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| Born in ], ], Barnes was educated at ] in ], where he was head boy; ]; and at the ]. | Born in ], ], Barnes was educated at ] in ], where he was head boy; ]; and at the ]. | ||
| Wayne Barnes last refereed the Wales vs All Blacks in Cardiff in which All Blacks won by 34-13. No question on when the All Blacks get Wayne Barnes again before the 2015 Rugby World Cup. | |||
| ==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" /> Barnes is the youngest referee ever appointed to the Panel of National Referees, having been given the position in 2001, aged just 21.<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 }}</ref> | |||
| Barnes refereed at the ] in ], the ] in ], 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 was knocked out of the quarter-final by France, ] 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|date=Oct 9, 2007|newspaper=New Zealand Herald}}</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. | |||
| 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> | |||
| 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> | |||
| 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 Dylan Hartley for swearing at him, 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=British Broadcasting Corporation |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=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 May 2013 |accessdate=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/}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Birth name | Wayne Barnes | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1979-04-20) 20 April 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||
| School | Whitecross School, Lydney & Monmouth School Sixth Form | ||||||||||
| University | University of East Anglia | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Barrister | ||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||
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Wayne Barnes (born 20 April 1979) is an English international rugby union referee. He is a regular referee in the Aviva Premiership, and has refereed games in the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup. He has also refereed matches at the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations, the Rugby Championship and the Pacific Nations competitions.
Early life
Born in Gloucestershire, England, Barnes was educated at Whitecross School in Lydney, where he was head boy; Monmouth School; and at the University of East Anglia.
Wayne Barnes last refereed the Wales vs All Blacks in Cardiff in which All Blacks won by 34-13. No question on when the All Blacks get Wayne Barnes again before the 2015 Rugby World Cup.