Ireland v France kick off time

The game is not only likely to decide the outcome of this Six Nations, with the teams tipped as potential Grand Slam winners, France could also leapfrog Ireland ...

But I make the decision to be a referee, make the decision to be on social media. While Erasmus would later receive a suspension from World Rugby, Barnes and his family became the target of online abuse - with the referee even reporting two perpetrators to the police. Barnes has gone on to become a familiar face to rugby fans all over the globe, taking charge of games at multiple Six Nations Championships and four World Cups. He has also refereed in the Heineken Cup, taking charge of his first final in 2010, while he holds the all-time appearances record in the English Premiership. He went on to break this record when he took charge of France v South Africa. Born in Gloucestershire in 1979, Barnes started playing rugby at the age of eight and took up refereeing as a teenager.