THROWBACK: When Christian Wade Scored A Hattrick But Coughed Up An Easy Try Against The Barbarians

Back in 2015, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade put in match winning performances for England as they romped to record breaking 73-12 victory over the Barbarians.

It was a day of records as Danny Cipriani’s 33 points and Christian Wade hattrick stole the show. Wade did however blow a chance at a fourth try by dropping the ball in the act of touching down.

Both Wade and Cipriani had a point to prove having been omitted from Stuart Lanchaster's Rugby World Cup squad.

Seven of England's 10 tries were scored by backs while the Barbarians’ two were claimed by forwards, Brad Thorn and Thomas Waldrom, who also received yellow cards, the latter on 20 minutes for pulling back Lee Dickson as the scrum-half set off in pursuit of a kick ahead and the former, playing his final game before retiring, paying homage to his time at Leicester by tip-tackling the Northampton prop Alex Waller.

Thorn and Waldrom got stuck in, as did the Australia flanker George Smith, whose 111 Test caps were close to England’s total of 117. To rub it in Cipriani also converted all 11 of his shots at goal in a magnificent game.

England Tait (Geraghty, 55); Wade, Daly, Slade, Yarde (Lewington, 61); Cipriani, Dickson (capt; Chudley, 64); Mullan (Waller, 48), Cowan-Dickie (Taylor, 48), Brookes (Denman, 61), Slater (Fisher, 55), Launchbury (Gaskell, 48), Wilson, Clifford, Beaumont.

Tries Wade 3, Yarde, Slater, Clifford, Cipriani 2, Slade, Beaumont. Cons Cipriani 10. Pen Cipriani.

Barbarians Aplon (Fujita, 42); Smith, Rokocoko, Olivier (Brett, 53), Monye; Pisi, Cubelli (Pienaar, 73; Taumoepeau (Tejerizo, h-t), Ward (Fourie, h-t), Diaz (Jones, h-t), Manoa, Thorn (capt), Whitelock (Matera, h-t), Smith, Waldrom.

Tries: Thorn, Waldrom. Con Pisi.

Sin-bin: Waldrom 20, Thorn 70.