England will face the Barbarians for The Killik Cup on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Twickenham. England will face a tough match against some of the best players in the world.
Killik & Co is the title sponsor. It is a independently owned investment company based in London and has sponsored Barbarians games at Twickenham since December 2009.
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England
England is in great shape and the team of Stuart Lancaster continues it’s incredible performance of the Autumn International when England beat New Zealand for the first time in nine years with 38-21. In the Six Nations 2013, England won the first 3 games against Scotland (38-18), Ireland (6-12) and France (23-13). Owen Farrell is the man to watch in the England squad. He has been the top scorer of the Six Nations tournament with 42. However, he suffered some injuries which required him to miss the game against Italy. England will be the clear favorite to win this years Killik Cup.
Barbarians
The Barbarians are also known as the “Baa-Baas” and bring together players from different clubs to play in a few top matches a year. Players can only join upon invitation and only if there standard is high enough. Being asked to become a Barbarian is a great honour for any rugby player. In 2012, the Barbarians played 3 games against an international side. The Barbarians lost in last years encounter with England with 26-57 at Twickenham on March 27th, 2012. However, they beat Ireland with 29-28 and lost again against Wales (21-30). The match against England will be the first test for the Barbarians before facing the British and Irish Lions on June 1st in Hong Kong and Fiji onNovember 30th at Twickenham.
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The Barbarians football club was formed in March 1890. William Percy Carpmael decided to invite rugby player after the rugby season finished to play a end of season tour in north England. He initially started the club to play with players that were usually his opponents from other clubs. However, the tour was such a success that they formed the Barbarian Football Club. The first official tour took place in December playing Huddersfield and Bradford. Carpmael played over 20 games for the Barbarians and became the first president. He was introduced to the IRB Hall of Fame in 20011 for his unique contributions to the sport of rugby.
