Barbarians: Stringer only Irish player

Peter Stringer is the only Irish player named in the Barbarians squad to face Australia at Twickenham this Saturday

Peter Stringer is the only Irish player named in the Barbarians squad to face Australia at Twickenham this Saturday. The 98-times-capped scrumhalf did not feature in either of Munster’s 23-man squads for the opening two rounds of the Heineken Cup.

BARBARIANS: Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors), Bryan Habana (South Africa), Isaia Toeava (New Zealand), Robbie Fruean (Crusaders), Stirling Mortlock (Australia), Richard Kahui (New Zealand), Seru Rabeni (Fiji), Danny Cipriani (England), Peter Stringer (Ireland), Nemia Kenatale (Fiji), Keven Mealamu (New Zealand), Adriaan Strauss (South Africa), Salvatore Perugini (Italy), Sylvain Marconnet (France), Eusebio Guinazu (Argentina), Victor Matfield (South Africa), Simon Shaw (England), Marco Bortolami (Italy), Jason White (Scotland), Jerome Kaino (New Zealand), Adam Thomson (New Zealand), Mauro Bergamasco (Italy).

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