Barbarians

two layer image of Jack Willis and the Nations Championship trophy
Liam Heagney

Who’s hot and who’s not: Toulouse’s ‘greased lightning’, George North’s ‘perfect sign-off’ and Nations Championship ‘negativity’

It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend.
George North celebrates after scoring for the Barbarians and an inset of Wales' Dan Edwards.
Jared Wright

Wales v Barbarians: Five takeaways as ‘Welsh Lomu’ George North signs off in style while Steve Tandy left with a ‘mammoth task’

Five takeaways from Wales v Barbarians with George North scoring a brace in the Baa-Baas' 33-31 defeat.
Two layer image of Dan Edwards and Dewi Lake
Liam Heagney

Wales player ratings v Barbarians: ‘Sturdy’ back-rowers enjoy ‘clattering into behemoths’ but starting props see ‘little or no comfort’

Following their 33-31 victory over the Barbarians in the stifling London heat, here is how we rated Steve Tandy’s Wales players whose Allianz Stadium, Twickenham win was more comfortable than the two-point winning margin suggests.