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Wayne Barnes (England)

Wayne Barnes

Wayne Barnes

Full name: Wayne Barnes

Born: Gloucestershire, 20 April 1979

First Test: Fiji vs Samoa on 24 June 2006

Latest Test: Wales vs France on 26 August 2007

Number of Tests: 8

World Cup experience: None - apart from two World Cup qualifiers

He is a barrister by profession but at present a full-time referee. The youngest official ever to be appointed to the Panel of National Referees when he was selected in 2001, aged just 21. Took up refereeing at 15 and will be making his World Cup debut.

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