The Barbarians prepare to face the All Blacks

With the Barbarians taking on the 2015 World Cup winners – the mighty All Blacks – at Twickenham as part of the Autumn International series, our photographer Tom Jenkins was given exclusive access as the invitational team prepared for the big match The Barbarians were formed in 1890 by a player from Blackheath, London, called William Percy Carpmael. At that time the rugby season finished in March so he decided to invite a group of players to join him on an end-of-season tour to the north of England. This he saw as an opportunity to play with friends from various clubs who were normally opponen…