“It’d have to be soon, though!” After 15 seasons at the top-end of the professional game, Sean O’Brien will hang up his boots this summer. The former Leinster and Ireland star is in his final season with London Irish and will retire when the season concludes. The Exiles, coached by Declan Kidney and Les Kiss, […]

4 years ago

“Get them all in, and we can have a party with the Baa Baas!” For the past decade, Italy have been dealing with calls for relegation to be brought into the Six Nations, or for another side to take their place. Playing a Barbarians side in the Six Nations, though? That is a new one. […]

4 years ago

Fans now heading to Twickenham will only get to see the women’s match. ‘Confirmed positive Covid cases’ mean this afternoon’s match between the Barbarians and Samoa, at Twickenham, has now been cancelled. The news arrived just 80 minutes before kick-off in the game, which was set to be the final game of Ireland star Rob […]

4 years ago

One more time, with feeling. If you watched Rory Best leave the field at Tokyo Stadium, earlier this month, as the All Blacks ran rampant and thought, ‘It can’t end this way’, then you were right. The former Ulster and Ireland captain will lace up his boots one more time, next month, and line out […]

6 years ago

Connacht trio Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham and Niyi Adeolokun have all been named in the 23 man Barbarians squad to face England at Twickenham on Sunday. The trio will join former Ulster All Blacks Charles Piutau and John Afoa in the squad while England prop Joe Marler and ex-Wallabies captain James Horwill have also been added. SQUAD […]

7 years ago

Connacht trio Ultan Dillane, Denis Buckley and Niyi Adeolokun have all been named in Pat Lam’s Barbarians squad to play in Sunday’s Quilter Cup Match against England at Twickenham. Adeolokun has been named in an explosive back three alongside Toulon pair Chris Ashton and Josua Tuisova while Dillane will partner ex-Wallabies lock Sitaleki Timani in the second-row. […]

8 years ago