Scrum half Rhodri Williams grabbed a try and hooker Richard Hibbard also impressed as the Barbarians were edged out 51-43 in an entertaining encounter at Twickenham on Sunday.
Hibbard started the match – in his third appearance for the Baabaas – and Williams was a try scoring replacement.
England enjoyed a strong first half in the non-cap match against a stellar Barbarians line-up, with Wasps winger Josh Bassett darting into the corner to open the scoring.
The Barbarians hit back with two quick tries from captain James Horwill and Francois Louw before full-back Simon Hammersley finished a wonderful breakaway move to re-establish England's lead.
Fly-half Marcus Smith and Harlequins team-mate Alex Dombrandt increased England's advantage to 19 points before the break before Johnny Williams went over shortly after half-time.
The Barbarians staged a dramatic comeback with tries for Williams, David Heffernan and a Mark Atkinson double.
But the impressive Smith nudged England further ahead with a penalty, before Dombrandt dived over for his second try to seal the victory and leave the hosts out of reach despite Taqele Naiyaravoro's late score.
