By KBM
May 25 2013

Rob Webber Captains England for the first time against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday (1pm). Live on SkySports 4 HD

 

England v Barbarians -  Twickenham - 2013

 

The Bath Rugby hooker leads a youthful side with 21 year-olds Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors) and Marland Yarde (London Irish) pulling on a senior shirt for the first time. England’s starting line-up contains nine players aged 24 or under.

The replacements for the non-cap game include five more making their first appearances at this level in centre Kyle Eastmond (Bath Rugby), lock Kearnan Myall, scrum half Haydn Thomas (Exeter Chiefs), prop Henry Thomas (Sale Sharks) and number eight Billy Vunipola (London Wasps).

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “We’ve selected a young and exciting side and this is a great opportunity for these players who have shone in the Aviva Premiership this season to step up in front of passionate home crowd at Twickenham Stadium.

“Taking on a very experienced Barbarians team is the first challenge they face this summer with matches in Uruguay and Argentina to follow and this sequence of games is a key part of our development as a team.

“Rob Webber finished the season strongly with Bath and I know his leadership qualities well. I am sure he’ll show the way backed up by the other senior players in the team.”

 

Barbarians coach Dai Young has named his team however, any players involved in domestic finals or semi-finals could not be included but it is still a strong line-up that will test the young England side.

ENGLAND  Mike Brown; Christian Wade, Jonathan Joseph, Billy Twelvetrees, Marland Yarde; Freddie Burns, Richard Wigglesworth; Ben Morgan, Matt Kvesic, Tom Johnson; Dave Attwood, Joe Launchbury; David Wilson, Rob Webber(Captain), Alex Corbisiero

Replacements: David Paice, Joe Marler, Henry Thomas, Kearnan Myall, Billy Vunipola, Haydn Thomas, Jonny May, Kyle Eastmond

 

Barbarians XV to play England:

Andrea Lo Cicero, Matthew Rees, James Johnston, Jim Hamilton, Marco Wentzel, Alessandro Zanni, Jonathan Poff, Imanol Harinordoquy

Dwayne Peel, James Hook, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Mike Tindall(Captain), Casey Laulala,Timoci Nagusa, Elliot Daly

Replacements: Paul James, Schalk Brits, Duncan Jones, Dean Mumm, Sam Jones, Dimitri Yachvili, Nick Evans, Rowan Varty.