22 Oct 2014

Slade, Luatua in Baabaas

11:23 am on 22 October 2014

All Blacks Colin Slade, Stephen Luatua, Matt Todd and Dominic Bird have been added to the Barbarians squad for their clashes against Australia and Leicester Tigers next month.

Crusaders first five Slade kicked the last-minute conversion which broke Wallabies hearts and secured a 29-28 Bledisloe Cup win in Brisbane on Saturday.

Colin Slade kicks the winning conversion against Australia 2014.

Colin Slade kicks the winning conversion against Australia 2014. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Slade, Luatua, Todd and Bird all missed out on selection for New Zealand's end of year tour to the USA and Europe but have been included in the Baa-baas squad along with uncapped Blues and Taranaki prop Angus Ta'avao for the match against the Wallabies at Twickenham on November 1st and the clash with Leicester at Welford Road on November 4th.

Steven Luatua scores against the Wallabies, Eden Park 2014.

Steven Luatua scores against the Wallabies, Eden Park 2014. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

They join countrymen Frank Halai, Tim Nanai-Williams, Francis Saili and World Cup winner Adam Thomson in in the squad.

Baa-baas head coach Sir John Kirwan has also called up Scotland lock Alastair Kellock, alongside South African scrum-half Sarel Pretorius and Springboks international centre Juan de Jongh.

Kirwan has already revealed the inclusion of internationals Matt Stevens, Heinrich Brussow, Coenie Oosthuizen, Mahonri Schwalger, Fumiaki Tanaka, World Cup winner CJ Van der Linde and popular Australian wing Nick Cummins in his squad.