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2022 - 6 - 18

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England vs Barbarians LIVE rugby: Result and reaction as brilliant ... (The Independent)

Eddie Jones' men look to gain momentum ahead of July's tour to Australia.

Barbarians rightly ribbing England on Twitter after that final try! It’s not down to work-rate or intent, it’s down to us being on it for the full 80. He deserves it to be fair. And on Sunday some of these young guys are going to be in hot water, so we’ll see how good the tea is.” Follow all the action live from Twickenham below, score updates, analysis and reaction to a big day for English rugby “It’s all about opportunity,” said Jones. “This is a practise game for Australia and an opportunity for some young guys to show us what they’re capable of under almost Test-like conditions. You get your tea bag out of the packet and you never really know how good it is until you put the hot water into it.

England humiliated by 14-man Barbarians as George Kruis gets ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Down to 14 men for the entirety of the second half, the Baa-Baas played England off the park regardless. Penaud, Le Garrec, Hastoy, Macalou... there were so ...

it is a great opportunity to play in this England XV side and show what they can do," he said. "With so many Frenchmen, it is the British Barbarians with a French accent... As such, his England XV is a mix of youngsters, fringe players and familiar faces returning from injury. Speaking to Amazon Prime before the match, Galthie is in a lighthearted mood. England try to run it out of their 22 and Atkinson looks to throw a miss pass. England come back at them and Joe Cokanasiga forces a penalty from Davit Niniashvili for holding on. Smith executes a lovely cross-field kick to Joe Marchant on the flank, but he's brought down. England win a penalty and Smith kicks to the corner. England make a promising foray forwards, with Danny Care, on as a substitute, orchestrating the play. Hastoy sends a kick deep into England's half and the hosts proceed to lose their lineout. You would never know that the Barbarians are down to 14 men. The Baa-Baas kick to the corner again.

England 21-52 Barbarians: rugby union – live! (The Guardian)

England warm up for their three-Test tour of Australia by hosting the Barbarians at Twickenham. Join Luke McLaughlin.

With the Barbarians down to 14 men for the rest of the match, you’d expect England to win, but you never know. Smith gathers for England and tries to sidestep his way out of trouble but a penalty comes for the Barbarians at the breakdown. A lovely step, dart and classy offload by Smith to Freeman sends the Northampton man into space on the right. The Barbarians get the scrum put-in. But it’s a try, perhaps in the spirit of the occasion. That is taking the Michael. This is a hammering and a humiliation for England, there is no two ways about it. England build momentum towards the try-line and Jack Nowell, just introduced to the action, nearly goes over ... George Kruis takes his place in the human tunnel to applaud the England players off the park. This is exactly what the Barbarians is about and I’m very grateful to be part of it.” Kruis has a chat with Amazon Prime: “This is what BaaBaas is about, spending a bit of time with a different culture, different people ... and we get a good result at the end. There were moments where we didn’t play really well ... and I don’t think we were there for the full 80 ... to be honest it’s not down to work rate or intent, it’s down to us being switched on for the full 80. The England captain Curry has understandably tried to put a positive spin on that.

George Kruis pulls off UNBELIVABLE trick shot conversion ... (RugbyDump)

Today's match was always going to be special for George Kruis as he plays his final game of rugby. However, nobody could have predicted just how special the ...

It was fitting that the Barbarians put in such a terrific performance today. Just to top things off, he was deservedly awarded player of the match. As the game entered the second half however, the box of tricks started to open up.

Rugby: 14-man Barbarians humiliate England ahead of Australia tour (RTL Today)

France star Damian Penaud crossed twice, with Baptiste Couilloud, Louis Carbonel, Max Spring and Antoine Hastoy also on the scoresheet. Not even the appearance ...

Nolann Le Garrec chipped over the defence for Carbonel to touch down and there was even better to come for the Barbarians when Spring crowned a sweeping move before Hastoy completed the rout. The Barbarians were 14-3 ahead but a three-minute spell during which Skelton was sent off offered hope of an England revival, with fly-half Smith kicking a penalty and wing Joe Cokanasiga crossing for a try. Skelton became the first player in the history of the Barbarians to see red when the Australia lock was dismissed for a shoulder charge to the head of Exeter prop Patrick Schickerling.

Alex Dombrandt a doubt for tour of Australia (RugbyPass)

England suffered the setback for their non-cap international against the Barbarians after Dombrandt was ruled out of the Twickenham clash with a knee problem.

It’s not a Test match, it’s a different situation. “We’ll see whether they’re ready for the next jump. “Last-minute impressions are always important.

'Sorry, boss' — England v Barbarians marred by first-half red card as ... (WalesOnline)

Wallabies lock Will Skelton became the first man to receive a red card for the famous club.

However, he is reported to be in contention for the Rugby Championship in August, although this infringement and any possible ban could hurt those chances. "He just wants to hit something," added former England prop David Flatman. "He knows he's got it wrong. He just wanted to hit something, which he does very well and legally most times.

England trounced by 14-man Barbarians on day of humiliation at ... (Mirror.co.uk)

England 21-52 Barbarians: Eight-try scratch team give Eddie Jones a rugby lesson at HQ.

“I’m pleased with the intent of what we tried to do. “We approached the game in a particular strategic way,” he said. “But,” he added, “we have got a style of play we want to keep developing.” “We wanted to try and play a bit differently, extend ourselves, give the young guys an opportunity to show their ability, particularly with the ball. Bryan Habana, working the game as a pundit with Hartley, said: “I had to ask Dylan in the second half, who’s the defensive England coach?” Jones insisted he had no problem with the burly lock’s back-heeled two-pointer, saying: “It’s a festival game and it’s supposed to be fun for the crowd.

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