The Daily Telegraph's Brendan Gallagher previews Willie Mason's rugby union bow for the Barbarians against England.
"It could be that union is about to be hit by another Sonny Bill Williams - we will know soon enough.
Mason, New Zealand born but with Tongan ancestry and a little Samoan for that matter, is guaranteed some game-time off the bench on Sunday, when we will get a taste of what might lie ahead for the man Toulon have signed to galvanise their midfield next season.
"I haven't been this excited about a game for a while," says Mason who, starred for Tonga in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup before switching to Australia and winning 24 Test caps, scoring seven tries in the process.
"I'm way out of my comfort zone. I have thrown myself in at the deep end and I just can't wait to get out there and do it. I've played in plenty of big games before, it's not like I'm someone who doesn't know how to catch a ball, run, or tackle, which are the basics of rugby."
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