England warm up for their three-Test tour of Australia by hosting the Barbarians at Twickenham. Join Luke McLaughlin
this week: “It’s been pretty shit, eh? ... No I’m kidding, it’s been unbelievable, but we’ve had a few beers this week, and hopefully we can back it up today.“‘Kruiso’ [George Kruis, who is retiring after this match] is one of my good mates, I’ve played a lot of footie with him ... he’s been telling us, today is all about me ... No, I’m kidding ... to play with Kruiso in his last match, hopefully we can make it a memorable memory.
The Barbarians concept may be old-fashioned, and today’s match does not have Test status, but there is still plenty to play for: not least for the, poised to play for England for the first time in four years following a clear-the-air coffee with the gaffer Eddie Jones. Jonny May also returns on the wing following a lengthy injury absence, hoping to re-establish himself before next year’s World Cup.
The Barbarians team is peppered with world-class Frenchmen, such as Damien Penaud and Charles Ollivon, while the former England and Saracens lock George Kruis will bring the curtain down on his career, at the age of 32, after two seasons in Japan. Will Skelton, so outstanding for La Rochelle in their
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