Humphreys selected for Barbarians squad

The Barbarians will field a team selected from seven countries, including Ireland's David Humphreys and Bob Casey, when they tackle an England XV in Sunday’s Gartmore Challenge match at Twickenham.

The Baa-baas are seeking a fourth successive victory in the fixture, and can again call on Northampton half-backs Carlos Spencer and Mark Robinson, who played a pivotal role during last season’s 52-39 win.

Their Saints team-mate Bruce Reihana also starts, while the line-up features three new Barbarians in London Irish centre Dominic Feau’nati, Wasps-bound England lock Tom Palmer and former Australian Test number eight Toutai Kefu.

Kefu is joined in the side by his ex-Wallabies colleagues, wing Joe Roff and full-back Matt Burke, with a strong French contingent including skipper Raphael Ibanez, centre Thomas Castaignede and flanker Olivier Magne.

Team: M Burke (Newcastle and Australia); B Reihana (Northampton and New Zealand), T Castaignede (Saracens and France), D Feau’nati (London Irish and Samoa); J Roff (Kubota and Australia); C Spencer (Northampton and New Zealand), M Robinson (Northampton and New Zealand); A Lo Cicero (L’Aquila and Italy), R Ibanez (Wasps and France, capt), C Califano (Gloucester and France), B Casey (London Irish and Ireland), T Palmer (Wasps and England), X Rush (Cardiff Blues and New Zealand), O Magne (London Irish and France), T Kefu (Kubota and Australia).

Replacements (from): M Regan (Bristol and England), P Bracken (Wasps), D Leo (Wasps and Samoa), S Harding (Northampton and New Zealand), J Marshall (Ospreys and New Zealand), D Humphreys (Ulster and Ireland), I Nacewa (Auckland and Fiji), F Waters (Wasps and England), D Hewett (Edinburgh and New Zealand), O Finegan (Newcastle and Australia).