Iestyn Harris has been under lots of pressure

"I feel for him playing in a place where rugby is a bit of a religion and a lot of pressure can be put on young people, but I think he is strong enough to handle it.

"As for me, I'm just taking it step by step and trying not to get too far ahead of myself."

Rogers, who last played rugby union at school, is delighted that his senior debut will be with the Barbarians.

"The opportunity was too good to pass up. To be here among some of the best rugby players in the world is such a buzz.

"Even though we want to win the game, the pressure of a Super 12 or a Test match isn't here.

"The Barbarians are a bit of an institution in rugby circles and it's going to do nothing but help me to be around these great players."

Barbarians: P Montgomery (South Africa); B Paulse (South Africa), S Glas (France), P Howard (Australia), S Terblanche (South Africa); B van Straaten (South Africa), R Howley (Wales, capt); D Morris (Wales), R Ibanez (France), D Young (Wales), I Jones (New Zealand), M Andrews (South Africa), C Krige (South Africa), O Magne (France), P Miller (New Zealand).
Replacements: R Cockerill (England), C Dowd (New Zealand), S Mayling (New Zealand), P Lam (Samoa), W Swanepoel (South Africa), C Spencer (New Zealand), M Rogers (New South Wales).

Australia: C Latham; B Tune, S Kefu, T Kefu, S Staniforth; E Flatley, G Gregan (captain); B Young, B Cannon, R Moore, J Harrison, T Bowman, M Connors, G Smith, D Lyons.
Replacements: M Foley, B Darwin, O Finegan, P Waugh, C Whitaker, M Edmonds, S Larkham.