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| Venue of events: Twickenham Stadium Date: Sunday October 25 Kick off: 14:00 GMT |
| Coverage: Live text on the BBC Sport website and app; Highlights on BBC Two and online from 18:00 GMT. |
Chris Robshaw, Richard Wigglesworth, Sean Maitland and Jackson Wray are among 12 Barbarians players who withdrew from Sunday’s game against England after breaking Covid-related rules.
The players left their hotel bubble against team protocols to dine at a central London restaurant.
Sunday’s game is up for grabs as the barbarians try to recruit enough players to replace the retired ones.
However, there are signs that they remain confident of forming a team.
In addition to Wigglesworth, Wray and Maitland, it is understood that other Saracen players also participated.
Barbarian FC expressed “extreme disappointment” at the conduct of players who violated the rules.
They had only announced their 23-man squad on Wednesday and face a considerable task to replace those sent off.
Cardiff RFC said friday that center Max Llewellyn, son of former Wales player Gareth, and winger Ioan Davies had been called up for the team.
An update is expected on whether the game can continue later on Friday.
Players involved in the unauthorized excursion on Wednesday night were kept separate from the rest of the Barbarian squad upon their return to the hotel.
Although the team must be retested for coronavirus prior to Sunday’s game at Twickenham, the Rugby Football Union stated that “it would not be possible to guarantee that these players are not infectious in the period up to and including the game.”
“The RFU scheduled the match to provide a warm-up game prior to the postponed Italy-England Guinness Six Nations decisive match, however they will not compromise player safety in doing so,” he added.
The Barbarians’ game prep is famous for its focus on socializing and team management installed a team room at their London base to keep players entertained.
Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo, who has played twice for the Barbarians, and the Bristol Bears, who had been on hold to participate in Saturday’s Premiership final earlier Wasps were shown to contain an outbreak of Covid-19, they were among those who offered their services to the barbarians on social media.
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