Throwing the Book

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There aren't many people who can say they've been the 31st man on the pitch during a World Cup humdinger, or a Grand Slam decider, or a Premiership or European Cup final; listened to the sobs of a 20-stone prop as he tries to belt out his national anthem; heard bones crunch after the mightiest of hits; or been yards away from the greatest players of the last 20 years, doing almost impossible things with a rugby ball. Especially when you're a working-class lad from the Forest of Dean, wondering how you ever got there.

Throwing the Book will be the definitive account of what it is to be a rugby referee. Serious when it needs to be, but also rich in humour and humanity. A love letter to the sport that has provided Wayne with so much.

Author Bio

Wayne Barnes is an English international rugby union referee and barrister. He is a regular referee in the English Premiership, and has refereed games in the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup. At international level, Barnes has refereed matches at the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations, the Rugby Championship and the Pacific Nations Cup competitions.