Burger relishes Baa-Baas debut

World player of the year Schalk Burger will round off a stunning season with his first appearance for a star-studded Barbarians side against New Zealand at Twickenham tomorrow.

World player of the year Schalk Burger will round off a stunning season with his first appearance for a star-studded Barbarians side against New Zealand at Twickenham tomorrow.

The game has brought criticism for being a money-making venture – not helped by Graham Henry’s decision to name what is effectively a development All Blacks side – but over 55,000 tickets have been sold and for Burger it should prove the ideal way to sign off an impressive year’s work.

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