Wayne Barnes. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Wayne Barnes, the referee for the Rugby World Cup final, thought about retiring last year due to social media abuse which threatened his family sparked by tweets made by South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus.
The 44-year-old Englishman decided not to hang up his whistle and focus on his successful legal career, and on Saturday he will take charge of what is likely to be his record-extending 111th and final Test.
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