Elsom and D’Arcy to start for Barbarians in Twickenham

Heineken Cup winners Rocky Elsom and Gordon D'Arcy will start for the Barbarians against England in Twickenham on Saturday.

Elsom is named at number eight in a back row that includes Serge Betsen and Jerry Collins.

D'Arcy is joined in the centre by Josh Lewsey who - along with captain Martin Corry - is playing for the last time on home soil.

Munster’s Doug Howlett is one of seven former All Blacks in the Baa-Baa’s starting XV.

Barbarians team: B Blair (Cardiff Blues & New Zealand); D Howlett (Munster & New Zealand), J Lewsey (London Wasps & England), G D'Arcy (Leinster & Ireland) I Balshaw (Gloucester Rugby & England); G Jackson (Saracens), J Marshall (Saracens & New Zealand); C Dermody (London Irish & New Zealand), S Brits (Stormers & South Africa), G Somerville (Gloucester Rugby & New Zealand), M Corry (Leicester Tigers & England, captain), C Jack (Saracens & New Zealand), J Collins (Toulon & New Zealand), S Betsen (London Wasps & France), R Elsom (Leinster & Australia).

Replacements: S Bruno (Sale Sharks & France), B J Botha (Ulster & South Africa), P Tito (Cardiff Blues), P Waugh (Waratahs & Australia), C Whitaker (Leinster & Australia), M Catt (London Irish & England), R Nasiganiyavi (Waratahs).