Barbarians, New Zealand Barbarians and South African Barbarians.

History

Barbarians team that played Devonshire at Exeter, 1 April 1891 Barbarian fc 1891.jpg
Barbarians team that played Devonshire at Exeter, 1 April 1891

The Barbarian Club was formed by William Percy Carpmael, who had played rugby for Cambridge University, [8] and had been part of the Cambridge team which had undertaken a tour of Yorkshire in 1884. [9] Inspired by the culture behind short rugby tours he organised his first tour in 1889 with Clapham Rovers, [9] which was followed by an 1890 tour with an invitational team calling themselves the Southern Nomads. [10] At the time practically every club ceased playing in early March; there were no tours and players just 'packed up' until the following season. In 1890 he took the Southern Nomads – mainly composed of players from Blackheath – on a tour of some northern counties of England.

His idea – collecting a touring side from all sources to tackle a few leading clubs in the land – received strong support from leading players, particularly ex-university players. On 8 April 1890, in Leuchters Restaurant and later at the Alexandra Hotel in Bradford, the concept of the Barbarians was agreed upon. [11] The team toured later that year and beat Hartlepool Rovers 9–4 on 27 December in their first fixture. [12]

The team was given the motto by Walter Julius Carey, former Bishop of Bloemfontein and a former member of the Barbarians:

Rugby Football is a game for gentlemen in all classes, but for no bad sportsman in any class [13] [14]

Penarth

The Barbarians in 1904 Barbarian FC 1904.jpeg
The Barbarians in 1904

The concept took hold over the years and the nearest thing to a club home came to be the Esplanade Hotel at Penarth in South Wales, where the Barbarians always stayed on their Easter tours of Wales. [15] The annual Good Friday game against the Barbarians was the highlight of the Penarth club's year and was always attended by enthusiastic capacity crowds. This fixture marked the start of the Baa-Baas' annual South Wales tour from their "spiritual home" of Penarth, which also included playing Cardiff RFC on the Saturday, Swansea RFC on Easter Monday and Newport RFC on the Tuesday.

The non-match day of Easter Sunday would always see the Barbarians playing golf at the Glamorganshire Golf Club, [16] in Penarth, while the former Esplanade Hotel, which was located on the seafront at Penarth, would host the gala party for the trip, sponsored by Penarth RFC. The first match took place in 1901, [15] and over the next 75 encounters, Penarth won eleven games, drew four and lost 60. Between 1920 and the first Athletics Field game in 1925, the Good Friday games were hosted on Penarth County Grammar School's sports field.

The final Penarth v Barbarians game was played in 1986, by which time the Penarth club had slipped from its prominent position in Welsh rugby. However, a special commemorative game, recognising the 100 years since the first Good Friday match, took place in 2001 and was played at the Athletic Field next to the Penarth clubhouse the day before the Barbarians played Wales at the Millennium Stadium. Gary Teichmann, captain of South Africa and the Barbarians, unveiled a plaque at the clubhouse to mark the event.

The Final Challenge

After the Second World War, in 1948, the Barbarians were asked by the British and Irish unions to raise a side to play the touring Australia team, to raise funds for the Australians' journey home via Canada. [12] This started the tradition of the "Final Challenge" – played as the last match in a tour of Britain and Ireland by Australia, New Zealand or South Africa.

'The best try ever scored'

The Barbarian 'Final Challenge' match with the All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park on 27 January 1973 is celebrated as one of the best games of rugby union ever played. [17] It was a game of attack and counterattack, and the Barbarians won the match 23–11, handing the All Blacks their fourth defeat of the tour. Gareth Edwards scored a try widely considered to be one of the best ever in rugby union.

Cliff Morgan described Gareth Edwards' try:

Kirkpatrick to Williams. This is great stuff! Phil Bennett covering chased by Alistair Scown. Brilliant, oh, that's brilliant! John Williams, Bryan Williams. Pullin. John Dawes, great dummy. To David, Tom David, the half-way line! Brilliant by Quinnell! This is Gareth Edwards! A dramatic start! What a score!!.....Oh that fellow Edwards....If the greatest writer of the written word would've written that story no one would have believed it. That really was something. [18]

Gareth Edwards said of the match:

People tend only to remember the first four minutes of the game because of the try, but what they forgot is the great deal of good rugby played afterwards, much of which came from the All Blacks. For us after the success of the 1971 British Lions tour, which captured the imagination of the whole country, it was an opportunity to bring a lot of that side together again.

Traditional matches

The nature of the Barbarians as a touring side made for a diverse fixture list, but at a number of points in the club's history they have settled for a time into a regular pattern. Most of these regular matches have fallen by the wayside, whilst others continue to the present day:

They typically compete against teams from the home nations (England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland) as well as other international sides. Other matches are played against club teams, often to celebrate anniversaries. The 2014–15 fixture list included matches against Leicester Tigers and Heriot's Rugby Club in addition to the Final Challenge game with Australia and the annual Combined Services match. [25] The Heriot's game celebrated the 125th anniversary of both that club and the Barbarians, [26] while the Leicester game was also part of the Barbarians' 125th anniversary schedule. [27] The Barbarians were also invited to play in the first ever Rugby match at the London Olympic Stadium in 2015 against Samoa.

Olympic rugby union centenary celebration match

Australia was approached by the British Olympic Association to play the Barbarians at Wembley Stadium on 3 December 2008. The match formed part of the BOA's programme of events to celebrate the centenary of the first London Olympic Games where Australia defeated a Great Britain (Cornwall) side in the final 32–3. [28] In 1908 France were the defending Olympic champions, but when they withdrew from the event, leaving just Australia and Great Britain to contest the gold medal, it was then County champions Cornwall who took to the field to represent the host nation. Cornwall had already been defeated in Australia's earlier 31-match tour. Cornwall's 1908 contribution was also further recognised by the presentation of the Cornwall Cup to the winning 2008 captain at Wembley, with the players of the respective sides receiving gold or silver commemorative medals. The 2008 game was the first rugby union fixture to take place in the new Wembley Stadium. [29] Australia went on to win 18 points to 11.

In a change to the tradition of the Barbarians players wearing their own club socks, in this game, they all wore Cornwall's black and gold socks. The break with the tradition was highly regarded by the secretary of the Cornwall Rugby Football Union, Alan Mitchell, who was said to have been humbled by the honour. [29]

Women's team

In October 2017 a women's team was announced for the first time in the club's history. [30] Their first match was a 19–0 victory against Munster on 10 November 2017, played as part of a double header with the men's team playing Tonga. [31] They subsequently played a match against the British Army in March 2018, winning 37–0. [32]

Their first-ever match against international competition saw six tries scored in a 34–33 victory against the USA at Infinity Park in the Denver suburb of Glendale, Colorado. [33] [34] On 2 June 2019, Barbarians Women took on England at Twickenham as the prelude to a men's Barbarians match against an England XV (non-cap match) [35] losing the contest 40–14 (two tries scored to six conceded). [36] [37] They went on to beat Wales at the Principality Stadium 43–33 on 30 November 2019 scoring 5 tries to 3 conceded. [38] [37]

Matches against national teams

The Barbarian F.C. have played men's international matches since 1915 and women's international matches since 2019. [39]

GenderOpposing TeamsForAgainstResultDateVenueCityCompetition
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2610Won17 April 1915 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Tour match
To raise 'patriotic funds'
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 96Won31 January 1948 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 317Lost26 January 1952 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 519Lost20 February 1954 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 116Won22 February 1958 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Kenya (1895-1921).svg  East Africa 5212Won28 May 1958 RFUEA Ground Nairobi Tour match
MenFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 60Won4 February 1961 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 33Draw17 November 1962 Gosforth Greyhound Stadium Gosforth Tour match
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 336Lost15 February 1964 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1117Lost30 January 1967 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 611Lost16 December 1967 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia 2421Won26 May 1969 Police Grounds Salisbury Tour match
MenFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1221Lost31 January 1970 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3317Won9 May 1970 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
In aid of 1970 British Commonwealth Games
MenFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 929Lost24 October 1970 Gosforth Greyhound Stadium Gosforth Final Challenge
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2311Won27 January 1973 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1313Draw30 November 1974 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 197Won24 January 1976 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 294Won12 June 1976 York Stadium Toronto Tour match
Men British Lions 1423Lost10 September 1977 Twickenham London Silver Jubilee Match
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1618Lost16 December 1978 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2613Won26 March 1983 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3037Lost15 December 1984 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2315Won26 May 1985 Stadio Flaminio Rome Tour match
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2240Lost26 November 1988 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1021Lost25 November 1989 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of England.svg  England 1618Lost29 September 1990 Twickenham London Tour match
Centenary celebrations
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3124Won6 October 1990 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Tour match
Centenary celebrations
MenFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3422Won17 November 1990 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1616Draw7 September 1991 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 2327Lost6 June 1992 Lokomotiv Moscow Tour match
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2030Lost28 November 1992 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1225Lost4 December 1993 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2123Lost4 June 1994 Police Grounds Harare Tour match
MenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2315Won3 December 1994 Lansdowne Road Dublin Final Challenge
MenIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 7038Won19 May 1996 Lansdowne Road Dublin Tour match
Peace International
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4845Won17 August 1996 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
Dunblane Disaster Fund Match
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1031Lost24 August 1996 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Tour match
Fully capped match for Wales
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1239Lost7 December 1996 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 3130Won28 May 2000 Lansdowne Road Dublin Tour match
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4542Won31 May 2000 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 4719Won12 August 2000 Eilenriedestadion Hanover Tour match
German Rugby Federation Centenary Match
MenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3141Lost10 December 2000 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4038Won20 May 2001 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Tour match
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7431Won24 May 2001 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 4329Won27 May 2001 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3549Lost28 November 2001 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Final Challenge
MenFlag of England.svg  England 2953Lost26 May 2002 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4025Won29 May 2002 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Tour match
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4727Won1 June 2002 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 4936Won25 May 2003 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2415Won28 May 2003 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4835Won1 June 2003 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Tour match
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4033Won22 May 2004 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 042Lost27 May 2004 Ashton Gate Bristol Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 3212Won30 May 2004 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6634Won10 June 2004 Universitário Lisboa Lisbon Tour match
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1947Lost4 December 2004 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 738Lost24 May 2005 Pittodrie Aberdeen Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 5239Won28 May 2005 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 1946Lost28 May 2006 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1966Lost31 May 2006 Murrayfield Edinburgh Tour match
MenFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2819Won4 June 2006 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi Tour match
MenFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3310Won19 May 2007 Stade El Menzah Tunis Tour match
MenFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 5226Won23 May 2007 Martínez Valero Elche Tour match
MenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 225Won1 December 2007 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8410Won24 May 2008 Stade Roi Baudouin Brussels Tour match
MenIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1439Lost27 May 2008 Kingsholm Gloucester Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 1417Lost1 June 2008 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1118Lost3 December 2008 Wembley Stadium London Final Challenge / Cornwall Cup
MenFlag of England.svg  England 3326Won3 May 2009 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 755Lost6 June 2009 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Tour match [40]
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2518Won5 December 2009 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of England.svg  England 2635Lost30 May 2010 Twickenham London Tour match
MenIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2923Won4 June 2010 Thomond Park Limerick Tour match
MenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2620Won4 December 2010 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of England.svg  England 3832Won29 May 2011 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3128Won4 June 2011 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Tour match
Celebration of 130th anniversary of the WRU; fully capped match for Wales
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1160Lost26 November 2011 Twickenham London Final Challenge
MenFlag of England.svg  England 2657Lost27 May 2012 Twickenham London Tour match
MenIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2928Won29 May 2012 Kingsholm Stadium Gloucester Tour match
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2130Lost2 June 2012 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Tour match
Fully capped match for Wales
MenFlag of England.svg  England 1240Lost26 May 2013 Twickenham London Tour match
Men British & Irish Lions 859Lost1 June 2013 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Lions tour match [41]
MenFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 4317Won30 November 2013 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 3929Won1 June 2014 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3640Lost1 November 2014 Twickenham London Tour match
MenIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2221Won28 May 2015 Thomond Park Limerick Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 1273Lost31 May 2015 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2724Won29 August 2015 Olympic Stadium London Tour match
MenFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3149Lost21 November 2015 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3131Draw5 November 2016 Wembley Stadium London Tour match
MenFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 710Won8 November 2016 Markéta Stadium Prague Tour match
Celebration of 90th anniversary of the Czech Rugby Union
MenFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 407Won11 November 2016 Ravenhill Stadium Belfast Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 1428Lost28 May 2017 Twickenham London Tour match
Old Mutual Wealth Cup
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2831Lost28 October 2017 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Tour match
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2231Lost4 November 2017 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2724Won10 November 2017 Thomond Park Limerick Tour match
MenFlag of England.svg  England 6345Won28 May 2018 Twickenham London Tour match
Quilter Cup
MenFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3835Won1 December 2018 Twickenham London Tour match
WomenFlag of the United States.svg  United States 3433Won26 April 2019 Infinity Park Glendale, Colorado Tour match
WomenFlag of England.svg  England 1440Lost2 June 2019 Twickenham London Tour match
Double-header
MenFlag of England.svg  England 4351Lost
MenFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3133Lost16 November 2019 Twickenham London Tour match
MenFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4722Won20 November 2019 Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo Tour match
WomenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2915Won30 November 2019 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Tour match
Double-header
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3343Lost
MenFlag of England.svg  England CancelledCancelledCancelled25 October 2020TwickenhamLondonQuilter Cup Moved from June fixture due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Cancelled on 23 October 2020 due to players breaking COVID rules [42]
WomenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 605Won27 November 2021 Twickenham London Tour match
Double-header
Killik Cup
MenFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa CancelledCancelledCancelled
MenFlag of England.svg  England 5221Won19 June 2022 Twickenham London Quilter Cup
MenFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 267Won25 June 2022 El Molinón Gijón
Men Flag of New Zealand.svg All Blacks XV 3531Won13 November 2022 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium London Killik Cup
Men World XV 4842Won28 May 2023 Twickenham London Killik Cup
Men Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 1428Lost18 August 2023 Stade Amédée-Domenech Brive-la-Gaillarde Tour match
WomenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3826Won23 September 2023 Athlone Stadium Cape Town Tour match
Men Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 4532Won22 June 2024 Twickenham London Tour match

Overall

Match summary as of 1 July 2024
GenderAgainstPlayedWonLostDrawnWin %
MenFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 321066.66%
MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 311021.43%
MenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1100100.00%
MenFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1100100.00%
MenCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 210150.00%
MenFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1100100.00%
MenFlag of Kenya (1895-1921).svg  East Africa 1100100.00%
MenFlag of England.svg  England 19 910047.36%
WomenFlag of England.svg  England 10100.00%
MenFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 522060.00%
MenFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1100100.00%
MenFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1100100.00%
MenIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 6 51083.33%
MenFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1100100.00%
Men British & Irish Lions 20200.00%
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 28118.18%
MenFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1100100.00%
MenFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 10100.00%
MenFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 211050.00%
MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 82172.72%
MenFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8 43150.00%
WomenFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 200100.00%
MenFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2200100.00%
MenFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1100100.00%
MenFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1100100.00%
WomenFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1100100.00%
MenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10 64060.00%
WomenFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1100100.00%
MenFlag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svgFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (& Rhodesia)211050.00%
MenTotal1015443453.47%
WomenTotal431075.00%
BothTOTAL1055744454.29%

Current squad

Men

Men's Barbarians squad to face Spain on 25 June.

Head coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones

Note: Bold denotes players that have represented the Barbarians in previous matches. Italics represents uncapped players.

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules.

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)Club/provinceUnion
Scott Baldwin Hooker (1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 35) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Kirby Myhill Hooker (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Scott Andrews Prop (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 34) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ed Byrne Prop (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 30) IRFU flag.svg Leinster IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Allan Dell Prop (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32) Flag of England.svg London Irish Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Charlie Faumuina Prop (1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 37) Flag of France.svg Toulouse Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Wiehahn Herbst Prop (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 35) Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Steve Mafi Lock (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 34) Flag of England.svg London Irish Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Joe Tekori Lock (1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 (age 40) Flag of France.svg Toulouse Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Devin Toner Lock (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 38) IRFU flag.svg Leinster IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Dan Baker Back row (1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 31) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dragons Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
James Botham Back row (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 26) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rob Harley Back row (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 34) Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Warriors Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Abraham Papali'i Back row (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31) IRFU flag.svg Connacht Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Tom Wood Back row (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 37) Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints Flag of England.svg England
Sébastien Bézy Scrum-half (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991 (age 32) Flag of France.svg Clermont Auvergne Flag of France.svg France
Mathis Galthié Scrum-half (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 22) Flag of France.svg Colomiers Flag of France.svg France
Tim Nanai-Williams Fly-half (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 35) Flag of France.svg Toulouse Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Hadleigh Parkes Centre (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 36) Flag of Japan.svg Saitama Wild Knights Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rey Lee-Lo Centre (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Seabelo Senatla Wing (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Adam Byrne Wing (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30) IRFU flag.svg Leinster IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Owen Lane Wing (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rhyno Smith Wing (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31) Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Ahsee Tuala Fullback (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 34) Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa

Women

Women's Barbarians squad to face South Africa on 23 September 2023 and Munster on 30 September 2023.

Head coach: Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sean Lynn ( Flag of England.svg Gloucester-Hartpury)

Note: Italics represents uncapped players.Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules.

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)Club/provinceUnion
Ciara O'Connor Hooker (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 35) Flag of New Zealand.svg Ponsonby Fillies IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Joanna Kitlinski Hooker (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Gray Wolves Flag of the United States.svg United States
May Campbell Hooker (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28) Flag of England.svg Saracens Flag of England.svg England
Lindsay Peat Prop (1980-11-05) 5 November 1980 (age 43) IRFU flag.svg Railway Union IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Kathryn Buggy Prop (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 36) Flag of England.svg Gloucester-Hartpury IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Liz Crake Prop (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29) Flag of England.svg Trailfinders Flag of England.svg England
Beth Stafford Lock Flag of England.svg Bristol Bears Flag of England.svg England
Ciara Cooney Lock (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 36) Flag of England.svg Harlequins IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Eloise Blackwell Lock (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) Flag of New Zealand.svg Ponsonby Fillies Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Victoria Fleetwood Back row (1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 34)Retired Flag of England.svg England
Christiana Balogun Back row Flag of England.svg Bristol Bears
Kaleigh Searcy Back row Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Ciara Griffin Back row (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) IRFU flag.svg UL Bohemians IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Sara Barattin Back row (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 37)Retired Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Ailsa Hughes Scrum-half (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 32) IRFU flag.svg Railway Union IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Patricia García Scrum-half (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 34)Retired Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Elinor Snowsill Fly-half (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35)Retired Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Gemma Rowland Centre (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35) Flag of England.svg Wasps Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Katie Alder Centre Flag of England.svg Wasps Flag of England.svg England
Megan Gaffney Wing (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32) Flag of Scotland.svg Heriot's Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Maria Magatti Wing (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 31) Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Rugby Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Carla Hohepa Wing (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 38) Flag of New Zealand.svg Kihikihi Rugby Club Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Elizabeth Goulden Fullback Flag of England.svg Gloucester-Hartpury Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Mary Healy Fullback IRFU flag.svg Galwegians RFC IRFU flag.svg Ireland

Previous squads

Presidents

The club's current president is former England and Barbarians player John Spencer, who was named in the position in December 2019. [43]

The office was first instituted in 1913. The previous six presidents were:

Honours

See also

Bibliography

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