Boks .v. Barbarians

Am I right or am I right ........ Saturday's encounter will be the first time (since ma fell off a bus) that we've playing without using any of our overseas based players ?

Yes, you're right, there will be no overseas-based players used . . . but then again it's not a test match.

 with the squad selected I would go for:

1.Reggie Goodes (Hurricanes) 2.Andrew Ready (Reds) 3.Toby Smith (Rebels)

4.Michael Fatialofa (Hurricanes) 5.Sam Carter (Brumbies

6. Brad Shields (Hurricanes) 8.Luke Whitelock (Highlanders 7.Jordan Taufua (Crusaders)

9.Andy Ellis (Crusaders 10.Richard Mo'unga (Crusaders)

12.Matt Faddes (Highlanders)/Robert du Preez (Stormers) 13.Seta Tamanivalu (saders)

11.Taqele Naiyaravoro (Tahs) 14. Luke Morahan (Force) 15.Melani Nanai(Blues)

16.Armand van der Merwe (Lions), 17.Paddy Ryan (Waratahs), 18.Schalk van der Merwe (Montpellier) 19. Martin Muller (Lions), 20.Ruan Ackermann (Lions)/Albertus Smith (Lions), 21.Nic Stirzaker (Rebels), 22.Robert du Preez /Matt Faddes, 23. Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)

there's no specific inside center(12), Faddes and du Preez are the only options,.... other than that, an interesting side with a saders-canes predominance,....
usually the coordinated test teams trash the barbarians,.... but seems that AC is going to change his team and include some uncapped players,... which will level the contest,.... and there are some very dangerous players in that Baas team,... Mo'unga is in excellent form as he proved in the NPC final,... Tamanivalu, Nanai, Naiyaravoro are powerful and able to break any defensive line,... and the mainly saders-canes forward pack could combine well and add some phisycality

 So you think that by selecting 10 of the run 15 from New Zealand is a good reflection of Barbarian rugby ... and that the rest are only good enough to take up their positions on the bench?

 I was offered 4 tickets for £20 yesterday, $5 each!! I declined as I can think of a lot more entertaining ways of spending that cash, a wager on the Barbarians or just Pi55ing it against a wall.