Officials for the Cheats' Game.

[Rossm]

Referee: Wayne Barnes (251st Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson & Anthony Woodthorpe. TMO: Stuart Terheege.

Citing Officer: Paul Hull.

I must admit I'm beginning to go off WB. Hope he pulls his socks up

[hookender]

Referee: Wayne Barnes (251st Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson & Anthony Woodthorpe. TMO: Stuart Terheege.

Citing Officer: Paul Hull.

I must admit I'm beginning to go off WB. Hope he pulls his socks up

Agreed. When one of the biggest names on the field of play is the ref , you start to wonder if he’s performing for the tv.

[Heathen]

Referee: Wayne Barnes (251st Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson & Anthony Woodthorpe. TMO: Stuart Terheege.

Citing Officer: Paul Hull.

I must admit I'm beginning to go off WB. Hope he pulls his socks up

You and me both.

[Neils]

Referee: Wayne Barnes (251st Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson & Anthony Woodthorpe. TMO: Stuart Terheege.

Citing Officer: Paul Hull.

I must admit I'm beginning to go off WB. Hope he pulls his socks up

You and me both.

Very big +1

We have got to the stage of anyone but.

At least he doesn't get a TV appearance!

[Vespula Vulgaris]

Wasn't it him that sent a player off for swearing recently?  The idea of a ref that won't take any stick from the loudmouths at Sarries quite appeals.

[Heathen]

Yes. We have only one more GP match scheduled for BT this season Stains on March 13.

[hookender]

Wasn't it him that sent a player off for swearing recently?  The idea of a ref that won't take any stick from the loudmouths at Sarries quite appeals.

Yes ,the french player. Wonder how other nations view him , or indeed other English refs ? We seem to criticise french refs  style quite a bit.

[Neils]

Wasn't it him that sent a player off for swearing recently?  The idea of a ref that won't take any stick from the loudmouths at Sarries quite appeals.

Yes ,the french player. Wonder how other nations view him , or indeed other English refs ? We seem to criticise french refs  style quite a bit.

The French reckon they are always hard done by with English Refs - especially WB!

[Peej]

Yes. We have only one more GP match scheduled for BT this season Stains on March 13.

Is that scheduled so far or at all? That's mad we will only be on it twice in the whole second half of the season.

As regards WB, I'm genuinely amazed that he's been allocated to one of the non-televised games.

[Neils]

Yes. We have only one more GP match scheduled for BT this season Stains on March 13.

Is that scheduled so far or at all? That's mad we will only be on it twice in the whole second half of the season.

As regards WB, I'm genuinely amazed that he's been allocated to one of the non-televised games.

So far. Last batch of matches still to be released.

[Heathen]

Rounds 23 and 24 yet to be announced. I guess it depends on who is in the running for a top 4 finish.

Round 14

Friday 28 January - Bath v Harlequins (7.45pm KO)
Saturday 29 January - Newcastle v Gloucester (3pm KO)
Sunday 30 January - Sale v Leicester Tigers (3pm KO)

Round 15

Friday 4 February - Gloucester v London Irish (7.45pm KO)
Sunday 6 February - Harlequins v Sale (1pm KO)

Round 16

Friday 11 February - Leicester v Northampton (7.45pm KO)
Sunday 13 February - Saracens v Harlequins (1pm KO)

Round 17

Friday 18 February - Worcester v Bristol (7.45pm KO)
Saturday 19 February - Bath v Leicester (3pm KO)
Sunday 20 February - Newcastle v Exeter (3pm KO)

Round 18

Friday 25 February - Worcester v Harlequins (7.45pm KO)
Sunday 27 February - Northampton v Exeter Chiefs (1pm KO)

Round 19

Friday 4 March - Harlequins v Newcastle (7.45pm KO)
Saturday 5 March - Saracens v Leicester (3pm KO)
Sunday 6 March - Exeter v Sale (3pm KO)

Round 20

Sunday 13 March - Northampton v Wasps (3pm KO)

Round 21

Friday 25 March - Gloucester v Worcester (7.45pm KO)
Saturday 26 March - Saracens v Bristol (3pm KO)
Sunday 27 March - Exeter v Leicester (3pm KO)

Round 22

Friday 1 April - Sale v Saracens (7.45pm KO)
Saturday 2 April - Northampton v Bristol (3pm KO)
Sunday 3 April - London Irish v Harlequins (3pm KO)

[InBetweenWasp]

Wasn't it him that sent a player off for swearing recently?  The idea of a ref that won't take any stick from the loudmouths at Sarries quite appeals.

Yes ,the french player. Wonder how other nations view him , or indeed other English refs ? We seem to criticise french refs  style quite a bit.

The French reckon they are always hard done by with English Refs - especially WB!

Given the view of French Refs by us is that they don't officiate things properly (like the ruck!), it makes sense that the French would feel hard done by when being reffed by a British Ref who tend to officiate things a little stricter.

[andermt]

What is more annoying with upcoming matches is after the Bath home game on the 12th Feb we don't have a match at the CBS until the 26th March, 6 weeks later.
Wasps have been screwed over in the fixture schedule this year with this huge gap away from home with a bye week in the middle of it, and having their 1st bye week on week 1.

[Shugs]

Man alive. Time for the Barnes show. Hope he gives the players a copy of his own personal law book.

[Wombles]

I rate Barnes very highly. Lets the game flow, does not take any backchat better than any other ref, with the possible exception of the still active Luke Pearce and retired Nigel Owens (possibly the best ref the game has had).
I have no problem with him refereeing the game at all.