Wayne Barnes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wayne Barnes
Occupation	Barrister
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1979(1979-04-20)
Age	45
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Lydney
Horoscope	Aries

Wayne Barnes Biography

Wayne Barnes is one of the most popular and richest Barrister who was born on April 20, 1979 in Lydney, United Kingdom. Wayne Barnes (born 20 April 1979) is an English international referee for the union of rugby and barrister. The referee is regularly employed for the English Premiership, and has been a referee at the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup. On the international stage, Barnes has refereed matches at the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations, the Rugby Championship and the Pacific Nations Cup competitions.

In 2008, he was appointed to officiate the first Heineken Cup knockout match, between Stade Toulousain and Cardiff Blues at Le Stadium on 6 April 2008. In 2010 Barnes was the official officiating his very first Heineken Cup Final between Toulouse and Biarritz at Biarritz at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis on May 22nd.

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.

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 calling him “a f** cheat”. This was the first time a player had been sent off in an English Premiership final. Hartley’s subsequent 11-week ban at an RFU disciplinary hearing cost him his place on the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia (their first successful tour for sixteen years).

Barnes is one of the three English referees who officiated during the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the other two were Chris White and Tony Spreadbury. When New Zealand were knocked out of the quarter-finals, Bebo profiles were created by a group of New Zealand fans dedicated to the criticism and abuse of Barnes. The comments on Bebo and other sites on the internet that included death threats as well as private abuse were denounced from The International Rugby Board and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. However, he was later selected to be the referee France against the All Blacks in Paris during their final tour of the year.

Wayne Barnes Net Worth

Wayne Barnes is one of the richest Barrister from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wayne Barnes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Barnes began playing rugby when he was eight and began refereeing at the age of 15 at Gloucester & District Referees. In the course of his studies, he was transferred to his current club, the London Society of RFU Referees. In 2001 at the age 21 Barnes was the youngest referee ever to be appointed for the Panel of National Referees. He was appointed a professional referee in the month of April 2005.

Barnes refereed in 2003 the U19 World Cup in Saint-Denis and in 2005, the Under 21 Rugby World Championship in Argentina Barnes was also his English official for the Sevens circuit between December 2003 and March 2005. The year 2006 was the year that Barnes was the first referee to be appointed for Tests overseeing three games in the first Pacific Five Nations.

In the 2008 Six Nations Championship, Barnes became the first English official ever to take charge of a match at Croke Park, in which Wales beat Ireland 16–12. In the 2009 Six Nations Championship, Barnes refereed the final-day decider between Wales and Ireland at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff where Ireland were chasing their first Grand Slam for 61 years and Wales chasing the Championship.

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Who is Wayne Barnes Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Wayne Ranked on the list of most popular Barrister. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Wayne Barnes celebrates birthday on April 20 of every year.

Is Wayne Barnes good referee?

Wayne Barnes (England) With over 200 Premiership games and three Rugby World Cups on his CV, the barrister is rightly recognised as one of the most elite referees of his generation. One of the best whistleblowers in the game today!

Did Wayne Barnes retire?

He is set to continue his refereeing career during the 2018/19 season and has been selected as part of the 2019 World Cup Referees Panel in Japan. When not on the pitch or working with the England team, Barnes is a practising barrister.

Did Wayne Barnes play Rugby?

Born 20 April 1979, Wayne Barnes started playing rugby at the age of eight. By the time he reached 15, he had also started to referee the game. From here, his rise was meteoric. In 2001, at the age of 21, he became the youngest referee ever appointed to the Panel of National Referees.

What nationality is Wayne Barnes?

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Who is the best rugby referee ever?

• Wayne Barnes (England)
• Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
• Paddy O’Brien (New Zealand)
• Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)