Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes has dismissed complaints that two brilliantly worked tries should have been ruled ...

Wayne Barnes has launched a blistering attack on his own referees union as the Rugby Football Union bonuses scandal threatens to further plunge the sport into civil war. In a letter seen by ...

with the referees’ union insisting it would not be “bullied” by Wayne Barnes or the Rugby Football Union board. Barnes had accused the Rugby Football Referees’ Union of imperilling the ...

The war of words over the bonus scandal that has engulfed English rugby has escalated, with the referees’ union insisting it would not be “bullied” by Wayne Barnes or the Rugby Football ...

Former professional referee Wayne Barnes has plunged the Rugby Football Union (RFU) into further crisis with a damning letter to referees, outlining the exact issues behind the SGM crisis.

Wayne Barnes has accused the Rugby Football Referees’ Union of using inflammatory language - PA/Mike Egerton ...

He joined the Rugby Football Union ... year-old was forced to take over as referee, overseeing the Pumas narrow victory. An appointment as one of Wayne Barnes’s assistants for the final ...

Former professional referee Wayne Barnes has plunged the Rugby Football Union (RFU) into further crisis with a damning letter to referees, outlining the exact issues behind the SGM crisis. His strong ...

AS A former player of some 30 years and a former referee of another some 15 years, I have the greatest respect for Wayne Barnes as a referee. However his recent attack on the RFRU raises a number of ...

How it might look if you were a fly on the wall at Mack Hansen’s Media TrainingOpens in new window ] Wayne Barnes, the retired rugby referee, devoted a chapter of his autobiography to the 2013 ...

World Cup final official Wayne Barnes has criticised the Rugby Football Referees’ Union and its role in a grassroots rebellion over the Rugby Football Union pay and bonuses scandal. The RFU has agreed ...

Many referees throughout the sport continue to be dismayed at the ongoing pressure, and abuse they receive; Wayne Barnes revealed ... referee at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and last year took charge ...