England's Wayne Barnes will be in charge of the 2023 Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand.
The Boks and All Blacks clash in Paris on Saturday night.England’s Wayne Barnes will be in charge of the 2023 Rugby World Cup final between the Springboks and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Kick-off is 9pm.
With 110 Tests behind him, Barnes is the world’s most-capped referee, having made his debut in the game between Fiji and Samoa in Suva in June 2006.He will become just the second Englishman to officiate a Rugby World Cup final after Ed Morrison, who was in charge when New Zealand and South Africa last met in the title decider in 1995.
The 44-year-old adds his name to an honour roll of Rugby World Cup final referees that also features Kerry Fitzgerald , Derek Bevan , Andre Watson , Alain Rolland , Craig Joubert , Nigel Owens and Jérôme Garcès . It will be a record 27th Rugby World Cup match as referee for Barnes in what is his fifth tournament. The final will be his sixth match in the middle during France 2023, equalling the record he set at RWC 2019 when he took charge of New Zealand’s defeat of Wales in the bronze final in Tokyo.
Barnes will have compatriots Karl Dickson and Matthew Carley as his assistant referees with Tom Foley named as the Television Match Official.Latest: World Rugby reviewing allegations against Mbonambi
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