England vs Barbarians LIVE rugby: Result and reaction as brilliant Baa Baas thump dismal England

Eddie Jones’ men lose 52-21 to the Baa Baas ahead of July’s tour to Australia

Jim Mallinder previews England vs Barbarians

England fell to a third successive defeat as the Barbarians overcame a first-half red card shown to Will Skelton to win 52-21 at Twickenham, their biggest victory in the fixture.

Skelton became the first player sent off in Barbarians history when his shoulder to the head of Patrick Schickerling ended the Exeter prop’s afternoon because of a failed head injury assessment.

Forced to play 43 minutes with only 14 men, Fabien Galthie’s men showed their class by continuing to run in tries with Damian Penaud crossing twice and Baptiste Couilloud, Louis Carbonel, Max Spring and Antoine Hastoy also on the scoresheet. Even the arrival of Danny Care early in the third quarter for his first international appearance in nearly four years failed to inspire disjointed England, who fired only in sporadic bursts.

Eddie Jones had picked the usual mix of youth and experience for the annual uncapped international, but even allowing for the experimental line-up it was a disappointing outing ahead of next month’s three-Test series against Australia. To rub salt into England’s wounds, their former lock George Kruis kicked three conversions including an outrageous backheel to head into retirement with a smile on his face.

Relive all the action from Twickenham below

England vs Barbarians

• FULL-TIME! England 21-52 Barbarians
• 50’ - TRY! Nice play by England ends with May dotting down (16-26)
• HALF-TIME! England 11-19 Barbarians
• 36’ - RED CARD! Skelton sent off for contact to the head of Schickerling (11-14)
• 35’ - TRY! Cokanasiga stretches out for England first try (11-14)
• 23’ - TRY! Ollivon scored a breakaway interception try (3-14)
• Eddie Jones names experimental line-up at Twickenham ahead of Australia tour

[19 June 2022 15:50 · Luke Baker]

MISSED CONVERSION! England 11-14 Barbarians - 36 min

Marcus Smith can’t add the conversion as his kick slips wide right.

But England now within three points and a man to the good after Will Skelton’s red card

[19 June 2022 15:49 · Luke Baker]

RED CARD! England 11-14 Barbarians - 36 min

As we’re waiting for the conversion, TMO flags to the referee to look at earlier foul play. When Schickerling knocked on, Will Skelton makes a dangerous tackle as his shoulder makes contact to the head of the England prop.

Not enough mitigation, he hasn’t wrapped, it’s dangerous and that’s a red card. Poor from Skelton and that’s the right call.

[19 June 2022 15:47 · Luke Baker]

TRY! England 11-14 Barbarians - 35 min

England have barely put together a concerted number of phases. Schickerling knocks on in contact but Barbarians cough the ball back up and Marchant finds grass with a long clearance kick.

The return is collected by Smith who makes a half-step and dummy before offloading to Freeman running a great line. He’s got room and Joe Cokanasiga is outside him. they complete the two on one and Cokanasiga has enough to get towards the line and reach out to dot down.

[19 June 2022 15:44 · Luke Baker]

PENALTY! England 6-14 Barbarians - 33 min

A promising position for England and a neat midfield move sees a player taken out off the ball, winning a penalty in front of the posts on the 22.

Marcus Smith goes for the posts, simple kick and the deficit is narrowed to eight points.

[19 June 2022 15:41 · Luke Baker]

England 3-14 Barbarians - 32 min

Great break by Damian Penaud, who slips through a Mark Atkinson tackle and races into space down the left. A couple of neat offloads but eventually one too many from the Baa Baas and the ball hits the deck.

England dive on the loose ball and survive. England also making the point to the referee that an earlier Barbarians carry looked like a pre-latch. One to keep an eye on.

[19 June 2022 15:39 · Luke Baker]

England 3-14 Barbarians - 32 min

Gorgeous kick by Smith who finds a one-bounce touch inside the Baa Baas 22 from inside his own half. Not a 50/22 as England took it back into their own half but still a field position flipper.

Curry then with a pick and go from a ruck but he knocks on in contact. Not good from England.

[19 June 2022 15:35 · Luke Baker]

England 3-14 Barbarians - 29 min

An early change for England as prop Will Collier replaced by Patrick Schickerling - a former Namibia Under-20 international. Collier doesn’t look injured but doesn’t seem surprised so not sure what is going on there.

Jonny May’s sin bin is over, so England back up to 15 men. They need to start creating some chances with ball in hand.

[19 June 2022 15:34 · Luke Baker]

MISS! England 3-14 Barbarians - 26 min

England try to narrow the deficit with a second Marcus Smith penalty but it misses.

Good work by Bevan Rodd getting over the ball at a ruck and winning the penalty, it’s relatively central but long range and Smith’s effort slips wide.

[19 June 2022 15:30 · Luke Baker]

CONVERSION! England 3-14 Barbarians - 23 min

Simple conversion for Hastoy by the posts and he makes no mistake. This wasn’t what England were hoping or expecting

[19 June 2022 15:30 · Luke Baker]

TRY! England 3-12 Barbarians - 23 min

A spell of kick tennis ends with England earning the scrum in opposition territory. Free-kick won by England and Callum Chick taps and goes but the ball is lost as HArry Randall throws the interception.

Charles Ollivon gathers the ball and sets off on a 70-metre charge for the line! Well, a rumble more than a charge... Randall chases him down and jumps on his back preventing the offload but can’t stop the flanker who powers over. The Baa Baas are flying.