Marshall skippers the baa-baas
All Black hero Justin Marshall will captain the French Barbarians against Australia A.
The French Barbarians will have a familiar-looking face leading them out against Australia A, as Justin Marshall skippers a powerful assembly of players.
Marshall is joined by fellow New Zealand colleague Kees Meeuws in a team that also includes South African Conrad Stoltz, Fijians Sireli Bobo and Maleli Kunavore, Canadian Mike James, and Romanian Alex Manta.
The Barbarians will line up against Australia A in Bordeaux on November 1st, as the first stage of the Wallabies' European tour.
The team is to be coached by Toulouse manager Guy Noves.
Barbarians Team: 15-Clement Poitrenaud (Toulouse); 14-Pepito Elhorga (France), 13-Guillaume Bousses (France), 12-Conrad Stoltz (South Africa), 11-Sireli Bobo (Fiji); 10-Jean-Frederic Dubois (Toulouse) 9-Justin Marshall (New Zealand, captain); 8-Pierre Rabadan (France), 7-Gregory Patat (France), 6-Julien Puricelli (France), 5-David Couzinet (France), 4-Mike James (Canada), 3-Kees Meeuws (New-Zealand), 2-Benoit August (France), 1-Yannick Forester (France).
Replacements: Benjamin Boyet (France), Maleli Kunavore (Fiji), Dimitri Yachvili (France), Alex Manta (Romania), Nicolas Spanghero (Castres), Gregory Menkarska (France), Romain Terrain (France).
