The Barbarians won a 14-try 48-42 points-fest against the World XV at Twickenham today, with Eddie Jones coming out on top against Steve Hansen.
Steve Hansen has applauded the RFU’s decision to raise the pride flag above Twickenham on Sunday after acknowledging his selection of Israel Folau for the World XV is controversial.
South Africa outplayed England in last month's World Cup final in Yokohama but the champions only break even with the beaten finalists in Rugby World's World XV for 2019.
The re-branded Global Rapid Rugby got underway on Friday with Western Force defeating the World XV 26-16 in a pulsating opening match.
