Barbarians and Samoa confirm squads for Twickenham clash

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: The Barbarians have confirmed their 24-man squad for their match against Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday.

There are three Springboks in the squad, and they are all forwards.

They are prop Steven Kitshoff, hooker Malcolm Marx and No.8 Duane Vermeulen.

All three players were involved in South Africa’s 26-27 loss to England at Twickenham over the weekend.

Overall, the squad is dominated by Wallabies, with James O’Connor set to be the playmaker on Saturday.

Australia head coach Dave Rennie and Wales assistant Jonathan Humphreys will oversee the team.

Meanwhile, Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua has also revealed his squad for the match.

The squad consists of players based in the Northern Hemisphere.

Their match against the Barbarians is the only fixture to be played from their cancelled end-of-year tour of Europe due to Covid-19 restrictions.

See both squads below:

Barbarians squad

Samoa squad