The Barbarians have announced their squad to face the Lions in Hong Kong but Irish fans may be a little disappointed. BJ Botha and Jared Payne made the squad but there is an absence of any Irish qualified players. Many were hoping this game would be a chance to see Jonny Sexton finally go head to head against Ian Madigan. Irish fans would hope that the absence of people like Zebo and Best is because they are on standby for the main squad.
Backs
Jared Payne (Ulster)
Rowan Varty (DeA Tigers & Hong Kong)
Takudzwa Ngwenya (Bairritz Olympique & USA)
Joe Rokocoko (Bayonne & New Zealand)
James Hook (Perpignan & Wales)
Nick Evans (Harlequins & New Zealand)
Kahn Fotuali'i (Ospreys & Samoa)
Dwayne Peel (Sale Sharks & Wales)
Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique & France)
Forwards
Duncan Jones (Ospreys & Wales)
B J Botha (Munster & South Africa)
Paul James (Bath Rugby & Wales)
Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester & Italy)
Matthew Rees (Scarlets & Wales)
Leonardo Ghiraldini (Benetton Treviso & Italy)
Marco Wentzel (London Wasps & South Africa)
Jim Hamilton (Gloucester Rugby & Scotland)
Francois Louw (Bath Rugby & South Africa)
Sam Jones (London Wasps)
Alessandro Zanni (Benetton Treviso & Italy)
Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais & Italy)
Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz Olympique & France)
The Barbarians still need to add a few more players to the squad so there may yet be an Irish representative.
