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.
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Barbarians: Five takeaways from Twickenham as ‘toothless’ England crushed in fitting tribute to Phil Bennett
Following a 52-21 victory for the Barbarians over England, here’s our five takeaways from the match at Twickenham on Sunday.
England hammered by 14-man Barbarians as Damien Penaud scores twice
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.
Chastening afternoon for Jones as England hit by eight-try Barbarians
Whatever Eddie Jones had in mind for this fixture, watching George Kruis, the former England lock, backheeling a conversion through the posts in the final few minutes of an emphatic victory for the invitational side was probably not it. For all the players absent for England, for all the excuses that could be made, this was without question a chastening afternoon for Jones and one that will not be ignored in Australia.
Jalibert drops out of France squad after injury relapse
Matthieu Jalibert's injury issues continued on Sunday when the young flyhalf pulled out of France's squad to face Wales in the Six Nations.
Rugby - Injuries force France to make three changes to squad for Scotland
France coach Fabien Galthie has named three new players in his expanded 42-player squad for the Six Nations Championship clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.