Lions 2013: Barbarians booze ban lasts less than a day as players pictured drinking in Hong Kong Maybe the ban only covered beer and did not extend to wine. But the official Barbarians Twitter account proudly posted a message saying the players were "Avoiding alcohol but good team bonding." When a Twitter user questioned whether the ban was being upheld, this response followed: "As tweeted earlier, a glass of wine or a beer is fine. The 'ban' is over excessive drinking. Talking to reporters in Hong Kong this morning, Quinnell had said: "The players have put a ban on themselves. The Baa-Baas play the Lions in the city on Saturday and some of their players, including Jamie Roberts and Ben Youngs, were also at the races but appeared to be more interested in the barbecue than the bar.