A brief History: International Matches
A brief line of introductory text to go here about this section of the site.
Barbarians v Australia 1948
In 1948 the Barbarians were asked by the Home Unions to raise a side to play the Australian Wallabies as a fund raising exercise to enable the Wallabies to return home via Canada. The match proved such an outstanding success, both with the excellence of the rugby on the field, and in achieving it's aim that the Barbarians have since been privileged with the honour of playing subsequent International Touring sides at the end of their respective tours of Great Britain.
The Baa-Baas after their victory over
Scotland in 2000
Of these 22 occasions most have been memorable games, but to mention a few: the 1961 defeat of the Springboks by 6-0, the only side to defeat them, with Hadyn Mainwaring's magnificent tackling in mind; the 1973 match versus New Zealand, won by 23-11, which surely rates as the greatest performance ever by a Barbarian team; the spectacular rugby seen in two matches against Australia in 1984 and 1988, and the defeat of South Africa at Lansdowne Road in December 1994 by 23-15.
