Wayne Barnes on the sofa
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2023
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Wayne Barnes, one of the greatest rugby referees in history, joins Chris, Ugo and Ashy on the sofa. Barnes retired from officiating after taking charge of the Rugby World Cup final, his 111th international match. He reflects on his magnificent career, which games stick in the memory, and why a certain bar in New Zealand has a special place in his heart. Barnes also discusses what the sport should look like going forward, and whether refereeing is a science or an art.
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| 0:00.0 | It's 2003 in Birmingham. |
| 0:04.4 | Doors have been slammed in your face, you're not welcome here. |
| 0:07.1 | They were capable of murder. |
| 0:08.4 | Drive-by killings, gang wars, a vigilante group that fought against Jamaica's notorious yardies. |
| 0:15.6 | The home boy thought we're not going to take this anymore. |
| 0:17.8 | We're going to be even more violent than you. |
| 0:19.6 | Before turning on each other. |
| 0:22.0 | I'm Livy Haydock and this is gangster, the story of the Burger Bar boys. |
| 0:27.8 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:31.0 | Five Lives Rob, I'm after a |
| 0:35.0 | Bournes, I'm after a bit of legal advice, funnily enough. |
| 0:42.0 | Are you full-time barris today? |
| 0:44.0 | Can you help is another question. |
| 0:46.0 | Mate, I don't think anyone can help you, but we'll give it a go. |
| 0:50.0 | Let's start as we mean to go on. |
| 0:51.0 | What area of law do you specialize in? |
| 0:54.2 | So I'm a white collar crime barrister. |
| 0:56.5 | What does that mean? |
| 0:57.2 | So financial crime. |
| 0:58.3 | So actually, we've got a lot to talk about. |
| 1:00.4 | What did you this week, Ashley? I've got a problem with some old tenants. They're hound in me. I'm not harassing me. |
| 1:08.0 | Like 400. I know it would be the other way around. It is normally the way around. |
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