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Barbarians confirm squad for England and Ulster Rugby games

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WP Nel, Ian Madigan, Schalk Brits, and Waisea Nayacalevu have been added to the finalised Barbarians squad for their upcoming games against England and Ulster Rugby.

The 27-strong squad, coached by former Scotland head coach Vern Cotter, face England on May 28 at Twickenham, before making the trip to Ulster for their June 1 clash with the Irish province.

The squad have a combined 1,018 international appearances between them with the additions of Scotland prop Nel, Irish utility back Madigan, Saracens hooker Brits, Argentina winger Horacio Agulla and Fiji's Nayacalevu.

They are joined by Bath pair Kahn Fotuali'i and Robbie Freuan, Castres duo Rory Kockott and David Smith, and Montpellier's Timosi Nagusa and Frans Steyn.

The forward pack is bolstered by New Zealand's Rugby World Cup-winning prop Ben Franks, former Irish front row Mike Ross, Georgian Mikheil Nariashvili and Welsh hooker Richard Hibbard.

Barbarians squad

Backs: Horacio Agulla (Castres & Argentina), Adam Ashley-Cooper (Bordeaux Begles & Australia), Yann David (Toulouse and France), Kahn Fotuali'i (Bath Rugby & Samoa), Robbie Freuan (Bath Rugby), Rory Kockott (Castres & France), Ian Madigan (Bordeaux Begles & Ireland), Timoci Nagusa (Montpellier & Fiji), Waisea Nayacalavu (Stade Francais & Fiji), Ruan Pienaar (Ulster & South Africa), David Smith (Castres), Frans Steyn (Montpellier & South Africa).

Forwards: Patricio Albacete (Toulouse & Argentina), Steffon Armitage (Pau & England), Schalk Brits (Saracens & South Africa), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse & France), Corey Flynn (Star RFC & New Zealand), Ben Franks (London Irish & New Zealand), Gillian Galan (Toulouse), Richard Hibbard (Gloucester & Wales), Facundo Isa (Lyon & Argentina), Census Johnston (Toulouse & Samoa), Mikheil Nariashvili (Montpellier & Georgia), WP Nel (Edinburgh & Scotland), Mike Ross (Leinster & Ireland), Joe Tekori (Toulouse & Samoa), Jeremy Thrush (Gloucester & New Zealand).

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