Barbarians Men's Squad Named For Munster Clash
09/20/2023 11:28 AM
The majority of the Barbarians men’s squad has been named for Saturday week’s double-header against Munster with a 4.30pm kick-off for the men’s game.
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Stade Toulousain coaches Jerome Kaino, Clement Poitrenaud and Virgile Lacombe will lead the side with Virimi Vakatawa, Leone Nakarawa, Toulouse prop Rodrigue Neti and former Munster man Sammy Arnold all included.
There are seven internationals starting in the pack with France’s Neti and Gaëtan Barlot joined by Moldovan tighthead Vadim Cobîlaș in the front row.
Fiji’s Leone Nakarawa and Samoa’s Piula Faʻasalele start in the engine room with Bayonne’s Baptiste Heguy, Wales international Aaron Shingler and France international Loann Goujon in the back row.
Bayonne scrum-half Guillaume Rouet and Castres Olympique’s Julien Dumora start in the half-backs.
Toulouse man Sofiane Guitoune and former Racing 92 star Virimi Vakatawa start together in midfield.
Brive’s Sammy Arnold, who scored eight tries in 44 Munster appearances, and Toulouse’s Lucas Tauzin start on either wing with Bordeaux Bègles man Nans Ducuing at full-back.
Kristian Dacey, Wales international Rob Evans, former France U20 captain Josh Brennan (son of Trevor Brennan) and Scotland international Damien Hoyland are among the replacements.
The Munster side will be named next week.
Barbarians Side To Face Munster
1. Rodrigue Neti
2. Gaëtan Barlot
3. Vadim Cobîlaș
4. Leone Nakarawa
5. Piula Faʻasalele
6. Baptiste Heguy
7. Aaron Shingler
8. Loann Goujon
9. Guillaume Rouet
10. Julien Dumora
11. Sammy Arnold
12. Sofiane Guitoune
13. Virimi Vakatawa
14. Lucas Tauzin
15. Nans Ducuing
Replacements from: Kristian Dacey, Rob Evans, Tevita Tatafu, Josh Brennan, Max Green, Damien Hoyland, Jean-Baptiste Dubié.
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