Barnes started playing rugby at the age of eight, and took up refereeing aged 15 with Gloucester & District Referees. In the 2008 Six Nations Championship, Barnes became the first English official ever to take charge of a match at Croke Park, in which Wales beat Ireland 16–12.
How many internationals has Wayne Barnes refereed?
Wayne Barnes tops the list at 245 matches so far.21 Oct 2021
What age is Wayne Barnes?
42 years
What is JP Doyle doing now?
John Paul "JP" Doyle (born 3 August 1979) is an Irish rugby union referee. Doyle was one of ten full-time rugby union referees employed by the English Rugby Football Union until his redundancy in August 2020. He currently referees Major League Rugby (MLR) matches in the United States.
Why did JP Doyle get sacked?
Referee JP Doyle still in dark over exactly why he was singled out for RFU redundancy. It was August, amid the post-lockdown restart of the 2019/20 Gallagher Premiership, when it emerged that Doyle had been deemed surplus to requirement by the referees' department at RFU HQ in Twickenham.14 Jan 2021