Inspired by the culture behind short rugby tours he organised his first tour in 1889 with Clapham Rovers, which was followed by an 1890 tour with an invitational team calling themselves the Southern Nomads. The Barbarian Club was formed by William Percy Carpmael, who had played rugby for Cambridge University, and had been part of the Cambridge team which had undertaken a tour of Yorkshire in 1884. Many rugby clubs around the world are based on the Barbarians model of an invitational scratch team, including the French Barbarians, Australian Barbarians, New Zealand Barbarians and South African Barbarians.īarbarians team that played Devonshire at Exeter, 1 April 1891 On, at halftime in the Barbarians' match against England at Twickenham, the Barbarians and their founder William Percy Carpmael were honoured with induction to the IRB Hall of Fame. Initially played every three years, it has become more frequent in the professional era, with the Barbarians now often playing one of the national teams visiting Britain each autumn. Although initially designed as a fundraiser towards the end of the tour, the encounter became a popular and traditional fixture.
In 1948, the Barbarians were invited to face Australia as part of the Wallabies' tour of Britain, Ireland and France. Until rugby union became a professional sport, the Barbarians usually played six annual matches: with Penarth, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport at Easter a game with Leicester on 27 December and the Mobbs Memorial Match against East Midlands in the spring. Traditionally at least one uncapped player is selected for each match. As of 2011, players from 31 countries had played for them. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians is a British-based invitational rugby union club.
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