Wayne Barnes
@WayneBarnesRef
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Referee, barrister, Forester. Enquiries: [email protected] Autobiography: #ThrowingTheBook Bookseller links: https://t.co/1EV6MW5PBT
Joined March 2020
Paperback out now, with a big new Rugby World Cup chapter added. Complete with my personal account of the final, honest thoughts on how we were managed, and details of my secret emergency heart operation.
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My take on the ending of the second @lionsofficial test and why I think the refs got it right 👇.
🗣️ "The crucial Jac Morgan decision demonstrated what a wonderful feel the three match officials have for the game," writes @WayneBarnesRef. Read more here 👇.
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My guide to the Lions test officials ahead of this weekend. Three good friends, and three top class refs.
'The track record of the three officials in charge for Test series points to key differences in their approach'. ✍️ @WayneBarnesRef. Read more 👇.
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To give the Lions refs the best chance of success, they need to be allowed to work together regularly. My thoughts on one of the match officials’ biggest challenges ahead of the tests in today’s @TelegraphRugby.
'There is no more pressure and scrutiny for a referee than during Lions series as the past two tours have shown' . ✍️ @WayneBarnesRef. Read the column ⬇️.
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My old refereeing friend @davidaplews has been given 2-3 yrs to live. He might get longer with access to a new trial drug, except it’s not available in his area. Please help me to help him by adding your name to this petition to make it available 🙏.
petition.parliament.uk
Some studies have shown naltrexone may inhibit cancer. There have never been full clinical trials to investigate this. I would like the government to fund full trials in order to get this drug...
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A famously brutal match; and much easier to analyse from my retiree’s armchair!.
🔴 Wayne Barnes re-referees the most brutal match in Lions history . As uncompromising as they come, the Battle of Ballymore was not for the faint-hearted, but vital win set up series victory for tourists. Watch more from @CharlesRTel ⬇️.
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The opening @SixNationsRugby weekend was relatively controversy-free. So let’s try and just enjoy the rugby instead of searching for debatable infringements (while we can).
Wayne Barnes: Rugby should not be looking to chalk off tries for debatable forward passes. #TelegraphRugby.
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This week there was a Daily Telegraph article entitled “Wayne Barnes deepens RFU crisis” after I wrote a personal letter to all English referees & someone sent it to the press. I hadn’t intended to share it, but as important details weren’t included, I have decided to do so. 1/3
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How good was the atmosphere at Twickenham during the Autumn Nations Series? .Here I explain why the new laws played their part.
New laws a success this autumn but changes in interpretation need looking at. ✍️ @WayneBarnesRef. #TelegraphRugby.
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Whether you see it as bending the rules or simply using their box of tricks to gain sporting advantage, you can be sure the @Springboks will entertain us all at the Allianz against @EnglandRugby on Saturday.
'I know Springboks have gone too far in past but their approach gets people talking'. ✍️ @WayneBarnesRef. #TelegraphRugby.
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Great company at @EnglandRugby v @wallabies on the weekend. And @MartinBayfield is definitely following me.
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There’s never a consensus on refereeing decisions in rugby. This is why I welcome the news that officials can now reduce their consequences with the new 20 minute red card trial. My full thoughts in today’s @TelegraphRugby.
'Thuggery is no longer part of rugby – and that’s why 20-minute red card trial is here'. ✍️ @WayneBarnesRef. #TelegraphRugby.
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Not a conventional Rugby World Cup for me, this one. But memorable for a variety of reasons!.
'Doctors had to restart my heart midway through the Rugby World Cup'. ✍️ @WayneBarnesRef. #TelegraphRugby.
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Yesterday I got my first gold star since primary school - except this one was given to me by Prince William at Windsor Castle, not Mrs Banfield at Bream CofE. What an honour. The kids have already hidden it!
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