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England’s Wayne Barnes – once hated in New Zealand – will referee the Rugby World Cup final paymaya between South Africa and the All Blacks paymaya
Barnes, the most experienced Test official in history, has been appointed to take charge of the final for the first time paymaya
He will be assisted by Karl Dickson and Matthew Carley in an all-English team, with Tom Foley serving as the television match official (TMO) paymaya
Australia’s Nic Berry, meanwhile, will be in charge of the third/fourth place play-off paymaya between England and Argentina on Friday, with Andrew Brace of Ireland and Georgia’s Nika Amashukeli on the touchlines paymaya
Ben Whitehouse (Wales) will be the TMO paymaya
South African referee Jaco Peyper was unavailable for selection after failing to recover from a calf injury suffered during the quarter-final paymaya between Wales and Argentina paymaya
“Wayne’s ability to read and understand the game is second to none,” said Joël Jutge, World Rugby high performance 15s match official manager paymaya
“He also embodies the passion, professionalism and dedication that is at the heart of a superb team of match officials at this Rugby World Cup paymaya
”The vastly experienced Barnes has taken charge of more than 100 international games, a record tally, and also oversaw New Zealand’s quarter-final win over Ireland paymaya
Having made his tournament debut in France in 2007, this year’s tournament is the fifth edition of the men’s World Cup at which he has officiated paymaya
Barnes’ debut World Cup ended in controversy, with New Zealand fans unhappy about a perceived forward pass that went unspotted by the referee during their quarter-final exit to the hosts in 2007 paymaya
Wayne Barnes has refereed more than 100 international games (Getty Images)It led to Barnes being voted the third most hated man in New Zealand after Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, but the 44-year-old Gloucestershire ref has since established himself as perhaps the most prominent and popular on-field official in the sport paymaya
It is thought that he was lined up to have the whistle for the 2019 final if England had failed to make it, but gets his chance this time around after his compatriots’ semi-final defeat paymaya
A qualified barrister, Barnes is a partner at law firm Squire Patton Boggs when not on the pitch officiating paymaya
He became the Rugby paymaya Football Union’s youngest ever elite referee in 2005, and has gone on to officiate more than 250 Premiership matches paymaya
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First came the crack in Alexander Volkanovski‘s defence paymaya
Then, the crack in his voice paymaya
If the first crack was consequential, allowing Islam Makhachev to skim his shin off the Australian’s head, the latter was a consequence in itself – a consequence of one of the best fighters alive staying silent on his struggles with mental health paymaya
That is, until now paymaya
Volkanovski would have emerged from UFC 294 with credit anyway; he stepped in on 11 days’ notice and moved up in weight to challenge a man who had beaten him eight months prior paymaya
Even in this surprising, first-round defeat by Makhachev, Volkanovski lost very little paymaya
His featherweight title still rests firmly on his shoulder, and he will soon return to that weight class where he has been unbeatable paymaya
But soon may be too soon paymaya
In his post-fight press conference, Volkanovski began the dissection of this defeat – his second this year, but just his third as a professional mixed martial artist, with his first having occurred a long decade ago paymaya
The 35-year-old started to dissect the technical reasons for this knockout loss, but it soon became apparent what was of greater importance: the psychological reasons for his presence in Abu Dhabi paymaya
“He’s not somebody you should be taking a short-notice [fight] with, but I needed it,” Volkanovski began paymaya
“Obviously a lot of people will say it’s for the money and all that, but it was much more than that paymaya
It is hard, it is really hard for athletes paymaya
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I never thought I would struggle with it,” he continued, ignoring the blood over his eye, instead wiping a tear from beneath it paymaya
“But for some reason when I wasn’t fighting or in camp paymaya
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F***, sorry,” he said, attempting a laugh, looking away and to the ceiling, then gently rapping his hand on the table to bring himself back into the room paymaya
RecommendedIslam Makhachev stuns Alexander Volkanovski with head-kick KO in first round at UFC 294Conor McGregor reacts to ‘illegal’ strikes in Islam Makhachev win at UFC 294Khabib explains why he wasn’t in Islam Makhachev’s corner at UFC 294“I was just doing my head in,” he continued, tears floating at the bottom of his eyes paymaya
“I needed a fight, and this opportunity came up paymaya
I’ll be honest: I wasn’t training as much as I should have, but I thought I had to do it paymaya
I had to take it paymaya
I’m telling myself, ‘It’s meant to be paymaya
’ I was struggling a little bit not fighting, doing my head in paymaya
I don’t know how; everything’s fine, I’ve got a beautiful family paymaya
But, I don’t know paymaya
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I think you just need to keep busy paymaya
I need to be in camp, otherwise, I’m going to do my head in paymaya
“It’s weird, [it’s not that I] never ‘believed in that stuff’, but I never got it paymaya
It was something that – I don’t know – maybe the more and more I learn about myself, the more I understand paymaya
I talked about us having a smile on my face, me and my wife paymaya
My wife could see it does get hard, I don’t know why paymaya
”Makhachev consoles Volkanovski after their fight, the main event of UFC 294 (AP)Volkanovski pointed to the birth of his third child, in August, and surgery on an injury this summer as reasons why he had not been training paymaya
Clearly, the knock-on effect of those moments – as joyous as the former seemed to be – has led Volkanovski’s mental health to suffer paymaya
Last week, all the talk was of how brave the Australian was to face Makhachev on short notice; braver was this admission that he is struggling, which simultaneously offers a different lens through which to view his choice to fight paymaya
Keeping himself engaged and busy is healthy, but that is complicated by the inherent risk in his profession paymaya
“Maybe it was just a silly decision under the circumstances,” he admitted paymaya
Perhaps it was, though it was also understandable paymaya
Volkanovski’s next challenge, however, will come outside of the ring paymaya
It must paymaya
He naturally sees the antidote to his current struggles as a quick turnaround to fight again, likely against the dangerous Ilia Topuria in January paymaya
Yet, that fight could go the same way as Saturday’s against Makhachev, if the Australian does not first tackle these thoughts and feelings, and find the right balance for him paymaya
We knew Alexander Volkanovski was brave paymaya
That is even clearer now than it was last week paymaya
Now, however, he must be sensible, and get to work outside the ring before he can return to work in it paymaya
More aboutAlexander VolkanovskiIslam MakhachevMental HealthJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2Volkanovski’s bravest move yet? Talking about his mental healthVolkanovski’s bravest move yet? Talking about his mental healthMakhachev consoles Volkanovski after their fight, the main event of UFC 294APVolkanovski’s bravest move yet? Talking about his mental healthVolkanovski, moments after suffering a knockout loss to Islam MakhachevAFP via Getty✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today paymaya
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