New Zealand Barbarians

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New Zealand Barbarian
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Full nameNew Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club Inc.
Union New Zealand Rugby
Nickname(s)Baa-Baas
Founded1937;87 years ago (1937)
Location Kingsland, Auckland
Ground(s) Eden Park (Capacity: 50,000)
Coach(es) Scott McLeod
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Official website
www.barbarianrugby.co.nz

The New Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club Inc., nicknamed the Barbarians, or Baa-Baas, is a rugby union club headquartered in Kingsland, Auckland. The idea came from the concept of the Barbarian F.C. The Barbarians played their home matches at Eden Park.

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They have been a part of New Zealand Rugby since the team was founded in 1937 by two ex-All Blacks, Ronald Bush and Hubert McLean, who captained their first game (against Auckland) in 1938. [1]

Tours

Jubilee Tour Party 1987

To mark the club's 50th Jubilee, an unbeaten five-match tour to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland was undertaken in March 1987, two months before the inaugural World Cup, where they recorded wins against Leicester (33-3), Wanderers (Dublin) (34-3), Ballymena (29-4), Cornwall (63-9). They also produced a devastating performance in Cardiff, beating the Barbarians 68-16. There were thirteen All Blacks in the party of 22 and a further six future caps, with Wayne Smith being drafted in from Italy as a replacement for one game. New Zealand were emerging from a turbulent 1986, the year of the rebel Cavaliers tour to South Africa and the "Baby Blacks" tests, the subsequent reintegration of the Cavaliers into the Bledisloe Cup games, and the infamous Battle of Nantes. Eight players who had survived November in Nantes toured, as did four Cavaliers.

Subsequent NZ Barbarian trips to the UK were undertaken in 1996 and 2003.

1996 tour

The November 1996 matches were part of the ERFU's 125th celebrations with a warm-up fixture against the North Of England played in the snow at Huddersfield ahead of a "test" against England the week after.John Hart's 24-man squad, captained by Sean Fitzpatrick featured 19 All Blacks and four future All Blacks and won both fixtures, an 86-0 win against the North of England for whom twelve first choice selections had withdrawn from the team on the preceding Wednesday and a 34-19 victory against England at Twickenham Stadium.

2003 tour

The 2003 match played at Twickenham was viewed at the time as something of a festival affair to celebrate the home country's recent RWC success. Falling as it did during the British, Irish and European club championships, both sides struggled to assemble "full strength squads" indeed the England XV featured only five RUWC cup winners.Contractual difficulties with clubs releasing players resulted in the NZ Barbarians side being deemed - in comparison to previous touring parties - as at best only "competitive" and the England XV side ran out very comfortable winners, 42-17.

The New Zealand Barbarians were also selected for the All Blacks trial replacing the 'Possibles XV' and in 2009 a New Zealand Barbarians under 85 kg Team toured Australia winning both of their games. The team played against the Māori All Blacks in 2010 at Okara Park, losing 31 – 37 before a crowd of 9,000. A Middleweight Barbarian side was also selected in 2011 to play four games. In 2015, the New Zealand Barbarians won over the Māori All Blacks 17–34.

Other squads

Provincial Barbarians squad to play the British and Irish Lions on 3 June 2017, [2] during the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand:

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)Club/provinceUnion
Sam Anderson-Heather Hooker (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36) Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Andrew Makalio Hooker (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32) Flag of New Zealand.svg Tasman / Crusaders Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Tolu Fahamokioa Prop (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 32) Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Oliver Jager Prop (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 28) Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury / Crusaders IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Marcel Renata Prop (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30) Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Aidan Ross Prop (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 28) Flag of New Zealand.svg Bay of Plenty Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Josh Goodhue Lock (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 28) Flag of New Zealand.svg Northland / Blues Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Keepa Mewett Lock (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 36) Flag of New Zealand.svg Bay of Plenty Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
James Tucker Lock (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 32) Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato / Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Lachlan Boshier Flanker (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 (age 29) Flag of New Zealand.svg Taranaki / Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Mitchell Dunshea Flanker (1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 28) Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury / Crusaders Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Matt Matich Flanker (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 32) Flag of New Zealand.svg Northland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Peter Rowe Number 8 (1981-12-07) 7 December 1981 (age 42) Flag of New Zealand.svg Wanganui Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Jack Stratton Scrum-half (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 (age 29) Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Richard Judd Scrum-half (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 31) Flag of New Zealand.svg Bay of Plenty Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Bryn Gatland Fly-half (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28) Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Dwayne Sweeney Centre (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 39) Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Inga Finau Centre (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 (age 29) Flag of New Zealand.svg Taranaki Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Jonah Lowe Wing (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27) Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Sevu Reece Wing (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Sam Vaka Wing (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 31) Flag of New Zealand.svg Counties Manukau Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Luteru Laulala Fullback (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 28) Flag of New Zealand.svg Counties Manukau Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Junior Ngaluafe Fullback (1991-11-24) 24 November 1991 (age 32) Flag of New Zealand.svg Southland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand

Representatives

Playing kit and symbol

The New Zealand Barbarians wear scarlet red jerseys with white shorts. The symbol of the team is a white leaping lamb.

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References

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  2. Provincial Barbarians squad confirmed
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