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Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes got death threats, wife says

Barnes oversaw New Zealand’s defeat by South Africa‘We won’t miss you,’ Polly Barnes writes of World Cup

Wayne Barnes received death threats over his refereeing of the Rugby World Cup final, his wife has said.

Barnes, a 44-year-old British official, gave New Zealand’s Sam Cane a yellow card, which was upgraded to red after a bunker video review, for an upright tackle on Jesse Kriel during South Africa’s 12-11 victory in Paris on Saturday.

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