England’s loss is Wayne Barnes’ gain. The most experienced referee in test history will control the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and South Africa on Saturday in Paris. Barnes has refereed ...

England’s Wayne Barnes is one of the officials at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The vastly-experienced referee has taken charge of more than 100 international games, a record tally. Having made his ...

England’s Wayne Barnes is one of the officials at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The vastly-experienced referee has taken charge of more than 100 international games, a record tally. Having made his ...

England’s Wayne Barnes is one of the officials at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The vastly-experienced referee has taken charge of more than 100 international games, a record tally. Having made his ...

Wayne Barnes, the referee for the Rugby World Cup final, thought about retiring last year due to social media abuse which threatened his family sparked by tweets made by South Africa's director of ...

Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes admits that the TMO usage can improve after a controversial weekend in the July internationals. New Zealanders were particularly frustrated following a ...

Rugby referees need to “turn a blind eye” to certain infringements if they are to keep the game flowing after Saturday’s stop-start Tests. That is according to 2023 Rugby World Cup final official ...

Nov 2 (Reuters) - English referee Wayne Barnes called time on his officiating career on Thursday and bows out having taken charge of a record 111 tests, including the recent World Cup final between ...

Oct 23 (Reuters) - England’s Wayne Barnes, the most experienced referee in history with 110 tests, will officiate Saturday’s World Cup final between New Zealand and holders South Africa in Paris, ...

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