Peter Bills is disappointed by the Barbarians' waning mojo in the world of professional rugby in The Irish Independent.
"So where now for the Barbarians, Ireland's conquerors in Limerick last weekend but a tribe looking increasingly threatened by the passage of time?
"Once, they played in a style so spectacular that untold numbers took to their game, lured by the sheer joie de vivre, the style and elan of their approach, the bliss of their philosophy founded as it was on pleasure for both participants and those watching.
"But 1973 is an awful long way back in anyone's life, and especially the Barbarians'. Life and sports have changed; values espoused decades back have declined. This month's games against England and Ireland have rather underlined the point. And one of this unique, invitation rugby club's most esteemed sons shook his head in sadness."
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