Interesting Facts About Wayne Barnes You Need To Know

Birth Day

April 20th, 1979

Birth Place

Bream

Age

Barnes started playing rugby at the age of eight, and took up refereeing aged 15 with Gloucester & District Referees.

He graduated with a law degree in 2000 from the University of East Anglia.

He is also a criminal barrister and partner at Squire Patton Boggs.

Wayne Barnes is a regular referee in the English Premiership, and has refereed games in the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup.

In 2001, at the age of 21, Wayne Barnes became the youngest referee ever appointed to the Panel of National Referees.

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