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	'''Wayne Barnes''' (born 20 April 1979) is an English international ] ] and ]. He is a ~~regular~~ referee in the ], and ~~has~~ refereed games in the ] and the ]. At international level, Barnes ~~has~~ refereed matches at the ], the ], the Rugby Championship and the ] competitions.		'''Wayne Barnes''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|OBE}} (born 20 April 1979) is a retired English international ] ]. He was a frequent referee in the ], and refereed games in the ] and the ]. At international level, Barnes refereed matches at the ], the ], the Rugby Championship and the ] competitions.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Born in ],<ref name="Gloucester Citizen">{{cite news \|url=http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Sharples-banned-weeks/story-11896308-detail/story.html \|title=Sharples banned for two weeks \|date=5 November 2009 \|work=] \|~~accessdate~~=12 March 2016}}</ref> in the ], ], he was educated at ]; and at the ]. {{~~Citation~~ ~~needed~~\|date=~~December~~ ~~2015~~}}		Born in ],<ref name="Gloucester Citizen">{{cite news \|url=http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Sharples-banned-weeks/story-11896308-detail/story.html \|title=Sharples banned for two weeks \|date=5 November 2009 \|work=This is Gloucestershire \|access-date=12 March 2016 }}{{Dead link\|date=November 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in the ], ], he was educated at ]; and the ], graduating with a law degree in 2000.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Wayne Barnes \|url=https://1npdf11.onenorth.com/pdfrenderer.svc/v1/ABCpdf11/GetRenderedPdfByUrl//.pdf/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.squirepattonboggs.com%2fen%2fprofessionals%2fb%2fbarnes-wayne%3fpdf%3dtrue&attachment=false \|website=Squire Patton Boggs \|access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref> He is a criminal barrister and partner at ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Wayne Barnes \|url=https://www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/professionals/b/barnes-wayne \|website=Squire Patton Boggs \|access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>

	==Refereeing career==		==Refereeing career==
	Barnes started ~~playing rugby at the age of eight, and~~ took up refereeing aged 15 with ]. At university he transferred to the ].<ref name="ProRef" /> In 2001, at the age of 21, Barnes became the youngest referee ever appointed to the Panel of National Referees.<ref name="PremRefs">{{cite web \|url=http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/387_10854.php \|title=Premiership Referees \|~~accessdate~~=29 April 2007 \|publisher=GuinnessPremiership.com }} {{Dead link\|date=October 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He became a professional referee in April 2005.<ref name="ProRef">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rfu.com/news/2005/april/news-articles/waynebarnesjoinselitereferees \|title=Wayne Barnes Joins Elite Referees \|~~accessdate~~=29 April 2007 \|date=6 April 2005 \|publisher=RFU.com \|~~deadurl~~=bot: unknown \|~~archiveurl~~=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129155003/http://www.rfu.com/news/2005/april/news-articles/waynebarnesjoinselitereferees \|~~archivedate~~=29 November 2014 ~~\|df=~~ }}</ref>		Barnes started took up refereeing aged 15 with ]. At university he transferred to the Norfolk Referees Society, part of Eastern Counties (ECRURF) followed by a transfer to ].<ref name="ProRef" /> In 2001, at the age of 21, Barnes became the youngest referee ever appointed to the Panel of National Referees.<ref name="PremRefs">{{cite web \|url=http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/387_10854.php \|title=Premiership Referees \|access-date=29 April 2007 \|publisher=GuinnessPremiership.com }} {{Dead link\|date=October 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He became a professional referee in April 2005.<ref name="ProRef">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rfu.com/news/2005/april/news-articles/waynebarnesjoinselitereferees \|title=Wayne Barnes Joins Elite Referees \|access-date=29 April 2007 \|date=6 April 2005 \|publisher=RFU.com \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129155003/http://www.rfu.com/news/2005/april/news-articles/waynebarnesjoinselitereferees \|archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref>

	Barnes refereed at the ] in ], the ] in Argentina, and was the English representative on the ] circuit from December 2003 to March 2005 ~~he also played for Leister in 2005 as a substitute at number 9~~.<ref name="PremRefs"/> In 2006, Barnes made his ] debut as a referee, taking charge of three matches in the inaugural ].<ref name="PremRefs"/>		Barnes refereed at the ] in ], the ] in Argentina, and was the English representative on the ] circuit from December 2003 to March 2005.<ref name="PremRefs"/> In 2006, Barnes made his ] debut as a referee, taking charge of three matches in the inaugural ].<ref name="PremRefs"/>

	Barnes was one of three English referees to officiate at the ], the others being ] and ]. After New Zealand were knocked out of the quarter-final, ] profiles were created by some New Zealand fans dedicated to ~~criticising~~ ~~Barnes'~~ ~~refereeing~~ ~~performance~~.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10468594">{{cite news \|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup/news/article.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468594 \|title=Ref faces backlash as 'pampered' ABs, not Henry, take the blame \|date=8 October 2007 \|work=] \|~~accessdate~~=2 December 2011}}</ref> Comments on Bebo and other internet sites, including death threats and personal abuse, were condemned by the ] and ] ].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7034858.stm \| work=BBC News \| title=Death threats outrage refs chief \| date=8 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/2323033/English-ref-Wayne-Barnes-backed-after-NZ-slur.html\|title=English ref Wayne Barnes backed after NZ slur\|work=The Telegraph\|date=9 Oct 2007\|location=London\|first=Giles\|last=Mole}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468757 \| title=Don't blame the ref - Clark \| work=New Zealand Herald \| date=9 October 2007}}</ref> ~~Wayne Barnes however is chosen to referee France vs All Blacks in Paris for End Of Year Tour.{{citation needed\|date=November 2016}}~~		Barnes was one of three English referees to officiate at the ], the others being ] and ]. After New Zealand were knocked out of the quarter-final, ] profiles were created by some New Zealand fans dedicated to criticism and abuse of Barnes.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10468594">{{cite news \|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup/news/article.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468594 \|title=Ref faces backlash as 'pampered' ABs, not Henry, take the blame \|date=8 October 2007 \|work=] \|access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> Comments on Bebo and other internet sites, including death threats and personal abuse, were condemned by the ] and ] ].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7034858.stm \| work=BBC News \| title=Death threats outrage refs chief \| date=8 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/2323033/English-ref-Wayne-Barnes-backed-after-NZ-slur.html\|title=English ref Wayne Barnes backed after NZ slur\|work=The Telegraph\|date=9 Oct 2007\|location=London\|first=Giles\|last=Mole}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468757 \| title=Don't blame the ref - Clark \| work=New Zealand Herald \| date=9 October 2007}}</ref>

	In the ], Barnes became the first English official ~~ever~~ to take charge of a match at ], in which Wales beat Ireland 16–12. In the ], Barnes refereed the final-day decider between Wales and Ireland at the ], ] where Ireland were chasing their first ] for 61 years and Wales chasing the Championship.		In the ], Barnes became the first English official to take charge of a match at ], in which Wales beat Ireland 16–12. In the ], Barnes refereed the final-day decider between Wales and Ireland at the ], ] where Ireland were chasing their first ] for 61 years and Wales chasing the Championship.

	He was appointed in 2008 to take charge of his first Heineken Cup knockout match, between Stade Toulousain and Cardiff Blues at Le Stadium on 6 April 2008. In 2010, Barnes officiated his first ] between Toulouse and Biarritz at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, on 22 May.		He was appointed in 2008 to take charge of his first Heineken Cup knockout match, between Stade Toulousain and Cardiff Blues at Le Stadium on 6 April 2008. In 2010, Barnes officiated his first ] between Toulouse and Biarritz at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, on 22 May.

	After officiating at his second Rugby World Cup (in New Zealand) in 2011 and ~~presiding over~~ the third/fourth place ~~play off~~ game between Wales and Australia, Barnes refereed ~~the~~ Heineken Cup semi-final ~~match~~ on Sunday 29 April 2012; Clermont Auvergne v Leinster.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/16536.php \|title=Archive & Search \| News \| ERC \| Official Website : Heineken Cup semi-final referees \|publisher=Ercrugby.com \|date=17 April 2012 \|~~accessdate~~=3 June 2013 }}</ref>		After officiating at his second Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2011 and refereeing the third/fourth place game between Wales and Australia, Barnes refereed a Heineken Cup semi-final on Sunday 29 April 2012; Clermont Auvergne v Leinster.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/16536.php \|title=Archive & Search \| News \| ERC \| Official Website : Heineken Cup semi-final referees \|publisher=Ercrugby.com \|date=17 April 2012 \|access-date=3 June 2013 \|archive-date=21 September 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060847/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/16536.php \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	Barnes was one of the officials ~~present~~ at the Pacific Nations' Cup in Japan in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.irb.com/training/officialpanels/index.html \|title=International Rugby Board - IRB match official panels \|publisher=Irb.com \|date=24 April 2013 \|~~accessdate~~=3 June 2013 }}</ref>		Barnes was one of the officials at the Pacific Nations' Cup in Japan in 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.irb.com/training/officialpanels/index.html \|title=International Rugby Board - IRB match official panels \|publisher=Irb.com \|date=24 April 2013 \|access-date=3 June 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513011428/http://www.irb.com/training/officialpanels/index.html \|archive-date=13 May 2013 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	On 25 May 2013, Barnes refereed the English Premiership final between Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints (his fifth English Premiership final), during which ~~Barnes~~ sent off Northampton captain ] for calling ~~him~~ a ~~cheat,~~ ~~the~~ ~~first~~ ~~time~~ a ~~player~~ ~~had~~ ~~been~~ ~~sent~~ ~~off in an English~~ ~~Premiership final.<ref>~~{{cite ~~news~~ \|~~title~~=~~Lions~~ ~~2013~~: Dylan Hartley ~~set~~ to ~~miss~~ ~~tour~~ ~~after~~ ~~sending~~ ~~off~~ ~~\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby~~-~~union/22668122~~ ~~\|work=BBC~~ ~~Sport~~ \|~~publisher=BBC~~ \|date=26 May ~~2013 \|accessdate=8 December~~ 2013 }}</ref> ~~Hartley's~~ ~~subsequent~~ ~~11-week~~ ~~ban~~ at an ~~RFU~~ ~~disciplinary~~ ~~hearing~~ ~~cost~~ ~~him~~ ~~his~~ ~~place~~ on ~~the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia~~.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Dylan Hartley: ~~Lions~~ ~~hooker~~ ~~misses~~ tour after ~~11-week~~ ~~ban~~ \|url=~~http~~://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/~~22674429~~ \|work=BBC Sport \|publisher=BBC \|date=26 May 2013 \|~~accessdate~~=8 December 2013 }}</ref>		On 25 May 2013, Barnes refereed the English Premiership final between Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints, his fifth English Premiership final, during which he sent off Northampton captain ] for calling Barnes "a fucking cheat”.<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite web\| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EV-aM3j0kg\| title = Dylan Hartley Red card for swearing at Wayne Barnes (with close-up replay) \| website=]\| date = 28 May 2013 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> This was the first time a player had been sent off in a Premiership final.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Lions 2013: Dylan Hartley set to miss tour after sending off \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22668122 \|work=BBC Sport \|publisher=BBC \|date=26 May 2013 \|access-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref>

	When not on the pitch or working with the England team, Barnes is a practising barrister at Fulcrum Chambers in London.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fulcrumchambers.com/wayne-barnes/\|title=Wayne Barnes\|work=Fulcrum Chambers}}</ref>

	Barnes was one of 12 referees selected to officiate the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/65914 \|title=Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015 \|publisher=World Rugby \|date=7 April 2015 }}</ref>		Barnes was one of 12 referees selected to officiate the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/65914 \|title=Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015 \|publisher=World Rugby \|date=7 April 2015 }}</ref>

			On 22 December 2017, Barnes broke the all time Premiership appearances record (191) for a referee while officiating Worcester Warriors 23–8 victory over London Irish.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/42416576\|title=Barnes set to break refereeing record\|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
	==France Vs Wales Shambles==

	On 18th March 2017 Barnes was Ref for France and Wales' final match of the 2017 Six Nations. After an average Wales side put 18 points on France thanks to the boot of ], Barnes took the game to well over 20 minutes of extra time. Many of his decisions have been called into question including giving France penalty after penalty even when their men were plainly first to stand out of the many scrums that took place in those 20 minutes. Also called in to question was possible cheating by The French when prop ] was replaced with ],a player who had earlier been replaced after Barnes was told by a France team medic that ] needed to be assessed after a head injury also Wales' George North claiming that he been bitten after a tackle, but replays showed no evidence that the television match official could use to corroborate North's claim, although Barnes told TMO ] there was evidence of a bite on his arm. A few days after the match Six Nations confirmed an investigation would take place.
			He was selected as a match official for the ] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=World \|first1=Rugby \|title=World Rugby Officiating \|url=https://officiating.worldrugby.org/index.php?page=appointments&id=110 \|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>

			In January 2022, Barnes refereed his 250th Premiership Rugby match.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Ian Tempest in charge of first match of 2022 as Wayne Barnes hits 250\|url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/ian-tempest-in-charge-of-first-match-of-2022-as-wayne-barnes-hits-250\|access-date=7 January 2022\|website=Premiership Rugby}}</ref> On 5 November 2022, Barnes refereed the match between Wales and New Zealand in the ]. It was his 100th international match as a referee, equalling the record set by Wales' ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=James \|first=Dylan \|date=5 November 2022 \|title=Wales v New Zealand referee Wayne Barnes \|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-v-new-zealand-referee-25437579 \|access-date=5 November 2022 \|website=WalesOnline }}</ref>

			In October 2023, Barnes was chosen to referee the ] between ] and ] at the ], in his 111th ] and 27th World Cup match. Joining Barnes were compatriots ] and ] as assistant referees, and Tom Foley as the television match official.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/885413/wayne-barnes-to-referee-rugby-world-cup-2023-final\|title=Wayne Barnes to referee Rugby World Cup 2023 final}}</ref>

			On 2 November 2023, Barnes announced his retirement from refereeing after officiating in 111 test matches, including five Rugby World Cups and 26 Six Nations matches.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/02/wayne-barnes-announces-retirement-after-refereeing-rugby-world-cup-final\|title=Wayne Barnes announces retirement after refereeing Rugby World Cup final\|date=2 November 2023\|work=Guardian\|access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>

			Barnes' ], ''Throwing the Book,'' written with ], with an audiobook version narrated by ], was released by ] on 9 November 2023.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/wayne-barnes/throwing-the-book/9781408719541/ \|title=Throwing the Book \|date=2023-05-08 \|isbn=978-1-4087-1954-1 \|language=en-US \|last1=Barnes \|first1=Wayne \|last2=Dirs \|first2=Ben \|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group Limited }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist~~\|30em~~}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	* IRB.com		* IRB.com

	{{2007 Rugby World Cup referees}}		{{2007 Rugby World Cup referees}}
	{{2011 Rugby World Cup referees}}		{{2011 Rugby World Cup referees}}
	{{2015 Rugby World Cup referees}}		{{2015 Rugby World Cup referees}}
			{{2019 Rugby World Cup referees}}
			{{2023 Rugby World Cup referees}}
			{{Rugby World Cup Final referees}}

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Latest revision as of 00:23, 12 September 2024

Rugby referee

Rugby player

Wayne Barnes
OBE

Barnes refereeing in 2017

Birth name

Wayne Barnes

Date of birth

(1979-04-20) 20 April 1979 (age 45)

Place of birth

Bream, Gloucestershire, England

Height

6 ft (183 cm)

School

Whitecross School, Lydney
Monmouth School Sixth Form

University

University of East Anglia

Occupation(s)

Rugby Union referee, Barrister

Rugby union career

Refereeing career
Years	Competition	Apps
-	English Premiership	-
–	Heineken Cup
–	European Challenge Cup
–	Six Nations
–	Rugby Championship

Wayne Barnes OBE (born 20 April 1979) is a retired English international rugby union referee. He was a frequent referee in the English Premiership, and refereed games in the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup. At international level, Barnes refereed matches at the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations, the Rugby Championship and the Pacific Nations Cup competitions.

Early life

Born in Bream, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, he was educated at Whitecross School; and the University of East Anglia, graduating with a law degree in 2000. He is a criminal barrister and partner at Squire Patton Boggs.

Refereeing career

Barnes started took up refereeing aged 15 with Gloucester & District Referees. At university he transferred to the Norfolk Referees Society, part of Eastern Counties (ECRURF) followed by a transfer to London Society of RFU Referees. In 2001, at the age of 21, Barnes became the youngest referee ever appointed to the Panel of National Referees. He became a professional referee in April 2005.

Barnes refereed at the 2003 U19 World Cup in Saint-Denis, the 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in Argentina, and was the English representative on the Sevens circuit from December 2003 to March 2005. In 2006, Barnes made his test debut as a referee, taking charge of three matches in the inaugural Pacific Five Nations.

Barnes was one of three English referees to officiate at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the others being Chris White and Tony Spreadbury. After New Zealand were knocked out of the quarter-final, Bebo profiles were created by some New Zealand fans dedicated to criticism and abuse of Barnes. Comments on Bebo and other internet sites, including death threats and personal abuse, were condemned by the International Rugby Board and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.

In the 2008 Six Nations Championship, Barnes became the first English official to take charge of a match at Croke Park, in which Wales beat Ireland 16–12. In the 2009 Six Nations Championship, Barnes refereed the final-day decider between Wales and Ireland at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff where Ireland were chasing their first Grand Slam for 61 years and Wales chasing the Championship.

He was appointed in 2008 to take charge of his first Heineken Cup knockout match, between Stade Toulousain and Cardiff Blues at Le Stadium on 6 April 2008. In 2010, Barnes officiated his first Heineken Cup Final between Toulouse and Biarritz at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, on 22 May.

After officiating at his second Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2011 and refereeing the third/fourth place game between Wales and Australia, Barnes refereed a Heineken Cup semi-final on Sunday 29 April 2012; Clermont Auvergne v Leinster.

Barnes was one of the officials at the Pacific Nations' Cup in Japan in 2013.

On 25 May 2013, Barnes refereed the English Premiership final between Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints, his fifth English Premiership final, during which he sent off Northampton captain Dylan Hartley for calling Barnes "a fucking cheat”. This was the first time a player had been sent off in a Premiership final.

Barnes was one of 12 referees selected to officiate the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

On 22 December 2017, Barnes broke the all time Premiership appearances record (191) for a referee while officiating Worcester Warriors 23–8 victory over London Irish.

He was selected as a match official for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

In January 2022, Barnes refereed his 250th Premiership Rugby match. On 5 November 2022, Barnes refereed the match between Wales and New Zealand in the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. It was his 100th international match as a referee, equalling the record set by Wales' Nigel Owens.

In October 2023, Barnes was chosen to referee the 2023 Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France, in his 111th test match and 27th World Cup match. Joining Barnes were compatriots Karl Dickson and Matthew Carley as assistant referees, and Tom Foley as the television match official.

On 2 November 2023, Barnes announced his retirement from refereeing after officiating in 111 test matches, including five Rugby World Cups and 26 Six Nations matches.

Barnes' autobiography, Throwing the Book, written with Ben Dirs, with an audiobook version narrated by Rich Keeble, was released by Hachette on 9 November 2023.

References

"Sharples banned for two weeks". This is Gloucestershire. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
"Wayne Barnes". Squire Patton Boggs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
"Wayne Barnes". Squire Patton Boggs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Wayne Barnes Joins Elite Referees". RFU.com. 6 April 2005. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Premiership Referees". GuinnessPremiership.com. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
"Ref faces backlash as 'pampered' ABs, not Henry, take the blame". The New Zealand Herald. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
"Death threats outrage refs chief". BBC News. 8 October 2007.
Mole, Giles (9 October 2007). "English ref Wayne Barnes backed after NZ slur". The Telegraph. London.
"Don't blame the ref - Clark". New Zealand Herald. 9 October 2007.
"Archive & Search | News | ERC | Official Website : Heineken Cup semi-final referees". Ercrugby.com. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
"International Rugby Board - IRB match official panels". Irb.com. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Dylan Hartley Red card for swearing at Wayne Barnes (with close-up replay)". YouTube. 28 May 2013.
"Lions 2013: Dylan Hartley set to miss tour after sending off". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
"Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015". World Rugby. 7 April 2015.
"Barnes set to break refereeing record". BBC Sport.
World, Rugby. "World Rugby Officiating". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
"Ian Tempest in charge of first match of 2022 as Wayne Barnes hits 250". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
James, Dylan (5 November 2022). "Wales v New Zealand referee Wayne Barnes". WalesOnline. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
"Wayne Barnes to referee Rugby World Cup 2023 final".
"Wayne Barnes announces retirement after refereeing Rugby World Cup final". Guardian. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
Barnes, Wayne; Dirs, Ben (8 May 2023). Throwing the Book. Little, Brown Book Group Limited. ISBN 978-1-4087-1954-1.

External links

Rugby World Cup 2007 match official appointments set IRB.com

v t e 2007 Rugby World Cup referees
Referees	Wayne Barnes (England) Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Paul Honiss (New Zealand) Marius Jonker (South Africa) Joël Jutge (France) Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Alan Lewis (Ireland) Nigel Owens (Wales) Alain Rolland (Ireland) Tony Spreadbury (England) Steve Walsh (New Zealand) Chris White (England)
Assistant referees	Christophe Berdos (France) Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Craig Joubert (South Africa) Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Paul Marks (Australia) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Dave Pearson (England) Hugh Watkins (Wales)

v t e 2011 Rugby World Cup referees
Referees	Wayne Barnes (England) George Clancy (Ireland) Craig Joubert (South Africa) Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Nigel Owens (Wales) Dave Pearson (England) Romain Poite (France) Alain Rolland (Ireland) Steve Walsh (Australia)
Reserve and assistant referees	Carlo Damasco (Italy) Jérôme Garcès (France) Tim Hayes (Wales) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Chris Pollock (New Zealand) Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match officials	Giulio De Santis (Italy) Matt Goddard (Australia) Graham Hughes (England) Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

v t e 2015 Rugby World Cup referees
Referees	Wayne Barnes (England) George Clancy (Ireland) JP Doyle (England) Jérôme Garcès (France) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Craig Joubert (South Africa) John Lacey (Ireland) Nigel Owens (Wales) Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Romain Poite (France) Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Reserve and assistant referees	Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Angus Gardner (Australia) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match officials	George Ayoub (Australia) Graham Hughes (England) Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

v t e 2019 Rugby World Cup referees
Referees	Wayne Barnes (England) Nic Berry (Australia) Jérôme Garcès (France) Angus Gardner (Australia) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Nigel Owens (Wales) Luke Pearce (England) Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Romain Poite (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Reserve and assistant referees	Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Andrew Brace (Ireland) Matthew Carley (England) Karl Dickson (England) Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match officials	Graham Hughes (England) Rowan Kitt (England) Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Marius Jonker (South Africa)

v t e 2023 Rugby World Cup referees
Referees	Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Wayne Barnes (England) Nic Berry (Australia) Andrew Brace (Ireland) Matthew Carley (England) Karl Dickson (England) Angus Gardner (Australia) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Luke Pearce (England) Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Mathieu Raynal (France) Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Reserve and assistant referees	Chris Busby (Ireland) Pierre Brousset (France) James Doleman (New Zealand) Craig Evans (Wales) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Christophe Ridley (England) Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match officials	Brett Cronan (Australia) Tom Foley (England) Marius Jonker (South Africa) Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Joy Neville (Ireland) Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

v t e Rugby World Cup Final referees
Referees	1987: Kerry Fitzgerald 1991: Derek Bevan 1995: Ed Morrison 1999 & 2003: André Watson 2007: Alain Rolland 2011: Craig Joubert 2015: Nigel Owens 2019: Jérôme Garcès 2023: Wayne Barnes
Assistant Referees	1987: Brian Anderson & Jim Fleming 1995: Joël Dumé & Derek Bevan 1999: Ed Morrison & Paddy O'Brien 2003: Paddy O'Brien & Paul Honiss 2007: Joël Jutge & Paul Honiss 2011: Alain Rolland & Nigel Owens 2015: Jérôme Garcès & Wayne Barnes 2019: Romain Poite & Ben O'Keeffe 2023: Karl Dickson & Matthew Carley
Television Match Officials	2003: Jonathan Kaplan 2007: Stuart Dickinson 2011: Giulio de Santis 2015: Shaun Veldsman 2019: Ben Skeen 2023: Tom Foley

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