@Nick Tulloch I have: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hKxdqNaqydbaXWw.html

@Nick Tulloch yeah that would be great!

Who wants to see or hear from Nigel Owens? He was just a prima dona, desperate to get his face on camera

@@hawthornflowertree he is brilliant, one of the best refs ever

i just watched the nick tulloch one, and damn he was good

What did he get a card for?

@@mollywoodcock5444 Mouthing off about the Ref. He tried to Call him a "fucking cheat" under his breath, but it obviously didn't work out for him.

@@666kingdrummer okay thank you I couldn't quite catch it

@@mollywoodcock5444 Swearing at Wayne Barnes. Extremely gutsy call by Barnes if you ask me, important game and Hartley an influential player. A lot of refs wouldn't have had the nuts to make such a decisive call, but he was absolutely right.

@@alexroxhissox oh absolutely, that behaviour shouldn't be tolerated in the game. I watched my brother in a youth game and the opposition were foul mouthed little sh*ts who punched a player in the face and hurled abuse at parents watching, the ref did nothing. They'll get a shock if they ever face a ref like Barnes

They lost BECAUSE he refed that match, that's the point😂😂

And just because we win a game, that doesn’t mean I’m happy with the standard of refereeing.

All you have to do is look at Ireland's win % against any team when ever he refs it. He has clear biases towards his favourite players/teams 😂

@@tpurr That doesn't make sense. Ireland winning games doesn't mean the Ref is being biased

Biased Barnes the scourge of Irish rugby

He’s hated because he’s English more than anything else I think haha

@@dafyddcoleman4413 lol well there is that too I suppose.

This is a good response. Decisions even out in the long haul, safety needs to be constant

@@dafyddcoleman4413 while I agree with OPs assessment he is great for player safety he has very very clear biases especially at international level and honestly how he has gotten away with it as long as he has is a mystery

Fascinating, a mature comment in a comment section.

THIS!

had the same impression until the rwc2023 final last week. shocking refereeing, i was really convinced there was some bribery going on.

Rugby is about the players not referees, if you remember the ref it was a bad game of rugby...

Love him! What's to hate? Excellent ref!

@@DanA-fk6tl most penickety ref. Any match with Barnes has no flow and is potmarked with penalties because he is over the top with the laws.

@@aldozilli1293 Fun fact, he is in fact a lawyer!

@@aldozilli1293 Barnes is easily the best ref in the world right now

@@CvekRonald Is he

Billy may be a grown-arsed man but he was acting like a stubborn kid.

And I like the fact that he didn’t self-censor either, when explaining the decision. You can tell he’s a barrister. “This man called me a ‘fucking cheat’; he leaves the field.”

Cheating and back chat in soccer would be nowhere near the level it is if the FA didn't allow their employees to take so much shit. If you start effing and jeffing to me you're off, no ifs or buts. Wave your arms around in my face son and you'll get a yellow no problem, come talk to me in a reasoned fashion like an adult not a 6 year old!

Football fan here and agree with you 100%

"A bit" ?! A complete joke, yeah... wasting the sport

Footballers aren't clever enough to be able to take orders from mere refs!

He is also a barrister in real life

It's because he doesn't take any crap, I think his work regarding head injuries in regard to sending players off who deliberately charge through causing contact with opponents head with elbow or shoulder etc has actually helped Wales's six nations chances this year( I say that as a Welshman- abit one based in London).

Owens actually did ref a Wales game, vs the Baa-Baas!

@@TPRM1 Yeah, OK, I think you know what I meant.

As an Englishman, I would take Owens reffing any day of the week too

He's on par I.m.o. Just Owens Cracks great jokes

He s the worst and most unfair and underskilled ref ever after Craig Joubert. He is simply a crook and just thinks of his ego.

@@81benjy Really? Joubert is on of the best refs in the world abd was rated as such by most international coaches. Barnes easily the most consistent ref In the world who gets the respect of captains and coaches around the world.

Underrated is the most overrated word on YT.

@@81benjy he makes sure he gets at least 15 minutes of camera time per-game. Absolute prick.

Damn cheat 😂😂

Very droll Andrew. GG champ

nonce

The first 6 words are the only ones I agreed with

Seven words...

@@TheRaMan1981 no no, 6 words, I also think barnes is a bit of a massive

Yep, In my very humble opinion, Barnes started his international career as a promising ref, but over the last 4 years of so, he has been a total Bell end, remember the 22 min farce France v Wales! Which he tried to repeat the other week with Scotland against wales

@@taffp4360 the only people to blame for the french Wales game is the french....

@@Nieljoyceniel 🤷‍♂️

And Hartley

I used to hate him but I have change my perspective on him but Nigel will always be the goat

Welsh not a huge fan either

I mean, who is?

Shades of Del Boy

Beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now

@@jerrypeter1162 Well, I thought “that’s a bit fucking creepy!” Then when I clicked your profile pic I saw you making exactly the same creepy comment to others as well. Proper fucking creepy. 🤨

As French speaker I'd say that was pretty good ;)

Better than Joey Barton

Agreed he is probably the 2nd best rugby referee I have seen the 1st being Nigel Owens both were really good at explaining things to the players and enforcing the rules.

Just testing a theory here.... you think perhaps rugby players show that much respect to the referee BECAUSE the referees don't take shit from them? If so, then the likes of Barnes and Owens deserve just a little bit more respect than they already get because when rugby becomes like football it will no longer be worth watching...

@@Karma-qt4ji I guess rugby has stricter laws about it, which has obviously over time led to players being careful about what they say or do around a referee, but also just because of who rugby players are. An enormous amount of respect is usually built when you play in a rugby team, after tackling and hitting each other over and over in training. Similar reasons as to why boxers seem to have a lot of respect for their opponents after they've fought, it just takes a lot of balls to play rugby often, and people come to be respectful of each other, and slowly more respectful of other people in general.

Respect is the basis of the game. It is the first thing you’re taught when you start playing rugby as a kid and it runs through everything at a rugby club. It’s no surprise that it carries through to the top level, if it is instilled at a young age.

Yeah but he’s a grown ass man

Yeah but if he does that the whole team kick off and makes the situation 10 times worse

@@joeroddwell2577 no it doesn't, the next one that 'kicks off' also gets sent from the field until players learn to control themsleves. Sticking to the laws of the game is how you force players to stick to the rules, this means more safety and less infringements. If you dpn't lke the laws fo the game fo play tiddly winks or some wanky gamebox shite

@@ynotnilknarf39 this literally proves how soft this game has got, after that nothing else happened between England and Wayne, no more clashes it was a heated moment there was no need for a card just needed some words after the game which I’m sure he got

@@joeroddwell2577 It's not gone soft, it's about making sure people arew safe and that players respect the laws of the game. I played league mostly and a bit of onion (Still play masters) and loved smashing players whatever the size, but you have to play with respect to your opponent and the fact they are human beibgs too. No matter what the stakes this is sport not a gladitorial arena. I wanted to hurt people badly, but do it legit, the sport had=s not gone soft and you can still hurt people and do them psychologically as well. however we have improved how things go regards player welfare generally and if players can't control their actions/reactions then they need to get sat down, either for a short break or the rest of the match. Ensure you make the teams know this is how things are going to go then you're more likely to have control from them and that means better safety, better spectacle and more enjoyable to play. There's nothing worse frankly than niggle going on all game and then handbags which turns into someone getting really badly hurt. Have seen it happen and its not acceptable. if one doesn't like getting told off by the official for being a prick, either don't participate or don't be a prick. In this case the player was being a prick/baby and was fortunate not to get a yellow for dissent. Maybe next time he and others will think more about what they do and what they say, that we we get on with the game, focus on legitimately dominaiting the opponent and we all go home without having had some serious injury caused by one or more losing their shit because the official lost control by not enforcing the laws of the game!

Already did one 9 months ago: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8xjgceqyq3Yl4k.html

Of course you have!!!🤣🤣🤣

I believe he’s a barrister.

@@TPRM1 Correct.

There are no “RULES” in rugby……..they are LAWS!!

A top copper? He's a practising barrister!

He just made NZ lose another World Cup

@@charliebear8017 yip its not all the refs fault

@charliebear8017 the tmo had more control. There's also multiple missed penalties and conversion... and Sam cane was hard done by but by the letter of the law that was a red these days.

And kudos to Barnes for having the courage to send off the at-the-time England captain in the showpiece club final. I recall he got stinging criticism fornit but when players question the integrity of the official they cross a line they cannot come back over.

@@peterroberts1132 I agree completely Peter.

I will add, as a football ref with a sibling who is a hockey umpire, that calling the ref/umpire a cheat is a red card in any sport.

Best English ref cause they have no other

@@archiebrooke5798 Luke Pearce is giving him. Good run for his money

@@scott4724 very true

Good evening Mrs Barnes you must be very proud of your son

@@brettpacker2779 True...?

The referee who famously had a player prove his decision wrong on the pitch.

LMFAO ANGUS GARDNER A GREAT REF?

@@mushimi_ 🤣🤣🤣

Your attempt at speaking English is even more funny

His french is ok. He managed to make himself clearly understood. I personally find it great for the game. English speaking refs can speak very fast and sometimes with thick accent, making it quite difficult for non native english speakers to grasp the instructions or to properly interact with him.

@@joshwalker4836 Says the mongo....

But that's pas his problem.

Yes 100%

Brilliant performance from him at the weekend I thought

Pearce

I'm sure we could find 10 minutes or him trying to be Nigel Owens

With Owens retired its hard to argue with that.

Shocking ref

*The best of a terrible bunch

.......

What a shock that a Welshman would say that.

Not as good as Nigel. But not far behind.

you must be delusional

@@Karma-qt4ji In terms of actual reffing consistency, Owens was poor in his final years. He became quite arbitrary.

We’re calling Barnes the best now? The standard of refereeing couldn’t be lower.

It was a light push, but he comes off the line to make it lmao

Wasn't that a French referee?

@Cian MacGana yesir! Couldn’t agree more