New Zealand Barbarians

New Zealand Barbarian
Full nameNew Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club Inc.
UnionNew Zealand Rugby
Nickname(s)Baa-Baas
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
LocationKingsland, Auckland
Ground(s)Eden Park (Capacity: 50,000)
Coach(es)Scott McLeod
Team kit
Official website
www.barbarianrugby.co.nz

The New Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club Inc., nicknamed the Barbarians, or Baa-Baas, is a rugby union club headquartered in Kingsland, Auckland. The idea came from the concept of the Barbarian F.C. The Barbarians played their home matches at Eden Park.

They have been a part of New Zealand Rugby since the team was founded in 1937 by two ex-All Blacks, Ronald Bush and Hubert McLean, who captained their first game (against Auckland) in 1938.[1]

  1. ^ Ron Palenski; Rod Chester; Neville McMillan (2005). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby (4th ed.). Hodder Moa, Auckland. p. 138. ISBN 1 86971 026 6.