Barbarians at the Gates

The famed Barbarians representative side will be back in action today, taking on Australia as the latter side ends a European tour. The century-plus history of the invitational side is rich, though some consider the tradition an outdated one.

In any case, the match should promise some exciting rugby, as is evidenced by these brief highlights from their 2007 end-of-the-year clash with South Africa:



And of course, no discussion of the Barbarians is complete without a mention of their famous 1973 match against New Zealand, a few classic moments from which are below: