The South African duo of Nick Mallett and Alan Solomons will once again take charge of the Barbarian squad’s preparation for the fixture against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday 4th December 2010.
The duo guided the Barbarians to a memorable 25-18 victory against the All Blacks in front of a 65,000 crowd back in December 2009 – the Baa-Baas’ first taste of victory against New Zealand since the famous match of 1973.
Springbok flyer Bryan Habana was in scintillating form in December, finishing off a hat-trick of tries for the Barbarians.
This time round he will be representing the World Champions, who will no doubt want to avenge their 22-5 defeat by the Barbarians at Twickenham in 2007 when the match kicks off at 2.30pm on the 4th of December.
Not only have both Nick and Alan had success coaching the Barbarians, but they also have prior experience of coaching unbeaten Springbok sides. Their inside knowledge of South African rugby could prove invaluable once more.
Commenting on his appointment, Nick said, “It’s a wonderful experience not only as a player, but as a coach, to be involved with the World’s greatest club – The Barbarians.
“We look forward to assembling an outstanding squad full of international stars for what promises to be yet another mouth-watering match.”