Harry Thacker says his week with the famous, fun-loving Barbarians which culminated in a 48-42 win over the World XV at a sun-drenched Twickenham on Sunday has left him ‘reinvigorated.’
Thacker has been a bright spot in a dark season for his club side Bristol Bears who finished ninth of 11 teams in the final Gallagher Premiership table. Amongst the missed opportunities and dropped points, Bristol put in two of the club’s best performances after six years under director of rugby Pat Lam, thrashing Northampton Saints and Harlequins on back-to-back weekends in March with some of the most entertaining, skillful and scintillating rugby imaginable.
