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Jones was sacked as head coach of England last week

Jones set for Twickenham return with Barbarians

Former England boss Eddie Jones will return to Twickenham in May to coach the Barbarians against a World XV.

Toner won 70 caps for Ireland between 2010 and 2020

Toner starts for Barbarians ahead of retirement

Devin Toner will start in his final game before retirement this Saturday (8pm) after being named in the Barbarians team for their friendly with Spain.

Rugby • 23 Jun 22

Damien Penaud was one of nine French starters this afternoon

Record victory for 14-man Barbarians over England

England fell to a third successive defeat as the Barbarians overcame a first-half red card shown to Will Skelton to win 52-21 at Twickenham, their biggest victory in the fixture.

Rugby • 19 Jun 22

Sarah Levy of the United States scored a hat-trick and England's Natasha Hunt scored twice as the Barbarians registered 10 tries in total

Griffin and Peat sign off in front of record crowd

Ciara Griffin and Lindsay Peat signed off on their international careers with tries as the Barbarian's women's team thrashed South Africa 60-5 at Twickenham.

Rugby • 27 Nov 21

Rob Kearney was set to play his final senior game

Barbarians match called off due to Covid cases

The Barbarians' clash with Samoa due to be played at Twickenham this afternoon has been called off after a number of positive Covid-19 cases in the Baa-Baas squad.

Rugby • 27 Nov 21

Fergus McFadden must do unpaid community work after Covid brea

McFadden to do unpaid community work after Covid breach

Fergus McFadden was one of 13 Barbarians players informed of their punishment by the RFU today for breaching coronavirus protocols ahead of the non-cap international against England at Twickenham on 25 October.

Rugby • 08 Dec 20

Chris Robshaw was one of the players who breached protocols during the Barbarians training camp

Barbarians hearings begin on Tuesday

The disciplinary hearings for the 13 Barbarians players charged with misconduct for breaching coronavirus protocols will begin on Tuesday.

Rugby • 20 Nov 20

Jones eager to restore rugby's reputation

Eddie Jones insists England are on a mission repair the reputation of a sport reduced to a "laughing stock" by the cancellation of their Barbarians fixture.

Rugby • 30 Oct 20

The RFU said the players will answer for individual breaches of the protocols

Thirteen Baa-Baas players to face disciplinary hearing

Thirteen Barbarians players will face a disciplinary hearing for breaches of coronavirus protocols that forced the cancellation of their match against England last Sunday.

Rugby • 30 Oct 20

McFadden was present with Sean Maitland, Jackson Wray, Joel Kpoku, Chris Robshaw and Manu Vunipola, amongst others

Baabaas restriction breaches will not be investigated

Former Ireland international Fergus McFadden and the rest of his Barbarians teammates who broke coronavirus protocols last week will not face a police investigation.

Rugby • 27 Oct 20

Fergus McFadden has apologised for his error of judgement

McFadden apologises as video shows players drinking

Footage has emerged of a number of Barbarians players drinking alcohol in a London pub, including former Ireland winger Fergus McFadden.

Rugby • 24 Oct 20

Chris Robshaw was one of the players to breach the Barbarians bubble

Baa-Baas' black sheep outing costly as England game off

England's match against the Barbarians on Sunday has been cancelled due to a breach in coronavirus protocols by Barbarians players.

Rugby • 23 Oct 20

The Barbarians is an invitational All-Star team based in England

England-Barbarians game in doubt after protocol breach

England's game against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday has been plunged into doubt after the Rugby Football Union revealed several Baa-baas players breached coronavirus protocols.

Rugby • 22 Oct 20

England hope to have 20,000 fans at Twickenham

England hope to have 20,000 fans for Barbarians clash

England's rescheduled match against the Barbarians will be played on 25 October with 20,000 supporters set to attend the game at Twickenham pending approval from public health authorities.

Rugby • 02 Sep 20

Rory Best leaves the field against wales

Wales coach Pivac off to winning start as Best bows out

New Wales head coach Wayne Pivac was delighted to lay some Six Nations foundations after beginning his reign with victory over the Barbarians on a day Warren Gatland said his goodbyes and Rory Best played his final game.

Rugby • 30 Nov 19

Jenny Murphy in action for the Barbarians

Irish foursome help Baa-baas to historic Cardiff win

Ireland's Jenny Murphy and Anna Caplice both dotted down tries as the Barbarians Women sank Wales 29-19 as part of a historic Principality Stadium double header with the men's fixture.

Rugby • 30 Nov 19

Fiji beat Baa-Baas as Rory Best walks into the sunset

Rory Best played his final game of rugby at Twickenham on Saturday but it ended in defeat as the Barbarians were turned 33-31 over by Fiji.

Rugby • 16 Nov 19

Ireland centre Sene Naoupu in action at Twickenham

England Women cruise past Barbarians

England celebrated the staging of their historic first match against the Barbarians by cruising to a 40-14 victory at Twickenham.

Rugby • 02 Jun 19

Paula Fitzpatrick will head to the States with the Baa-Baas

Gill Bourke & Paula Fitzpatrick named in Baa-Baas squad

Irish pair Gill Bourke and Paula Fitzpatrick have been named in the Barbarians squad to take on the USA Eagles next month.

Rugby • 27 Mar 19

Chris Ashton hat-trick helps Baa-baas humble English

Chris Ashton plundered a hat-trick of tries as the Barbarians condemned England to an embarrassing fourth successive defeat by emerging 63-45 winners at Twickenham.

Rugby • 27 May 18

New Zealand captain Beauden Barrett lifts the Killik Cup

All Blacks' fringe men bite back to sink Baa-Baas

New Zealand provided a chilling insight into their future strength after coming from behind to dispatch the Barbarians 31-22 at Twickenham.

Rugby • 04 Nov 17

Ian Madigan leaves Bordeaux Begles this summer for Bristol

Ian Madigan and Mike Ross added to Barbarians squad

Ian Madigan and recently retired Mike Ross are among the names added to the Barbarians' 27-man squad for the upcoming games against Ulster Rugby and England.

Rugby • 23 May 17

Charles Piutau was named the Pro12 Players' Player of the Year

Charles Piutau faces two months out after ankle surgery

Pro12 Players' Player of the Year Charles Piutau will spend the off-season recovering from ankle surgery after Ulster confirmed the versatile Kiwi back is out for two months.

Rugby • 17 May 17

Kingspan to host Baa-Baas v Fiji international

Kingspan Stadium in Belfast will host an international fixture between the Barbarians and Fiji on Friday 11 November.

Rugby • 05 May 16

Alex Cuthbert evades Craig Gilroy to score the Baa-Baas' opening try

Ireland pipped by Barbarians at Thomond

Jack McGrath could be facing a ban to jeopardise his World Cup participation after kneeing lock Konstantin Mikautadze in the back during the Barbarians 22-21 victory over an Ireland XV.

Rugby • 28 May 15