Barbarians take out Wales in the final minutes

Gavin Henson picture from: http://bit.ly/lZ07xa

So in fairness it’s not much of a rugby review this weekend as all I caught was the extended highlights of the Wales/Barbarians match, and that was in Welsh. And to say the least, my Welsh is um, non existent. But rugby is an international language and there was lots to appreciate in this match. Hats off to Wales for picking new faces, even some orange faces (Henson take a bow), running the ball and taking the attacking line outs. It didn’t quite come off in terms of the result, but if you can’t take some chances and entertain the crowds once in a while, we may as well all pack up and go home. I thought Jonathan Davies had an awesome match, he looks fast and sharp. George North took his try well, and the forwards showed they can grind out the trys if they need to.


This was a super Barbarians side, all the more amazing for the fact that apart from Parisse, Nacewa and Rabeni, none of these players are in contention for their national sides. Seru Rabeni welcomed Gavin Henson back to international rugby – hi Gav, why are you lying down Gav? The touch of class that proved the difference between the sides was (drumroll) Isa Nacewa, who’s been in devastating form for Leinster all season, scooping up the ball in one hand, evading several tackles and running ¾ of the pitch to score the winning try.

Shark Bite

Yes! The Sharks continue their good run chomping the Cheetahs away from home. With two rounds left to play they are looking good.

Saturday , June 4

Wales 28 - 31 Barbarians

Super Rugby

Hurricanes 38 - 27 Lions

Blues 11 - 16 Chiefs

Reds 14 - 22 Brumbies

Cheetahs 18 - 23 Sharks

Friday , June 3

Highlanders 14 - 21 Western Force

Melbourne Rebels 3 - 40 Stormers

Bulls 23 - 17 Waratahs