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Wayne Barnes

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Referee, barrister, Forester. Enquiries: amanda@nurturelondon.com Autobiography: #ThrowingTheBook Bookseller links:

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1Oct 23, '23It is the greatest honour of my career to be given the responsibility of refereeing a Rugby World Cup final 2023.322×3.7M27k83457
2Nov 2, '23View post on X227×2.6M16k1k77
3Oct 3, '23Just reviewing the @RugbyRomania v @Scotlandteam game. It’s not often you get your hand shaken after giving a player a yellow card in a @rugbyworldcup. Very classy from Florian Ros120×1.4M2.5k13522
4Oct 10, '23I’m honoured to have been selected to referee the #NZvIRE @rugbyworldcup quarter final. The last time I reffed these two in 2022 it was one hell of a game. I’m sure this will be no60.8×706k4.6k955
5Nov 3, '23I never thought a working class lad from the Forest of Dean would end up writing an autobiography! But then again, I never thought I’d referee 111 international rugby matches eithe50.3×584k7.6k34942
6Nov 18, '23Finally had time to unpack my Rugby World Cup kitbag and found the Final Match Ball that I was given to keep! Signed by @SiyaKolisi & Jacques Nienaber and Sam Kane & Ian Fo43.8×508k10k34820
7Feb 16, '23Dear Charlie’s Mum, you should be very proud of him. It takes a special young person to give up their free time so that others can enjoy the sport that they love. And others need t41.7×484k4.5k1942
8Feb 10, '23Arrived in Dublin ready for my 26th @SixNationsRugby match in the middle. I'm told this is the 17th Six Nations tournament I’ve refereed in! Just checking that the stadium is still39.9×463k3.8k482
9Oct 14, '23Just been handed a folder with a list of all my international games by Chris "Sarge" Jansen, the referee stats guru from Palmerston North. Some amazing memories in those 109 test m36.5×424k2.5k489
10Jun 2, '23I am devastated watching this. Anthony is not only a referee, he's a father and a husband. Governing bodies & authorities must do more. But individuals in positions of power wh35.6×414k2.5k1977
11Dec 5, '23There is so much wrong with society, wrong with our game and wrong with so called fans if @tomfole, who’s significantly developed and improved the role of a TMO, steps down from in30.3×351k2.6k1728
12Oct 26, '23Last time one of sport’s most iconic matches took place at a @rugbyworldcup final it was 1995 & another Englishman reffed it. Ed Morrison has been an inspiration to me & al26.3×305k3.2k14610
13Dec 21, '22At last we have a collective voice and support network for match officials in rugby union. A really positive step forward for the game.25.5×296k1.7k832
14Dec 27, '22My @premrugby debut was in 2003. Very much looking forward to my @Premier15s debut today.23.2×270k1.7k400
15Sep 1, '23Amazing who you can bump into at Gare du Nord! See you in 60 days England. @rugbyworldcup #RWC202321.2×246k1.4k295
16Dec 26, '22I think I’ve got a chance… Steve? Thanks to @EnglandRugby, @owen_faz & the rest of the team for my Christmas present.20.5×238k1.7k333
17Mar 13, '23You’d never have this problem if you didn’t choose to wear a size S shirt, @Luke_W_Pearce.19.9×231k1.7k248
18May 10, '23My fifth @rugbyworldcup & being able to share it with 5 amazing @EnglandRugby colleagues makes it even more special. 121 more sleeps until the opening game!19.3×224k888230
19Dec 16, '23📚 Competition! 📚 I’ve got 3 copies of my autobiography #ThrowingTheBook to give away to 3 lucky people! 📚Follow & Retweet to enter I can personalise each book for the winner19.2×223k1.2k1.9k14
20Mar 21, '21Well I think I’d make a great Bond villain.19×010k33311
21Jan 30, '23Bag packed and ready for a three day @WorldRugby camp ahead of this year’s @SixNationsRugby.18×209k1.7k71
22Sep 9, '2316 years ago I refereed @IrishRugby v @GEORGIARUGBY in Bordeaux. Nika Amashukeli was 12 years old and watching the game in Tbilisi with his dad. How good is it that I get to run to16.1×187k3k945
23Sep 8, '20Back on Twitter after 15 years. No fighting, cheating or biting, please. Time on.16×08.5k2438
24Jul 10, '21I definitely had him over the first ten metres..15.6×08.7k20311
25Dec 12, '23This is why governing bodies, prosecuting agencies and social media companies need to do more to eradicate abuse in all sports at all levels. Your thoughts become your words. Your 14.5×168k2k2149
26Nov 13, '23Christmas has come early in the Barnes household.. I got a surprise delivery of my autobiography ‘Throwing the Book’ Out tomorrow! Order yours here14.4×167k1.6k5711
27Dec 2, '23Really brave of Craig Joubert to speak about his family and the vile abuse that he has endured. At last, when the police knock on the door of individuals who think it is appropriat13.6×158k1.1k7122
28Oct 20, '23My life is now complete. A sandwich named after me. Thanks to everyone at the The Sandwich Co. for inventing the Barnsy Bap.13.5×157k1.2k411
29Oct 3, '23Top drawer again from @RugbyRomania and Marius Simionescu, all in the same @rugbyworldcup match review.13.3×154k617441
30Sep 16, '23Refereeing at my fifth @rugbyworldcup starts tonight in Nantes! Two Englishmen and a Welshmen here to look after me. It may be my 22nd game in the middle at a RWC, but it’s still b13.2×154k2k351
31Sep 30, '23Wow, what a kind write up in the #SCOvROM @rugbyworldcup match programme tonight in Lille.11.9×138k1.2k246
32Nov 7, '20Can't believe the @rugbyworldcup was over a year ago. Time to share one of my favourite Japanese adventures with @Nigelrefowens. #FirstTime11.3×05.2k40264
33Nov 28, '20Huge congratulations @nigelrefowens on your richly deserved 100th test today. Such an honour to know you as a colleague and close friend for 20 years - you’ve inspired and helped s9.6×05.5k910
34Apr 30, '23Arrived back in England for what’s going to be an amazing day of rugby and fundraising at @lydney_rfc in support of @BreastCancerNow. Thanks to Duncan at AAB Transport for getting 9.4×109k59880
35Dec 15, '22Thanks so much for all the kind messages I’ve had in the last 24 hours. They’re hugely appreciated. And thanks to @AlexPayneTV @BenjaminKayser & @GoodBadRugby for making me fee8.9×04.5k13517
36Jul 25, '23A Bledisloe Cup in the MCG. How good is that going to be?8.9×103k786141
37Sep 24, '23What an amazing pre-match lunch at @muzette_lyon. Thank you Laurent, Laura and the team.8.8×102k645100
38Jan 24, '24Not many are aware of the closeness of international referees; we work in very testing environments together, travel, train and get know the families. Jaco has not only been a magn8.8×102k3k1006
39Nov 7, '21My great friend Romain Poite referees his final match today at Murrayfield. He has been a massive part of the refereeing team over the past decade and will be sorely missed.8.7×04.8k1452
40Aug 14, '24Congrats @Nigelrefowens & Barrie on your marriage! Still think @JiffyRugby and I would have made great bridesmaids though…8.5×98k2.3k668
41Dec 13, '22Thanks to everyone at the @EnglandRugby for my shiny new golden cap. I hope it ages better than I have!8.3×04.5k803
42Nov 16, '21It’s been fantastic to receive an England cap today, alongside 22 of the 26 living @EnglandRugby referees who’ve taken charge of a test match. Many of whom paved the way, unpaid, f8.2×04.4k1277
43Feb 11, '24Another amazing milestone for a fantastic ambassador of our game.8.1×94k1.9k473
44Apr 5, '23After over 20 years of going to South Africa, one of my officiating bucket list items was ticked off last weekend; refereeing in the fantastic stadium that is Kings Park.7.9×92k61860
45Jul 1, '21Here in South Africa training at altitude never gets much easier! Back-to-back games for me this weekend, starting tomorrow with @Springboks v @GEORGIARUGBY then out on touch for @7.7×04.2k861
46Sep 23, '23September 2007 @rugbyworldcup on the steps of Gare de Lyon. White, Pearson, Spreadbury, Barnes. ⏩️ 16 years later it’s Ridley, Foley, Pearce, Barnes.7.2×83k815253
47Nov 6, '22A day that’ll stay with me forever. It’s not often your kids can walk you to work. Thank you to the @WelshRugbyUnion for making them feel so welcome and to Sam whitelock and the @A7.2×04k816
48Oct 13, '20This weekend my mate @Nigelrefowens will ref his 845th @ChampionsCup final. Amazing achievement. Nige, to celebrate I thought you could share your pre-match prep with the world. Po7.1×03.9k1389
49Sep 12, '20Logged back on to discover 22k people are now poised to disagree with my decisions. Can’t wait.7.1×03.8k603
50Feb 4, '23Not a bad way to spend a day. Food by @ChefTomKerridge, chat with @LewisMoody7 and talked AT by @jameshaskell.7.0×81k57120
51Sep 8, '23One week since we arrived in Paris for @rugbyworldcup & we’re on our way to our first pool games. What a privilege it is to get to work alongside so many talented match officia6.9×80k972182
52Dec 18, '21I remember it. He didn’t run down that channel again.6.8×03.7k13412
53Oct 22, '20Sadly I’ll be out of action this weekend as my weekly routine coronavirus test came back positive so I'm now isolating. Gutted to miss the @premrugby final but wish @ExeterChiefs, 6.6×03.3k771
54Jun 15, '24Wow. Thank you so much for the lovely messages, everyone. I’ve been at an U9s football tournament all day and didn’t even realise this had been announced!6.6×76k2.2k355
55Feb 10, '24Great to see @Luke_W_Pearce reach his international half century in Dublin today. We almost didn’t make it back alive from Tokyo after the RWC2019 Awards Dinner and a bucket load o6.6×76k2k304
56Jul 14, '21Last time Marius and I ran touch together this happened. We've requested extra padding on the posts for tonight's South Africa A v @lionsofficial match in case I have the same effe6.3×03.4k1517
57Jan 26, '24The World Cup through a referee’s lens. It not only highlights some of the harsh realities we face but also how much we love the game… #Whistleblowers6.1×71k552449
58Jul 20, '22This season started in Bristol in September and ended in Wellington in July. A great group to finish with.5.9×03.4k251
59Mar 15, '22A lovely touch from all the other @premrugby refs today, and @AcmeW. Thanks everyone.5.9×03.4k430
60Mar 20, '22My 16th @SixNationsRugby and what a great team to finish it off with.5.4×03.1k232
61Dec 25, '20And I thought they were my friends. Happy Christmas, all!5.4×03k633
62Apr 17, '21Yesterday I posted about obstruction but clearly didn’t listen to my own advice! #ThrowTheBook4.8×02.5k896
63Dec 12, '20Great innings mate. Proud to have worked with you and shared in some of your many career highs. The international game will miss you and I'm not sure we will ever see another refer4.5×02.6k421
64May 18, '22I'm honoured to have been appointed to ref my third @ChampionsCup final in Marseille next week. It's always brilliant to be part of such an amazing tournament & especially work4.1×02.2k342
65Dec 7, '24View post on X4.0×47k506328
66Sep 4, '24Not sure if this means I’m gamekeeper turned poacher, or poacher turned gamekeeper, but either way, I’m looking forward to making a big difference off the field.3.8×44k716191
67May 13, '24Contrary to rumours, this is not @EnglandRugby’s first father-son refereeing team! Congratulations to Christophe Ridley for being awarded his first international cap today at Twick3.6×42k850203
68Dec 13, '23Great night with Chorleywood Book Shop signing copies of “Throwing The Book”. A few signed copies left on sale on their website if anyone is short of a Christmas gift!3.6×41k670262
69Mar 10, '24Great day at Twickenham on all counts for England v Ireland including hosting some hospitality and of course a fantastic test match with an @englandrugby win! The post match celebr3.5×41k54363
70Apr 15, '24The sentencing remarks below are of the Australian magistrate after the criminal conviction of a man who abused a @rugbyworldcup Referee. I hope people will think twice before send3.3×39k611625
71Nov 28, '21Well that was cold.3.3×01.9k180
72Sep 18, '20For my fellow rule book diehards & to answer all the questions I get, I’m starting a series of short videos (from my kitchen table) breaking down the laws behind the biggest ta3.2×01.4k12425
73Nov 9, '20Glad to have been of service in posting @Nigelrefowens’ & my Japanese rollercoaster ordeal. For the full experience, there’s a whole 2 minutes of it on YouTube. #firsttime2.9×01.2k8117
74Oct 3, '24Yesterday I got my first gold star since primary school - except this one was given to me by Prince William at Windsor Castle, not Mrs Banfield at Bream CofE. What an honour. The k2.9×33k2.3k302
75Jan 7, '22Looking forward to tonight’s game and reaching this milestone (watching @pollybarnes_ having to put the champagne on ice for a week has been fun though). Thank you to the many spec2.8×01.5k220
76Oct 6, '20Having just reviewed my game from the weekend I now understand why I’ve been dropped as one of the @teddingtonrfc U6 coaches.2.7×01.4k473
77Jan 29, '24It doesn’t matter how many international caps you’ve had, England’s 2003 World Cup winning coach, Phil Keith-Roach, still always teaches you a thing or three.2.7×31k569102
78Dec 25, '21She said a Christmas Day stroll would be enjoyable. Happy Christmas. Even you, @pollybarnes_.2.7×01.5k131
79Oct 6, '22Though it’s 16 years since I first blew my whistle in Suva between Fiji and Samoa for my first international, I’m still as excited as ever to be on the pitch with the best players 2.1×01.2k130
80Apr 6, '22Note to self: check weather forecast before cycling home from the @SPB_Global office.2.1×01.1k122
81Jul 23, '21Watching the Olympic Opening Ceremony earlier reminded me of my last trip to Japan for the RWC. Can’t believe I wasn’t invited to join the taiko drummers.2.0×01.1k302
82Jun 14, '22Just found out it’s my 10th @premrugby final! How time flies. My first was Wasps v Leicester in 2008. @dallaglio8, @Phil_Vickery, @AndyGoode10 & @BenKay5 all played so I must h1.9×01k120
83Feb 2, '22Look what I found on my desk at home this morning. Anyone else think @pollybarnes_ may be taking the p*ss?1.7×096921
84Feb 11, '22My life is now complete. After years of watching the likes of @BeefyBotham, @BillBeaumont and Emlyn Hughes, I finally get to be part of British sporting heritage!1.7×0924133
85Oct 17, '24Paperback out now, with a big new Rugby World Cup chapter added. Complete with my personal account of the final, honest thoughts on how we were managed, and details of my secret em1.6×19k13340
86Aug 20, '22It was a fun day yesterday trying to convince @michelrouxjr that he needs a new sous chef!1.5×0853121
87Feb 1, '22Excited to get to work as a partner at my new law firm @SPB_Global. The coffee isn’t bad either.1.5×082251
88Oct 31, '22The way my shoulder feels today, I can confirm that rumours of my England call-up are not true!1.5×0751165
89Jun 11, '21My career is complete. Many may disagree, but at last I’m not pointless. (@Nigelrefowens, is Nigel Evans your stage name?) Cheers, @TVsPointless1.4×0763187
90Dec 5, '21Mine & @JasonLeonard114’s romantic stroll ruined by two randoms this evening.. @AmandaNurture @pollybarnes_1.4×080750
91Jul 15, '22Tomorrow, all of @WorldRugby’s international referees will be wearing black arm bands to celebrate the life of Andrew Cole. A great referee, a fantastic referee coach but most impo1.3×0707322
93Dec 26, '20Number 9s are well known for giving refs 'advice' about rugby laws. But here's one that they might not know. #ThrowTheBook1.3×05595413
94Jun 3, '22What a squad. Team Barnes 2022.1.2×0637131
95Oct 29, '22Reminiscing about my refereeing career of 99 test matches so far with @stephenjones9 yesterday. Catch up with our chat in @thetimes this Sunday.1.1×061780
96Jun 5, '21A quiet ending to my last @Channel5Sport game of the season! Until next time @davidflatman @topsy_ojo @MarkDurdenSmith (& not forgetting the perfect faces for commentary @Conor1.1×0607100
97Dec 4, '20"Offside, ref!" is a common cry from the stands (when we have crowds). This video explains how players can actually be put onside by the actions of their opponents. #ThrowTheBook1.1×05022714
98Oct 2, '20If I had £1 for every time someone shouted "Get on with it!" I wouldn't still be driving my clapped out 15 year old Golf to test matches. So here's a quick explanation of some of t1.1×05044011
99Oct 10, '21I did 8.1km at @Harlequins v @BristolBears on Friday night (it’s usually about 7km), but my wife @pollybarnes_ and her mates are 62km into a 100km challenge in aid of @HeadwayUK. P1.1×0563360
100Nov 27, '21Twickenham to Vauxhall. Vauxhall to London Kings Cross. A station evacuation due to a fire. London Kings Cross to Selby. Selby to York. York to Newcastle. Kingston Park, I’m almost1.0×054632
101Jun 21, '22Thank you @premrugby. Saturday was a great occasion to end a fantastic season. Now I’m off down south just in time for the New Zealand winter!0.9×051280

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