Welsh stars Adam Jones and Alex Cuthbert called up for Barbarians

Thomond Park is set to be graced by two more world-renowned stars when the Barbarians face an Ireland XV in Limerick later this month after Wales and Lions duo Adam Jones and Alex Cuthbert were added to Robbie Deans’s invitational squad.

Both tighthead prop Jones and wing Cuthbert could make their Barbarians debuts at Thomond Park on May 28 after former Australia coach Deans invited the Welsh Test pair into his squad for games against Joe Schmidt’s team and an England XV at Twickenham three days later.

Both players were part of the British & Irish Lions squad which defeated Deans’s Wallabies during the 2013 Test series, with Cuthbert scoring a try in the first Test victory in Brisbane.