Kiwis want Barnes’s blood
Furious All Blacks fans have put a NZ$1,000 bounty on the head of Wayne Barnes.
The English referee played a huge part in the Cardiff quarter-final. He sent Luke McAlister to the sin bin for a professional foul, missed a blatant forward pass in the build-up to Yannick Jauzion’s match-winning try and failed to penalised French hands in the ruck near the end of the game. Barnes also appeared to target All Blacks captain Richie McCaw at the breakdown.
A fan, or fans, doctored Barnes’s Wikipedia entry over the weekend (Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that is edited by its readers), which starts: Wayne Barnes is a c*** and goes on to say he “suffers from a vision-related disease which results in him being unable to see forward passes” and “gave up law to take up refereeing because he couldn’t read any “f***ing law books.”
A $NZ1000 bounty is also offered to the person who “finds him for me and keeps him under lock and key until I get there.”
The Barnes attack includes a threat to “f***** rip off your head you w*****”. It calls him a “sack of “s***” and warns in capital letters: “WE WILL FIND YOU”.
Barnes’s performance has also been questioned by leading New Zealand website RugbyHeaven, which has changed it’s name to RugbyHell since the loss to France.
“This was the Tri-Nations champions against the Six Nations,” wrote Duncan Johnstone. “It was the best team in the world against the tournament hosts on a hugely emotionally occasion. Sounds like it might have needed the best referee in the world. I don’t think we got that person dished up to us.
“And perhaps astute TV commentator and former All Black (and World Cup winner) Grant Fox hit the nail on the head when he suggested that while the French were now moving forward in the competition, Barnes should not.”
– To read the uncensored Wikipedia entry on Barnes click here
– To read Johnstone’s full column on Barnes click here.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:36 am
That’s the spirit.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:38 am
I’ll follow tradition and go…
Dragons!!!!
Storm in a tea cup. Touchjudges more to blame than Barnes.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Hundred percent agree!! He was terrible and biast. There were tons of penalties on offer for NZ at the end for offsides and hands in.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:40 am
Hopefully the ghost of Suzie can now be laid to rest and replaced by the ghost of Wayne Barnes.
Not the brightest bunch in the world… matter of fact, not the brightest rugby team in the world either.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:41 am
So was there for France for holding on. Chabal was towering over a lot of them struggling for the ball. Its the nature of the game. Get over it!
October 8th, 2007 at 7:42 am
Kaplan would have done a better job. How ironic that it was Paddy O’Brien who appointed Barnes!
October 8th, 2007 at 7:43 am
And what about all the NZ forward passes that weren’t blown………face it AB’s its over!!!!
A lot of NZ’s transgressions were ignored!!!!
6 of the one and half a dozen of the other, lot of cry baby’s!!!!
Now that you cant blame it on Suzy, blame it on the ref….
October 8th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Chokers!!!!!! 4 more years hehehehe
October 8th, 2007 at 7:49 am
4 Bod,
Well said!
October 8th, 2007 at 7:50 am
Banner headline…
KIWIs CHOKE ON FROGS…!!!!
Sure, Barnes missed the forward pass and a few other incidents… but the fact that someone at last pinged McCaw for his tactics (after how long of everyone saying he gets away with so much) is refreshing to me… Well done Barnes…!
We can also moan about our ref… just because we won, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have a go at the guy…
he only saw high tackles put in by SA players but disregarded just about everyone that the Fijians put in. What about Bai’s swinging arm on Danie Rossouw? Had that been one of our players he would be banned for the rest of the world cup…
October 8th, 2007 at 7:53 am
It doesn’t help to cry over spilled milk.
I supported the AB’s in the WC because of the type of rugby they play. But on the night they had the wrong tactics.
Why nobody changed from plan A to plan B is a mystery to me. You win some you lose some….. lifes a *****. Get over it, stand up and go on.
The only way to silence your critics is to get back on your horse and get back to winning ways.
Nobody feels sorry for a loser, take the loss like a man and admit you were beaten by a better team. A real sportsman never makes excuses!
October 8th, 2007 at 7:53 am
#4 Bod.
Suzie has been sleeping with Barnes. (it would appear shaggggggging is a baned word).
October 8th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Its about time NZ was on the bad end of a ref hehehe….Man o man these NZ fans are nuts
October 8th, 2007 at 7:56 am
You know I felt for the Kiwi’s as did a lot of us but I am sick and tired of the excuses they make. When they lose it is NEVER their fault – ever. In 1995 it was Suzi, when they lost the America’s cup Alinghi were cheating, when they were disinvested of the right to co-host the 2003 event the Aussies were devious and underhanded – stop Whinging and get some dignity. France should have been put away with time to spare but they CHOKED big time and they cannot accept it…. You don’t win World Cups because you have a right to do so…
October 8th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Why is the bounty on Weyne Barnes’s head so low. I’ll raise that 1000 NZ dollars, with 10 000 SA Rand. Any other takers. This deviant ponce has to be stopped people……. Imagine, the only thing standing between us (Boks_ and the world cup – is a final to be blown by Barnes??????
Lets raise that bounty patriots…
October 8th, 2007 at 8:01 am
The Boks should not count their chickens yet, the Pumas will come out firing… They have a decent pack and Pichot can match Fourie each time.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Ah Cane
You and brother Enrico are definately excluded from my take on the average IQ of the typical Antipodean rugby supporter… and rugby team for that matter.
Tell me, how do the words “Pick and Drive” go down with you? Chortle, chortle…
October 8th, 2007 at 8:03 am
To me nothing has changed.
The AB`s is still the best team in the world.
They still choke.
They still lose one out of ten games.
They still lose against France in WC.
The only thing that has changed is that i feel less bad about it.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:05 am
16 handbag,
you are very wrong if you think we are counting our chickens….
we are in for a monster game & we know it!
October 8th, 2007 at 8:06 am
Sure the fans have every reason to gripe but with all due respect. The amount of possession, recycled ball and multiple phases the Kiwis had must have yielded them more points in which case a dubious try might not have made such a difference. i seem to recall not too long ago the Boks were ont he wrong side or a screw up in Dublin. These things happen unfortunatley sometimes you need to put these games beyond doubt. The AB’s could have done so.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:10 am
UFO @ 10 – Good comment!
During the game I thought the ref was blowing pretty well. He made errors, yes, but they were made both ways. If fact, I would suggest he made more errors in FAVOR of NZ than the other way round.
Having said that, the forward pass that allowed the try put the nail in…
I just have to repeat the comment on the other thread… kudo’s to the author:
What is the difference between the All Blacks and half a viagra pill?
With half the pill, you get a semi…
October 8th, 2007 at 8:12 am
It must be the ref’s fault that the French put in over 170 tackles as well eh?
The pass was 50/50 and no worse than hundreds of unseen All Black infringements in the S14 and Tri Nations over the years.
also
The yellow was justified – look at the replay.
The French deserved the win 100%
4MY
October 8th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Namblack jou vrou het gebel om te se sy is baie bekommerd oor jou. Jy willie eet nie, jy praat nie met haar nie en jy skop die hond sommer vir niks. Ek is rerig bly om wee jou stem te ****. Wat het dan makeer??
October 8th, 2007 at 8:13 am
Sounds like us SAFFAS when we lose a game…
October 8th, 2007 at 8:19 am
And NZ is still out of the world Cup
October 8th, 2007 at 8:22 am
The Refs in this world cup have favoured all the underdog teams.
The big teams get nailed for minor infingements or trangressions while the underdogs get away with head high tackles, forward passes and outright negative play!
October 8th, 2007 at 8:23 am
BokiNZ,
Die enigste ding in NZ wat kakker is as hulle rugby is hulle check points by die lughawe.
Ek meen hoe kon hulle Xrays n lee koppbeen mis.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Bod,#17.
We had enough possession to win and we didn’t. End of story really.
Sure the ref was poor, but you get that sometimes.
Nine of ten times the AB’s would win this type of game………but this was #10. And in WC you don’t get a second suck of the saveloy.
As for the Guys that did the Wikipedia thing——Hilarious.
Lately, when I put my young son to bed we go to a World Map on his bedroom wall.
And I say, “right show the countries left in the WC”.
Last night I said, “we won’t do that tonight because it’s not quite so much fun now is it”.
He said, “who is the best Team left”.
I said, “SA”.
“Right Dad, that’s our new Team”.
Now got things to do, so I’ll pick and go.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:25 am
The biggest upset must be the Pommies beating the Wannabies, hehehehe, Wilkonson makes a helluva difference to the team.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:26 am
This is the second time the All Blacks have had a **** inexperienced ref the other person was Marius Jonkers that idiot is just like Wayne Barnes who over reacts in using the yellow card but never the opposition they are perfect angels….Wayne Barnes was paid off by the French but hey Im looking forward to four more years of All Black dominance and the All Blacks beating the World Champions for the next four years…..
October 8th, 2007 at 8:28 am
Howdy Cane. Shiiiit, I bet ya NZ ain’t a great place to be.. (Afghanistan is probably a happier place at present) Still feel gutted for your lot.
Careful with that pick and go strategy friend, It’s already backfired dismally for a few other Kiwis….Wouldn’t want you to become another statistic……..Go well friend.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:29 am
It is incredible that everybody is so silent about Alan Lewis who with his two NZ linesman fails to see any of the high and dangerous tackles made by the Fiji on the Springboks and also missed the blatant forward pass the nearly resulted in a try.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:31 am
How many test matches did NZ won through forward passes, hands in the ruck, referees sending opposition players to the sin-bin for nothing, etc. This serves them right. Justice has finally prevail.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:31 am
# 27 Namblack
And you’re still a tight arse with no sense of humour. Take it like a man. Sorry, thats a foreign concept to you. Same reason why your team folded ovr the wknd ’bout the same time Chabal came on the field. He’s a hunk isn’t he?
October 8th, 2007 at 8:36 am
Hear hear floyd. And all international commentators were biased in their support of fiji. The whole world is against south africa winning so our guys better go through and shut them up. Apparently irish media very anti-boks, bunch of losers!
October 8th, 2007 at 8:37 am
To Cane and the other cool NZ fans, my heart bleeds for you guy today. I think I was the only guy in the pub screaming my freaking head off for your boys to steal the game at the end – I wanted an SA?NZ final…it just seems right.
Anyway, someone was bound to call Richie one of these days (right or wrong doesn’t matter at this stage) and there was always a chance that it would happen in a knock-out game…
October 8th, 2007 at 8:37 am
Nice to see some Kiwi’s have taken their defeat well. At last a ref had the courage to stand up to the All Black “myth” and blow them up for their persistant foul play, something the rest of the world has had to live with for ages. So the officials missed 1 forward pass, what about all the ones you’ve benefitted from over the years? Justice if you ask me. Chokers.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:41 am
It’s sad and referees must be held accountable! Especially the suddenly blind AB referees that did duty on the lines in the SA Fiji game!
AB vs. French: There was a forward pass in the move… but hey, I can dish up 50 plus AB forward passes in the last few years that resulted into tries and that… were just “part of the Game†too!
The French made 178 tackles and the AB 36… maybe the French just wanted it so much more!
Pity about GH… it makes no sense!
October 8th, 2007 at 8:42 am
All the home nations except maybe the semi-finalists would have been beaten by fiji yesterday. Scotland were poor! Argentina only have one game plan, risky rush defence, they kick away possession. If our back counter attack from their kicks it could be game over for them.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:43 am
And the more the SH media perpetuates this myth that the ref was the cause of their defeat the funnier it gets for those born in the NH. France beat the ABs, not the ref. Yes the same team that everyone was writing off as **** and NH rugby is dead in the water. Now that ain’t the case everyone looks to blame the referee! Grow up and swallow it down. You were crowing before the game, take your medicine now you’ve been shown up to be complete idiots!
October 8th, 2007 at 8:45 am
I like your son Cane
October 8th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Oh Cane – I collected my check this morning from the bookies…….6.5 times my life’s savings – thanks for your suggestion mate, I could not have done it without you, and your team of course.
Barnes is a joke, no question, but the All Blacks lost that match.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:50 am
Jonnymain , NZ is one of the smallest countries in the SH. Maybe you should go back to school. Its going to be a North/South clash come 20 Oct. The day of reckoning might still come, jonnyboy.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:57 am
With over 76% ball possession and 66% territory advantage, what a lame excuse.
The last 20min AB’s had 100% possession and territory – there was wave after wave of attack and they achieved zippo – too predicable.
If you want to kill a ref – go for the drool Honis.
October 8th, 2007 at 8:58 am
#40 No Johhnymain, the only people to have been shown uP as idiots thus far, is the Northern Hemisphere PRESS. Most of the “writing off” of NH sides, came from up north……The Sun, The Mirror, Le Equipe, etc etc etc. Add to that voice, the NH commentators, ex-players and a variety of others who so sadly joined in the funeral of NH rugby. Twas not us from the South my friend, we didn’t have to “bury” NH rugby, you lot from up north did it all by yourselves.
Big Hit was possibly, the ONLY man in the Northern Hemisphere to “keep the faith” in the first 3 weeks of the tournie……..
So, I would hold back on the term IDIOTS, before you mt friend are found to be sadly wanting……
October 8th, 2007 at 9:00 am
Utter nonsense and childish to blame the referee. I am sure the AB’s will not blame the ref. They will never do that. But those who are blaming the ref for the AB’s demise should think about this: The AB’s had 72% of the possession and about 65% of the territory over an 80 minute period. All they could do was score two tries and a total of 18 points, that to me is where the problem was and remains. NZ were unable to score the points that mattered. Even if McAllister was not sent off and even if the ref had called the forward pass, there is every possibility that the French would have scored later.
The AB’s did not pull of enough strike moves, they went into their shell and sought the easy way out by just doing the pick and drive which worked as it yielded one try, but for the last four years the AB’s have scored countless tries through the backs and they just could not do it in Cardiff
Still blame the ref? Get real guys
October 8th, 2007 at 9:06 am
SA also suffered under Barnes in the Tonga match. He sent of 2 players under extremely dubious circumstances which in hindsite gave them a snif at the game. Had he not sent off Frans and Brian the Tongan game would have been a white-wash. But the sword has a name now so be wary in the future with this dodgy character.
At least he has been consistent in being kak!
October 8th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Saffas you are dead right- dont blame the ref, dont blame the linesman. We lost- period. If we had made the forward pass to clinch the game and got away with it we would take it and say stiff s***t. We dont complain or cry foul when Lauaki was bagged and accepted it when he was deemed innocent. Richie and the boys are not crying foul,blaming Henry or anyone else. They are copping it sweet as painful as it must be for them. These guys are the best in the world that lost one important game. They are still our champs and we dont make excuses for them as the dont need us to.
Remember this.
October 8th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Hate to say it but how many NZ wins in the past were down to professional fouls and forward passes. The refs have watched the replays from past games and have put some wrongs right. NZ are still the best team in the world, but clearly not on a knock out basis.
October 8th, 2007 at 9:12 am
shark yes you are probably right but who is innocent? Its all about what you can get away with so nobody has the high and mighty stance. Its just that we see what other teams do wrong in preference to what our’s do..the blame game is ridiculous and a waste of time.