Awesome Barbarians expose All Blacks

The Barbarians legend came alive with a superb showing as they downed a second-string All Black team 25-18 at Twickenham.
With their just-completed successful Northern Hemisphere tour a distant memory, New Zealand’s so-called sacred try-line developed the jitters as Springbok superstar Bryan Habana effortlessly took an unprecedented hat-trick of tries.
The all-star Barbarians line-up exploded out of the blocks at a ferocious pace that stung the All Blacks early on and put them on the back foot.
And when lineout kingpin Victor Matfield stole the very first throw, it was inevitable that New Zealand were in for a long afternoon. And they consequently and unusually lacked composure, big time.
Sure, this was a second XV despite the presence of the world’s best player Richie McCaw. However, even the All Blacks skipper would be the first to admit that it was a pitiful team performance.

The problem was, the Barbarians were all battle-hardened professionals. They were all experienced internationals - and what's more, they were all dangerous. You’ve got to take your hat off to the famous hoops, they were simply awesome.
As for the All Blacks, you could look at it two ways - an experimental line-up to create further depth within the New Zealand rugby ranks, or devaluing the jersey by throwing several inexperienced ‘amateurs’ to the lions - given the strength of the opposition.
Either way, this Barbarians outfit were not going to just roll over and with their collective caps far outweighing the All Blacks, probably deserved the 25-18 victory after they had sensed an element of complacency from the opposition.