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Apr 2019
55m 19s

Wayne Barnes referees Slot vs Jones

THE TIMES
About this episode

Owen Slot and Stephen Jones sit down with referee Wayne Barnes to review the week in rugby. 


The panel discuss great rugby comebacks in honour of Tiger Woods, the fall out from Israel Folau and Billy Vunipola's social media comments and the Champions Cup semi-finals.  


PLUS Wayne Barnes on how he'd make the game safer.


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