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

World Cup final referee Wayne ... Barnes says it was a moment that could have fast-tracked his retirement as the abuse became more intense following criticism from South Africa director of rugby ...

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 ...

Ex-international referee Wayne Barnes has identified the areas that World Rugby could improve, to both benefit the officials and the game. Barnes was discussing the weekend’s events in the Six ...

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 ...

New Zealand referee Ben O'Keeffe will control his first Rugby World Cup finals game when refereeing France v South Africa on Monday (NZT), while England's Wayne Barnes has been named to referee 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 ...