Danny Care and George Ford Selected for Barbarians v Fiji Match [quins.co.uk](https://www.quins.co.uk/news/danny-care-and-george-ford-selected-for-barbarians-v-fiji/) Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care and England fly-half George Ford have been selected for the Barbarians squad to face Fiji at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, November 13. Care, who has captained Harlequins to the top of the Gallagher Premiership table this season, has been a regular for the Barbarians in recent years and will be looking to make his mark on the international stage once again. Ford, who has recently returned from injury, will be hoping to use the Barbarians match as an opportunity to stake his claim for a place in England’s squad for the upcoming Six Nations Championship. The Barbarians, who are coached by former England head coach Eddie Jones, will be looking to build on their impressive victory over Samoa in their last match. Fiji, meanwhile, will be hoping to bounce back from their defeat to Ireland in their last outing. The match is expected to be a close and exciting affair, with both teams fielding a number of world-class players.Danny Care and Joe Launchbury have been selected in Eddie Jones’ Barbarians squad to face Fiji at Twickenham on 17 November.
Danny Care and Joe Launchbury have been selected in Eddie Jones’ Barbarians squad to face Fiji at Twickenham on 17 November. Care, 35, won the last of his 84 England caps in March 2022, while Launchbury, 31, played in the three-Test series against Australia in the summer and has 70 caps in total. Care most recently played for England in a non-cap fixture against the Barbarians, while Launchbury was on the bench against the All Blacks at Twickenham in the autumn. The Barbarians, coached by Scott Robertson, will also feature former All Blacks Nehe Milner-Skudder and Quinn Tupaea. New Zealand Under-20s back Dallas McLeod and former Wallaby lock Ned Hanigan have been drafted into the Fiji squad. Fiji head coach Vern Cotter has named seven uncapped players in his squad, including London Irish centre Teremoana Toke. The Barbarians will be looking to extend their winning run to six matches, while Fiji will be aiming to bounce back from their defeat by Scotland in Edinburgh last week. Barbarians squad: Forwards: * Joe Launchbury (England) * James Ryan (Ireland) * Eben Etzebeth (South Africa) * Lood de Jager (South Africa) * Tomas Lavanini (Argentina) * Will Skelton (Australia) * Ngani Laumape (New Zealand) * Sione Vailanu (Samoa) * Billy Vunipola (England) * Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand) * Quinn Tupaea (New Zealand) * Dallas McLeod (New Zealand) Backs: * Danny Care (England) * Antoine Dupont (France) * Johnny Sexton (Ireland) * Owen Farrell (England) * Finn Russell (Scotland) * Beauden Barrett (New Zealand) * Kurtley Beale (Australia) * Damian de Allende (South Africa) * Wyn Jones (Wales)
Danny Care and Joe Marchant have been selected to start for the Barbarians against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday. Care, who left Harlequins for Bath last summer, will captain the invitational side while Marchant, who joined Quins from Harlequins last summer, is named at outside centre. The Barbarians, who narrowly lost to England at Twickenham last month, will be bidding to win their first match of their summer tour. Fiji, meanwhile, are coming off a 33-21 defeat to Tonga in Nuku’alofa last weekend. The match will be the first time that the Barbarians have played Fiji since 2013, when they won 40-30 at Twickenham. The Barbarians team is as follows: 15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers) 14. Joe Marchant (Harlequins) 13. Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks) 12. Owen Farrell (Saracens) 11. Semi Radradra (Bristol Bears) 10. Finn Russell (Racing 92) 9. Danny Care (Bath) – captain 8. Taulupe Faletau (Cardiff Blues) 7. Dan Leavy (Ireland) 6. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins) 5. Josh McNally (Bristol Bears) 4. Emmanuel Tagoaipi (Lyon) 3. Trevor Davison (London Irish) 2. George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons) 1. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears) Replacements: 16. Tom Dunn (Bath) 17. Bevan Rodd (Ospreys) 18. Will Skelton (La Rochelle) 19. Nick Isiekwe (Saracens) 20. Marcell Coetzee (Bulls) 21. Harry Randall (Bristol Bears) 22. George Ford (Leicester Tigers) 23. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester)
