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The title says SCG but article says SFS
Australia set to open new rugby season with clash against Barbarians at SCG
December 22, 2008
AUSTRALIA will open their 2009 season with an historic match against an international Barbarians side at the Sydney Football Stadium.
The Australian Rugby Union are promising "some of the biggest names in the game" will be part of the first Barbarians side to play on Australian soil.
The Wallabies' first game at the SFS in eight years will open their 2009 campaign on June 6, a week before the first Test against Italy in Canberra.
Australia has not played at the SFS since a 41-29 victory over the New Zealand Maori in 2001.
The one-off match will also be the first in the 60-year history of the Wallabies and Barbarians to be played in Australia.
Barbarians matches have traditionally been scheduled as tour finales for Wallaby tours to Europe, with nine games played between 1948 and 2001 before the concept was revived during this year's spring tour.
The Wallabies won that Wembley Stadium clash against a star-studded line-up 18-11 earlier this month.
"The success of that match hardened our resolve to finalise discussions with the Barbarians about them coming to Australia for the first time," ARU boss John O'Neill said in a statement.
"Those negotiations also ensure us a Barbarians side of real quality, one that will help deliver a new experience to Australian sporting fans, and at a ground where our national team has not played for almost a decade.
"We're very excited by this Barbarians venture. So too are the Barbarians.
"In terms of their playing personnel, the possibilities for the Barbarians are enticing.
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