The Barbarians have arrived on our shores but there is nothing primitive about the men coach Robbie Deans has assembled for the task of taking down the double Rugby World Cup-holding Springboks.
The 23-man squad features 18 players with Test experience but as tradition dictates they also have rookies for Saturday's clash at Cape Town Stadium.
All Blacks Sam Cane and Shannon Frizell, plus Ireland's Peter O'Mahony and Cian Healy are here, but fellow advance party member Conor Murray is no longer in the squad. The Baabaas, however, still boast the vastly experienced former All Blacks scrumhalf Tawera Kerr-Barlow.
Kerr-Barlow, who made his Test debut in 2012, would have been an All Blacks regular had he not opted to play rugby in France from 2017. To be fair, Aaron Smith was in the process of laying claim to the No 9 position across 124 internationals.
Kerr-Barlow, however, who is endowed with soft and combative skills in equal measure, has met great success with La Rochelle. He helped them to two Champions Cup titles. Santiago Arata Perrone will probably be his backup. Kerr-Barlow is likely to give direction to a backline that can sizzle.