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wayne burns SUKS he is so USLESS i think he should DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE HE IS tHE worst ref in the hole world i am going to kill him and rape him . hard very hard. his arection will be 2 cm long hahahah shame on wayne barnes he SUKS

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+wayne burns SUKS he is so USLESS i think he should DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE HE IS tHE worst ref in the hole world i am going to kill him and rape him . hard very hard. his arection will be 2 cm long hahahah shame on wayne barnes he SUKS
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-[[Image:Wayne Barnes.jpg|thumb|Wayne Barnes, refereeing a match between [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]] and [[Newcastle Falcons]]]]
-'''Wayne Barnes''' (born [[20 April]] [[1979]] in [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]]) is an [[England|English]] international [[rugby union]] [[referee]]. He became a professional referee in [[April 2005]], giving up a career in [[law]] 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 [[2001]], aged just 21.<ref name="PremRefs">{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/387_10854.php |title=Premiership Referees |accessdate=2007-04-29 |publisher=GuinnessPremiership.com }}</ref> He started playing rugby at age eight, and took up refereeing aged 15.<ref name="ProRef" /> He is currently a regular referee in the [[Guinness Premiership]], and has refereed games in the [[Heineken Cup]] and the [[European Challenge Cup]].
-In [[2006]], Barnes made his [[Test match|Test]] debut as a referee, taking charge of three matches in the inaugural [[Pacific Nations Cup|Pacific Five Nations]] and the [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] versus [[France national rugby union team|France]] match in the [[2006 Six Nations Championship|2006 Six Nations]].<ref name="PremRefs"/> Before that, he had refereed at the [[Under 19 Rugby World Championship|2003 U19 World Cup]] in [[Paris]], the [[2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship|2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship]] in [[Argentina]] and he was the English representative on the [[Rugby sevens|Sevens]] circuit from [[December 2003]] to [[March 2005]].<ref name="PremRefs"/> In April 2007, it was announced that Barnes would be one of three English referees at the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], the others being [[Chris White (referee)|Chris White]] and [[Tony Spreadbury]]. Barnes was given control of four matches at the World Cup, those being South Africa versus Tonga, Samoa versus USA (both [[Group stage|Pool]] A), New Zealand versus Italy (Pool C) and Ireland versus Georgia (Pool D).
-Barnes refereed the 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between France and [[All Blacks|New Zealand]] on [[6 October]] [[2007]], which was his eleventh international match. His performance caused controversy among fans and commentators alike.<ref name="Backlash">{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10468594 |title=Ref faces backlash as 'pampered' ABs, not Henry, take the blame |publisher=nzherald.co.nz |accessdate=2007-10-10 |date=[[2007-10-08]]}}</ref> Most notably, he missed a forward pass which resulted directly in a converted try for France late in the match.
-Following the match former [[All Black]] [[Grant Fox]] suggested that while the French were moving forward in the competition Barnes should not.<ref>[[TV3 (New Zealand)]] live coverage, [[7 October]] 2007</ref> However, [[Paddy O'Brien (referee)|Paddy O'Brien]], the head of the [[International Rugby Board]] referee's panel, said that the loss could not be blamed on refereeing.<ref name="ABStunned">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7032466.stm |title=N Zealand stunned by All Blacks' exit |publisher=bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2007-10-10 |date=[[2007-10-08]] |last=Ward |first=Greg}}</ref> Both New Zealand's [[Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Michael Cullen]] and the [[New Zealand Rugby Union]] Chairman [[Jock Hobbs]] stated they believe some of Barnes' decisions were crucial to influencing the outcome of the match,<ref name="MichaelCullen">{{cite news| url=http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/Story/tabid/209/articleID/36457/Default.aspx |title=Rugby: Criticism of ref reaches top levels |publisher=tv3.co.nz |accessdate=2007-10-10 |date=[[2007-10-09]]}}</ref><ref name="NZRUComplaint">{{cite news| url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200710090809/nzru_to_pursue_concerns_about_world_cup_refereeing |title=NZRU to pursue concerns about World Cup refereeing |publisher=radionz.co.nz |date=[[2007-10-09]] |accessdate=2007-10-10}}</ref> while New Zealand's [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] [[Helen Clark]] stated that she would have hoped that the All Blacks played well enough for the refereeing not to be an issue.<ref name="TimesBarnes">{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article2625126.ece |publisher=timesonline.co.uk |accessdate=2007-10-09 |title=Wayne Barnes in line for protection as angry fans issue threats |date=[[2007-10-09]]}}</ref> An interview with a 'top 10' New Zealand referee in the [[New Zealand Herald]] suggested that while Barnes' decisions may have cost New Zealand the match on the scoreboard, they still should have been good enough to win the game. He concluded that despite Barnes' errors, his performance in the game was adequate. <ref name="NZHeraldBarnes">{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10469541 |publisher=nzherald.co.nz |accessdate=2007-10-13 |title=Patrick Gower: Wayne Barnes' referee report card |date=[[2007-10-13]]}}</ref>
-Following the quarter-final match several death threats were made to Barnes over the internet,<ref name="DeathThreats">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7034858.stm |title=Death threats outrage refs chief |publisher=bbc.co.uk |date=[[2007-10-09]] |accessdate=2007-10-10}}</ref> including on Barnes' [[wikipedia]] article.<ref name="TimesBarnes"/> There was also large amounts of abuse and criticism posted on message boards and internet sites,<ref name="TimesBarnes"/> including [[bebo]].<ref name="Backlash"/> Although Barnes will not referee any more World Cup matches he will be working in the technical area during the South Africa versus Argentina semi-final match, and extra security has been allocated to him because of the recent threats.<ref name="TimesBarnes"/>
-==References==
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-==External links==
-*[http://www.irb.com/EN/News/070426+DR+WC7+Match+Officials.htm Rugby World Cup 2007 match official appointments set] IRB.com
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