Exhibition rugby was celebrated at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday as the Springboks and Barbarians played with a smile, not a care in the world and without the pressure and expectation of a Test match environment.
This was festival stuff, devoid of intensity and there wont be anything for England to take from the Springboks performance against the Barbarians.
This was a match the Boks were never going to lose, and it was a contact hit-out session in which several players returned from injury or inactivity due to early departures from the United Rugby Championship.
