Barbarians

History of Barbarians F.C.

It was founded in 1890 in a restaurant of Bradford by WP Carpmael. Its goal was to create a club of round to animate the off season. The first round is carried out by the Southern Nomads in the North of England in 1890.

The Baa-Baath , without ground in residence, neither cloakrooms, nor club house , play in a black and white shirt (and the socks of their club, province or selection of origin preserve). They play a Rugby opened, offensive, fact of spontaneousness and risk, with much of tests where the victory, although sought, is not a finality.

In 1948, Barbarians dispute the last match of the round of the Wallabies , they carry it by 9 to 6 with the Arms Park of Cardiff. Since they traditionally play the last match carried out with the the United Kingdom by the All Blacks , the Wallabies and the Springboks . They played for the first time against the Springboks in 1952 (demolished by 3 to 12) and against All Blacks in 1954 (demolished 5 to 19).

A test of anthology was in particular marked by Barbarians, it is the work of Gareth Edwards the January 27th 1973 against the Blacks with the Arms Park of Cardiff, it concludes an action which starts with a revival of Phil Bennett since its 22 meters.

The largest players played for the Barbarians, such as Gareth Edwards, JPR Williams or Phil Bennett for the Wales, David Campese for the Australia, the Écossais Andy Irvine or the French Jean-Pierre Rives or Jean-Baptiste Lafond which, although barred in team of France by Serge Blanco, made a great career with this club of prestige. Michel Pomathios, in 1951, was the first French to be covered celebrates it black and white shirt.

An important tradition is that with each match, a noninternational player but personifying qualities of the Barbarians argument the meeting.

Irish Tony O' Reilly holds the record of match disputed with Barbarians, with 30 matches played of April 9th 1955 at April 15th 1963.

Other Barbarians

French Barbarians

Barbarians were also declined in other countries. Thus, one can quote French Barbarians founded in 1979 with Sarlat and carried by Jean-Pierre Rives and Jacques Fouroux, they concern at the beginning only the fifteen winners of the Grand Slam of the Five Nations tournament of 1977. The selection committee includes/understands then André Boniface, OJ Maso, Daniel Dubroca or Serge Blanco.

French Barbarians in particular played against the Pumas in March 2007, within the framework of the preparation of the world cup of Rugby 2007. On this occasion the team of Barbarians was made up mainly of players selected in the group of the team of France but who had little chance to dispute the Tournoi of the six nations 2007 and were to be tested for the world cup. The Pumas largely gain the meeting by 28 to 14.

New Zealand Barbarians

After the first meeting between Barbarians and All Blacks in 1954, a New Zealand team of Barbarians is founded on the principle of Barbarian F.C. In homage to true Barbarians, they call the Little Baa-Baath (small Baa-Baath).

This team played in particular against the team of England within the framework of the celebration of the championship of the world obtained by the English in 2003.

Notes & references

External bonds

'' history of Baa Baa '', on bbc.co.uk
'' the site of French Barbarians '', on frenchbarbarian.free.fr
Site of the Québécois club the Nomads where one finds, section history of the play, an article of V. Lagobrun on the mythical match of January 27th, 1973 as well as the video of the test marked by Gareth Edwards.
Of the fantastic tests to show, see and re-examine Barbarians v All Blacks 1973 Sort

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