Parisse to captain Barbarians

Italy’s Sergio Parisse will captain the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions in Hong Kong this Saturday.

Wed, 29 May, 2013 - 12:10

Italy’s Sergio Parisse will captain the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions in Hong Kong this Saturday.

The Stade Francais star, an inspirational leader for the Azzurri, will line up at number eight for the invitational side in a team much changed from Sunday’s heavy defeat to England.

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Courts Rugby Lions/Australia Place: Hong Kong Place: Australia Place: United States Place: South Africa Place: New Zealand Place: USA Place: New Place: South Place: Gloucester Place: Scotland Person: Parisse Person: Sergio Parisse Person: Azzurri Person: Elliott Daly Person: Schalk Brits Person: James Hook Person: Dwayne Peel Person: Nick Evans Person: Dimitri Yachvili Person: Casey Laulala Person: Takudzwa Ngwenya Person: Joe Rokocoko Person: Daly Person: Jared Payne Person: Marco Wentzel Person: Dean Mumm Person: Samu Manoa Person: Sam Jones Person: Paul James Person: Martin Castrogiovanni Person: J Payne Person: J Rokocoko Person: E Daly Person: C Laulala Person: T Ngwenya Person: N Evans Person: D Yachvili Person: P James Person: S Brits Person: M Castrogiovanni Person: M Wentzel Person: D Mumm Person: S Manoa Person: S Jones Person: S Parisse Person: L Ghiraldini Person: D Jones Person: A Lo Cicero Person: J Hamilton Person: I Harinordoquy Person: K Fotuali’i Person: J Hook Person: M Tindall Organisation: Barbarians Organisation: British and Irish Lions Organisation: Italy Organisation: Stade Francais Organisation: England Organisation: Lions’Organisation: Queensland XV.Organisation: All Black Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Wasps’Organisation: Northampton Organisation: Wales’Organisation: British Organisation: Irish Lions Organisation: Bayonne Organisation: Wasps Organisation: Munster Organisation: Zealand Organisation: Harlequins Organisation: Biarritz Organisation: Saracens Organisation: Africa Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Exeter Organisation: London Wasps Organisation: Benetton Treviso Organisation: Ospreys Organisation: Wales Organisation: Racing Metro & Italy Organisation: France Organisation: Perpignan

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