2025 International Rugby

[Canes4life]

Sad news hearing the passing of former Springbox Cornal Hendricks who has died aged 37.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360690168/springbok-wing-cornal-hendricks-dies-age-37

[MiketheSnow]

Poor bastard

[Bovidae]

Former All Blacks captain Sam Cane been selected for the Barbarians to take on South Africa in Cape Town in June. The 104-cap All Black will be joined by two other Test centurions in the squad – fromer Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony and his compatriot Conor Murray.

[Bones]

@Bovidae Sam should get flown to training by Richie.

[MN5]

@Bovidae said in 2025 International Rugby:

Former All Blacks captain Sam Cane been selected for the Barbarians to take on South Africa in Cape Town in June. The 104-cap All Black will be joined by two other Test centurions in the squad – fromer Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony and his compatriot Conor Murray.

The sledging should be off the charts......and that's before they even meet the opposition

[Landers92]

List of NZ players playing for the baabaa’s this weekend that we know of so far.

Sam Cane, Shannon Frizell, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Ricky Riccitelli, Mark Tele'a, Hoskins Sotutu, Tawera Kerr-Barlow

[nonpartizan]

Hoskins Sotutu is a Barbarians player if ever there was one.

[Bovidae]

It seems that SA don't even know who is in the Baabaas team. Josh Beehre looks to be there too.

https://www.facebook.com/BarbarianFC

[Landers92]

Josh Jacomb is also with the Barbarians

[Bovidae]

The full list (not jersey numbers)

1. Cian Healy
2. Will Collier
3. Hassane Kolingar
4. Paul Alo-Emile
5. Camille Chat
6. John Ricky Riccitelli
7. David Ribbans
8. Ruben van Herdeen
9. Josh Beehre
10. Hoskins Sotutu
11. Peter O’Mahony
12. Sam Cane
13. Shannon Frizell
14. Lachlan Boshier
15. Tawera Kerr Barlow
16. Santiago Arata Perrone
17. Melvyn Jaminet
18. Josh Jacomb
19. Peter Umaga-Jensen
20. Leicester Faingaʻanuku
21. Mark Telea
22. Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
23. Joe Marchant

[Bovidae]

Nine rookies for the Argentineans. Emiliano Boffelli and Thomas Gallo are out injured. Matías Moroni, Tomás Lavanini, and Gonzalo Bertranou have missed selection.