Wednesday 29 October 2014 17:11, UK
Alastair Kellock will lead the Barbarians against Australia at Twickenham this Saturday.
The former Scotland captain takes charge of a cosmopolitan squad competing to lift the Killik Cup match in west London.
In the starting side are Australia wing Nick Cummins and Kiwi Colin Slade at fly half.
Kellock, 33, has won 56 caps and has captained Glasgow Warriors for nine years.
And Kellock said on Wednesday: "You grow up watching these matches and to be invited to be part of it is a big honour.
"It’s something so many fantastic players have done before and when (head coach) John Kirwan asked me to be the skipper that has just added to the privilege.
"I captained Glasgow for nine years and the circumstances here are entirely different. But there’s lots of experience in the side in the likes of Adam Thomson and Matt Stevens. And Colin Slade, as vice-captain, has been excellent in training in adding so much detail.
"The Barbarians is about the old school values of rugby and everything that’s good about them as well as a high level of performance, and getting that level of performance right is important.”
The Barbarians have made two changes to their squad this week for the matches against Australia and Leicester Tigers on Tuesday, November 4.
When (head coach) John Kirwan asked me to be the skipper that has just added to the privilege.
Sharks’ prop Lourens Adriaanse is on the bench following Coenie Oosthuizen’s call-up by South Africa and Blues wing Tevita Li will join the group to replace Patrick Osborne.
Barbarians XV: 15 Tim Nanai Williams, 14 Frank Halai, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Francis Saili, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Tomas Cubellil; 1 Matt Stevens, 2 James Parsons, 3 Angus Ta’avao, 4 Dominic Bird, 5 Alastair Kellock, 6 Adam Thomson, 7 Matt Todd, 8 Steven Luatua.
Replacements: 16 Mahonri Schwalger, 17 Thomas Du Toit, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Heinrich Brussow, 20 Matias Alemanno, 21 Sarel Pretorius, 22 Joaquin Tuculet, 23 Marnitz Boshoff.
