@ARHS I think they work as teams. All NZ for France-SA.

@Bovidae said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

Very happy Jonker isn't the TMO.

@Bovidae said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Well, well, well.... the ref's board has a sense of humour...

I’m genuinely happy to have Barnes

@NTA redemption awaits

No issue with Barnes. Everyone makes mistakes and sure he would go back and change things if he could... Generally I find him a good ref.

As a referee, Barne is very good. I just wish he'd shut up.

And I absolutely hate his Try Given / Try Awarded bullshit.

No, the try was scored. Your job isn't to award/give it. It's to point it out.

@Bovidae said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

Could be worse.

Carley? At least ABs had experience of Barnes against Uruguay. Perhaps it's time for him to right historic RWC quarters wrongs?

@Stargazer said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Bovidae said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

Very happy Jonker isn't the TMO.

Do Yaapies pronounce Jo as Wa?

Barnes is not a bad choice for us, thankfully no Jonkers or Dickson.
Carley with the flag hopefully he doesn’t get involved much.

@Bovidae said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

I thought Barnes was bloody good in the Uruguay game.

So the top refs are Barnes, peyper, BOk and Raynal. The Georgian is nowhere as far as I can see, not even a touch judge. I’m a bit surprised.

@Billy-Tell who knows they may be holding back Pearce or the Georgian for a semi final.

@Chris-B said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

compared to the rest of you fuckwits - who can't organize a piss-up in a brewery

Now if there was one insult directed towards Fern posters that was highly unlikely, my vote would be on this one. Not saying it would be a very civil piss-up, mind.

@Billy-Tell said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

So the top refs are Barnes, peyper, BOk and Raynal. The Georgian is nowhere as far as I can see, not even a touch judge. I’m a bit surprised.

Me too

He's been excellent and is neutral (no skin in the game) going forward

@KiwiMurph said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Billy-Tell who knows they may be holding back Pearce or the Georgian for a semi final.

Hope so

No sign of Angus Gardner either. Interesting

I have friends absolutely gutted that we have Barnes. Grudges or real concern? I’m not unhappy, but thought I’d dig out the list, here it is - make of it what you will

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Ireland have the same players playing the same way. We lost that game by 10 points, and this AB side is more than 10 points better than June 2022.

Do they. have the same selection of players this time round?

1st test:
Keenan; Earls, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; Sexton (capt), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Beirne, Ryan; O'Mahony, Van der Flier, Doris.
Replacements: Heffernan, O'Toole, Healy, Treadwell, Conan, Murray, Carbery, Aki.

2nd test
Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; Sexton (capt), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Beirne, Ryan, O'Mahony, Van der Flier, Doris.
Replacements: Herring, Healy, Bealham, Treadwell, Conan, Murray, Carbery, Aki.

3rd test
Keenan; Hansen, Henshaw, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (capt), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Beirne, Ryan, O'Mahony, Van der Flier, Doris.
Replacements: Herring, Healy, Bealham, Treadwell, Conan, Murray, Carbery, Earls.