Australian Barbarians


The Australian Barbarians, nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team which has been a major part of Australian rugby since the team was founded in 1957. The club is based in Australia. The idea came from the concept of the Barbarian F.C. formed in Britain in 1890.

Results

Matches against international teams only. The listing may be incomplete.
DateTournamentLocationVenueOpponentResultScoreRef
17 June 1957New Zealand tour of AustraliaSydneyNorth Sydney OvalLoss6–23
25 July 1991Manu Samoa tour of AustraliaSydneyManly OvalLoss24–36
25 June 1997France tour of AustraliaNewcastleTopper StadiumWin26–24
9 June 1998Scotland tour of OceaniaPenrithPenrith StadiumWin39–34
28 August 1999Fiji tour of AustraliaSydneyNorth Sydney OvalWin31–25
8 June 2010England tour of AustralasiaPerthSubiaco OvalDraw28–28
19 June 2010England tour of AustralasiaGosfordCentral Coast StadiumLoss9–15
26 August 2011Pre-RWC international matchGold CoastSkilled ParkWin38–14
10 November 20152015 tour to New ZealandLevinLevin Domain NZ Heartland XVWin38–32
13 November 20152015 tour to New ZealandWanganuiCooks Gardens NZ Heartland XVWin40–24

Notes:

Trial matches against the Australian Under-20 side, and other age-group teams, to assist in their preparation for international tournaments have also been played by the Australian Barbarians Rugby Club, but these results are not listed here.
The Australian Barbarians team was nominated by the ARU as the second national team to play two matches against England in 2010. As such, it was essentially Australia A by another name for the 2010 England tour. The Australian Barbarians also played a pre-World Cup friendly against in 2011.
Players from the National Rugby Championship that were not contracted for Super Rugby were selected to play against a New Zealand side chosen from the Heartland Championship.