Baa-Baas bolster squad

Mark Chisholm and fellow second rower Cornelius van Zyl are among six new additions to the Barbarians squad.

Chisholm and Van Zyl added for northern hemisphere tour

Veteran Australian lock Mark Chisholm and fellow second row forward Cornelius van Zyl of Italy are among six new additions to the Barbarians squad for the upcoming summer internationals. The provisional 33-man squad for matches against England, Ireland and Wales was announced last week, however injuries to Wales fly-half Stephen Jones and Springbok forward Schalk Brits have forced a reshuffle. New Zealand's Casey Laulala and South African trio Heinke van der Merwe, Francois Louw and Ernst Joubert have also all been called-up as a result. The tour opener against England on 27 May at Twickenham is followed by clashes with Ireland in Gloucester on May 29 and RBS Six Nations Grand Slam champions Wales at the Millennium Stadium on June 2. The Barbarians defeated all three northern hemisphere nations in their most recent fixtures against them. Squad:
Backs - Isa Nacewa (Fiji), Mils Muliaina (New Zealand), Ian Balshaw (England), Cedric Heymans (France), Shane Williams (Wales), Paul Sackey (England), Sailosi Tagicakibau (Samoa), Casey Laulala (New Zealand), Mike Tindall (England), Damien Traille (France), Felipe Contepomi (Argentine), Stephen Donald (New Zealand), Rory Lawson (Scotland), Jerome Fillol (France) Forwards - Benoit August (France), John Smit (South Africa), Aled de Malmanche (New Zealand), John Afoa (New Zealand), Duncan Jones (Wales), Neemia Tialata (New Zealand), Heinke van der Merwe (South Africa), Mark Chisholm (Australia), Mick O'Driscoll (Ireland), Anton van Zyl (South Africa), Pelu Taele (Samoa), Cornelius van Zyl (Italy), Raphael Lakafia (France), Akupusi Qera (Fiji), John Beattie (Scotland), Pedrie Wannenburg (South Africa), Ernst Joubert (South Africa), Francois Louw (South Africa)