On Saturday 5 December the teams are back and a fantastic Barbarians side will take on a full strength All Blacks team at Twickenham.

Not only are the Barbarians and All Blacks renowned for playing expansive rugby, but the end of tour fixture showcases the most exceptional players in the game that often inspire legendary sporting moments...a game not to be missed from the autumn internationals.

Nick Mallett and Alan Solomons have been invited to coach the Barbarians and players confirmed to represent the World's most famous club are as follows:   
Matt Giteau (Aus), Bryan Habana (SA), Juan Martin Hernandez (Arg), Stirling Mortlock (Aus), Victor Matfield (SA)...

On Saturday 5 December the teams are back and a fantastic Barbarians side will take on a full strength All Blacks team at Twickenham.

Not only are the Barbarians and All Blacks renowned for playing expansive rugby, but the end of tour fixture showcases the most exceptional players in the game that often inspire legendary sporting moments...a game not to be missed from the autumn internationals.

Nick Mallett and Alan Solomons have been invited to coach the Barbarians and players confirmed to represent the World's most famous club are as follows:   
Matt Giteau (Aus), Bryan Habana (SA), Juan Martin Hernandez (Arg), Stirling Mortlock (Aus), Victor Matfield (SA),  Bakkies Botha (SA), Mike Phillips (WAL), Fourie du Preez (SA) plus many more International and European stars...

The Barbarians have already confirmed a host of world-class players and a highly regarded coaching team for their big clash against the All Blacks at Twickenham on 5 December.

Among the first batch of stars to accept invitations to play for the world-famous club are Wallabies Matt Giteau and Stirling Mortlock and Springboks Bryan Habana and Victor Matfield while adding spice to the mouthwatering fixture will be Pumas' points machine, Juan Martin Hernandez.

Mortlock, Matfield and Hernandez will be making their Baa-Baas' debuts but several others on both sides will be no strangers to the unique atmosphere and challenge of a Barbarians touring team encounter.

Giteau was a member of the team that defeated the Springboks at Twickenham two years ago while Habana was in another star-studded line-up that took on Australia in the London Olympic celebration match at Wembley last December.

Taking charge of the squad's preparation will be Italy's national coach Nick Mallett, assisted by Alan Solomons.

Barbarian president Micky Steele-Bodger said, "Matches between the club and the All Blacks have always had a special resonance. The classic game in 1973 remains an obvious memory for everyone but over the years the Barbarian club has continued to have positive links with the New Zealand rugby fraternity in general.

"Though they will be on the opposing side next December, the likes of Richie McCaw, Joe Rokocoko, Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith and Luke McAlister have all accepted invitations to play for the Barbarians in the last couple of years.
"Of course the quality of the All Blacks speaks for itself but we are confident that we will complete the recruitment of an outstanding squad ourselves for what promises to be yet another mouthwatering match."

He added, "Such a glittering squad deserves top quality coaches and we are delighted that Nick Mallett, a former Barbarian in his own right in his playing days, and Alan Solomons, who has coached with us previously and very successfully, have also accepted invitations for the match."

This year's pre-Christmas extravaganza is the latest in a series of ten fixtures between the two matches that stretches back to 1954. It will be the fifth time they have met at Twickenham and the first since 2004.