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| Wednesday, 29 May, 2002, 18:17 GMT 19:17 UK Clockwatch: Wales 25-40 Barbarians All the action from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as the Barbarians produce a stirring fightback to defeat Wales. Scroll down for earlier action. Full-time: Wales 25-40 Barbarians 80+2 mins: Barbarians skipper Pat Lam ends his playing career with a try in the left corner after a slick interchange of passes leaves the Welsh defence mesmerised. Van Straaten can't convert and the final whistle blows. 77 mins: Garvey gets his second try for the visitors after Josh Kronfeld picks off a Craig Morgan pass, links with Strudwick and former Cardiff wing Liam Botham to set the prop to the try line. Van Straaten keeps his 100 per cent conversion record. 75 mins: The Barbarians have the chance to kick a penalty and leave Wales needing a try to win but opt - in the best traditions of the side - to run it, only for Wales openside Thomas to catch them holding on in the tackle. 71 mins: Wales skipper Colin Charvis finds himself in the same position as Morgan, only on the right wing, and makes no mistake with his kick ahead to touch down - but the referee calls play back for a knock-on. 69 mins: Craig Morgan wastes a golden opportunity, chipping past the Baa-Baas full-back to create what looks like a certain try, but his next kick ahead is far too heavy and the ball goes dead. 67 mins: Worrying times for Wales whose previously solid defence is looking more and more ragged. Hooker Mefin Davies and lock Robert Sidoli come on for the home side. 65 mins: Newport's Adrian Garvey puts the Baa-Baas into the lead for the first time after a slick interchange between backs and forwards. Van Straaten continues his fine kicking display. 62 mins: Delport converts quick turnover ball into another try, romping home with veteran Neath lock Gareth Llewellyn gamely trying to catch the South African. Van Straaten converts. 55 mins: Jenkins makes an immediate mark by falling over as he attempts to kick a penalty - obviously the Ginger Monster is still a little rusty. 52 mins: Huge cheers as world record points scorer Neil Jenkins returns to a Wales shirt after a lengthy injury lay-off, replacing Jones. 51 mins: Delport romps over for a deserved try after Wales are caught short of numbers out wide. Van Straaten converts. 49 mins: Weir is dumped on his backside by a charging Parkes, and is then replaced by London Irish lock Ryan Strudwick. Pieter Muller replaces Pieta Alatini in the Barbarians centre. 45 mins: Leicester centre Ollie Smith makes the most of a slice of luck after Newcastle's Jamie Noon spills the ball, hacking ahead to score the Baa-Baas' first points. Van Straaten adds two much-needed extra points. 42 mins: An early unplanned change for Wales as Marinos hobbles off injured to be replaced by Cardiff's Jamie Robinson. 41 mins: Wales coach Steve Hansen decides to blood some of the Pontypridd players who will tour to South Africa next week. Flanker Richard Parkes and prop Gethin Jenkins are two to pull on a Wales shirt for the first time, although no caps are on offer. Half-time: Wales 25-0 Barbarians 37 mins: Evans grabs the ball as it goes loose, feeds lock Steve Williams, who sets Jones away. The fly-half is stopped short but Gavin Thomas is on his shoulder to score under the posts. Jones adds the simple kick. 36 mins: At last a spark of attacking flair from the visitors as Doddie Weir puts Springbok Thinus Delport into space down the right wing. Kevin Morgan is on hand to snuff out the danger. 33 mins: Craig Morgan shows how it should be done as he races over in the left corner, after Wales full-back Kevin Morgan picks a superb line of running before giving the scoring pass. Jones converts. 30 mins: The Barbarians finally break out of their own half but their passing is less than snappy and both sides are struggling to force any pattern on a scrappy game. 25 mins: Andy Marinos bursts through some weak Baa-Baas tackling in midfield but his pass is put down by the supporting Gavin Thomas. 21 mins: Craig Morgan dashes down the left wing for Wales only to be met by a crunching Montgomery tackle. The Baa-Baas forwards give away a penalty as they try to steal the ball and Jones kicks the penalty. 17 mins: Wales keep possession and recycle the ball right, Peel's long pass giving Mark Taylor a half-yard to crash over the try line. Jones misses the conversion. 16 mins: Dwayne Peel darts through the Baa-Baas cover and chips beautifully ahead. New Newport recruit Percy Montgomery is caught out of position but the bounce beats both of them. 12 mins: The Baa-Baas are caught offside as Wales recycle the ball well, giving Jones his first kick at goal. The few whistles at the conservative option turn to cheers as the Llanelli fly-half opens Wales' account. 7 mins: Wales hit back with a flowing move as Stephen Jones spreads it wide to Rhys Williams on the right wing. However, the Cardiff flyer's kick ahead hands possession to the visitors. 5 mins: The Barbarians threaten first after a lineout and drive to the Welsh try line but lose the ball to some good scavenging. Kick-off: Ben Evans is a late change at prop for Wales instead of the injured Chris Anthony, as Braam van Straaten kicks off for the Barbarians in front of a disappointing crowd of just over 20,000. Teams: Wales: K Morgan (Swansea); R Williams (Cardiff), M Taylor (Swansea), A Marinos (Newport), C Morgan (Cardiff); S Jones (Llanelli), D Peel (Llanelli); I Thomas (Llanelli), R McBryde (Llanelli), B Evans (Swansea), S Williams (London Irish), G Llewellyn (Neath), G Thomas (Bath), M Williams (Cardiff), C Charvis (Swansea, capt). Barbarians: P Montgomery (Western Province and South Africa); T Delport (Natal and South Africa); O Smith (Leicester), P Alatini (Wellington and New Zealand); J Noon (Newcastle and England); B van Straaten (Leeds and South Africa); M Robinson (Auckland and New Zealand); C Dowd (Wasps and New Zealand), R Ibanez (Castres and France), M Reggiardo (Narbonne and Argentina), D Weir (Scottish Borders and Scotland), K Roche (Saracens), P Lam (Newcastle and Samoa, capt), J Kronfeld (Leicester and New Zealand), J Williams (Munster and Australia). Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland). | See also: 29 May 02 | International 27 May 02 | International 26 May 02 | International 23 May 02 | International 28 May 02 | Celtic Top International stories now: Links to more International stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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