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Parisse to lead Barbarians against England

Parisse to lead Barbarians against England

Italian Number 8 Sergio Parisse will captain the Barbarians against England on Sunday, six days before the famous invitational side face Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

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Parisse will lead a multi-national side, packed with some of the World’s greatest rugby talent.

He is joined in a formidable back-row alongside George Smith and Springbok Joe van Niekerk while French trio Frederic Michalak, Matthieu Bastareaud and Benoit Baby line-up in the backline.

Welsh flanker Martyn Williams takes his place amongst the replacements while his fellow Cardiff Blues team-mate Paul Tito makes starts in the second-row.

Barbarians Team:
Nicolas Jeanjean (Brive), Paul Sackey (Toulon), Benoit Baby (Clermont Auvergne), Mathieu Bastareaud (Stade Francais), Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby), Frederic Michalak (Toulouse), Ruan Pienaar (Ulster), Salvatore Perugini (Aironi)
Leonardo Ghiraldini (Benetton Treviso), Davit Kubriashvili (Toulon), Erik Lund (Biarritz), Paul Tito (Cardiff Blues), Joe van Niekerk (Toulon), George Smith (Toulon), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais).

Replacements: Sebastien Bruno (Toulon), Carl Hayman (Toulon), Quintin Geldenhuys (Aironi), Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues), Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Castres Olympique), Willie Mason (Toulon), Seru Rabini (La Rochelle).

You can still purchase tickets to watch Wales take on the Barbarians by calling the ticket hotline 08442 777 888 or online at www.wru.co.uk/tickets

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