McCaw and Burger finally get to play on the same team
Tonight we are in for a treat! Jake White former Springbok and RWC winning coach has selected a Barbarian team to take on the Wallabies. The Barbarians have a line up that would make the Rugby Gods druel, with 4 of the last 5 IRB player of the year in their squad of 22 players.
Jake White selected his old skipper from the Rugby World Cup to lead the Baba’s into battel against the Wallabies. George Gregan makes an apperance on the bench and will hopefully get a run against his old team mates.
Here are the line ups for tonights Australia vs Barbarians game.
Barbarians team:
Percy Montgomery (SA);
Joe Rokocoko (NZ),
Rico Gear (NZ),
Jean de Villiers (SA),
Bryan Habana (SA);
Francois Steyn (SA),
Fourie du Preez (SA);
Federico Pucciariello (Ita),
John Smit (SA, capt),
Census Johnson (Samoa),
Bakkies Botha (SA),
Johann Muller (SA),
Jerry Collins (NZ),
Richie McCaw (NZ),
Schalk Burger (SA).
Replacements: Mark Regan (Eng), Rodney Blake (Aus), Chris Jack (NZ), Nick Koster (SA, uncapped), George Gregan (Aus), Ollie Smith (Eng), Shane Williams (Wal).
Australia team:
James O’Connor;
Lote Tuqiri, Ryan Cross,
Adam Ashley-Cooper,
Digby Ioane;
Quade Cooper,
Brett Sheehan;
Sekope Kepu,
Tatafu Polota-Nau,
Matt Dunning,
Mark Chisholm,
Hugh McMeniman,
Dean Mumm,
George Smith (capt),
Richard Brown.
Replacements: Adam Freier, Ben Alexander, Peter Kimlin, David Pocock, Luke Burgess, Lachie Turner, Drew Mitchell.
by: http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com