‘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

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.

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