England 21-52 Barbarians
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Attendance: 51,385
England v Barbarians Match Reports
England were beaten 52-21 at Twickenham by a 14-man Barbarians side after Will Skelton was dismissed for a dangerous tackle in the first half. Despite being a man down, the Baa Baas scored seven tries plus one penalty try in a comfortable victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England hammered by 14-man Barbarians as Damien Penaud scores twice
- BBC: Hosts well beaten against 14-man invitational side
- Guardian: Chastening afternoon for Jones as England hit by eight-try Barbarians
- Telegraph: England humiliated by 14-man Barbarians as George Kruis gets perfect send-off
- Sky Sports: Invitational side batter Eddie Jones' team despite Will Skelton red card
- England Rugby: England beaten by Barbarians at Twickenham
England v Barbarians - Match Highlights
England v Barbarians - Match Stats
England (11) 21
Try: Cokanasiga (36'), May (51'), Smith (60')
Penalty: Smith (17', 34')
Barbarians (19) 52
Try: Penalty try (18'), Ollivon (24'), Penaud (38', 55'), Couilloud (46'), Carbonel (67'), Spring (73'), Hastoy (79')
Conversion: Hastoy (25', 68'), Kruis (47', 75', 80')
Red Card: Skelton (36')
Man of the match: George Kruis (Barbarians)
England v Barbarians - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Bevan Rodd
- 2 Jack Walker
- 3 Will Collier
- 4 Charlie Ewels
- 5 Jonny Hill
- 6 Tom Curry (Captain)
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Callum Chick
Backs
- 9 Harry Randall
- 10 Marcus Smith
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Mark Atkinson
- 13 Joe Marchant
- 14 Joe Cokanasiga
- 15 Tommy Freeman
Replacements
- 16 Jack Singleton
- 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke
- 18 Patrick Schickerling
- 19 Courtney Lawes
- 20 Jack Willis
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 Orlando Bailey
- 23 Jack Nowell
Barbarians Team
Forwards
- 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 2 Pierre Bourgarit
- 3 Beka Gigashvili
- 4 George Kruis
- 5 Will Skelton
- 6 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 7 Dylan Cretin
- 8 Yoan Tanga
Backs
- 9 Batiste Couilloud
- 10 Antoine Hastoy
- 11 Davit Niniashvili
- 12 Levani Botia
- 13 Virimi Vakatawa
- 14 Damien Penaud
- 15 Max Spring
Replacements
- 16 Christopher Tolofua
- 17 Danny Priso
- 18 Sipili Falatea
- 19 Thomas Lavault
- 20 Sekou Macalou
- 21 Nolann Le Garrec
- 22 Louis Carbonel
- 23 Tani Vili