The Barbarians Australia encounter turned out a drab spectator affair but from a rugby point of view it was a hugely impressive performance, notably by the Aussies. Robbie Deans selected a very test match immature side but they showed exceptional discipline and tactical astuteness to force an heroic victory.
Their defence was a sight to behold and a seemingly unique one that was seemingly designed specifically to tailor Frans Steyn inability to play flyhalf. The poor kid who pass-kick-run stats ascend faster than inflation in Zimbabwe was smothered time and time again as his natural predisposition is to either drift horribly sideways or to pick a tackler and run straight into him. He ruined the very exciting possibility of the Baabaas outside backs and made Jean De Villiers look like he should never have even been considered for SA player of the year, although De Villiers attempts to tackle, especially on Ryan Cross, seemingly did that in itself.
Massive respect has to be given to Robbie Deans. What he has achieved with a side that boasts skinny tight five options in impressive.
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