47-592: South African Barbarians is an invitational rugby union club styled along the lines of Barbarian F.C. It was formed in 1960 by Frank Mellish , the former 1951–52 Springbok selector and manager, together with former Natal Rugby Union President, Harry Stacey. The club is directly affiliated to the South African Rugby Union . The club's colours are a light and dark blue quartered jersey with white shorts. Players may wear socks of their choice (usually preferring their own club socks). The blazer badge
94-588: A 16–10 victory. In 1988 a multiracial side (the SA Barbarians in all but name - they toured as the Nampak Pioneers) eventually undertook a six match visit to Chile and Paraguay after a series of postponements and reschedulings. Home sides were intended to be bolstered by considerable Argentinian and Uruguayan representation - which did not come to pass and consequently a series of one sided encounters took place with over 100 points being scored against
141-657: A 28–28 draw being recorded. Later that year, possibly the most significant event for the club was being the first multiracial South African rugby team to tour outside South Africa when it went to the United Kingdom in October 1979. The tour squad had eight white players (SARB), eight coloured players (SARFF) and eight black players (SARA/SARU) and was managed by Chick Henderson , formerly of Oxford University RFC, Richmond RFC, Coventry RFC and Transvaal RFC and who had gained nine caps for Scotland. Attempts were made from
188-881: A 34–33 victory against the USA at Infinity Park in the Denver suburb of Glendale, Colorado . On 2 June 2019, Barbarians Women took on England at Twickenham as the prelude to a men's Barbarians match against an England XV (non- cap match) losing the contest 40–14 (two tries scored to six conceded). They went on to beat Wales at the Principality Stadium 43–33 on 30 November 2019 scoring 5 tries to 3 conceded. The Barbarian F.C. have played men's international matches since 1915 and women's international matches since 2019. Men's Barbarians squad to face Spain on 25 June. Head coach : [REDACTED] Eddie Jones Note: Bold denotes players that have represented
235-735: A Junior Springbok side that contained two coloured players, Errol Tobias and Charles Williams (both 1979 UK tourists), the first two non-white players ever to represent what effectively was the Springboks second XV. Five years later on and the SA Barbarians undertook their second overseas tour, this time to West Germany. The touring party of twenty five was composed of twelve white and thirteen coloured and black players. Four fixtures were played (in Bonn, Wiedenbruck, Hannover and Heidelberg) 314 points were scored and only 27 conceded. South African "sides" had toured Southern Germany in 1974 and 1977 but this
282-582: A far more distinct Springbok XV feel to it despite some senior players questioning the quality of the opposition. The South Sea tourists were defeated 56–30 at Ellis Park but pushed their hosts considerably closer at Kings Park one week later in a narrower 38–32 loss. Earlier in March of the same year, a fixture to commemorate the centenary of the Crusaders club of Port Elizabeth had seen the Barbarians record
329-640: A few leading clubs in the land – received strong support from leading players, particularly ex-university players. On 8 April 1890, in Leuchters Restaurant and later at the Alexandra Hotel in Bradford , the concept of the Barbarians was agreed upon. The team toured later that year and beat Hartlepool Rovers 9–4 on 27 December in their first fixture. The team was given the motto by Walter Julius Carey , former Bishop of Bloemfontein and
376-614: A former member of the Barbarians: Rugby Football is a game for gentlemen in all classes, but for no bad sportsman in any class The concept took hold over the years and the nearest thing to a club home came to be the Esplanade Hotel at Penarth in South Wales , where the Barbarians always stayed on their Easter tours of Wales. The annual Good Friday game against the Barbarians was the highlight of
423-553: A game with Leicester on 27 December and the Mobbs Memorial Match against East Midlands in the spring. In 1948, the Barbarians were invited to face Australia as part of the Wallabies' tour of Britain, Ireland and France . Although initially designed as a fundraiser towards the end of the tour, the encounter became a popular and traditional fixture. Initially played every three years, it has become more frequent in
470-505: A penalty goal. However, in the following match, the nations drew 18–18, Porta providing all of Argentina's points through six penalties, as, for France, did Jean-Michel Aguirre , who also kicked six penalties. Porta led Argentina in two matches during October 1978; against an England XV (non-cap) and Italy . The following season he led the Pumas against a New Zealand XV (non-cap) in a two match series. On 27 October 1979, Porta led Argentina to
517-614: A victory over Australia in Buenos Aires, winning 24–13. Porta kicked two conversions, one penalty and three drop goals to contribute 18 points during the match. Although the following leg was lost 12–17, the win became a landmark for Argentina. Porta captained the South American Jaguars on three tours of South Africa between 1980 and 1984. Following the 1980 South America tour , Porta led Argentina to two victories over Fiji , and drew with England in 1981. During
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#1732783820678564-578: Is former England and Barbarians player John Spencer , who was named in the position in December 2019. The office was first instituted in 1913. The previous six presidents were: Hugo Porta Hugo Porta (born 11 September 1951) is an Argentine retired rugby union player. Considered one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen, he is an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame and IRB Hall of Fame . During
611-442: Is great stuff! Phil Bennett covering chased by Alistair Scown . Brilliant, oh, that's brilliant! John Williams , Bryan Williams . Pullin . John Dawes , great dummy. To David, Tom David , the half-way line! Brilliant by Quinnell ! This is Gareth Edwards ! A dramatic start! What a score!!.....Oh that fellow Edwards....If the greatest writer of the written word would've written that story no one would have believed it. That really
658-459: Is similar to that used by the Barbarians in 1929, although playing jerseys simply have a leaping lamb on the left chest. The club's first incarnation was as a combined All Blacks and Springboks team under the captaincy of Avril Malan , in a fixture played against Natal RFC during the All Blacks' tour of South Africa in 1960. Another "red letter" day in the club's history was when it defeated
705-496: The All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park on 27 January 1973 is celebrated as one of the best games of rugby union ever played. It was a game of attack and counterattack, and the Barbarians won the match 23–11, handing the All Blacks their fourth defeat of the tour. Gareth Edwards scored a try widely considered to be one of the best ever in rugby union. Cliff Morgan described Gareth Edwards' try: Kirkpatrick to Williams . This
752-556: The Barbarians , is a British -based invitational rugby union club. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. Membership is by invitation. As of 2011, players from 31 countries had played for them. Traditionally at least one uncapped player is selected for each match. Until rugby union became a professional sport, the Barbarians usually played six annual matches: with Penarth , Cardiff , Swansea and Newport at Easter ;
799-680: The Glamorganshire Golf Club , in Penarth, while the former Esplanade Hotel, which was located on the seafront at Penarth, would host the gala party for the trip, sponsored by Penarth RFC. The first match took place in 1901, and over the next 75 encounters, Penarth won eleven games, drew four and lost 60. Between 1920 and the first Athletics Field game in 1925, the Good Friday games were hosted on Penarth County Grammar School 's sports field. The final Penarth v Barbarians game
846-623: The Penarth club's year and was always attended by enthusiastic capacity crowds. This fixture marked the start of the Baa-Baas' annual South Wales tour from their "spiritual home" of Penarth, which also included playing Cardiff RFC on the Saturday, Swansea RFC on Easter Monday and Newport RFC on the Tuesday. The non-match day of Easter Sunday would always see the Barbarians playing golf at
893-567: The second South America tour in 1982 , South America won the second of the two internationals in Bloemfontein , with Porta scoring all of the 21 points in the victory. Argentina also defeated Australia 18–3 in Brisbane at Ballymore in 1983. Another South American tour took place in 1984. Argentina also defeated France 24–16 in June 1985. Following a 20–33 loss to New Zealand that October,
940-423: The 1970s and 1980s, he played 58 times for Argentina , captaining them on 34 occasions, including leading them during the first World Cup in 1987. Porta made his international debut in 1971. His best performances for Los Pumas came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with a draw with France in 1977, a 24–13 win against Australia in 1979, and a 21–21 draw with New Zealand in 1985. In December 2018, Porta
987-604: The Barbarians as a touring side made for a diverse fixture list, but at a number of points in the club's history they have settled for a time into a regular pattern. Most of these regular matches have fallen by the wayside, whilst others continue to the present day: They typically compete against teams from the home nations ( England , Wales , Scotland and Ireland ) as well as other international sides. Other matches are played against club teams, often to celebrate anniversaries. The 2014–15 fixture list included matches against Leicester Tigers and Heriot's Rugby Club in addition to
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#17327838206781034-511: The Barbarians in previous matches. Italics represents uncapped players. Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Women's Barbarians squad to face South Africa on 23 September 2023 and Munster on 30 September 2023. Head coach : [REDACTED] Sean Lynn ( [REDACTED] Gloucester-Hartpury ) Note: Italics represents uncapped players. Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. The club's current president
1081-613: The Barbarians model of an invitational scratch team , including the French Barbarians , Australian Barbarians , New Zealand Barbarians and South African Barbarians . The Barbarian Club was formed by William Percy Carpmael , who had played rugby for Cambridge University , and had been part of the Cambridge team which had undertaken a tour of Yorkshire in 1884. Inspired by the culture behind short rugby tours he organised his first tour in 1889 with Clapham Rovers , which
1128-665: The Barbarians, unveiled a plaque at the clubhouse to mark the event. After the Second World War , in 1948, the Barbarians were asked by the British and Irish unions to raise a side to play the touring Australia team, to raise funds for the Australians' journey home via Canada. This started the tradition of the "Final Challenge" – played as the last match in a tour of Britain and Ireland by Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. The Barbarian 'Final Challenge' match with
1175-568: The British Olympic Association to play the Barbarians at Wembley Stadium on 3 December 2008. The match formed part of the BOA's programme of events to celebrate the centenary of the first London Olympic Games where Australia defeated a Great Britain ( Cornwall ) side in the final 32–3. In 1908 France were the defending Olympic champions, but when they withdrew from the event, leaving just Australia and Great Britain to contest
1222-533: The British and Irish Lions versus SA Baa Baas with five of the 1979 tour party included together with Hugo Porta and one time Australian back rower, Mark Loane. The second fixture of note involving the SA Baa Baas was the curtain raiser ahead of the Fourth Test Match at Loftus Versfeld. The Baa Baas included eight of the touring Lions party, alongside Porta and Jean-Pierre Rives in their match against
1269-608: The Final Challenge game with Australia and the annual Combined Services match. The Heriot's game celebrated the 125th anniversary of both that club and the Barbarians, while the Leicester game was also part of the Barbarians' 125th anniversary schedule. The Barbarians were also invited to play in the first ever Rugby match at the London Olympic Stadium in 2015 against Samoa. Australia was approached by
1316-426: The club also faced the touring New Zealand Cavaliers. During the 1987 rebel South Sea Barbarians' 13 match tour (a team made up of representatives from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and one Canadian(!)), organised in lieu of the cancelled visit by Australia, the SA Barbarians played two matches. No official test matches took place between the teams, however, in contrast to the 1985 and 1986 sides, the 1987 SA Barbarians lineup had
1363-515: The club including Hugo Porta , Jean-Pierre Rives , Tom Grace and Fergus Slattery . The 1992 SA Barbarian side that played against Transvaal featured Philippe Sella , Philippe Saint-André , Peter Winterbottom and Viliami Ofahengaue . The following players were named in the team to play the Lions in the 2013 Lions Challenge Series : Head Coach: [REDACTED] Pine Pienaar Barbarian F.C. The Barbarian Football Club , known as
1410-543: The famous 21–21 draw happened on 2 November, with Porta kicking four penalties and three drop goals for 21 points. Porta is the only Argentine player to have represented the South African Barbarians Club. Porta led Argentina to the 1987 World Cup , at the age of 36 and retired after the tournament. In their first pool match, they lost to Fiji 28–9. The following game saw Argentina win, defeating Italy 25–16. They were defeated 46–15 by New Zealand in
1457-532: The forwards (only two white players started, with a further two joining as replacements, whilst previous starting line ups had included at least half a dozen of the white playing contingent). It was tour policy to ensure that all players, injuries permitting, were selected to play a game in each of the three countries visited. Seven of the touring side went on to gain full Springbok status: Martiens Le Roux , Ewoud Malan , Rob Louw and Divan Serfontein all featured against Bill Beaumont 's 1980 Lions. Errol Tobias
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1504-535: The gold medal, it was then County champions Cornwall who took to the field to represent the host nation. Cornwall had already been defeated in Australia's earlier 31-match tour. Cornwall's 1908 contribution was also further recognised by the presentation of the Cornwall Cup to the winning 2008 captain at Wembley, with the players of the respective sides receiving gold or silver commemorative medals. The 2008 game
1551-478: The honour. In October 2017 a women's team was announced for the first time in the club's history. Their first match was a 19–0 victory against Munster on 10 November 2017, played as part of a double header with the men's team playing Tonga. They subsequently played a match against the British Army in March 2018, winning 37–0. Their first-ever match against international competition saw six tries scored in
1598-685: The last game. He came out of retirement briefly in 1990 to play games against Ireland , England and Scotland . In 1991, he was appointed Argentine Ambassador to South Africa by President Carlos Menem , and in 1994, became Argentina's Minister for Sport. In 2000, his car was carjacked by thieves in Buenos Aires, but they returned his vehicle after reading whose car they had stolen in the newspapers. In September 2007, former England captain Will Carling included Porta among his list of top ten rugby players of all time. Former Australian fly-half Mark Ella wrote of Porta that, "I've never played against
1645-463: The national team the following season, including matches against Romania as well as Ireland and Scotland XVs (non- cap ). During the 1974 and 1975 seasons, Argentina played four Tests against France . In 1976, games were also played against Welsh and New Zealand XVs (non-cap). Porta became the national captain in 1977, and in his first game in charge, led the Pumas against France. Argentina lost 3–26, with Porta getting Argentina's only points through
1692-464: The professional era, with the Barbarians now often playing one of the national teams visiting Britain each autumn. On 29 May 2011, at halftime in the Barbarians' match against England at Twickenham , the Barbarians and their founder William Percy Carpmael were honoured with induction to the IRB Hall of Fame . A women's team was established in 2017. Many rugby clubs around the world are based on
1739-517: The respective national sides. As with other Barbarian clubs internationally the club has struggled to get fixtures in the professional era although it hosted a touring Welsh XV in June 1993 when (despite the inclusion of nine Springboks and three Namibian internationals) Wales ran out comfortable winners, 56–17. The SA Barbarians subsequently toured to the UK later on in the same year. Many well-known international players from other countries have represented
1786-469: The results were as follows: The Scottish leg of the tour saw two very demanding fixtures against "representative XVs", the first a highly creditable draw against a Borders Select which contained ten full Scottish capped players. The Sunday fixture against a strong Co-Optimist outfit containing five internationals was notable for the absence of a sizeable number of the white players from the starting line up on grounds of religious observance, principally amongst
1833-531: The start to integrate the squad's three ethnic groups, with six of the eight white Barbarians rooming with black or coloured teammates on the first overnight stay. The squad was coached in English despite only two of the twenty four using English as their first language whilst tour singing was often in Xhosa. Seven fixtures were played, an eighth scheduled fixture against Maesteg on 20 October 1979 being cancelled,
1880-554: The touring British Barbarians at Port Elizabeth in 1969. The club's existence was precarious thereafter but merged with the Quaggas, a Transvaal Barbarians side, in 1976 and recorded a narrow defeat (31–32) against the touring All Blacks' side of that year. In May–June 1979, the SA Barbarians played against the Middlesex RFC County Centenary touring team, captained by 1974 B&I Lion Chris Rawlston, with
1927-639: Was elected as president of Argentine sports club Banco Nación , where he spent his entire career as player. Porta was born in Buenos Aires . He played football (soccer) and almost signed for Boca Juniors but then changed to rugby union, joining Banco Nación . Porta made his debut for Argentina on 10 October 1971 against Chile in the starting line up. He earned another three caps that year in games against Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay . The following year, Argentina played two games against South Africa in Buenos Aires . Porta played seven times for
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1974-502: Was followed by an 1890 tour with an invitational team calling themselves the Southern Nomads. At the time practically every club ceased playing in early March; there were no tours and players just 'packed up' until the following season. In 1890 he took the Southern Nomads – mainly composed of players from Blackheath – on a tour of some northern counties of England. His idea – collecting a touring side from all sources to tackle
2021-443: Was later capped against Ireland in 1981 whilst Hennie Bekker and Div Visser gained their first caps on the "Barbed Wire Tour" to New Zealand later on in that year. Seventeen of the twenty-four 1979 UK tourists represented various invitational or provincial sides against the touring Lions during 1980. Two significant fixtures specifically involving the SA Baa Baas took place during this tour. The first saw King's Park, Durban hosting
2068-598: Was played in 1986, by which time the Penarth club had slipped from its prominent position in Welsh rugby. However, a special commemorative game, recognising the 100 years since the first Good Friday match, took place in 2001 and was played at the Athletic Field next to the Penarth clubhouse the day before the Barbarians played Wales at the Millennium Stadium . Gary Teichmann , captain of South Africa and
2115-441: Was something. Gareth Edwards said of the match: People tend only to remember the first four minutes of the game because of the try, but what they forgot is the great deal of good rugby played afterwards, much of which came from the All Blacks. For us after the success of the 1971 British Lions tour, which captured the imagination of the whole country, it was an opportunity to bring a lot of that side together again. The nature of
2162-493: Was the first multiracial tour to the Federal Republic which received official support and was seen as a reciprocal visit to the unofficial West German tour to South Africa in 1983 (under the guise of a Bonner XV) When the All Blacks' proposed tour to South Africa in 1985 was cancelled, a Springbok Internal Tour was arranged, the highlight of which was when the shadow Springbok team defeated the SA Baa Baas. One year on,
2209-508: Was the first rugby union fixture to take place in the new Wembley Stadium . Australia went on to win 18 points to 11. In a change to the tradition of the Barbarians players wearing their own club socks, in this game, they all wore Cornwall's black and gold socks. The break with the tradition was highly regarded by the secretary of the Cornwall Rugby Football Union, Alan Mitchell, who was said to have been humbled by
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