abstract:A scratch team is a team, usually in sport, brought together on a temporary basis, composed of players who normally play for different sides. A game played between two scratch teams may be called a scratch match.
In a hot and humid Hong Kong, O'Connell is set to lead out the team against the Barbarians -- a scratchteam of international players -- with 17 of the 23 players in the Lions' match-day squad pulling on the team jersey for the first time.