Aaron Cruden & Andre Esterhuizen set to play for Barbarians against World XV

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All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden and South Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen are the latest internationals acceptable to diagnostic for Eddie Jones' Barbarians.

It is understood some person provisionally signed up to play against the World XV astatine Twickenham connected 28 May.

Esterhuizen's engagement volition hinge connected whether Harlequins scope the Premiership last connected the aforesaid weekend.

Two England players - prop Dan Cole and backmost rower Sam Simmonds - are besides being lined up by the Barbarians.

Like Esterhuizen, if Cole's Leicester oregon Simmonds' Exeter bash not scope the home final, past they are acceptable to play for the celebrated invitational side.

Cruden won 50 caps for New Zealand betwixt 2010 and 2017 and was portion of the World Cup-winning squad successful 2011.

Meanwhile, Esterhuizen is backmost successful Springbok contention aft a superb play for Quins which saw him triumph the Rugby Players' Association subordinate of the season.

Former New Zealand caput manager Steve Hansen, who led the All Blacks to the 2015 World Cup, is successful complaint of the World XV and has besides recruited immoderate prima names for the one-off fixture.

Australia's Marika Koroibete and Fiji sensation Semi Radradra are among those acceptable to play for the World XV, on with erstwhile All Blacks centre Ngani Laumape and Wallaby scrum-half Nick Phipps.