‘Very misleading’: Wayne Barnes responds to All Blacks’ ‘complaints’ over RWC final refereeing
‘Very misleading’: Wayne Barnes responds to All Blacks’ ‘complaints’ over RWC final refereeing
Marlie Packer’s night made history as the captain of England defeated New Zealand to win the inaugural WXV 1 trophy ahead of the 2021 Rugby World Cup. Packer also won the top individual award in rugby.
Luckily, Spillane, who only has eyes for Kerry gaa, doesn’t get any attention! He’s a resentful, uber-excited AH that 90% of Irish people like making fun of.
It is the responsibility of the head of officiating, the best of the WRU, and those who engineered the mayhem of the TMO taking over the outcome amount with two nameless foul play referees to explain why the final became a demonstration of how terribly they got it wrong. It’s important not to hold the referees responsible for that peculiar result.
It is indisputable that the All Blacks were the stronger team; crafty play thwarted multiple attempts. Nevertheless, Barnes has been a fantastic servant of the game, and despite his failure to award the winning team of the day, the Boks are merely enjoying themselves while the sun shines thanks to their unmatched match-stifling methods.
Rugby worldwide must take severe action against players who impede passes by “retiring,” knocking downs (forward or backward), or playing the ball on the ground. Instead of five points, tries should be worth at least seven, and the world cup final should have tries and second-half points for the victor. Along with post-match citations and penalties for players trying to obtain points from match officials for no reason, we also need to do away with penalty milking.
‘Very misleading’: Wayne Barnes responds to All Blacks’ ‘complaints’ over RWC final refereeing
Having recently announced his retirement from rugby refereeing, Lawrence Dallaglio, 44, joined The Evening Standard Rugby Podcast this week. He stated that the All Blacks’ actions are not unusual and that they offer similar criticism after every game.
Ian Foster, the All Blacks’ coach, discusses his side’s World Cup Final one-point loss to the Springboks.
Having overseen three All Blacks matches during the World Cup, Barnes stated that following the final, something akin to this would be anticipated because their “diligent” coaching staff had requested explanation from World Rugby for the first two games against Uruguay and Ireland.
However, he emphasized that he has not seen that input and that it might be “very misleading” to read reports that there have been complaints.
Thus, Barnes stated, “I refereed New Zealand three times during the tournament.”
“I refereed them against Uruguay, Ireland, and the championship match; nonetheless, they sent me criticism following each match. ‘Can you clarify these points?’ they would ask. In light of some of this week’s stories, I feel that writing to World Rugby to voice my concerns can be highly deceptive.
“I’m positive because Ian Foster works extremely hard and, when Joe Schmidt is beside him, they constantly discuss specifics following a game. Following those two matches, there is a great deal of detail that raises questions about clarity. Therefore, I wouldn’t be shocked if they sent such to World Rugby. I have not yet seen those.