But only two minutes later, Mortlock left the field with a suspected concussion and after Australia gave away a penalty in the scrum, Springboks flyhalf Butch James closed the gap to 13-6.
Then after just eight minutes South African Schalk Brits, forgetting any club loyalty, sent a punch towards his Saracens teammate and Lions flyhalf Owen Farrell, earning the Barbarians' hooker a yellow card and 10 minutes off the field.