Johnnie Beattie is the 30th player from Anniesland to be selected to play for the Barbarians
He follows names like Herbert Waddell Laurie Duff Max and Brian Simmers et al and in recent times Cammy Little and Scott Hutton
Uncle Duncan played for Glasgow Accies against the Barbarians which included Will Carling and Jonathon Davies in the Herbert Waddell Memorial Match at New Anniesland in 1988 and no other than Roy Dingwall ran touch
Legend has it that Jonathon Davies had to make a tactical withdrawal during second half owing to some contractual arrangement with his club in Wales

The Barbarians team on that famous occasion was
THORBURN, PAUL NEATH WALES
DUNCAN, MATT WEST OF SCOTLAND SCOTLAND
LAITY, COLIN NEATH
CARLING, WILL HARLEQUINS ENGLAND
DAVIES, C LLANELLI WALES
DAVIES, JONATHAN LLANELLI WALES
JONES, ROBERT SWANSEA WALES
FITZGERALD, D C LANSDOWNE IRELAND
WATKINS, I J EBBW VALE WALES
YOUNG, DAI SWANSEA WALES
EDWARDS, N G B HARLEQUINS SCOTLAND
LENIHAN, D G CORK CONSTITUTION IRELAND
REES, GARY NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND
CALDER, FINLAY STEWARTS FP SCOTLAND
PAXTON, IAN SELKIRK SCOTLAND
LAIDLAW, RICHARD JED-FOREST SCOTLAND
HOWE, M A BEDFORD


SUMMER SQUAD CHANGES ANNOUNCED

The number of nationalities represented on the Barbarians three-match summer tour has been extended to 12 with the recruitment of 58-times capped Wallaby Mark Chisholm and fellow lock, Italy's Cornelius van Zyl.
Other additions since the provisional squad was announced last week are Casey Laulala, Heinke van der Merwe, Francois Louw and Ernst Joubert.
Among those sidelined by injury are Stephen Jones and Schalk Brits.
The tour opener against England on 27 May (for the Killik Cup) is followed by assignments against Ireland in Gloucester and Wales at the Millennium Stadium. The Barbarians defeated all three countries in their most recent fixtures against them.

Barbarians' squad:
Backs - Isa Nacewa (Fiji), Mils Muliaina (New Zealand), Ian Balshaw (England), Cedric Heymans (France), Shane Williams (Wales), Paul Sackey (England), Sailosi Tagicakibau (Samoa), Casey Laulala (New Zealand), Mike Tindall (England), Damien Traille (France), Felipe Contepomi (Argentine), Stephen Donald (New Zealand), Rory Lawson (Scotland), Jerome Fillol (France)
Forwards - Benoit August (France), John Smit (South Africa), Aled de Malmanche (New Zealand), John Afoa (New Zealand), Duncan Jones (Wales), Neemia Tialata (New Zealand), Heinke van der Merwe (South Africa), Mark Chisholm (Australia), Mick O'Driscoll (Ireland), Anton van Zyl (South Africa), Pelu Taele (Samoa), Cornelius van Zyl (Italy), Raphael Lakafia (France), Akupusi Qera (Fiji), John Beattie (Scotland), Pedrie Wannenburg (South Africa), Ernst Joubert (South Africa), Francois Louw (South Africa)

Fixtures:
Sunday 27 May v England (Twickenham) 2.30pm Killik Cup
Tickets from www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Tuesday 29 May v Ireland (Kingsholm, Gloucester) 7.45pm
Tickets from www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk

Saturday 2 June v Wales (Millennium Stadium) 2.00pm
Tickets from www.ticketmaster.co.uk

This article was originally posted on 23-May-2012, 07:06 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 23-May-2012, 22:44.