Baa-baas call on Collins
Tue, 27 May 2008 18:44
Hurricanes and All Black flank Jerry Collins has received a last-minute call-up to the Barbarians squad ahead of their clash with Ireland.
According to rfu.com, Collins joins the squad only hours ahead of Tuesday's match against Ireland at Kingsholm, Gloucester, before the tour concludes with the Gartmore Challenge against England at Twickenham on 1 June.
Collins is named in a 24-man squad for the Kingsholm fixture.
The three-match tour kicked-off with the Barbarians' 84-10 victory over a Belgium XV in Brussels last Saturday.
Collins made headlines on Monday when he announced his decision to quit rugby in New Zealand, before All Black coach Graham Henry revealed that Collins would not have been picked for the New Zealand training squad ahead of the June Test matches against England.
Barbarians squad v Ireland: Peter Hewat (London Irish); Sosene Anesi (New Zealand), Morgan Turinui
(Australia), Jaco Pretorius (South Africa), Seilala Mapusua (Samoa), Tyrone Smith (Brumbies), Lesley Vainikolo (England); Stephen Larkham (Australia), Glen Jackson (Saracens), Michael Claassens (South Africa), Andy Gomersall (England); Ollie le Roux (South Africa), Patrice Collazo (France), Sebastien Bruno (France), Mark Regan (England), Cobus Visagie (South Africa), Kris Chesney (Saracens), Ross Skeate (Stormers), Santiago Dellape (Italy), Craig Newby (New Zealand), David Croft (Australia), Jerry Collins (New Zealand), Pedrie Wannenburg (South Africa), Mitch Chapman (Brumbies).
