Embarrassingly, England lock Tom Palmer once managed to cover his shorts in fox poo during an international game against, to the best of Alex Corbisiero’s recollection, Scotland at Twickenham.

As Corbisiero reveals with great glee, the long haired lock was reluctant to pack down a scrum as the scrum was in the vicinity of a large pile of fox droppings.

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During the Barbarians awesome clash with Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, South African Marnitz Boshoff scored a try that oozed Barbarianse-sque Rugby bravado.

For the Rugby purist, this try had it all: brave running from inside their own 22, Nick The Honey Badger Cummins and some awesome offloading.

It proved to be too little too late, as Australia sneaked the win by four points, but, truly, Rugby was the winner.

In the day of professionalism, it’s great to see that the Barbarians ethos still runs true.

Youtube Credit: Stunning Rugby.

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In a turn of inexplicable bad luck, Mike Brown was penalized in Harlequins’ versus London Irish’s Round One Premiership clash at Twickenham for accidentally tackling a London Irish player after being shoved in the back.

The English full back, who attempted to run a support line off Marland Yarde, was pushed in the back by an Irish player and subsequently fell, tripping over a retreating London Irish player.

From the referee’s vantage, it looked intentional, but, with the aid of retrospect, it was clear that the collision was accidental.

Such is Mike Brown’s form at the moment, he even makes falling look good.

Youtube Credit: Rugby Inovation

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The Barbarians, despite a growing subculture of nay sayers who question it’s relevance in the modern game, is a unique and thoroughly interesting concept in World Rugby.

Indeed, not only is the Barbarian’s invariably composed of players of world class capabilities who play the game in an entertaining gung-ho fashion, there are also interesting sub plots, like team-mates playing against one another.

That was the case in 2011 when Stirling Mortlock, recently dropped from the Australian squad, faced off against his former team-mate, David Pocock, as the Barbarians played the Wallabies.

Despite the relatively care free fashion of a Barbarians game, Mortlock, perhaps with a point to prove, absolutely smashes the backrow with a tackle of immense proportions.

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