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Danny Care will make a first appearance for the Barbarians in June, against Fiji – in what might turn out to be his final match at Twickenham.
Days after the 37-year-old Harlequins scrum-half announced his retirement from Test rugby, having amassed 101 caps over nearly 16 years of national service, it was revealed that he will finally play for the famous multi-national side.
Care will join Ben Youngs, Zach Mercer and Jonathan Joseph in a high-profile English contingent within a Barbarians squad to be coached by Robbie Deans, the Kiwi who was previously in charge of Australia.
The fixture against great entertainers Fiji – who upset England at Twickenham last summer just before the World Cup in France – will take place as part two of a dazzling double-header at the national stadium on June 22.
On the day that Steve Borthwick’s England side face Japan in Tokyo, Wales will lock horns with world champions with world champions South Africa in south west London, before the Barbarians-Fiji clash, which is bound to be a box-office hit.
Danny Care will make a first appearance for the Barbarians in June, against Fiji
The news comes just days after the 37-year-old Harlequins scrum-half announced his retirement from Test rugby
Care will bring energy and experience and he is enthused by the chance to wear the iconic black and
