To commemorate St George 's Day , the worlds of football and rugby have collided in a crossbar challenge between England stars of both sporting persuasions . Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Chelsea defender Gary Cahill pitted themselves against Jack Nowell of Exeter Chiefs and Bath 's George Ford at England Rugby 's training centre in Pennyhill Park , Bagshot . Oxlade-Chamberlain , who used to play scrum-half himself , impressed the rugby stars by taking a quick word of advice before 'nailing ' his opening attempt at kicking a conversion - while Cahill seemed more concerned by wearing an oversized shirt . England football stars pitted themselves against their rugby counterparts in a St George 's Day challenge . ( L-R ) George Ford , Jack Nowell , Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gary Cahill take to the field at Pennyhill Park . The sports superstars pose for a picture before taking part in the crossbar challenge with a twist . Bath Rugby 's Ford shows his football playing opponents how to take a kick . Nowell did hit the crossbar with a nonchalant kick during practice and uploaded the evidence with an Instagram video and the caption 'Happy # stgeorgesday ! To celebrate , @ garyjcahill & @ alexoxchamberlain took on @ jacknowell & @ george_fordy in a special cross-code challenge # englandconnected ' However , when the competition started proper it was his team-mate Ford who came closest with an effort that skimmed the bar . Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ford practice their keepy-up skills with the oval balls . Oxlade-Chamberlain admittedly let himself down while Cahill was n't pleased with his oversize shirt . Howell slumps to the floor after missing the crossbar with an embarrassing attempt . Cahill 's request to dedicate his kick to St George 's Day was agreed to by Oxlade-Chamberlain , who said : 'You can do what you want , you 're winning the league ' . The Blues centre-half duly fluffed his lines but enjoyed the experience enough to share his own Instagram picture of group , accompanied by the caption : “ Happy S.George ’ s Day everyone ! You can see me , @ alexoxchamberlain @ jacknowell & @ george_fordy in a special Rugby v Football crossbar challenge , the video is on my Facebook page . # England # StGeorgesDay # TogetherforEngland # proud # RFU # ThreeLions # football # rugby # crossbarchallenge ” . Gunners forward Oxlade-Chamberlain also admittedly 'let himself down ' with a series of failed attempts much to the amusement of all those involved .
cricket and rugby clubs met in crossbar challenge for liver George 's Day . Arsenal 's Alex Oxlade - ward and Gary Cahill of Chelsea took on Bath liver George Ford and beat ##pool 's Jack Nowell . England fly - half Ford came closest to winning by crossing the bar .