O'Connor gets Baa-Baas call
Ireland’s Johnny O’Connor has been named in the Barbarians squad for this month’s two-match tour of Britain.
The Wasps forward is among a number of new caps for the Barbarians, who will play against Scotland on May 24 month before a fixture in England four days later.
Australian Greg Holmes will join countrymen Matt Burke, Owen Finegan and Wendell Sailor in the squad.
Barbarians president Micky Steele-Bodger said: “As a club we believe in encouraging up-and-coming talent in any way we can.”
O’Connor will be part of a 31-man squad comprising 11 nationalities as the Barbarians look to extend their nine-match unbeaten run in Scotland.
Northampton’s former South Africa captain Corne Krige will feature in the forward pack for the matches at Aberdeen’s Pittodrie and Twickenham.
Barbarians squad to face Scotland on May 24 and England on May 28:
Backs: Matt Burke (Newcastle/Australia), Bruce Reihana (Northampton/New Zealand), Kenny Logan (Glasgow/Scotland), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Ireland), Sireli Bobo (Wellington/Fiji), Wendell Sailor (Queensland/Australia), Brian Lima (Samoa), Trevor Halstead (Natal/South Africa), Kevin Maggs (Ulster/Ireland), Brent Russell (Natal/South Africa), David Humphreys (Ulster/Ireland), Thomas Castaignede (Saracens/France), Mark Robinson (Northampton/New Zealand), Bryan Redpath (Sale/Scotland).
Forwards: Raphael Ibanez (Saracens/France), Mark Regan (Leeds/England), Frank Sheahan (Munster/Ireland), Cobus Visagie (Saracens/South Africa), Andrea Lo Cicero (L’Aquila/Italy), Greg Holmes (Queensland), Darren Morris (Leicester/Wales), Gary Longwell (Ulster/Ireland), Selborne Boome (Northampton/South Africa), A J Venter (Natal/South Africa), Simon Shaw (Wasps/England), Owen Finegan (ACT Brumbies/Australia), Eric Miller (Leinster/Ireland), Sebastien Chabal (Sale/France), Semo Sititi (Newcastle/Samoa), Johnny O’Connor (Wasps/Ireland), Corne Krige (Northampton/South Africa).
