Small margins. You win some, you lose some. That’s sport.
My thoughts at the end of a fantastic Six Nations Championship.

'Right or wrong does not always apply to rugby refereeing'

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Great 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 celebrations took an interesting turn!

Mike Parkinson: What would you do to make the game simpler?

Wayne Barnes: 'I’d encourage referees not to go looking for technicalities and allow the game to flow more'

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My thoughts on this weekends Guinness Men's Six Nations.
After a relatively quiet Round 1, this weekend for Round 2 saw multiple issues to debate.

Another amazing milestone for a fantastic ambassador of our game.

This is how I would prepare to referee England...

✍️ Wayne Barnes

#TelegraphRugby

Great to see Luke 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 of sake, but 4 years later he is still going strong.
Congratulations my friend!

If I was refereeing tomorrow this is how I would have prepared.
But thankfully I am going to be watching in the stands with a beer in my hand instead!
#ENGvWAL

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A kid from Bream writing for the Telegraph Sport
Imposter syndrome kicking in! Here's my first article on the three changes to help us all enjoy rugby a bit more

An absolute privilege to speak to the Irish Judicial Council in Dublin today. I felt like I was back in the magistrates’ court at Camberwell Green… irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024…

It 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.

The 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…
#Whistleblowers

Not 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 magnificent colleague, but him & Zenobia have become great friends.
Rugby’s loss is his family’s gain.

A good post-Christmas read as Michael Aylwin explains the need to have a discussion about the handing out of cards

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You snooze, you lose craig doyle!
The left over birthday cake from Rugby on TNT Sports is back at chez Barnes!

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