Barnes as blind as ever

CANNOT tell the difference between a legitimate pass backwards and a forward pass. First time a pigheaded extremely stupid ref dismisses the TMOs correct call the first time only to be swayed by stupidity.

He even let the Welsh get away with murder at the breakdown all night.

I have no idea why the ABs let him ref their Tests.

 We should all follow the example of the Kiwis who never criticise the ref........

 

 Ceradyne, not a criticism on our part just a factually based observation 
This sign was seen on Barnsies locker

 Hacked waaaagh please oak no unseemly bleating about the ref just because he was trying to be fair. Hahahahahahahahaha
JW that picture would makea nice avatar for you!

 Beanhead I thought u were actually refing the Test

@JW. Of course mate, of course. How could I have been so mistaken?  

 Even the wee chap Marshall thought it was a backward pass, was he finally right about something? Not that it matters, the scoreboard is what counts (hint to the Trum@pet)
Video evidence

Good ol' Barnsie he loves to try & stir up the kiwis

 Idiot Barnes can't see a forward pass if it hit him in the face

That was sure as hell no forward pass. How the hell he made that call is beyond me. If that pass was forward then I don't think that I have even seen a legitimate pass. He really has it in for you guys.

 True Mr Plum ,he was suspended for over a year I think which is a pretty big deal for a ref and that has made him bide his time when waiting to screw us over .Not quite so overt about his bias as it were ,the Aussies love him as he has a 100% record for them ,10 out of 10 or something so maybe he is looking for a nice warm place to retire to !Mate I reckon you could use a spliff or 3 after your boys allowed themselves to be beaten by 13 -14 Irishmen or is it 11 Irishmen and some newly minted Saffas ?And why have TMO and why bother asking him if you over rule him and tell him you already think its a forward pass ? To try and make a dodgy decision look legitimate thats why .I try to stay out of this ref bashing where possible but I will make an exception for barnes .

Haha WD. I think we'll beat em next week. I've lost faith in Wille. Was very annoyed with Malherbe - on both knees scooping the ball. I mean FFS!!?? De Allende was also dissapointing for me. I said it when Strauss was selected as captain and I'll say it again. He should not be captain. A good captain would have made sure that the high penalty count was stopped. He fails to do that at the Bulls and he failed to do it yesterday. Also, he had a poor performance. The need to bring back Bizmark and get Marx in as his understudy. Aside from that. I think this team will get better. There were a lot of new guys and it was obvious the synergy wasn't there. Haha Barnes. He really walks like he has something up his ar5e.

 Hakwazeeeeeeeeeee throwing his powder puff around again ... 

Spec savers --> could save Barnes reffing career

Nothing bar an eye and brain transplant can save Barnes 'effing career [ and thats no typo]

 An imaginary letter from World Rugby referees boss Alain Rolland to Wayne Barnes.

Dear Wayne

Great job on Saturday night over there in Auckland. Good strong, bold calls and you looked good out there. Really happy with your work at the lineouts and scrum time. What a debacle that still is!

Anyway, I do need to mention THAT call though. Look, I know we have moved on from Cardiff 2007 (well, all of us up here in the north have anyway) but nine years on and we are still having issues with the basic forward pass?

I'm not usually one to sing George Ayoub's praises but, hey, he was spot on. What were you doing over-ruling him like that? It was clear to every man and his dog - and even All Blacks fans - that was a legitimate pass.

I am concerned that you might be slipping back into bad old habits with forward passes. Imagine what the fallout would have been had that call cost the All Blacks a win? The thought is enough to send me into cold sweats so soon into this new role.

Anyway, I don't want to dwell too much but here's three simple things to review. Can you PLEASE make this 'work-on' a priority this week?

After this series we'll get you back in to complete the 'Forward Pass' module again, just to be on the safe side.

Learnings, learnings, learnings!

1. World Rugby law on forward passes

World Rugby law 12: Knock on or Throw Forward: "A throw forward occurs when a player throws or passes the ball forward, i.e, if the arms of the player passing the ball move towards the opposing team's dead ball line." Wayne, note the arms of the player throwing the pass must move toward the opposition goal-line.

2. Forward pass explained visually

Wayne, see this three-minute video we produced which is great for explaining the situation when a ball may appear to go forward but in fact it is not a forward pass. I can only assume you have seen this before?

3. I have also attached a video clip of the actual call on Saturday night. Have a good long hard look at it mate.

Regards

Alain