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| '''Wayne Barnes''' (born ] ]) is an ] international ] ]. He became a professional referee in ], giving up a career in ] to do so.<ref name="ProRef">{{cite web |url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/10063 |title=Wayne Barnes Joins Elite Referees |accessdate=2007-04-29 |date=2005-04-06 |publisher=RFU.com }}</ref> Barnes is also the youngest referee ever appointed to the Panel of National Referees, having been given the position in ], aged just 21.<ref name="PremRefs">{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/387_397.php |title=Premiership Referees |accessdate=2007-04-29 |publisher=GuinnessPremiership.com }}</ref> He started playing rugby at age 8, and took up refereeing aged 15.<ref name="ProRef" /> He is currently a regular referee in the ], and has refereed games in the ] and the ]. | |||
| In ], Barnes made his ] debut as a referee, taking charge of three matches in the inaugural ] and the Italy v France match in the ].<ref name="PremRefs"/> Before that, he had refereed at the 2003 ] in ], the ] ] in ] and he was the English representative on the ] circuit from ] to ].<ref name="PremRefs"/> In April 2007, it was announced that Barnes would be one of three English referees at the ] ], the others being ] and ]. Barnes was given control of four matches at the World Cup, those being South Africa v Tonga, Samoa v USA (both Pool A), New Zealand v Italy (Pool C) and Ireland v Georgia (Pool D). | |||
| His refereeing in the 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between ] and ], on ] ] caused controversy among New Zealand fans and commentators. New Zealand ] ] was sin-binned early in the second half for an obstruction and later on a forward pass resulted in a converted try for France, giving France a 20-18 victory. ] suggested that while the French were moving forward in the competition Barnes should not.<ref>] live coverage, 7 October 2007</ref> | |||
| He is currently a scapegoat of New Zealand fans' anger at their team's consistent inability to win rugby's most coveted trophy, despite being branded the best team in the world.<ref>New Zealand Herald article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468594</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * IRB.com | |||
| * Forward pass documentation | |||
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