Ireland's David Humphreys was today named in a strong Barbarians line-up for the opening match of their Lloyds TSB tour against England at Twickenham on Sunday.
Able to draw from talent across the globe, coach Alan Solomons can boast a total of more than 1000 caps in his chosen party. And he has opted to include several southern hemisphere internationals in his team alongside the cream of European rugby talent.
South African Percy Montgomery and fellow countryman AJ Venter will start, Fijian Aisea Tuilevu is handed his first Barbarians' cap along with Matt Sexton of Ulster, who has yet to make a full international appearance.
Experienced Frenchmen Christian Califano and Thomas Castaignede will get the chance to renew some acquaintances against the Six Nations champions, as will Humphreys.
New Zealand's Taine Randall will captain the team, which includes Argentinian scrum-half Agustin Pichot, who looks set to leave relegated Bristol along with club-mates Daryl Gibson and recent Leinster acquisition Felipe Contepomi, both of whom are named among the replacements.
The Baa-baas take on Clive Woodward's side before heading north to tackle Scotland at Murrayfield on May 28th and ending their tour at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff where they will face Wales on May 31st.
(BARBARIANS: v England)
Backs:P Montgomery (Newport & South Africa); A Tuilevu (Otago Highlanders & Fiji), T Castaignede (Saracens & France), J Bell (Ulster & Ireland), B Rheihana (Northampton & New Zealand); D Humphreys (Ulster & Ireland), A Pichot (Bristol & Argentina
Forwards:C Califano (Saracens & France), M Sexton (Ulster), C Hayman (Otago Highlanders & Fiji), AJ Venter (Natal Sharks & South Africa), M Connors (Northampton & Australia), J Collins (Wellington Hurricanes & New Zealand), S Harding (Otago Highlanders & New Zealand), T Randell (Otago Highlanders & New Zealand, capt).
Replacements:R Ibanez (Castres & France), F Tournaire (Leicester & France), H Louw (Western Stormers & South Africa), R Strudwick (London Irish), M Robinson (Auckland Warriors & New Zealand), F Contepomi (Bristol & Argentina); D Gibson (Bristol & New Zealand)