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Barbarians jokingly troll England on Twitter
By Josh Raisey
Ahead of the annual England vs Barbarians match at Twickenham this Sunday, the BaaBaas have started some light verbal sparring with their opponents.
After England posted a video of the team training this week, the Barbarians have questioned the choice in doing contact training.
The Barbarians is a club that are as well known for the antics off the field as they are on it, as it is a tradition built upon the camaraderie amongst the players. Training would perhaps be slightly less intense than England’s and contact would probably not be high on the agenda.
England, coached by former Northampton boss Jim Mallinder, have named an extremely inexperienced squad, lacking any of the players that have played under Eddie Jones over the past year.
On the other hand, the Barbarians have a squad littered with internationals, including Joe Marler, who will play against his teammates in an enticing affair.
Looking at the Barbarians squad, it is understandable that England are going all out in training this week.
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I'm very aware that GB is not UK.
Also that the British Isles are not the same as the British Islands.
I still think your objection to calling this a tour to the UK is stupid and pedantic.
I repeat what I send earlier, the Boks are not playing anywhere except in the UK.
It's legitimate therefore to call this a tour to the UK.
But this is boring now, goodnight, goodbye. And good luck with your crusade (that really doesn't have any bearing on what the article is discussing.)
Go to commentsHappy for Asher Opoku-Fordjour but why oh why is he the only new face, Borthwick didn't have to change 50% of the team but surely another 2 or 3 squad guys could have been given the chance to show what they could do? What can we possibly learn from this game other than we can beat Japan with a strong team.... hold the front page....!!
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