De Jongh, Pretorius join BaaBaas

Tuesday 21 Oct 2014

The Barbarians completed their squad with the addition of 11 more players including the South African duo of Juan de Jongh and Sarel Pretorius.

The Barbarians are set to take on the Wallabies at Twickenham on November 1 under the guidance of Blues coach John Kirwan.

Of the 11 new players added on Tuesday, the majority of five of them are from New Zealand with a further three Argentineans and a Scot to go along with the two South Africans.

Pumas Mattias Alemano, Joaquin Truclet, and Tomas Cubelli along with All Black cast-aways Colin Slade, Stephen Luatua, Matt Todd and Dominic Bird join Alastair Kellock and the two South Africans.

Barbarians squad: Tim Nanai Williams (Chiefs), Joaquin Tuculet (Grenoble & Argentina), Patrick Osborne (Highlanders), Frank Halai (Blues & New Zealand), Juan de Jongh (Stormers & South Africa), Nick Cummins (Coca Cola West Red Sparks & Australia), Francis Saili (Blues & New Zealand), Colin Slade (Crusaders & New Zealand), Marnitz Boshoff (Golden Lions & South Africa), Tomas Cubelli (Belgrano Athletic Club & Argentina), Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs), Fumiaki Tanaka (Highlanders & Japan), Coenie Oosthuizen (Cheetahs & South Africa), Matt Stevens (Sharks & England), Thomas du Toit (Sharks), Angus Ta’avao (Blues), James Parsons (Blues), Mahonri Schwalger (Chiefs & Samoa), Michael Rhodes (Stormers), Matias Alemanno (La Tablada & Argentina), Dominic Bird (Canterbury & New Zealand), Al Kellock (Glasgow & Scotland), Adam Thomson (Canon Eagles & New Zealand), Matt Todd (Crusaders & New Zealand), Steven Luatua (Blues & New Zealand), Heinrich Brussow (Cheetahs & South Africa), Jacques Botes (Sharks).

Sharper than a razor blade & harder to put down than the Da Vinci Code @THESTORMERS Juan de Jongh #baabaas #rugby #rugbyunited #Springboks
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

Not a man Australia will be keen to see again so soon. Kick-tee sniper @crusadersrugby Colin Slade #baabaas #rugby #rugbyunited #NZrugby
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

A darting, probing breakdown general who gets backline marching forwards @CheetahsRugby Sarel Pretorius #baabaas #rugby #rugbyunited #S15
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

A Scottish giant of the engine room, the Loch Ness monster of the land, @GlasgowWarriors Alastair Kellock #baabaas #rugby #rugbyunited
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

Absolutely mountainous specimen who hits contact like a bus fired from a cannon @crusadersrugby Dominic Bird #baabaas #rugby #rugbyunited
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

Supremely talented.Happiest catching snow-covered highballs as backrow herds hurtle towards him, Joaquin Tuculet #baabaas #pumas #rugby
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

Pocket rocket with a blistering pass, phenomenal vision & cha cha cha-like footwork @unionargentina Tomas Cubelli #baabaas #pumas #rugby
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

Classy operator, bags of experience, gallops around field with energy of Duracell Bunny @crusadersrugby Matt Todd #baabaas #rugby #NZrugby
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

Unstoppable with ball in hand, short of covering a ditch with leaves @BluesRugbyTeam Stephen Luatua #baabaas #rugby #rugbyunited #NZrugby
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

A young, raw, bruising specimen with his eyes on big time. A future world class lock @unionargentina Mattias Alemano #baabaas #pumas #rugby
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

Prop with immense future. Probably hard enough to play NFL without pads @BluesRugbyTeam Angus Ta’avao #baabaas #rugby #rugbyunited #NZrugby
— Barbarian FC (@Barbarian_FC) October 21, 2014

De Jongh, Pretorius join BaaBaas

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