Wayne Barnes, who is set to referee the World Cup final, dramatically considered retiring after he last officiated a game involving the Boks.
came in for widespread criticism – particularly after a number of controversial calls went against South Africa late in the game.
also included a video showing Cheslin Kolbe on the receiving end of a dangerous forearm to the face early on in the game. Following that Springboks-France Test last year, when Barnes was last in charge of a match involving South Africa, he and his family were subjected to horrific abuse after the backlash online.Barnes later opened up about the turmoil endured, and admitted he even considered retiring at one stage after his children even became the subjects of threats and abuse.podcast, Barnes opened up about the shocking abuse that was sent to him, and the threats to his wife and children.
“That takes it to a different level. When you’ve done 100 games, you think you can prepare for most things. You can’t prepare for that…
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