Ba-Baas team to play Scotland
May 17, 2001

The Barbarians touring team will welcome back their Leicester contingent for the game against Scotland at Murrayfield next Thursday.

Richard Cockerill is included in the starting line-up for his first appearance after this weekend's European Cup final while Geordan Murphy and Pat Howard will be on the replacements bench for the tourists.

Barbarians coach Bob Dwyer has also handed a start to uncapped Friedrich Lombard of Blue Bulls while offering six other players their first Barbarian game.

Ian McGeechan's side will face the cream of international rugby with Jonah Lomu, Cristian Stoica, Joost Van Der Westhuizen and Pat Lam all included in the touring side.

England wing Dan Luger, who is returning to fitness, is expected to play against Wales on Sunday but will not play against the Scots.

Cristian Stoica (Narbonne & Italy), Jonah Lomu (Wellington Hurricanes & New Zealand), Kevin Maggs (Bath & Ireland), Tim Horan (Saracens & Australia), Friedrich Lombard (Blue Bulls), Percy Montgomery (Western Stormers & South Africa), Joost Van Der Westhuizen (Blue Bulls & South Africa), Kevin Yates (Wellington Hurricanes & England), Richard Cockerill (Leicester & England), Adrian Garvey (Newport & South Africa), Robin Brooke (Auckland Blues & New Zealand), John Langford (Munster & Australia), Ben Clarke (Bath & England), Josh Kronfeld (New Zealand), Pat Lam (Northampton & Western Samoa).

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