Sergio Parisse: Will lock horns with the Lions in Hong Kong.
Italian captain Sergio Parisse will be in the Barbarians side to face the British and Irish Lions in Hong Kong on 1 June. The Lions are playing a three-match series in Australia this summer but they will warm up by playing their first ever match in Hong Kong, where they will face the Barbarians for the second time in their history. And the Baa-Baas have now named their first five world class recruits for the high profile fixture in the shape of Parisse, Martin Castrogiovanni, Imanol Harinordoquy, Kahn Fotuali'I and Jaque Fourie. Parisse has been capped 93 times by Italy and his compatriot, Leicester prop Castrogiovanni, has played 94 times for the Azzurri. The experienced Harinordoquy is a French number eight and has played for three Grand Slam winning teams on his way to accumulating 77 caps. The Lions will also face Samoan scrum-half Kahn Fotuali'i, who will join Northampton from Ospreys next season and is one of the hottest properties in world rugby at present. And South African centre Jaque Fourie, who has been capped 69 times and played for the 2007 World Cup winning team, will also be in the Barbarians line-up. Source : http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/16057/8543660/Sergio-Parisse-will-be-among-the-Barbarians-line-up-when-they-face-the-Lions
The Lions are playing a three-match series in Australia this summer but they will warm up by playing their first ever match in Hong Kong, where they will face the Barbarians for the second time in their history.
And the Baa-Baas have now named their first five world class recruits for the high profile fixture in the shape of Parisse, Martin Castrogiovanni, Imanol Harinordoquy, Kahn Fotuali'I and Jaque Fourie.
Parisse has been capped 93 times by Italy and his compatriot, Leicester prop Castrogiovanni, has played 94 times for the Azzurri.
The experienced Harinordoquy is a French number eight and has played for three Grand Slam winning teams on his way to accumulating 77 caps.
The Lions will also face Samoan scrum-half Kahn Fotuali'i, who will join Northampton from Ospreys next season and is one of the hottest properties in world rugby at present.
And South African centre Jaque Fourie, who has been capped 69 times and played for the 2007 World Cup winning team, will also be in the Barbarians line-up. Source : http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/16057/8543660/Sergio-Parisse-will-be-among-the-Barbarians-line-up-when-they-face-the-Lions
