Player Ratings: Let me entertain you
Robbie Deans' side showed some great skill with ball in hand and were definitely the better team far a large majority of the 80 minutes at the Wembley Stadium.
Warren Fortune rates the Barbarians!
15 Melani Nanai:
His vision for the gap was brilliant and he tore the Boks' defence to pieces on a number of occasions.
8/10
14 Matt Faddes:
Showed some great quick thinking on attack and had a big hand in one of his team's tries.
7/10
13 Seta Tamanivalu:
He was a bit quiet at times in the midfield, but he delivered with ball in hand when he needed to.
6/10
12 Richard Buckman:
He was a hard man to tackle and he was solid on defence in the midfield for the BaaBaas.
6/10
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro:
He made Sergeal Petersen and several other players Springbok players look like schoolboys when he ran at them. He broke a number of tackles and scored a try as well.
9/10
10 Robert du Preez:
He did what he needed to do for the Barbarians – he can hold his head up high.
6/10
9 Andy Ellis (captain):
His distribution to his backline was fantastic and his decision making helped take some pressure off Robert du Preez.
7/10
8 Luke Whitelock:
He crossed the advantage line on few occasions and gave the Baabaas some much-needed grunt.
7/10
7 Jordan Taufua
The flank was quite brutal on defence at times and-and made his presence felt at the breakdowns.
7/10
6 Brad Shields:
He loved running with the ball in open space and he put in a few good tackles as well.
7/10
5 Michael Fatialofa:
His work rate around the park was phenomenal and he secured plenty of ball at line-out time for his team as well.
8/10
4 Martin Muller:
He was not as influential as his second-row partner, but he did do his bit in the physical exchanges.
6/10
3 Paddy Ryan:
The prop struggled in the scrums and he was not much better in open play as well.
4/10
2 Armand van der Merwe:
The Angry Warthog showed plenty of fight and grunt in open play and he was determined to outshine Malcolm Marx.
7/10
1 Reggie Goodes:
Like Paddy Ryan, he struggled in the scrums with Lourens Adriaanse putting plenty of pressure on him.
4/10
Replacements:
16 Andrew Ready (On for A van der Merwe, 78th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
17 Schalk van der Merwe (On for P Ryan, 58th min):
Had a great message for the injured Julian Redelinghuys on his socks. Good guy!
5/10
18 Toby Smith (On for R Goodes, 52nd min):
He did not help his team's cause too much in the scrums when he came on.
4/10
19 Sam Carter (On for M Muller, 52nd min):
He had a few good moments with the ball when he came onto the field.
6/10
20 Ruan Ackermann (On for J Taufua, 76th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
21 Nic Stirzaker (On for A Ellis, 78th min):
Not enough time to be rated
22 Richard Mo'unga (On for R du Preez, 52nd min):
He gave his team that extra spark on attack when he came on.
7/10
23 Luke Morahan (On for M Faddes, 53rd min):
He was quite effective when he came on. He found himself in the right place at the right time to score two great tries.
7/10
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