The English clubs are doing their usual refusal to release their players for the December 1 match at Twickenham that wraps up a monumental year of international rugby.

That means the Barbarians, to be coached by Ireland\'s Eddie O\'Sullivan, will be forced to look elsewhere for their talent.

They will find plenty of idle players in New Zealand although there could be a question mark over their match fitness.

The All Blacks players are on leave after their shock World Cup quarterfinal exit. They are not expected to hook up with Super 14 franchises until January 7.

Workaholic loose forward Collins has been keeping himself fit by playing minor club rugby in England.

The All Blacks pair of Collins and wing Sivivatu are set to be joined by Wallabies Rocky Elsom, Chris Latham and Matt Giteau in the Barbarians side.

France\'s Sebastien Chabal has also been used in prematch publicity in Britain along with the talented Argentina pair of Juan Martin Hernandez and Mario Ledesmo.

England players Jason Robinson and Andrew Sheridan have also been mentioned although Sheridan\'s place will now be in doubt following the latest stance by the English clubs.

Premier Rugby, which represents the 12 Premiership clubs, has ruled that players cannot be released as the weekend has already been allocated for EDF Energy Cup fixtures, something they claim was communicated to the Baa-Baas.

\"Playing one-off fixtures like that in the season isn\'t feasible,\" Premier Rugby chief Mark McCafferty told the BBC.

\"They have to understand that during the season it is not possible these days. We have no stake or interest in that game.

\"Our message to the Barbarians has been for some time that we are very willing to work with them on post-season games during the summer, but it\'s very difficult, if not impossible, for us to release players during the season for those sort of representative fixtures

\"It\'s an EDF Energy weekend, one they are committed to. As far as the clubs are concerned the communication to the Barbarians has been that we cannot and won\'t release players for that game.

\"We\'ve had a number of discussions with the clubs over the last few weeks and are not expecting any of the English players to be released. They have enough pressures in terms of their club commitments.

\"We do recognise the great cause of the Barbarians, the brand and the charitable causes they support. And we are prepared to work with them on the end-of-season games they traditionally have and on some of the tours they do - but they have to understand that during the season it\'s not possible.\"

The Barbarians-Springboks fixture promises to be an entertaining an emotional end to the World Cup year, marking Jake White\'s last match in charge of South Africa.

But he could be returning to Twickenham in different colours in the not-too-distant future with White the hot tip to take charge of the English national team.

The Springboks play Wales in Cardiff the week before.

It will be interesting to see if Waikato coach Warren Gatland, about to take over the Welsh side, has any involvement in a match that will be a useful hitout ahead of next year\'s Six Nations.