Barbarians Team Named For England Clash
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Alex Goode and Steffon Armitage will line up against England at Twickenham on Sunday.
Saracens fullback Goode has won 21 England caps, but has played just twice since Eddie Jones became coach following the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Goode in included in a star-studded backline that includes the likes of Ian Madigan and Adam Ashley-Cooper.
Armitage forms a back row alongside captain Thierry Dusautoir and Facundo Isa, with Wales hooker Richard Hibbard also included.
Barbarians team to face England:
Goode, Nagusa, David, Steyn, Ashley-Copper, Madigan, Fotuali’i; Nariashvili, Hibbard, Johnston, Albacete, Thrush, Dusautoir (captain), Armitage, Isa.
Replacements: Brits, Franks, Nel, Tekori, Galan, Pienaar, Fruean, Agulla