Howlett To Line Out For Barbarians

Munster’s Doug Howlett has been named in the starting XV for the Barbarians side that will take on Wales in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday at 2.30pm.

Barbarians: Isa Nacewa (Leinster/FIJ); Paul Sackey (Toulon/ENG), Seru Rabeni (La Rochelle/FIJ), Mathieu Bastareaud (Stade Francais/FRA), Doug Howlett (Munster/NZL); Brock James (Clermont Auvergne), Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Castres/FRA); Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais/ITA, capt), Martyn Williams (Cardiff/WAL), Joe van Niekerk (Toulon/RSA); Paul Tito (Cardiff), Iosefa Tekori (Castres/SAM); Carl Hayman (Toulon/NZL), Sebastien Bruno (Toulon/FRA), Iestyn Thomas (Scarlets/WAL).  Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini (Treviso/ITA), Davit Kubriashvili (Toulon/GEO), Erik Lund (Biarritz/NOR), George Smith (Toulon/AUS), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff), Willie Mason (Toulon), Benoit Baby (Clermont Auvergne/FRA)

Wales: Stoddart (Scarlets); North (Scarlets), Davies (Scarlets), Henson (unattached), Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons); S Jones (Scarlets), Phillips (Ospreys); Bevington (Ospreys), Bennett (Ospreys), James (Ospreys), R Jones (Ospreys), Charteris (Newport Gwent Dragons), Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), Warburton (captain, Cardiff Blues), Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).  Replacements: Burns (Newport Gwent Dragons), Andrews (Cardiff Blues), AW Jones (Ospreys), Turnbull (Scarlets), Knoyle (Scarlets), Priestland (Scarlets), Williams (Scarlets).