Conners To Captain Baabaas

Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community Published 12:51 pm 30th May 2003 post

Mark Connors, the Northampton Saints and Australia lock, will captain the Barbarians in their final Lloyds TSB tour match against Wales at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow (3.00 pm).
The Baa-Baas, who have already beaten England 49-36 and Scotland 24-15, have named 19 internationals from nine countries in their 22-player squad.
Wales have beaten the Barbarians just once in their previous five meetings – a 31-10 win at the Arms Park in 1996.

Barbarians (v Wales): P Montgomery (Newport & South Africa); A Tuilevu (Otago & Fiji), C Stoica (Castres & Italy), D Gibson (Bristol & New Zealand), B Reihana (Northampton & New Zealand); F Contepomi (Bristol & Argentina), M Robinson (Auckland Blues & New Zealand); O le Roux (Natal Sharks & South Africa), M Sexton (Ulster), F Tournaire (Leicester & France), R Strudwick (London Irish), M Connors (Northampton & Australia, CAPTAIN), S Harding (Otago Highlanders & New Zealand), O Magne (Montferrand & France), AJ Venter (Natal Sharks & South Africa).

Replacements: R Ibanez (Castres & France), A Garvey (Newport & South Africa), M Galwey (Munster & Ireland), S Phelan (Club Athletico San Isidro & Argentina), D Edwards (London Irish), M Perry (Bath & England), S Staniforth (NSW Waratahs & Australia).

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