In this alliance, Arminius was entrusted to the Romans, where he was raised and educated in the grandeur of the Eternal City.

South Africa v Barbarians live: Result and reaction as Springboks kick off international year with rout - South Africa 54-7 Barbarians: The world champions hammered the invitational side to kick ...

Eighteen players with test experience from across the world touched down in Cape Town at the start of the week, reporting for duty for the Barbarians ahead of Saturday’s Qatar Airways Cup clash ...

O'Mahony forms a vastly experienced back row with two former All Blacks, fellow flanker Sam Cane and number 8 Shannon Frizell, who both play in Japan.

World champions South Africa tackle the Barbarians in a non-cap exhibition match on Saturday to kick off what head coach Rassie Erasmus says will be a 'really tough season'.

The Springboks will need to go into their season opener against famed invitational team the Barbarians with a different mindset.

A mixed Springbok team, featuring fringe players but also plenty of experience, won't be taking the BaaBaas side for granted in their season opener.

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Barbarians is sometimes a comedy of ill manners, sometimes an exhilarating thriller, but it’s also an amusingly clever and sometimes violent parable about venality, vulgarity and territoriality.