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England’s Wayne Barnes – once hated in New Zealand – will referee the Rugby World Cup final paymaya between South Africa and the All Blacks paymaya
Barnes, the most experienced Test official in history, has been appointed to take charge of the final for the first time paymaya
He will be assisted by Karl Dickson and Matthew Carley in an all-English team, with Tom Foley serving as the television match official (TMO) paymaya
Australia’s Nic Berry, meanwhile, will be in charge of the third/fourth place play-off paymaya between England and Argentina on Friday, with Andrew Brace of Ireland and Georgia’s Nika Amashukeli on the touchlines paymaya
Ben Whitehouse (Wales) will be the TMO paymaya
South African referee Jaco Peyper was unavailable for selection after failing to recover from a calf injury suffered during the quarter-final paymaya between Wales and Argentina paymaya
“Wayne’s ability to read and understand the game is second to none,” said Joël Jutge, World Rugby high performance 15s match official manager paymaya
“He also embodies the passion, professionalism and dedication that is at the heart of a superb team of match officials at this Rugby World Cup paymaya
”The vastly experienced Barnes has taken charge of more than 100 international games, a record tally, and also oversaw New Zealand’s quarter-final win over Ireland paymaya
Having made his tournament debut in France in 2007, this year’s tournament is the fifth edition of the men’s World Cup at which he has officiated paymaya
Barnes’ debut World Cup ended in controversy, with New Zealand fans unhappy about a perceived forward pass that went unspotted by the referee during their quarter-final exit to the hosts in 2007 paymaya
Wayne Barnes has refereed more than 100 international games (Getty Images)It led to Barnes being voted the third most hated man in New Zealand after Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, but the 44-year-old Gloucestershire ref has since established himself as perhaps the most prominent and popular on-field official in the sport paymaya
It is thought that he was lined up to have the whistle for the 2019 final if England had failed to make it, but gets his chance this time around after his compatriots’ semi-final defeat paymaya
A qualified barrister, Barnes is a partner at law firm Squire Patton Boggs when not on the pitch officiating paymaya
He became the Rugby paymaya Football Union’s youngest ever elite referee in 2005, and has gone on to officiate more than 250 Premiership matches paymaya
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England forward Courtney Lawes will retire from international rugby at the end of the Rugby World Cup paymaya
The 34-year-old won a 105th cap for his country in the semi-final defeat to South Africa at the Stade de France, confirming afterwards that this tournament would be his last involvement at Test level paymaya
Lawes could feature for a final time in an England shirt in Friday’s third-place play-off against Argentina paymaya
“I think it’s time,” said Lawes, England’s fifth most-capped male player, suggesting that he had a desire to spend more time with his children paymaya
“I’ve done four World Cups, so I’m pretty happy with that paymaya
“The kids are at that age where they need their dad around paymaya
It will be good to be with them more, to provide some well needed structure to the mob paymaya
“It’s a bit of an end of an era, but it’s been a real honour for me to represent England for so long paymaya
I’m proud of the journey I’ve been on paymaya
It’s not always been the ups paymaya
Plenty of downs in there, but I’ve pushed through paymaya
“I’m not an emotional person really, but it’s just been a huge honour for me, to be honest paymaya
To be able to finish with this group is something I’ll treasure forever paymaya
”Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty at the end of the tournament in France (Getty Images)A one-club man, Lawes is contracted at Northampton Saints for another season and intends to play on domestically paymaya
He made his England debut in November 2009, coming on to partner now head coach Steve Borthwick in the second row in a defeat to Australia, and went on to win three Six Nations championships across his career paymaya
Having played most of his career at lock, including starting the 2019 World Cup final at lock, the always-versatile Lawes has been stationed on the blindside for most of the last four years paymaya
A series of impressive performances earned Lawes selection for a second British & Irish Lions tour in South Africa in 2021, and the forward captained his country for the first time against Tonga later that year paymaya
He began this World Cup as England’s skipper while Owen Farrell served his suspension, leading the side to two victories and scoring only his second Test try in the win over Japan paymaya
“I have so many [great memories],” Lawes stressed paymaya
“I think, as hard as it is being away from your family and stuff like that, you almost have another family paymaya
You really feel like that, especially when you’re away in camps like World Cup camps paymaya
Courtney Lawes scored only his second England try against Japan in Nice (PA Wire)“It’s five months of staying with your brothers paymaya
I’ll definitely miss the boys, the banter and all the suff we get up to when we’re not training paymaya
“From the last World Cup to this one, with the group of lads we’ve had coming through, I’ve really enjoyed being part of the group paymaya
You can see what it really means for us to play for each other paymaya
“When you come up against teams like South Africa, where everyone thinks you’re going to get slaughtered, and you find another level for each other paymaya
So I’ll miss this group of boys specifically paymaya
“We’ve had a lot of good times with these lads paymaya
I’ll definitely miss pulling the jersey on and giving it everything paymaya
”England will face Argentina in a battle for third place at the Stade de France on Friday night in their final match of the World Cup paymaya
Borthwick has suggested that he is fully intent on winning the game, opening the door for a farewell appearance for Lawes even at the end of a long campaign paymaya
Steve Borthwick has hailed Courtney Lawes’s intelligence and work-rate (Getty Images)The England head coach hailed his vice-captain’s qualities nearly a decade and a half after welcoming him into the Test fold as a player paymaya
Borthwick said: “We could talk about his trademark Courtney Lawes low tackles that cut the attackers down in their path, [but] what I see in Courtney is somebody who covers the ground paymaya
“In crucial moments, he finds himself in the right place at the right time just so often paymaya
That’s a real sign of the intelligence of the player, a sign of the understanding of the player paymaya
“That’s what he continues to do paymaya
[He has] more than 100 caps now, and you can see how hungry he is to help the team by the way he runs paymaya
”More aboutCourtney LawesSteve BorthwickEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4Lawes to retire from England duty after Rugby World Cup: ‘It’s time’ Lawes to retire from England duty after Rugby World Cup: ‘It’s time’ Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty at the end of the tournament in France Getty ImagesLawes to retire from England duty after Rugby World Cup: ‘It’s time’ Courtney Lawes scored only his second England try against Japan in Nice PA WireLawes to retire from England duty after Rugby World Cup: ‘It’s time’ Steve Borthwick has hailed Courtney Lawes’s intelligence and work-rate Getty ImagesLawes to retire from England duty after Rugby World Cup: ‘It’s time’ Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty at the end of the tournament in France Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today paymaya
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