The Scotsman

Barbarians to be led by Crockett

- By GARETH BLACK

New Zealand prop Wyatt Crockett will captain the Barbarians in Saturday’s Killik Cup clash with Argentina at Twickenham.

Crockett leads a side that features eight South African internatio­nals, including Springboks stand-off Handrepoll­ardandform­er Saracens hooker Schalk Brits. There is a place for Argentina’s Juan Manuel Leguizamon, who lines up in the back-row with Siya Kolisi and Pieter-steph Du Toit against his fellow countrymen. Chiefs fullback Jack Debreczeni is the Baa-baas’ traditiona­l uncapped player, with the invitation­al team facing Argentina for just the third time in their 128-year history.

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