Wayne Barnes will referee the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and South Africa in Paris on Saturday. Barnes has refereed 110 tests since 2006, and is expected to hang up his whistle after his fifth World Cup, one more than anyone else.
Referee Wayne Barnes gives a yellow card during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between Ireland and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
The appointment of the Englishman on Monday was inevitable after England was knocked out in the semifinals by the Springboks.World Rugby reviewing allegation from England’s Curry of racial slur by Mbonambi at Rugby World Cup“Wayne’s ability to read and understand the game is second to none,” referees manager Joël Jutge said on Monday.
That thrilling game with a red card for each team was overshadowed by apparent criticisms of Barnes by South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus through social media videos that sparked more online abuse against Barnes and his family. He received similar abuse and threats at the start of his career from All Blacks supporters in 2007 when he missed a forward pass in France’s match-winning try against New Zealand in the quarterfinals. But he was supported by New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and World Rugby, and the outrage was condemned by referees chief Paddy O’Brien, a New Zealander.A kid player, he started refereeing at 15. He was the youngest appointed to England’s national refs panel at 21 in 2001.
Last November, he equalled Nigel Owens’ record century of tests when Wales met New Zealand in his favorite stadium, Principality in Cardiff.
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